The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-21
JACKSON STICKS AS CORONER.
GOES on WITH HIS DUTIES As IF
He UEHEA'T UNDER CHARGES.
Frank Moss Retained RS Ills Counsel
Grand Jury Takes Up the Bribery
Case. but Has Found No Indictment Yet
--CorrLboratiou Seems Not Lacking.

Tho case Of Coroner Moses J. Jackson,
who was arrested on Thursday afternoon
on the charge OF attempt ng TO bride Deputy
Assistant District Attorney Chadwick to
throw a case in the Coroner's Court. was
considered by the Grand Jury yesterday
No indictment was returned
The failure Of the Grand Jury 10 act was
said 10 be due 10 the fact that Assistant
District Attorney Perkins. who has char g
Ct the Indictment bureau. was out Of town
and Mr. jerome did not wish 10 intrust the
task Of drawing the indictment TO any one
else Tho Grand Jury will take the matter
up again on Monday. when II is expected
that true til will b. found sgalus, JGc..-
sen.
Among the witnesses examined yester-
day were Mr.. Chadwick and JOSEF Lassner,
Coroner Jackson clerk A third witness
was said TO have been before the Grand
Jury but his identity VAS not made known.
Benjamin Reass, counsel for DR." Alex
andcr. who Is accused Of having caused
the death Of Marie Smith 10y criminal
operation. and in whose interest the hribe
is alleged to have been offered by Coroner
jackson. denied alphabetically that be had
gone before the Grand july md corToto-
rated the testimony given by NJ. Chadwick.
Nj Reass said he had not been subpGnaed
to appear; also that he had not heard any
thing about Jackscu's arrest until after
the arrest was made. He also denied being
present in Hams restaurant at the inter
views which Mr.. Chadwick had with Jack
son at which tie alleged offer of a brile
was made.
jackson appeared in the Criminal Courts
Building yesterday morning at II o'clock
and resumed his duties "a Coroner as
though nothing had happened. The other
members Of the board said that they could
do nothing TO prevent him from acting
even il they we're so minded. Gov Hig
gins was the only official who had power
either to remove or suspend him.
jackson took up the case Of DR. Alex
ander in his private office instead of in the
court ROOM Asst .ant District Attorney
Garvan appeared in pace of Mr.. Chad
wick aud Joined in the reque.t Of Alex
ander- counsel for an adjournment until
next Friday The request was granted.
A exander as not present, Tut his law
yer offered TO produce him whenever he
was wanted,
Sitting in the room when the adjourn
ment was asked for was Frank Moss, the
former vice hunter and counsel for the
Parkhurst society. Asked il his presenca
had any significance he replied in the mega
tive
Il am here merely as an interested cih
zen" he said, Afterward IL was learned
that Mr.. Moss had been retained by Coroner
jackson as mis- counsel IN place OF Levy
g. Uuger.
II was also learned yesterday that at one
OF the interviews which Mr. Chadwick had
with ackson in Hams certain lawyer
was present. II is likely that this lawyer
will be relied upon to corroborate the evi-
deuce Of tho deputy assistant. While they
were at table young man, friend OF
Chadwick. passed
Hello. there called out Chadwick.
The young man turned aud started 70
come back. "Never mind said Chad
wick ard resumed his conversation with
his two companions. Yesterday Mr. Chad
wick informed the Young man he hailed
in tho restaurant that he might be called
"a n witness To corroborate the Tact that the
interview with Jackson had actually taken
pace.
A detail or two OF what took pace when
jackson was brought before Mr.. Jerome
on Thursday afternoon came ont yesier-
day When the Coroner was tod what
Mr. Chadwick had charged against him
he Erred up.
Chadwick ics.- he said
Now don't say that. Mr. Jerome eX-
Gained THAT il a wordnever used among
gentlemen II Mr.. Chadwick had heard
YOU say II he would take you across Lis
Eree and spank YOU
There was some talk yesterday TO the
effect that the case against jackson might
fail u rough because Mr.. Chadwick was
not n public official within tire eFal mean
ing Of the term, but mercy a clcrS in the
Office Of the D ST CT Attorney. Mr.. Jerome
only smiled when this was mentioned 10
hi.
Tho Coroner's Office evidently had not TO-
covered from the shock OF Jackson's arrest.
The-e was an air Of uneas iness through "
il. This was largely due TO the fact that prac-
tically everybody connected with the de-
partnent. from the Coroners down TO the
humblest clerk believes that the arrest 90
jackson will insure the passage OF tie
Flsberg bill abolishing the Office. jackson
himself Is an organization Republican.
He comes from Sena or Esterg's own
district. the THenty ninth.
The Coroner refused to make any state
ment about tho charge brought again5t