The sun., 1905-08-25
MAY TRINBLE NOW CONRESSES
NAMES A PROMINENT LAWYER
-MATHEWS IN TOWN.


trial on the charge Of stealing 81 900 check
from David Rothsohild, has made full
statement to District Attorney Jerome OF
her connection with the Federal Bank,
why she gave testimony at Wooten's trial
that made Mr.. Jerome suspect that she was
committing perjury and Of the promises
that were made to her for 80 testifying.
It Is said that Miss Trimble's statement
amplifes the one made by Wooten and In
many respects corroborates 1t. When 1t
becomes public It promises to be an inter-
esting revelation, involving persons hitherto
not identified with the wrecking OF the
Federal Bank and Rothsohild's manage
ment Of the Weisell estate.
Like Wooten's statement, the one made by
Miss Trimble will be thoroughly investi-
gated. It is understood that she has named
the persons who induced her to testify as
she did at the Wooten trial. 1t Is said that
she has admitted that she committed per
jury. In that respect she Is said to have
corroborated Wooten's story. A we'll known
lawyer Is said to have some connection with
the affair.
Miss Trimble was first questioned by
Mr.. Jerome and then examined at length by
Assistant District Attorney kresel. She
swore to the statement she made. She
was escorted to the District Attorneys
Office by one OF Mr.. Jerome's detectives
and left with one. There Is no intention OF
prosecuting her, however.
From the little that could be learned OF
what she told the District Attorney It Is
understood that she told OF extravagant
promises that were made to her II she gave
certain testimony for Wooten. These
promises were never kept. At Wooten's
trial she swore that Wooten had never
dictated to her the agreement under the
terms Of which it was set forth that for
$3.50 Armitage Mathews, secretary OF the
Republican county committee, was to con-
sent to Rothschild continuing to have sole
control Of the Weisell estate.
Miss Trimble also made an affidavit before
the trial that Assistant District Attorney
Kresel had compelled her to swear to
statement that she had typewriter the
statement. Mr.. Kresel, she said at the
trial, had grabbed her hand and made her
sign the affidavit. Miss Trimble is said to
have told an entirely different story yester-
day. In addition she told number OF
things that have not come out before.
What these are Mr.. Jerome would not say.
This is the only statement Mr.. Jerome would
make in response to a broadside OF ques-
tions from newspaper men:
"Wooten and Miss Trimble have made
what they assert to be true narration OF
the facts Of the whole matter. Their state
ments are voluminous as to detail and
In some parts intricate. A diligent in
vestigation will be necessary to get at
the truth Of the matter. Both the Wooten
and Trimble statements were made vol
.Have you had any intimation that
Arnitage Mathews may want to make
Mr.. Jerome was asked.
Il have heard nothing from Mr..
Mr.. Jerome replied. Il will
welcome any statement from Mr.. Mathews,
II he cares to make one.
There was story yesterday that the
county has been paying for champagne
suppers for Wooten in the Tombs. This
was denied by MIR. Jerome. 1t is against
the prison rules to give liquor to pris-
oner, although a prisoner may buy any
food he wants IL he has the money to pay
for it. At the Tombs 1t was said that
Wooten had been doing without cham
pagne.
1t was said last night that Wooten and
Miss Trimble had contributed something
about what Rothschild had done with the
money he got wrecking the Federal Bank
and out Of the Globe Security Company.
Wooten and Miss Trimble are said to have
agreed pretty thoroughly on how she came
10 testify very differently from the story
she originally told Mr.. Kresel. Miss Trim
bic is said to have assured Mr.. Jerome
hat she feels now that she was very
'oolish girl in not telling the truth when
he advised her to. As result Of her story
t is not improbable that proceedings will
oe started against certain witnesses at the
Wooten trial for perjury.
Miss Trimble called at the Tombs and
,aw Wooten before she went to the District
Attorneys Office yesterday. She is said
% have asked Wooten if she needed counsel,
md he Is quoted as having replied: "The
,nly counsel you need is William Travers
Jerome. Tell him the truth
George Gordon Battle, who was counsel
'or Wooten, had talk with him yesterday.
dr. Battle said:
"Wooten didn't tell me nything Of what
10 told Mr.. Jerome. I know nothing OF
Ill this talk Of perjury. That affidavit
n which she refuted, the one produced
~ the District Attorney, was made by
Ter long before had anything to do with
he case.
In bis statement to Mr.. Jerome Wooten
Is understood to have attempted to clear
himself of any wrongdoing. He says that
,e simply acted as a messenger for Roth
child and that he was not a party to any
rocked deals Rothschild may have had
With others. Wooten explains what these
we're and who the parties were
o them.
1t was learned yesterday that Armitage
Matthew's has been In town since last Satur- |
lay. He attended the Republican Exeou- |
i've Committee meeting yesterday.
VAS WITH "SOCIETY LADIES"
Couldn't Have Stolen $3.50, keniIwOrth