New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
IEROME'S MEN BUSY.
YORK ON INDICTMENTS.
Man Be Handed in To-morrov-
uutuaHs Er-Ofcials in Danger.

--Asre was active rumor yesterday that in
,.r,en;s IN the insurance cases would be hand
s !, tomorrow. it could not be verified. but il
so,s there IS a probability that the indict-
Is viii be handed in before Friday. when the
80 ,ury adjourns. This would give the Dis
- Attorney opportunity of arraigning
- indicted before Justice Scott before he
ssls for Europe
Although there are all sorts Of rumors as to
=. number Of former officials OF the Mutual
20. 20 he indicted the information was yester-
-.v that the number would be three. District
,.to-ney Jerome did not go TO his home in
,,psyile. on Friday, as is his custom. but spent
:. evening az work on the insurance cases. and
..s,srday held long conference with Assistant
ns,rict Attorneys Kresel, smyth and Perkins.
=. Perkins draws UP most of the indictments
- the fact that he worked most of the after
.oos IN his Office in the Criminal Courts Build
.,e was taken 70 indicate that he was drawing
d = indictments 10 be presented tomorrow or
.s-lv in the week.
= is said there will be three indictments
s7sirst one man. There may be only one in
se~nent each against the other men There
srs TO be Indictments for forgery in the third
degree. and possibly for perjury Whether
enough evidence was obtained to frame any in
sctments for grand larceny is purely specula-
.ion. Il is said that the results obtained by the
srand Jury are more startling than have been
snsrtned Whatever evidence is not in such
shzpe as 70 permit of indictments by the present
grand jury viii be turned over to the grand jury
n the fall which viii take up the work Of in
restgating the insurance companies. and bring
o.her indictments, unless the calculations of the
District Attorney are wrong.
The indictments that We're drawn UP yesterday
LETT for Lakeville late yesterday afternoon. when
he returns home tomorrow. Whether they will
BE- presented 10 the court tomorrow or later in
The week will be decided then. The work of the
grand Jury for this week win be mainly an FL
Tempt 10 obtain coTroboratiVe proof of certain
evidence II il is obtained other indictments
Congressman Babcock is expected from Wash
!ngOn this week 10 testify 10 the details of the
transaction whereby he obtairfed $4,000 of the
Mutuals money for use in the Congress cam
paign some years ago. II was paid to him on
authorization Of Robert A. Granniss. at that time
svce-presdeut Of the company.
Mr. Granniss entered his formal appearance
yesterday in the s1it brought against him by the
Mutual for an accounting of the moneys that
passed through his hands. Appearance was
made through his counsel, c. J. Fay. of Lord
Day & Lord. As soon the insurance indict-
ments have been filed District Attorney Jerome
Will return 10 the Mutual the books of the old
supply department, which were found by him in
the possession Of Lysander W. Lawrence & Co.
They will he used in getting evidence on which
70 base the complaints in the suits against Mr..
Granniss. DR.. Walter r. Gillette and Andrew G.
Fields
Henry P. Nelte, counsel for Mr.. Fields was
with his client at Ocean Grove yesterday. 1t
Is believed he Was arranging for Fields TO ap-
pear before the grand jury this week. When
Fields made his first appearance IL was thought
he would not be needed again by the special
grand jury. Then, however, the plan was not
70 bring II more than one indictment at this
tine. The change in plan may make It neces-
ssry 10 recall Fields
Yesterday was the first anniversary Of the sale
o. ne controlling interest in the Equitable TO
Thonas T. Ryan, and the placing OF Paul Nor
Ton al The head OF the society. II was an
nouneed al the offices yesterday that in the
month Of May death claims TO the amount of
sSolol had been paid IN the United States
ana sno Canada, which represented 227 -93 per cent
OF the premiums paid by the INSURE on the pol
icies 80