The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-30
MRS. STE|NHARDT
TO TELL ALL IN
THE DODGE CASE
Indicted Lawyers Wife
Will Appear Before
Grand Jury.
PROSECUTION IS READY
Principal in Case to Be Met
By Detectives on Arrival
From Europe.

NEW YORK. Jan. Se.-Startling devel-
opnients may be expected in the Dodge
Morse divorce ENHANCEMENT in the next
day or two.
| A star witness will appear before the
grand jury tomorrow for the purpose of
/ making disclosures that are nearly GER
/ tain to bring about the indictment of at
| least one other person besides the hve
| against whom true bills were returned
last Friday.
From one in a position to know, 1t
was learned that District Attorney Je-
rome will then get some new clues re-
garding the one he believes is the III
stigator of the alleged conspiracy
A Star Witness.
This star witness is Mrs. Steinhardt.
wife of Benjamin Steinhardt. the law
yer who was indicted with Abraham
Hummei, ex-Supreme Court Justice
Fursman, Charles F. Dodge, and Ed
ward T. Bracken.
Mrs Steinhardt. is expected TO supply
some of the most important links in The
i evidence that is intended by the district
: attorney to prove that in all the divorce
, and annulrnent proceedings in the maze
Involving Dodge and Charles w. Morse,
l. Inc -1SelElnS DdIlhtI anu 1SC SANSN Ia
2 moter. there was plot to blind the
courts to the true state of affairs.
, Mrs. Steinhardt has already made
soma startling disclosures TO the district
{ attorney She has been in conference
e several times with Mr.. Jerome. and his
O assistant, Mr.. Garyan-
al 1t is said on good authority she gave
' them TO understand that her husband
was not involved IN the Matching OF
any conspiracy, and that he was inne-
, cent OF any attempt to perpetrate g
| fraud ii the courts
BY this witness testimony an effort
will be made to clear Steinhardt. an6
euash the indictment against him The
. district attorney Is already disposed tt
. treat her husband more in the nature
. of valuable witness for the prosecu
+ ton than defendant.
Mrs. Steinhardt volunteered to appea.
l. before the grand jury and explain tn
= part N the proceedings taken by he
q husband. She says openly she Will no
permit him TO be made to suffer 70
5, the wrongdoings of others.
s There is = persistent rumor, too, tha
- Steinhardt had signified his desire [
: make a clean breast Of the whole al
fair to the district attorney and gran
jury. The rumor even went SO far a
TO suggest that the lawyer had alread
y made many important disclosures
} Mr.. Jerome and Mr.. Garvan.
Steinhardt will appear before tn
Is grand jury tomorrow, and many of thos
D. who have followed the case closely sa
I'd lse VIII then furnish evidence intende
Of not only TO prove his own innocence
IN but to throw the onus of the alleged cor
Spiracy or others.
Has a Lawyer
he Il have retained John r. Dos Passa
at to represent me-" said Steinhardt la.
III night He has consented to appear
a. my behalf for the reason that he
thoroughly convinced Of my 1nnocent
of the charges that have been MAD
against me.
II shall appear before the grand jul
to prove that there is absolutely n,
1 the least ground for any indictmel
against me. There is no case whateve
u and that fact viii be made clear to Il
II district attorney and grand jury
ur The testimony that is TO be heard I
morrow will. it is said, not only be {
accusation Of some Of the men und
- Indictment. but will bring still anoth
into the limelight Of the alleged co
spiracy. IF there was a conspiracy,
will be pointed out as the arch-conspi
re r ator. If the evidence pans out all TIL
as has been promised for It, his indictme
he will inevitably follow.
10 Waiting for Morse,
eT Charles w Morse is passenger
,p, the Hamburg-American liner Deutsc
pc. land, due here tomorrow. The distri
he attorney regards the evidence he C;
ne supply in the mysterious ce Sc as Of t
re utmost Importance. To that end
St will be summoned to appear in t
ng grand jury room the moment he ste
iaI ashore.
on When the Deutschland reaches h
IT pier in Hoboken Morse viii be W,
re- coined by the detectives sent there
ng Mr. jerome. The summons, or couri
ma cannot be served on the New Jers
Mo side OF the river. but the detectives "
Ter be there to accompany him across I
nd ferry, and the moment he gets in leg
he range of the summons ii Will be popp
es. into his hands
in Morse'S return to America is part
due to urgent messages from some
his friends calling upon him to coz
back and clear himself of any compl
20 ity in the case He was told that
2 absence at this particular time was I
. cause Of end of runor.
4 Clever Trick
The indictment of HummelI, Ste
erl hardt Bracken. Dodge, and Fursm
40 u,ae wau tfrned Those who have .
so Vas vas ".i aaeo o,anJ7' s|d a. sSr
81 io"eo 1iie ~ ''' ASAi
90 observe that MI Jerome old not SPIT
the inducements until he knew Mo-
was well out to sea and certain
5:17 COMO over N this side The Dents,
7:07 - S,t,as e-,.-, C.aroo -, Tar,,.r,,
Four days later the indictments w
m announced
m VIII Morse tel All ne KNOWS aDout
m. -
m. Continued Oh SecoAo TaEe}