The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-11
PRISON OFFICIALS QUI2ZED
ABOUT SENDING ROTHSCHILD
CONFESSIONS TO GRUBER.

Miss TrImbie Questioned About Her state
ment That Mr.. Kresel Made Her swear
10 False Amdayit-AlsO About a
typewriter Contract That Figures.
The Grand Jury continued yesterday
It's investigation Of the story told by David
Rothsohild as TO how Abe Grlber got Ger
tain Of his confessions and Of Rothschild's
management Of the Weisel estate while
he was temporary administrator
Among the witnesses examined yester-
day were c. V. Collins, State Superintendent
Of Prisons; Miss May +. Trimble, at one
time the stenographor for the Federal
Bank and said TO be Rothschild's private
secretary Miss X. A. Cary, who was also
employed as a stenograp her at the Federal
Bank, and four keepers from Sing Sing
Prison.
Miss Trimble was examined in relation
TO a statement she had made to Abe Gruber
that she was compelled by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Kresel TO swear TO a false
sffidavit Mr. Gruber said later In the
day that she had stuck 10 this story before
the Grand Jury II il known that one Of
the things she was asked about was type
written contract signed by John W. Wooten,
who was counsel for the Federal Bank
The contract Is one Of the documents In
the possession Of the District Attorney.
Witnesses who will be called 70 contro-
vert Miss Trimble's affidavit are Mr..
Gould, secretary 10 Mr.. Jerome, and
Thomas j. O'Connell, a stenographeT IN Mr.,
Kresel's Office. Mr.. Gruber says Mr.. Math-
ews sent Miss Trimble TO him with her
story. The letter sent by Martin Conlon,
the convict who first informed Mr. Gruber
ekuN DlN- sNtaW ga.A NnF ma ta
confession wrongfully accusing Armitage
Mathews. was dated on Feb s.. II APP
pears that the letter was stamped by the
officials Of Sing Sing on Feb. 4. IL is the
duty Of certain Sing Sing officials 20 in
spect all letters that are sent or received
by prisoners. When Warden johnson was
questioned il is understood that he was
very hazy as 30 the exact practice followed
in the inspection Of letters. He could not
remember whether the paper the prisoner
got 70 write on was first stamped, or whether
Il was customary to stamp the letter after
the prisoner had written II, The letter is
stamped with the initials Of the officer
through whose hands II passed. II appears
that Mr.. johnson was unable TO
decipher the initials Mr. Jerome hopes
10 find the man through a process Of elimi-
nation IL Mr.. johnson does not think II out
in the meantime.
II has been necessary for Mr. Jerome TO
bring down from Sing Sing certain records
which may throw some light on the man
ner in which Mr. Gruber got the Rothschild
letter. 1t was said yesterday that the book
in which all letters are copied was an in
teresting document. Mr.. Jerome has dis
covered that while Il is possible % copy a
good many letters ~ that they can be de-
ciphered without any difficulty, II IA also
possible 10 COPY them 30 that the copy Il
blurred and practically lille Rible.
Mr., Gruher's firm IA now counsel for the
Globe Security Company In part OF the
bankruptcy proceedings going on before
A. NJ. Prentice as referee. II was said by
of the firm yesterday that when
Rothschild was Interested In the Equitable
Bank he tried 10 get eX-Judge Olcott TO
become director, besides trying 10 get
members Of the firm TO invest In stock of
the bank
Rothschld has not been before the Grand
Jury yet, and II was stated yesterday that
he was just about as reluctant 10 become
a witness az he was TO ma Ike his long AFT
da Wit for District Attorney Jerome,