The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
FEUB'S ROTHSCHILD'S LETTER
CELLS or ALLEGED INDUCE
~TNTS FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY
., Ro,h,child Would Furnish Evidence
Against 4. NJ, Y. 4 W."-GFuber
Gives II Out. says JeFOme's q bad
Man, and Win go Before Grand Jury.

Man, and WIN go Before Grand Jury.
Are GrIber Republican leader Of the
T.,nty.frst Assembly district, burst forth
,,sterday into a typewriter song con-
.srnIng the Grand Jury's investigation Of
,se manner in which certain confessions
..de by David Rothschild In Sing Sing
me 10 him Mr.. Gruber says he knew
So,bine about Rothschild's efforts 10 Inn
aHcste my friend Mr.. Mathews (Armitage
Mathews. secretary Of the Republican
county Committed until one day he got a
litter from Martin Conlon, a lawyer, who
a serying a sentence for larceny In Sing
Sing. Mr.. Gruber says:
Il did not see Conlon until Feb. %
vben. in pursuance Of a request made OF
ma 20 call upon him, went TO Sing Sing.
M then gave me further letters. ! saw
him In the presence Of a prison guard, and
h then Enthusiastically went over the case
md / thanked him for his honesty and
nanlness in wanting 10 save an innocent
man from being the victim OF wrong;
Mr. Gruber then quotes this letter written
by RothsChild 10 Conlon:
''sDgAR MARTIN: l am worried TO death
n this place. have a lot Of things on my
mind. have a number Of ways TO turn,
hui don know which way to. Assistant
District Attorney kTesel was up 10 see me
Ave weeks ago, and made a proposition
10 me that h | would furnish evidence
Seainst A. NJ, +. d W. with reference TO
eissel % tate transaction that the Dis
trict Attorney would use his influence 20
eel me a Communication Of sentence, and
also promised that they would not prosecute
me for my connection with the Vessel
state il | would give him the information
and testify against A. NJ, F. d W. In the
action he intended 10 take against them,
n would furnish the testimony.
i told him / wanted to talk TO my lawyer
before | gave him an answer. DE told me
III did il would give the whole thing away,
he told me TO talk to my VIE lie lett me,
agreeing TO come up later, and he came up
three weeks ago last Friday and We could
not come to a satisfactory understanding.
he has given me time to make up mind
What | shall do, whether / will accept his
offer. -
Information about and testify against are
good. strong people, and | don't want to
nlure them, hut they are doing nothing for
me. and the District Attorney offers to do
something. Now, ! am bothered to know
what ! shall do, whether to accept the
District Attorneys proposition or keep
quiet and save these men. Now, what
would you advise me 10 dor
Mr. GTuber then goes on as follows:
Mrs Rothschild Is the daughter OF a man
Who received 1885, 600 from Rothschnd at
or about the time Rothschnd hypothecated
Ire bonds and stocks which he held as
administrator Iof the Vessel estatel. Mr..
Kresel. the Assistant District Attorney who
saw Rothschld, was, until he went into
the District Attorneys office, connected
with the Office Of Mr.. EllIus, who did some
legal work for RothschDd.
Y also have some information that within
the last month witnesses were subp1naed to
k.f he n
Oh David Rothschild. They were not taken
before the Grand Jury. but into Mr.. kresel' 8
private Office and one OF them was com
PEELED 10 swear to an athdayit, dictated
by Mr. Kresel, which she told Dir. kresel
was false. and which he knew to be false,
and that she signed II only under the COM
pulsion Of the Assistant District Attorney.
whatever papers have relating TO this
matter received from Martin Conlon
Iust the same as other lawyers have re-
ceived communications from people In
Sing Sing. There was nothing wrong In
Conlons sending me the letters; there
was nothing wrong In my keeping them,
and intend as long as live to fight particu-
larry hard against any effort by public
official or servant Of the people to commit
wrong in his official capacity. i Is bad
enough TO have people In private life make
mistakes, but every member Of the COM
munity Is injured when public officials
intrllst the reputation OF honest men to
the perjury Of a convicted criminal. tempted
out Of him by promises from the District
Attorney
louis Kessel, n dealer in woolens at 500
Broadway, is the father OF Mrs. David
Rothschiid, evidently referred to by Mr..
Griber in his statement Mr.. Kessel,
who lives at the Hotel Majestic, said last
night.
cent from David Rothschild.. In no way
did ever have any connection with him
In bis affairs concerning the Federal Bank
or the Weasel estate
There was report yesterday that De-
Lancey Nicol had been retained by Black,
0loott, Gruber a Bonynge 10 repreeent
them in the investigation Of the Grand Jury
&c 10 bow Rothschild's confessions reached
Mr., Gruber from Sing Sing. Mr.. olcott
mid last night:
1T Is not true that Mr.. NicoI has been
retained TO represent this firm OF any mem
Der Of II. We need no one TO represent us.
Mr.. Mathews IL our client, and from the In
vestigation we have made we know be Is
absolutely innocent Of any wrongdotng.
When Mr.. Gruber goes before the Grand
Jury on Monday he will not appear as one
accused but as an accuser. He will present
70 the Grand Jury certain papers that were
written by Rothschild In Sing Sing and
which Mr.. Gruber obtained in the regular
hnd perfectly professional way
The Grand Jury's session tomorrow
promises 10 be interesting. In addition TO
M. Gruber, Rothschild is eIpe cted 10 be
witness. 1t Is said that he has baked on
the statement be has sworn to which was
presented 10 Gov. Higgins by District
Attorney Jerome Rothschild, Il Is said,
doesn't want 10 90 before the Grand Jury
% a witness. While he doesn't take back
anything be has sworn to, he seemed to be
sttrsid to face Grand Jury inquisition.
He was brought over from the Tombs yes
terday and had a long talk with Mr. Kresel