The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07


family. Very respectfully,
JAMES NJ BECK.
we shall Of course communicate the
District Attorneys letter and subsequent
action TO Mrs. Gelshenen and see whether
she is disposed TO return and testify No
subpoena having been served upon her
she is under no legal obligation to do So
and fear the action of the District Attorney
may not DO calculated to persuade her to
do so voluntarily Apart from the hesita-
ton which any refined and modest woman,
such as Mrs. Gelshenen unquestionably il,
| would have in appearing even as u witness
in a trial OF this character, she and her
family owe great debt of gratitude to
| Mr.. Morse, who prior to her husbands
| death was his intimate friend and business
associate and who after his death, rendered
the family great service in the settlement
| Of its affairs.
y may add that this Office lShearman
4 Sterlingl only represents the Gelshenen
! family and has no relation whatever to any
other phase Of the so-called Morse-Dodge
matter
The criticisms OF Mr.. Jerpr1e's methods
in Mr.. Beck's letter seemed both TO amuse
and nettle the District Attorney. He felt
| somewhat sorry for Mr.. Beck. he said, but,
he added he had a little advice for lawyers
There is live wire on the ground" he
said, speaking slowly and the legal fra
ternity think. will find II TO their advan-
tage not to pick it up, as the voltage is very
high;
when all information Of tho whereabouts
OF an important witness" continued Mr..
jerome, lis refused both at her house and
by her counsel when such witness plans
to leave the country on Jan. I, 1905 and
suddenly. on advice of counsel, leaves for
Europe on Jan 3, 1905, allegations OF inn
propriety come with little grace from her
legal representatives.
Mr.. Jerome then gave out, by way OF a
further reply to Mr.. Beck, an account Of his
letter to Mrs. Gelshenen. One copy, he
said, had been sent from the District At
torney's office by special messenger TO
1908 Fifth avenue, the Gelshenen residence.
This was on Dec. 30.
They refused TO receive that letter.
said Mr. Jerome, ION the ground that Mrs
Gelehenen was not at home. 1t was then
mailed by special delivery 10 the same
address, 1908 Fifth avenue and was not re-
turned. Last Tuesday was the Sd of Jan
uary. think Mr.. Beck will not deny that
on Monday, the I'd OF january. he had
the letter mailed to Mrs. Geshenen in his
possession, the day before she sailed for
Europe; should like TO add just this,
of which | am informed by Mr.. Rand:
"On Sunday Mr.. Beck was the guest of
Mr.. Samuel Unter1nyer, Mr.. Morse's coun-
sell at his home in Yonkers. On Monday
young Gelshenen got this letter and gave
1t to Mr.. Beck On Tuesday Mrs Gelshenen
sailed for Europe, leaving her children to
sail after her on the date she had intended
10 sail on.
Mr.. Jerome referred to an interview pur-
porting TO quote Mr.. Untermyer as saying
that he had known that Mrs. Gelshenen
was going to sail for the Holy Land on
Jan. I and that II he were Mrs. Gelshenen's
lawyer he would make a vigorous protest at
the peculiar methods used TO drag her before
the Grand Jury.
MIR. Untermyer's surprise is touching.
said Mr.. Jerome How did Mr.. Untermyer
know all about Mrs Gelshenen? You might
ask Mr.. Untermyer who paid for her trip
and who secured her passage Why is
Mr. untermyer butting in? Has any one
eored his ox2 Mrs. Geshenen seems to
be defended by Mr.. Beck, a former United
States District Attorney. And by the way,
didn't Mr.. Untermyer say that Mr.. Morse
would be back here early in January? Alas,
poor Yorick. Europe for mine They're
mostly all on the other side now. | guess
I'll go, too
Mr. Untermyer said afterward that he
hadn't authorized any such interview as
the one upon which Mr.. Jerome's remarks
we're based. He called in his stenographer
in the presence OF the reporters and had
him take down this as being all he had to
say,
4Mr. Untermyer was shown what pur-
ported to be an Interview with him in an I
evening paper. He said he had not author !
lied any such interview and preferred not /
TO comment upon Mr. Jerome's statement |
Mrs, Gelshenen but once in his life years |
ago and while her husband was still living |
and had never had any communication or
professional or other relations with her. !
He was. however, not surprised that n re- 4
fined and sensitive lady with grown daugh-
ters should dread the unpleasant publicity |
with which she had been for some weeks
threatened.
mfr Untermyer fatty refused to COM
ment on Mr.. Jerome's action and wanted
iaft 1v hn I
being interviewed in connection with the
affair All he knew about IL was that he Is
Mr.. Morse's general counsel in his financial
operations and has represented him in one
phase of this business since il became pub
lie, but has nothing TO do with the early
history Of the transaction.
Can YOU tell us when MIR. Morse will re-
turn" MIR. Untermyer was asked, after he
had given out the statement.
That is all l have to say, gentlemen, was
tn reply.
Mrs Gelshenens evasion OF Mr. Jerome's
subpoena servers will not delay the Grand
jury investigation now under way That
body has only begun the examination Of
witnesses in the matter. Among them
are a number OF lawyers, They can plead
privilege as such 10 a lot Of questions.
Nevertheless they will be called and their
answers taken down.
Before adiourning yesterday TO meet
again next Monday the Grand Jury heard
shenen's movements some in regard to the
financial transactions which have played
such part in the scandal.
Among the witnesses examined yesterday
we're several public accountants hired by
Mr. Jerome 10 go over certain books and
papers which he has had collected Some
81 them il is said, have been obtained from a
bank. The accountants went into the Grand
Jury room yesterday with their arms filled
with books and papers Their testimony,
{ il said was not finished
Not the least interesting among these
papers, il is said, are some checks drawn
On one OF the banks Of which Mr. Morse
s director just who made these checks,
N what connection they were used and /
through whose hands they passed ia not
Known. II IL known, however, that the
District Attorney regards them as very
valuable evidence.
Abe Hummel was again summoned as
witness yesterday. He found his way !
Vastly TO the waiting room for witnesses
md sat down on a very hard bench TO await
he Grand Jury's pleasure Mr.. Hummel I
anne alone and waited alone. Nobody
aw At to inform him whether he was
wanted or not and Mr. Hummel showed {
igns Of increasing impotence,
Don't they know that my time ia valu-
bile said Mr Humme. Finally a man
anne out and served him with another