The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-06
Vain Effort 10 Subpoena William
H. GeIShenen'S Widow.
JEROME WRITES TO HER
And Publishes the Letter, since
He Can Get No Response.

Whether II Is True or Not. hut wants
10 Know-Story OF Alleged Plot. as
IL Has Bcen Gossiped or Before.
Encountcring Always Contradictions
Necessarily Comes 10 the Surface Again
MIR. Morse Was Close Friend OF lIr.
CeIshenen and Has Managed the Largo
Estate OF the Nldow--IIer Son and
Her Servants subpGnacd to Ter Where
She Is-Hummel and Partner inter-
Unlimited Cash Dodge Commanded.
The Morse Dodge marriage and divorce
scandal, which has been smmerng so
long, boiled over last night when Dist riot
Attorney Jerome, having tried in vain 10
subpoena Mrs. William II. Gelshenen.
widow Of the late president Of the Garfield
National Bank, and having written 10
her to tell her that it was her duty to come
forward. decided because Of her impending
departure to Europe to make public his
letter to her. This is the letter.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. 1905.
Mrs. william II. GeIsheneP, 1905 Fun
avenue. NeD York city.
DEAR MADAM: There IL pending in this
Office an investigation into the commits
sion OF a crime Of very great Importance
10 the people of this community In my
opinion your testimony is of Importance,
How or in what matter may not be apparent
TO you or your advisers. but as District
Attorney Of this county. charged with the
prosecution OF crimea. / know its import
ance, and from my knowledge Of the facts
involved in the investigation ! am better
Judge OF the need CT your testimony than
any one else can he.
/ feel constrained 10 request that yorl
attend in this county and appear "a a ~ il
ness before the January, 1905. Grand Jury.
Prior TO your giving your testimony there
desire to have personal interview with
you that you may be apprised OF the facts
which you win be called upon TO testify
TO. The Grand Jury meets upon Tuesday,
the Sd of January 1905, and as understand
that you desire to go abroad very shortly,
| will examine you before that body upon
either Tuesday, the Sd; Wednesday, the
9Th, or Thursday, the 9Th of January next.
whichever date may DO most convenient
10 you.
regret TO give YOU this trouble. but feel
assured from your position in the COM
nunity that you will not place yourself in
the light Of one either endeavorng to obs
srruct tho administration Of justice or "a
fugitive to the end that you may not give
testimony which the chief prosecutor 81
the county deems 10 be highly important
to the public interest
beg madam, that You will Immediately
upon the receipt of this communicate with
me in this city | shall be at my Office to-
morrow and on every day next week. and
on Sunday will be in this city at No. RuJ-
gers street during the greater part OF the
day. and should you be within reach will
place myself at your service to como to you
should you prefer IL.
- / am informed that YOU are about
H. sail for Europe-on the itn OF January,
1905. 1t il Of course important that should
be Immediately apprised OF your determine
ton. | have addressed this letter to you
at your house in Fifth avenue and have
also sent a copy of il by mail, addressed
10 you. AT Atlantic city. y j
1t hardly seems possible that you could
have left your home in the city here without
leaving with your servants or the custod
OF your house or with the postal authorities
directions where 10 forward your mat.
/ will therefore assume that ono of the-s
letters viii reach you by Monday afternoon,
as il seems 10 me the requests have mnds
Of YOU IN this letter are manfestly myduty o
make and painly your duty 10 comply with.
Should | not hear from you 10y Monday
afternoon / shall be forced 10 the inferenoe
that you have not received this letter, aud
inasmuch az the papers published in New
York city are so widely circulated through
out all the States east Of the Mississippi
River that anything published in them is
almos; SURF to come TO the eye Of any in
telligent person | may take the liberty OF
communicating 70 the press my desire IA
have an interview with you in order that
may he assured that the requests embodied
in this letter shall be brought 20 your atten-
ton Respectfully,
WILLIAM TRAvERs JEROME.
District Attorney.
The letter was made public by Assistant
District Attorney Caravan at II 30 o'clock
last night at the authorization Of the Dis
trict Attorney. The only comment made
on the letter by Mr.. Garvan was
no response having been made 10 the
requests Of this letter and because the
District Attorneys Office has been unable
TO reach Mrs Gelshenen by its process
or 10 ascertain her whereab bouts and be-
cause we are informed that she intends
20 sail for Europe on saturday the District
Attorney has directed me to give this letter
to the press for reasons explained in it,
Mr.. Gnrvan made this statement after
every effort to serve Mrs. Gelshenen had
been fruitless The subpoena servers who
had been at Mrs Gelshenen's Fifth avenue
house reported that Mrs Gelshenen's son.
william r.. and the servants knew whore
she was. but refused TO tell. Son and ser
wants were accordingly suhpUnaed TO an
pear before the Grand Jury today and tell
where she u
The Efforts to serve Mrs Gelshenen with
a subpu IA began after Dodge was brought