New-York tribune., 1905-01-07
MRS. GELSHENEN ON OCEAN
SAILS AHEAD OF TRUNKS.
Beck and Untermger in HGsty
Conference.

Mrs. William R Gelshenen is now on the high
seas She sailed the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse on Tuesday, according to a statement is
sued yesterday by James NJ. Beck. her counsel
District Attorney Jerome, who sought to have
Mrs. Gelshenen testify in the Dodge case before
the January grand jury, apparently accepted
this statement. He retorted. however, by
serting, in contradiction to Mr.. Beck, that the
woman must have received his "open letter" be-
fore she sailed. and that she sailed four days
in advance Of her original plan. to avoid giving
testimony.
Yesterday witnessed some striking passages
! alarms between the District Attorneys Office
side and on the other the well known
attorneys for Mrs. Gelshenen and Charles w.
Morse. Mr.. Beck who is ex-Assistant At
torney General of the United States. opened by
issuing in the afternoon long statement an
nounoing that Mrs. Gelshenen three days
cut on the high seas.
He denied any attempt on his clients part to
conceal her departure, and vigorously criticised
the District Attorney, whose Office he substan-
TALLY charged with bad faith
Assistant District Attorney Rand who has
charge OF the Dodge investigation. declared that
he had learned that Mr. Beck Mr.. Inter
myers guest at Mr.. Untermyer's house in Yonk-
ers on Sunday; that Monday William r.
| Gelshenen, Mrs. Gelshenen's son, turned over to
Mr.. Beck Mr.. Jeromes letter. and on Tuesday
! Mrs Gelshenen sailed -
MEETING OF BECK AND UNTERMYER.
Mr.. Rand said he had learned that Messrs.
| Beck and Untermyer spent several hours to-
| gether at Mr.. Untermyer's house. Mr., Beck was
| in such hurry to arrive home that afternoon
| that his automobile driver was arrested for
| speeding. Mrs Gelshenen sailed for Europe on
| Tuesday in such hurry said Mr.. Rand, that
she took no trunks These will go to-day with
her children.
Although MIR. Gelshensn testified before the
| grand jury for nearly hour yesterday morn
| ing If was not until he arrived later at Mr..
| Beck's office and Mr.. Beck issued his statement
that Mr. Jerome apparently learned that Mrs.
GeIshenen had sailed. Mr.. Becks typewriter
statement, which was issued at his law office.
| No. a WalI-st just before p. m. follows:
This office represents Mrs Geshenen and .!1 her
family Mrs S not m ns6d in this Sn eo&ntfy 1f
was no concealment whatever but the con-
NeEYork iS home farewell reception to friends
and freely announced there anG ese"nene ner IN
| Meeting her name with the Morse matter, she saw
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investigation, and she sailed, as am intorIned.
last Tuesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm The letter letter
which District Atto[neY saw # to make public 4
THIS morning as @ anG pressG Novel way Of procuring
the attendance of a witness The laws h OF every
but ma no VA and Offensive publicity to
herself to a private examination by the Dlstrlct
1ep9fation Of no woman in New York, however
reputable her character may be- Is saie 944 mhqc t
oOre remarkabIe is the fact that it given out
last nght that no response had been to
the requests Of this letter the DlstreI
of4ce In taking the public into its conhdence Ialleo
to- state the facts that hours before they gave
d rom me as Mrs C4elshenens attorney, the
following response to their letter. r,,s+rio+ At
Hon William H. Rand, jr. Assistant Dis'Fio' At
Ny Dear sr Referring yogr conversation bsbsf Gf
10 Mr. Jeromes letter to her Of Decemosr o. t Ia
if You viii write Mrs qeshenen IN my & eJre f6r1ar
exactly what information you & Wisn' % sba ~ fhi1s
tLe LETTER 10 her for such acton as she THINKS
proper ,.+-o,,ea in Mrs c1elshenens behalf to
.9e5 5ga{Ist the course suggested In Mr. Jeromes
letter namely that he will attempt 70 az
biIs %bn Hs herself to the questioning OF your office
in This Investigation yet pespsrSfuy & sI1 IS ta
as your office coneeaes {naI e15s ID ania stand
ing anv unnecessary publicity in this matter m1sht
be be- lasting injury to her and sMss her tamHy very
WPe shall of course. communicate the District
Gelshenen ana whether she is disposed to return
end TESTIFY unGer no legal Obligation to do so. and
fear the action of the District Attorney may not
Be eao9a9dt 4om tho 10 HESITATION which any
modest woman. such as Mrs Gelshenen nnqussuoh- .
a. rial Of this character. she and her family owe
= - sreat debt Of gratitude to Mr.. Morse. who prior
20 her husbands death was his intimate friend and
fI,Sinsss associate and who after his death rem
dered the family great service in the setteHieht Oh
his affairs - a.
f NAV add that this Office represents only the
GeIsheneh family and has no relation Whatever
10 any other phase OF the so-called Doose-Morse
matter.
voMAN,s SUDDEN CHANGE OF PLAN.
The text OF Mr. Beck's letter was submitted
to Mr.. Jerome shortly before o'clock After
singing a few snatches from The Yankee Con-
sui" Mr. Jerome dictated the following;
When all information OF the whereabouts Of an
,,'nnrtant witness is refused. both at her house
and by her counsel; when such a witness M plans 10
ias,,e tha country on January Z. lS0o. ana sud-
HaaIS on advice OF counsel. leaves for Europe on
IanSsrv 1905 leaving her children TO follow on
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