The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
MAN ON JURY LIST.
ELBRIDGE, HOWEvER, NOT LiKE.
Nv TO CONSIDgR INSURANCE.
special Grand Jury to Ne sw ern Ia Monday
Jerome. Personally May Tackle New
York Life First Sand May he Ready
with Challenges. % IIe vas before.

jerome. Personally Way Tackle New
York Life First-Isand May he Ready
with Challenges, % lie was before.
District Attorney Jerome vent TO his
country home at Iakeville. Conn. yester-
day afternoon to get ready for the inves-
tigation Of the insurance cases which will
be taken up by a special Grand Jury ON
Monday. Mr.. Jerome was accompanied
by Assistant District Attorney Kresel,
who has been working on the insurance
evidence for several weeks. They took
with them a batch OF documents bearing
on insurance matters.
II could not be learned definitely yester-
day which Of the insurance companies will
be investigated first. Mr.. Jerome declined
TO cay anything about IL. II Is known that
Mr.. Jerome has personally gone over the
evidence bearing on the New York Lie
Insurance Company. Assistant District
Attorneys Mott and Kresel have devoted
much of their time to the Mutual Life.
1t is probable. from what could be learned
Yesterday, that the New York Life Will
be the first to be considered.
Another phase OF the Investigation that
is almost completed is that which concerns
the operations Of Andrew C. Fields. who was
the head of the purchasing and supply
agency Of the Mutual. Fields's lawyer Is
reported as having said that Fields is not
very we'll, but that he may be able to appear
before the Grand Jury about two weeks
after il convenes. 1t is also said that Fields
is ready to tell everything he did, including
what went on at the House OF Mirth' no
matter whom it involves.
D...~. tnn Inr1rnA haG raTniya6
the list Of fifty names from whichthe special
Grand Jury will be selected and sworn in by
Justice Scott in the Supreme Court. Criminal
Branch. Twenty-three men will be selected
to serve on the Grand Jury. The list in
cludes many bankers n insurance men.
One of the men Is George ID. Eldridge, vic
president of the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance Company. Eldridge was indicted
with the two Burnhams in connection with
the investigation of the Mutual Reserve and
there are five indictments against him. 10
is a certainty that Eldridge will be excused
before the jury is drawn. Here is the list OF
men from which the jury will be selected:
james NJ, Donald, ban ker; James F D.
Lanier. banker; Charles i Bers: a a1 !
goldsmith, silks Isaiah Joseph, clothing;
George Deforest Barton real estate; George
k kte' Williams inS%l rotired; John 7, tspre, pfTesi-
dent; Seth Z. Thomas, president; Robert Nay
John. G, KIatzl, real estate, FREDERICK W,
Wendt, merchant; Julius Frqnke, ap5chiteot'
Samuel "a ;,so,l JG Frapda1li ,E Te SIrs5, m Mi1l' Sant ~ w mIsd;
8. i.alor, real estate Isaac Strauss, corsets
George e penneI; yIcGecpreefsidSnt E snN ratar 6
M Mslis; 5 +. MsGde aaT fqTnis Il s@ R%1ah 81 M ' HEdss,,
jeweller; Thomas J, Hallowell. banker; Rob
banker; Edward 6 Bodpap grain; arthur
tate: John J Lapham, banker; Henry L joyce,
Transportation John 3; Finn; desks; Lu,ien
i Niles: broker; lohn H. w9!ke55' payer; Max
BBStSssTenir re %GsTG9sHi 1, ss s%nsrd.. p MGSIllRassF;
otto t. Silk, dry goods; Louis N; Morrison,
real estate: Frank Brainerd, merchant; Sam
Nicholas Terhune. secretary; Harry r. Morse.
merchant.
Mr.. Jerome will be present in court on
Monday, when the Grand Jury lie sworn in,
1t was said yesterday that there was a
possibility that each grand juror would be
challenged and examined before being ac-
cepted, This was done by William Rand, Jr,,
when the April Grand Jury wac sworn in,
Mr.. Rand appeared then for the Burnhams.
II he tries the same tactics on Monday he
will have to announce whom he appears
for. =,
Jury in most of the cases. Tho Grand jury
will hold afternoon sessions from 2 o'clock
on. They nave the same room where the
regular Grand Jury sits, as the sessions OF
the regular body end at l o'cioc every
dav.
The argument on the appeal from Justice
G~reenbaum's decision holding George W.
Perkins for larceny will come up before
the Appellate Division on Tuesday, Mr..
Jerome has his brief prepared, and IL is
expected that there will be an early decision
from the Appellate Division.