New-York tribune., 1906-05-11
MISSING BOOKS FOUND
IN JEROME'S POSSESSION
This Induced Fields to Volunteer
Testimony, 1t Is SAID.

District Attorney Jerome. & was learned yester-
Ray. has the books accounts and other documents
which were found 10 be missing from the supply
7enarturent of tie Mutual Life Insurance Company
after Andrew {. Fields left the state for Califor-
MIA Il possible. it is said. that the knowledge
that these records were IN the hands of the Dis
-rict Attorney had something 70 do with the sud
den determination Of Fields 10 return from Ocean
Grove and submit himself TO examination before
1he insurance grand jury. The investigating COM
-7littee of the Mutual Of which William II. Trues-
dale IS chairman was not able 10 get track OF these
FIELDS books although they made every efort TO do
90. they announced. II was In'liiateu tnat F'elos
tls,I DESTROYED them
S-,o--,ation obtained from these records has
,,ean N the greatest value in inducing the Wit
,,osess examined by the grand jury far to make
spn explanation OF their part in the transactions
Those in charge Of the grand jury inquisition are
said 10 be most hopeful that the facts that Edgar
70 T7o5gers manager of the stationery firm OF
T-san6er W Lawrence & Co. has testified freely
-s tha, FIELDS IS willing TO tell all he knows Will
,ss,lf IN other witnesses volunteering so much IN
To-nstiou that the entire workings OF the Old sup
-, ae7sr+meut through which the funds OF the
s--,- ,vere dissipated will be laid bare Even
Tvsar5er W Lawrence. who is old and feeble, has
:, N said intiated that he Is ready TO return from
E7o+ Springs Va where he IS seeking heallh' ana
sxnlsfn his part IN the transactions
examination Of George Plunkitt. telephone ooy
to- lawrence & Co. regarding the voucher TOT
son x made out in his is said TO have deVel-
oned the fact that the money was useu 10 pay
srsnts 70 induce pOlcyholders 10 seho petluohs I"
,beir Senators and Assemblymen asking mem 10
vote against certain legislation BEFORE t'e Atm
sfrone committee this boy denied that ne hau
-t-~.s .be voucher or had received the money
IN, = Ashe confidential secretary 20 f1elds
49, exarnined as 10 the vouchers showing ne hau
-eoeived between $500 and $500 OF the MUTUAL
money in unequal amounts at periods w'hh TWO OF
-h-ee wears Ashe is said TO have tola 'ie s'a'iu
.7-r,y thar he earned this money by acuhg as q
--esse,eer for Fields. Mr. Rodgers ana Chaiies Z
persons q hookkeeper for Lawrence & Co. were
1so examined al some length They VIII pe caiieo
again. .s,sor.
Yr william r. Gillette. former Nice-presioeA.
NJ the Mutual was in the anteroom OF the sr4nu
s,r al the afternoon but was not called fiis res
.,r,orv viii be taken to-day. He told the Arm
-re committee that he had initialled four Vouc-
rs fr ysr 30 between Juy y, 1904, ana Jsiluds ~
-g-- ant was unable 10 say Where ble hlOAcg 80
gone further than that lie turneu II ,t oEl - bo
erorr Of the legal department lie VIII a's0 DS
ell grand Jury about certain celililD
-5.rs 10 tie Republican campaign fund he tol9
4re Armstrong committee that the prln-lllg stIlu
Il +iorerv bills tho company FOR lS9 we're soJl,vy
1Tvr ra1rIl If this went 10 Lawrence a Co ne couia
Attorney jerome hopes. II = 5d4'
Ia move that SlHo0 900 Of The money mat vas sCp
uosed have gone to this hrIn each year was
~aalf1- diverted . the Oe Fields at Aloany
A man closely in touch with the SITUATION salu
Yesterday that he did not believe George W: Fer-
Ers VyoId consent to testify before the SIaHu Ju
and for that reason he would probaply nol Oe
me present insurance grand jury VIII have 70 be
dismissed b The middle Of June when Justice Scol
vii sail for Europe. il is thought another speclai
eeed this one Immediately or In the fan has not
been determined