New-York tribune., 1905-02-01
"YOU WON'TTELLJ JEROME?
So Chadwich Declares Jackson SAID
Plan to Make Thousands.

In the trial of Coroner Jackson charge OF
attempted bribery jury was obtained yesterday
the prosecution gave all its testimony and the de-
fence moved to dismiss the indictr snt The coro-
ners counsel Frank Moss. declaa ed that the ac-
cused official did not have jurisdiction in the case
of DR.. John W. Alexander. in connection with
which the charges were made. The girl whose
death was under investigation DIED in New-Jersey
contended Mr. Mos3.
Recorder GoR said he would have to be satisfied
in his own mind in regard TO question of turis
dction before he would allow the case to so to the
jury. He ordered an adjournment until to-day.
Assistant District Attorney Rand in beginning the
case yesterday said in part
The coroner sits as a judge when defendant is
fnaFsea % t with crime me IN connection with deatn az
January of malpractice in a which resulted
later in the death of the woman.
as judge and If the evidence sufficient TO
hold this doctor for examination by the grand jury
Now this doctor retained his counsel Benjamin
case and seemed confident that his client would be
cleared Some days after the arrest of Alexander
his house to discuss ball. and Reass still insisted
that there was no question of bail there not being
held "-''0'' '-'' oD' o''1 ~
Finally, the coroner told him that discharge by
the coroner would not be of any use as the Dis
trict ict Attorney would bring him before the grand
60. TO , get your mar discharged" said the coroner
The following day Reass went to see Jackson
again The coroner still declared the $500 would be
wick has to have 500 Geferring to Charles Chad
Finally. week later. Reass went to see Jackson
What do you intend to do?" asked Jackson
81 have made up my mind to nave nothing TO
do with the transaction replied Reass.
price. but he had to have chadwicS in it 5S
by the District Attorney.
Jackson told Chadwick that he had a son at col
lege and that if this and Chadwick worked
together they could make much money Then Jack
son offered Chadwick the $500
BENJAMIN Reass yesterday was closely examined
by Mr.. Rand, and then sharply cross-examlned
by Nj. Nj Moss ss,5 for the defence.
way by seeing the people upstairs They will want
about SYoS 1t, told jackson that would see about
7oQ9i--I Qi-Dd you g, again to the coroner? Al did.
1acksoh [hen tod me that A Assistant District At
phone message on later day, and result
Jackson and Chadwick there in the cafe Mr..
Ghadwick asked me what wanted him to do and
CHARGED or else indicted at once if there anv
time was entirely with Chadwick. They invited
me TO luncheon. and refused, and went away
trying to get money out Of you? Al told Mr.
Jerome t fe, that thought it was "shakedown and
mentioned Chadwick and Jackson.
Mr.. Chadwick testified:
Jacs0P @g vented ant Ito to know how much authority
me the wink. and we both could have made lot
and told him p9f send anS for them b
said he wanted to give little chfonier"
"A what?" asked Mr. Rand
"A chiffonier was what Jackson said, but I guess
he meant souvenir Mr.. Chadwick went on:
Jackson took me to his Office. He took my hand
and said, Now, Chadwick, you won't tell Jerome
on me, Will you?" and told him 1 would not. I
said TO him, How much 1 going to get out OF
this? and he said 500. and I told him that It was
small m SUI sum and that Jerome might hear about it,
how he was going to get out Of it. and "iit he
SAID, oh. | don't get anything out of it" 1 said
did not believe him, that were both wise, and
that he would get something out of 1t.
Jackson told me that he would give me the 500
even IT he had to pay II out Of his pocket. 1
told him that proposed to send up Alexander. un-
less ne gave me the money, and l told him that I
wanted no one around when the money was given
me- jackson agreed, and then he told that Reass
was fool. that he could not do any business with
him. jackson said that in future cases we
could get as high as couple of thousand dollars.