New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-27
DEMANE FOR EVIDENCE
Foreman Couldn't Find jerome
Latter Silent on Court Order.

The grand jury received a direct order fr0un
Judge O'Sullivan in General Sessions yesterday
to 90 ahead with the investigation OF the polilI-
cal campaign contributions by life Insurance.
companies. Judge O'Sulivan told the jurors
that they must investigate the case TO the end
and not allow it TO be taken from them He d.
rected the foreman TO make demand on Dis
trict Attorney jerome for the evidence In ths
case.
While asserting that the giving OF Insurance.
funds 70 political campaign committees was q
crime only II there was criminal intent. Judgs
OSuutvan declared that II was for the grand
jury TO decide on the evidence whether there was
such intent remembering that the law was 10
respecter OF persons Justice would be served,
he asserted II there was complete and fearless
investigation. whether the grand jury decided \
crime had been or had not been commirred-
Judge O'SuIlivan's order to the grand jury
was Of a character TO prevent Mr- jerome from
taking the case 70 a magistrate, as Mr.. Jero-s
offered to do in his discussion with Judge o. Sui
livan last Friday. It was understood in tha
Criminal Courts Building that Mr. jerome Il
tended TO lay formal charge Of larceny against
George W. Perkins as e-presidert Of the Naw
York Life Insurance Company, accusing him o.
account Of a contribution Of S+So05 -o the Re-
publican National Committee. and ask q --a
istrate to hold Nr Perkins for the grand il-
with the expectation -Ea- tL5 case wouId
taken on & writ 10 the Supreme Court for a-..-
rnent.
In such case the investigation would L,-.
been taken from the grand jury pending c.
cision Of the courts III the courts decided
there had been no larceny in the giving OF in
surance funds as campaign contributions, cls
case would not be heard ot again. If the de-
clsion was The ether way. i- was understood 20
be NIr Jsr1ue's plan 90 ask the grand jury 20
indict 3I-. Perkins for larceny and a-so 10 in
dict George 3. Co-te-you and Cornelius y. Bliss,
chairman and treasurer respectively of the Re
publican National Committee. for receiving
stolen money.
Judge O'Su-iva1 last Friday refused 10 sit as
a magistrate in the case, but expressed a will
iagness that Mr.. jerome should take the csss
before some other judge. He even suggested
Recorder Cor as a judge capable OF making an
initial decision in the case. 1t was said in the
Criminal Courts Building that counsel FOR 0Ir.
Perkins consulted with Judge O'Sullivan on he
subject yesterday morning. Mr. Perkins, who
had been in the South. returned 70 the city.
TABLES TURNED ON JEROME.
The order OF Judge O'SuIivan that the grand
jury must hold TO- the case and not permit IL ~
be taken away was REGARDED by well informed
persons in IT, Criminal Courts Building as turr-
ing the tables on the District Attorney In view
OF his well known methods OF taxing cases ave-
from magistrates bg Cl---t.41 III
the case OF Colonel Mann. Justice AIcAvoy de-
cIared that he had been treated JiscoIrreoIs,y
by Mr.. jerome because the District ATTORNEY
took the case before the grand jury ard had
Colonel Mann Indicted before Justice 1LcAvov
could give a decision iu the exa-lna-l1l II -ls
perjury charge before him There have beer
other cases in which Mr.. Jerome has cut short
examinations before magistrates by means or
quick indictments.
Mt jerome seemed 20 understand the meaning
OF Judge O'Sulivan's order. He refused last
evening 20 say what he would do about ,t but
it was said az his Office that he was roverless
10 keep the case from the sracd tu-y f that
body demanded the evidence. and therefore 70
would be useless for him TO start a proceeding
before a ma gistrate.
Mr. Jerome was not present In General Sc Sc
sIons when Judge OSurvau told the srsrJ jury
TO go ahead with the Inquiry He v1s TO, ia
his office when MI Van Valkeubersh. foreman
Of the jury. went there 10 demand the evidences
~ the case. Mr.. Van VaIkenbcrsh talked =