The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-20

Was Elected ON the Fusion Ticket with
JerOme--JerOme's Policeman Gets
Him at Meeting Of the board OF Curo-
ners, Much to the Disturbance Of That
Body Prisoner Goes to the Tombs for
an Hour and Then Gives $1,000 bail
Case TO Go to the Grand Jury at Once.
District Attorney Jerome ha Coroner
Moses j. Jackson who was elected on the
reform ticket with him IN 1901. arrested
yesterday on tho charge Of attempting to
bride Charles Chadwick. tho former Yale
football captain, n wv n deputy assistant
In Mr. Jerome's office. 1t IS alleged that
jackson offered to give Chad WICK 500 II
he would throw the case Of Dr." John
W. Alexander, who is under arrest for
| having caused the death of Marie Smith
Of Montclair by criminal operation.
The arrest caused sensation in the
Criminal Courts Building. The Board of
Coroners was in secret session trying COro-
ner's Physician Schultz on charges OF neg
leot OF duty when Special Policeman Rear
don appeared at the door and notified
| jackson that he was wanted in the office
! Of the District Attorney. jackson refused
! to go and all his colleagues protested
! against the intrusion.
you have no right to intrude on an ex-
eoutive session OF this board, said Coro-
ncr Goldenkranz.
Coroner jackson is wanted upstairs and
| he has got to come with me. insisted
Reardon.
BY this time the room was In an uproar.
An effort was made 10 close the door on the
detective. but he pushed bis way in and
displayed his shield
IL you taks him. said Gp!denkrana,
you will have 10 tale n by force.
IAN right said Neerdar. y will With
! that he ruaIohed over TO jackson, and
putting hand on his shoulder said: 'You
are wanted in the District Attorney Office
Jackson made no further resistance and
went upstairs with the detective. When
he got to Jerome's Office his face was as
white as chalk He was ushered in and
the door was closed, An hour or 40 later
Reardon was called In and instructed to
put the Coroner under arrest At o'clock
jackson, after a long examination. was
taken downstairs and arraigned before
! Recorder Goff.
Nearly every official in the building was
in court. The arrest of a Coroner IA
novelty. even in Centre street. Practically
the entire staff of the District Attorney
| office was within the rail when Alr. jerome
arose and said
Your Honor, an officer OF this county,
! Coroner jackson. is charged with felony
! in having offered bride OF 500 to one OF
my assistants, Mr.. Chadwick 50 "a ehape
! a case of abortion that it could not be pre-
| scented 70 the Grand jury and the defendant
would have to be discharged BY the
| Coroner
Lawyer Simpson Of Levy 4 Unger APP
| pearod for Jackson. 1t was agreed to
! postpone the examination until Monday.
i am going TO take this case 10 the Grand
Jury Tomorrow, said the District Attorney.
! Il regard the evidence 80 conclusive that
/ don't think it is OF any use to take W tho
| time Of a Magistrate with IL.
! Lawyer Simpson wanted the Coroner
paroled in his custody Mr. Jerome OBJ
/ jected vigorously and said that the bail
should be at least 5000 Recorder COZ
! fixed it at $500, A deputy sheriff APP
I peared and claimed the prisoner. but
Reardon would not give him no
Il will take care Of him all ri gnt he sand
and he marched jackson across the Bridge
Of 81 CHS to the Tomhs. dickson was haed .
! out in an hour by Henry knabe, who keeps
a SAIGON a. l3I Centre street.
In his sworn statement Mr.. Chadwick
says that he was signed by the District
/ Attorney TO prosecute the case OF Alex
ander who was accused OF running Grim
inal hospital in West Twenty-third street,
where he operated on Marie : nith and
many other women the case was 10 come
up before Coroner jackson to-day. Mr..
| Cha iSic,S depo3es that on Saturday last
u 1
in the Park Row Building, and in the res
taurant said that he wa anxious % have
the charge OF homicide against Alexander
! dismissed Mr. Chadwick deposition goes
on 10 describe jackson as saying.
| That "a the examination OF witnesses In
| behalf OF the People 10 the presentation Of
/ the case before him would be c1ud ic;ed
| by the dsponent. Il Opponent would see 10
/ 10 that upon the examination OF the charge
| the facts tending to show the commission
I OF the crime charged should not be brought
/ forth. so thar the evidence would be Insult
/ Client T. justly him. the said Noes J. jack
son, IN holding the said John ". Alexander.
/ AID wolll agree that the cyidrpcs OF tho
witnesses tending to show the commission
OF the said crime should not b. brought or
presented by dtponent or through deponent's
[ proc Ire ..eat 70 the Grand Jury Of the county
OF Sew York, he. the sHid Moses =. Jacl, on.
WOULD
money. and II Opponent would maize ems
agreement that he would pay Opponent the
money before the examination should bo
had The said conversation WAS one Of
number dcponeut had nlth TIC aid Moses J.
Jack son reliti.c % thu case OF The SAID John
" Alexander. and d.poneut mncd steiy
reported 10 the District Atoruel OF no.!
county OF New York each oi such con- efs.-
tons upon the hr5t opportunity after Tbs
same took place.
MIR. Jerome said that when Chadwick
first reported TO him he told Chadwick 20
90 on dealing with Jackson until he had him
where he could not get awny Chadwick
kept dickering with Jackson until tho Coro-
ner made the offer of 500 20 unequivo-
caily that there could be no mistake about
it, Ar Jerome intmated that he had a
strong casa against the prisoner. but hs
, refused 10 diyulge any more than Chad
| weeks affidnvit. Chadwick reported that
| jackson had said at one OF tho E;crviews
that there was nothing II the case fox him.