Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-24
JEROME NOW
is AROUSED.
Wanted Judge TO Define Cam.
paign Contributions -COrteI-
YOU and Bliss.

NEW 1OfCN, March -. men
Judge O'Sullivan in general sessions
fatty refused to charge the grand jury
in point of fact as to whether the crime
of grand larceny had been committed
by the officers of the insurance compa-
MES in paying contributions to the
campaign fund. but held that it was
the grand jury's duty to determine
from the facts whether such Il crime
had been committed or not, District
Attorney Jerome attacked the ruling
of the court and entered into Il con
troversy with Judge O'Sullivan which
brought III sensational developments
in regard to his own Investigation of
insurance matters.
From your honor's charge" Mr.. Je-
rome said, Il deem that the grand Jury
has not received the information. What
the grand jury wants TO know is wheth-
or the insurance officials committed
grand larceny in donating political CON
tributionS without having that feloni-
Gus intent which is a supposed essen
tial of all crimes.
The district attorney, as legal adj
wiser. and the grand jury are perfectly
able to 90 ahead with ordinary cases
of larceny. but what we want to know
is whether political campaign cOntri-
buttons under the circumstances given
by the insurance officers constitute the
crime of larceny. The decision of the
grand jury in this matter is all impor-
tant and will affect interests and emf
nent men in this community.
Il appeal TO our honor to sit as a
magistrate and let me present TO You
dispositions upon which your warrant
may follow for the arrest of George b.
Cortelyou and Cornelius n. Bliss. for
mer treasurer of the Republican cam
paign committee, Oh charges of receiv-
ing stolen goods.
IF your contention that Il crime may
have been committed on the stated
facts which have been presented to the
grand jury holds it also makes George
W. Perkins, partner of J.. pierpont
Morgan. a felon, who testified at the
insurance inquiry that he paid $4,000
to Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyou.
"lf you back up your Judgment by Il
warrant the question will be detcrmin-
ed by a court of final resort. the most
eminent lawyers both civil and Grim
inal will be retained by both sides. and
for the people l will retain that emf
nent iurist, Alton B. Parker
Mr.. Jerome then asked Judge O'Sul-
Ivan if he would entertain his deposi-
ton. Judge O'Sullivan refused to do
so. Judge O'Sullivan in refusing TO sit
as Il magistrate said that he couldn't
understand why this great commotion
had been raised at this time.
ut has been your practice. Mr.. Je-
rome, to take matters from the magis-
trates TO the grand jury, Why take
this matter from the grand jury 10 the
magistrate?' asked Judge O'Sullivau.
Mr.. Jerome flushed, and, rising, he
said he would like to answer that
question.
IF this grand jury takes your adj
vice rather than mine it will indict
these people" he said.
This is Il case of such paramount
importance that the question involved
can be decided none too soon. There
is not a financial institution in this
city whose officers could not be ad-
Judged felonS in ease the grand jury
should find an indictment in this mat
ter"
The district attorney spoke at the
dinner of the Delta Epsilon club last
night and scathingly attacked those
who have criticised him for inaction in
insurance prosecutions, In defending
his course he referred to eX-Judgc Al
ton b. Parker as "a man, | believe.
who ran for president once"
BY the serving of the complaint in Il
suit brought by the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company against Richard a. Me
Curdy. its former president. it was
learned that the company seeks to re
cover from him $3.37O,341.6G. which. it
is alleged, the former president paid
out wastefully and without reason for
various objects, including $4,000 for
campaign purposes. Startling facts
hitherto never formally set forth are
brought to light in the complaint. The
summons in the suit was served IN
Mr.. McCurdy before he left for Eu-
rope. but no inkling Of its nature came
out.