The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04
10 TRY HUMMEL FOR FELONY.
~ RORy tTIOV 30 PFRJT ~ CtSE
GOIS6 ON THE CtfINDtH
whIr Sptsai d veRfIna FROM 'sasiett""
~ Conspiracy IN he t'adassNsVse
IH, sVee aasi Marriage Ease fsand
win Pvssahay ,ppess far Prosecution

District attorney Jerome has made M
hi- mind to nv Ata Hmnniel asain-this
tins 10 tho indictments charging him with
authorization ~ perjury ir connection with
tho Dodge NOrs marriage and diyofn"
tangle. Hummsl was convicted 81 con-
spiracy and was ~sntsncsd 10 u year In the
Denitsutiary and 20 ray n fine ~ tSD-the
maximum penalty hut he has lrpn ont
on bail and hS case In now on appeal. ITO
was bsh'nd PRISON bars In tbs TUmbs Tor
about five hours
There are two indictments against Hum
mel for authorization Of perjury. He u
charged with having procured Charles y
Dodge TO swear tn an affidavit that he had
never been served with a m n
complaint in the suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Clemence Dodge, who afterward
married Charles ". Morse. The other
indictment charges Hunmcl with having
procured Dodge to swear falsely at the
hearing in the Dodge divorce proceedings
before Referee Ernest Hall.
Hummel will he called before Justice
Scott in the Supreme Court. CTiminsl
Branch, on next Monday. when a date will
he fixed for his trial IL has practically
been decided that William Rand, Jr.. will be
called in by MIR. Jerome to prosecute Hum
mel. Mr.. Rand WAS Mr.. Jerome's chief of
stan and had charge Of the entire Dodge
Morse investigation. including prOsecut-
ing Humme on the conspiracy charge.
OF course, Charles r. Dodge. ex-Pullman
car porter and hotel manager, will be the
principal witness against Hummel. 1t is
quite probable, however, that Capt. James
NlArAA aud Mr. hAlun- Mora pNaOIa- ypi1l
also be called. 1t il understood that they
nave told Mr.. Jerome that they would
always be ready az witnesses if needed.
Charles W. Morse is said TO feel the same
way.
AZ Hummel's trial for conspiracy Capt, jim
Morse swore that in all he paid Hummel over
SIS 900. That was after the s,it was begun
TO have the Dodge divorce set aside, Dodge
testified that he got five 81 goo bills from
Hummel after he had made an affidavit that
he had never authorized Law YER Mortimer
A.. Ruger, who died before the iummel
trial, to appear for him and had never been
served with a and complaint.
AfterHummel's conviction Of conspiracy he
was released in $4,000 hail by Justice John
Woodward, who was sitting in Brooklyn.
This was on m application for an order
to show cause why n certificate OF reason
able doubt should not be granted, Mr..
jerome contended that Justice Woodward
had no right to admit Hummel to bail INC
made u test case by rearresting Hummel,
but the Appellate Division in Brooklyn
decided last week that Justice Woodward
was within his rights.
After Hummcl's conviction Mr.. Jerome
said that IL Hummel persisted in fighting
to keep out Of inil for misaemeanor he would
be tried for perjury, There has been no
argument yet on the appeal from Hummel's
conviction, John r. Stanchfsld, who was
associated with DE Lancry NicOll ~ counsel
for Hummel, had a talk with MIR. Jerome
yesterday. II is supposed that II was In
reference to the Hummcl case, although
they both rf,,sed to say anything abUIt Il.
There are other untricd indictments
growing out Of the Dodgc-Morse In 'estiga-
ton, Ex-Justioe Edgar l., FurSman, Ben
jamin Steinhardt and James A. BraoSon
were also indicted, So waA Dodge, but ~
he became II witness for tho prosecution he
will not bo tried.