The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-30
GRUBER ISLANDERS JEROME.
SAYS so HIMSELF, AND HOLDS a
MATHEWS MEETING.

Has His Political Club Rally Around His
Client and Talks vaguely About "tho
Reoelpt OF Moneys"-Wants District
Attorney to Have Him Arrested.
Abe Gruber's organization; the River
eide Republican Club OF the Iwenty-nrst
Assembly district, held special meeting
last night and at Mr. Gruber's instance
unanimously passed resolutions express
ing the belief that his client, Armitage
Mathews: secretary Of the Republican
county committee. Is innocent OF the charge
that he and three others conspired In loot
ing the William Weisell estate out OF I'll 500
and predicting that he would be 'trium-
phanuy acquitted II ever brought to
trial.
After Congressman William 8. Bonnet
had said that he bad known Mathews In
timately for q number Of years and was
sure he couldn't be guilty; Abe Gruber
made a speech. He said
-The work Of a confessed thief and q
perjurer David Rothschildl, combined
with the scheming Of q District Attorney
with q eoiled brain, will not avail against
right. Jerome IL not the first prosecutor
who has failed TO accomplish dishonorable
end. Perjury served jerome In the case
Of Jacobs the detective, but to Jerome's
own undoing. Jerome was treacherous to
Low, he betrayed . oo-conspirator. Thomas
A. Fulton, and he has not even stopped
at insulting a respectable woman Ia refer
enos TO Mrs. Catherine Gelshenenl. He
has insulted the Judges and juries, and
80 natural Is It In him to vilify that he has
even gone to the grave Of Thomas Jefferson
to call him faker.'
Mr.. Gruber said that MIR. jerome has
refused to give Mathews a hearing before
tho Grand Jury and that II Mathews had
got obs be would never have been indicted.
Mathews didn't know Rothschild. but tho
lawyer for certain heirs was a friend Of
Rothschild. and they planned TO rob the
estate. Rothschild stole Ss7 900. and
Mathews didn't get a cent. The only
thread jerome had to hang a case on.
qruber said was business dealing between
Mathews, and Mr.. Jerome wanted to show
by that agreement that Matthew'S was
going to let Rothschild steal the ss7 900.
Il have q letter In my office signed by
Rothaohild, said Gruber. which will show
that Rothschild raised a loan Of $50 900 so
Weiseli estate whioh he had hypothecated
so that Mathews could check them up.
have also letter written by Rothschild
which win show that an Assistant District
Attorney promised him that, II Rothschild
would testify against Mathews. Jerome
would use all his power to procure COM
mutation OF Rothschild's sentence and that
Rothsohild would not be prosecuted for
robbing the Weisell estate Rothsohild
is now In the City Prison and am told that
he will never 60 back to Sing Sing. IL so
happens that the man who got Jacobs to
swear that he was perjurer philip Britt
Is the counsel for Rothschild.
THE whole thing is politics to prevent
the proper investigation at the right time
Of Jerone's official acts, also the receipt Of
moneys Of which he knows l have knowl-
edge. OF which knowledge intend TO make
use. Jerome for two years has been
breakln his back to get the Tammany
nomination for District Attorney. What I
have said tonight is SANDER. challenge
Mr.. Jerome to arrest me criminally or have
me indicted. 1t is about time the mask
was torn from that mans face" '7t,
Mr.. Gruber was asked II in the statement
abort the receipt Of moneys he referred
to the Lindinger excise fund, and he re-
piled:
4 am making an Investigation. am
not going to shoot until the right time. But
he xUSil fret oat q chapca m ha hen ri