Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-27
But II is Reported That The Warrants
Are for George B. COFtelYOu, Cor
neliHS n. Bliss and George
". Perkins.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS SILENT
The Officials Probably Prose-
Cuted for Making Pollt-
iCal Contributions.
SOME 8UBPGNAS ISSUED IN BLANK
associated rTcss Dispatch BY special Wires

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Now York, March 2z.-Warrants for
the arrest of three prominent life insurance
officials were obtained 10y DistrictAttorney
Jerome today from Magistrate Moss Of
the Iomhs Court.
IL was said at the time the warrants
were issued that the men named in them
were In the Criminal Court 3 building
and that their attorneys at the same time
were I'm the Supreme Court arranging
for writs of haheas corpus in connection
with the proceeding
10 was reported In the Criminal Court q
building that the warrants asked for were
for the arrest Of Postmaster-Genoral
George b. Cortelyou chairman of tho
Republican National Committee, Cor
nclts A. Bliss. treasurer of that COM
mittoe. and George W Perkins. formerly
ce-president of the New York Lilo In
suranco Co.
After he had obtained tho warrants
| ID strict Attorney Jerome declined TO
say for whom they had been issued.
Ills action in asking for the warrants is
believed 10 bo an Outgrowth of the sharp
discussion between Judge OSullivan of
the Court of General Sessions and him-
self, last week, over the question whether
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be prosecuted for making contributions
to political parties. A few weeks ago
Mr. Jerome presented 20 the grand jury
certain evidence bearing upon such con-
tnbutions. which was brought out IN tho
legislative insurance investigation. Fol-
lowing this the grand jury presented to
Judge O'Sullivan a long series of hypo-
thetcal questions as TO whether under
certain circumstances the insurance Off
cials had committed larceny in making
political contributions. Several days
later Mr. Jerome informed the grand jury
that the officers were not guilty OF larceny
unless intent TO dciraud were shown and
b expressed the opinion that IL was NOT
shown In these cases. Last week, how
ever. Judge O'Sullivnn notified the grand
jury that it was for the jury 20 say whether
or not Intent To dclraud were shown hy
the insurance men and that If the jury
found out that IL were shown the Grim,
of larceny would have beon committed
When Judge O'Sullivan so charged thl
Jury, Mr. Jerome declared that the judge
: had misconccived the case and that /
4 his ruling were correct warrants should
D issue for Mossrs. Cortelyou, Bliss and Per
ldns Mr. Jerome offered to ask for The
70 warrants il Judge O'Sullivan would gram
/ them and hear the cases. Juuko Opul
! ivan declined 10 60 about the cases in thai
/ way and instructed the jury TO secure the
b evidence from the district attorney
office and investigate fearlessly tho ontir'
matter Of political contributions by in
|. surance officials. Tho foreman Of thl
I, grand jury made application at Mr.
4 Jerome's office yesterday for the evidence
Il but the assistant district attorneys dc
clinod to give it to him. Mr.. Jerome wa
. not then 40 his Office.
Y Assistant District Attorney kresscl
, accompanied by Yice-Pwsidont Darwil
(, p. Kingsley OF the New York Life lnsuI
q ance Co.. appeared before Magistrut
= Moss today and Mr.. Kingsley made
; deposition Several suhpWnas in blanl
/, were issued by the magistrate for a Johi
7 Doe proceeding. None Of the court off
l. cials concerned in the proceedings woul
. say what the proceedings were.