The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-07
MRS. GELsHENEN GONE.
Jerome's Onicers Fail to Find the waat
 ed Wttneas.

JerOmc's Officers Fail to Find the Want ed Witness.
 New York. Jan. 6.--W. R. Gelshenen, son of Mrs. William B. Gelshenen. widow of q millionaire banker. and q number of servants employed in the Gelshenen mansion today appeared be- fore the grand jury in connection of the investigation of the Dodge-Morse | case.
 | An attmept was made yesterday to serve a subpoena upon Mrs. Gslsnenen for her appearance before cue jury. which was begun yesterday and con- tinued today, as unsuccessful As- sistant District Attorney Garvin. who | is assisting MT. Rand in presenting the case to the grand Jury, said his officers who have been watching the Gelshenen house told him fifteen or twenty trunks were taken from the house today rarked "S. s. Deutscn. land" and addressed to Naples" The Deutschland will sail tomorrow from HoboLen. N ;.
 Whether Mrs. Gelshenen preceded New York officers or Is still in this city fore Is out of the Jurisdiction of the her baggage to New Jersey and there is not known at the district attorneys office. Her son before entering the grand jury room today said that his mother was not at home.
 Among other witnesses who ap- peared before the grand jury to testify regarding the Dodge-Morse case were number of expert accountants from the district attorneys offiCe who had with them the books of the bank of North America with several checks said to have been signed by Charles W. Morse.
 A statement given out by a firm of attorneys in behalf of Mrs. Gelahenen the woman whom District Attorney Jerome had subpoenaed was to the effect that Mrs. 0elshenen sailed for Europe last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Gelshenen's name doees not ap- pear on the passenger list of the Kais- CT Wilhelm on which she ia said to have sailed last Tuesday.
 The statement issued by her attor- ney today is in part as follows:
 Mrs. Gelshenen is not in this coun- try. Some months ago she decided to spend the winter with her family in Cairo. Egypt. Of this fact there was no concealment whatever. Notwith- standing rumor connecting her name with the Morse matter. she saw no reason why she should change her plans which had been formed wholly independent of the Morse investigation and she sailed last Tuesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm.
 Ine lSIteT Wnlcn the olSIrlcG attOr~ ney saw fit to make public today and which Mrs. Gelshenen never received seems to present a novel way of pro- curing the attendance of a witness. The laws of every civilized State au- thorize the issuance of a subpoena. but l find no warrant In them for a pub lished tbveat of widespread and offeu- sive publicity to a conceded reputable woman. unless she will subject herself to a private examination by the dis trict attorney If such a method Is to be followed, the reputation of no wo- man In New York however reputable her character may be. Is safe.
 we shall, of course communicate the district attorneys letter and subse- auent action to Mrs. Gelshenen and see whether she Is disposed to return and testify. No subpoena having been served upon her, she Is under no legal obligation 10 do SO. and fear the ac- tion of the district attorney may not be calculated to persuade her to dc % voluntarily"