The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
WAS CHADWICK, JACKSON SAYS
" no UiNTED TO M BRiBfD
TO IRORT 4 HOHTCIDE C4SF.
lie said He ought TO Have $500" De-
clares Coroner OF Yale Football Cap
taln-Produces Clerk VINO swcars lie
Heard That 49, Defence Practically Closed


Heard That -Defenoe Practically Closed
Coroner MosesJ j. jackson made an absolute
| denial Yesterday on the witness stand
in the General Ses4ions OF the charges
that he had attempted to get 500 from
Lawyer Ben iamn Reass to clear DR.
John ". Alexander of homicide charge
or that lie had ever tried TO bride Deputy
Assistant District Attorney Chadwick with
500 in the same case. The Coroner in
sisted that IL was Chadwick the Yale foot
ball captain, who had said he ought 10 get
5000 from Reass When he heard the propo-
sition the Coroner was shocked. he sad
With the testimony OF Or. jackson the de-
fence practically closed its case. and the
Coroner will probably know his fate to-day.
The Coroner and his counsel. Frank Moss,
came 10 court pretty confident that Re-
corder Golf would not let the case 10 TO
the jury. but he did agreeing with MIR,
Rand that even If the Coroner had no juris
dction TO inquire into a death in New DER
sey he was inquring; and acting as Coro-
ner de idcio II not de jUre could have sought
bride 10 influence official action
After Edward LaWerbach, COugre So
man Goldfoge and William Bennett.
Prof Irving s Haynes Of the Cornell Medi-
cal School and others had testified TO Coro-
ner Jackson'- good character the Coroner
took the witness stand
He said he was born in Germany IN 1885
and had been practising physician IN
this city twenty-five years. He told OF
getting the Alexander case. which was re-
ported to him by The police and ofIhe arrest
OF Alexander on hi warrant
9xpJ butl Mt Z Onn - f1 Chad
wick wanted the bail $40 900 r. duced
1t later 70 5000, az the request of Reass
jackson then gave his version OF the con-
yersation with Chadwick in the lattefs
Office He told Chadwick he said that he
did not lelieve he had jursdict iou. but
Chadwick after talking TO Assistant DIS
trct Attorney Perkins owe the te phone.
M I'D he bad
The ne xt day he anne down o NY Office
eaid Dr. jackson had my coat on and
he asked me wher re | was gong. and told
him TO Hams for lunch. He said he would
60 along. First we talked about politics
and Jerome chances of being elected
Mayor told ham that my son mdnaged
Jerome : campai ign on the Fast Side and
all the satisfaction he 90, va, in Hamms
tory rheumatism told Chadwick polucs
WIS no boou' iiSH "a 'h'u "pOu' h'N SUI
said he was gong 20 b. admitted to the
bar and that II could tnd a Young man nl
good ia mily Tor partner Tor nm would
start them IN business pay a year ofiicee
ront and buy them a library thadwick
talked about football. SAID he was wonder
fu man and wanted me TO FEEL ms muscles
he told me he Was cham-paIn.
The next day we went 10 "A restaurant
and introduced Chadwick TO keaSs Reas,
left in a few minutes. lie said he wanted
his Gaze hurried. On Jan. is Chadwick
came 10 my office. He sad he ought TO h0ve
$500. ! said For what? From me!' and
he said No, from me lawyer couple
OF hundred VIII DO Understand hat There
is a big fee IN this case | was astouished
! said Chadwick If ! thought you meant
that | would positively tell yom chief
! thought he was only joking He had
talked to me about money once before
but II was only IN joking way He asked
me what the lawyers got and what Coroners'
physicians made
Then Reass came to my house didn't
ask him, lie SAID he wanted the case de-
oided the next day. | told hun Go down
to the District Attorney Office. they want
$500 He said Damn the District Attorney,
and went away mad:
On cross examination he sad that his
fathers name was Jacobson but mat ne
friend when he came to this country