The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-29
ARREST and PAROLE PERKINS



could refuse to give testimony, and thus all
doors would be closed; but Mr.. Perkins
stated to his counsel that everything he had
lone had been one openly and honestly
and in the full light Of day, and at the re-
a full statement of the whole matter, and
has urged his associates 10 supply Mr..
jerome with all the testimony he needs.
We have turned over to the District At
torney all our books and papers, and other
evidence which could not have been OBJ
tanned, even by force of law, has been vol
unfairly furnished,
al ask that my time to traverse or demur
to the return TO the writ be extended to
Saturday morning, and it being evident
intent, l ask that Mr.. Perkins be paroled
in my custody. / pledge my word as an
officer of the court hat he will respond to
any order made by the Court.
Justice Greenbaum asked Mr.. jerome if
this was satisfactory, and on receiving the
District Attorneys consent, he inquired If
Friday afternoon would not be more suit
able, to which Mr.. Delafleld agreed. The
time Of the hearing was set for 2;30 on
Friday.
AS Mr.. Perkins and his counsel left the
court house they were followed by a curious
throng, from out of which dashed about
a dozen photographers whose ~snapshotting
work was so vigorous that the party sought
refuge in the Stewart Building.
Later in the day the papers on which
Justice Greenbaum. They consisted of
an affidavit by Darwin F. Kingsley, vice
president of the New York Life, and another
by Edmund d. Randolph, treasurer. They
embodied practically what Mr.. Delafield
said in his address to the Court. Mr.. Ran.
dolph incorporated in his affidavit copies Of
the check which Mr.. Perkins received
on December 30, 1904, for S4S, 702 so, land
Of the ledger entries referring TO the check.
Mr.. Randolph n Mr.. Kingsley add that
the finance committee did not deal with
the matter in its official capacity n that,
therefore, no entry or minute was made Of
the transaction.
Mr.. Randolph said in his affidavit that the
power Of the president to make such dis
b~ursements had never been challenged.
nor was 1t the custom to show for h
such disbursements were made.
Appended to the ~affidavits Is a letter
from Mr.. Jerome to Mr.. Perkins asking, in
his official capacity, for a full statement
Of all the facts relating to the SIS, TOP check,
and MI. perkins,s reply, which Is sub
ment, with the addition of a waiver by
Perkins, of any right, privilege or immunity
he might be entitled to in consequence
Of furnishing the information.
Il derived no personal dvantage OF
kins's letter concludes, 'and certainly /
had no intent other than to serve the inter-
ests of the company
The members Of the finance committee
in December, 1904. were Alexander E.; Orr,
Langdon, Edmund D. Randolph, George
A. Morrison and George W. Perkins. Oar
win F.. Kingsley was the committees secre-
tary.
Mccall the most int resting thing about
aatarIou'o nrnOaaIiDO G wpa the GtatanaDf
by Mr.. Perkins, counsel that the $4,000
campaign contribution was passed on by
this committee. That has been the con
tention of Mr.. McCall's friends ever since
the trustees Of the New York Life allowed
Mr.. Mccall to shoulder the entire respons =
bility IN the Armstrong committee pro-
ceedings, they themselves authorized not
only the 1904 contributions, but also the
contributions mad in 1900 and 1s96. An
drew Hamilton has declared that not one
penny of the New York Lies money was
paid out by Mr.. Mccall for political purposes
without the approval OF trustees. The
statemsnt by Mr.. Perkins's lawyer yester-
day is the first authoritative acknowledge
ment made that the finance committee
that before many days the fact that trustees
knew Of the other contributions also will
be set forth authoritatively.
1t is not likely that the company will
nave 10 DTlnR any civil sultS 10 recover tnt
$3.50, 800 which was paid out to the Republi-
can national committee in the last three
campaigns. Steps have already been taken
by some OF the trustees who passed on the
contributions looking toward a restoration
Of the amount. 1t is expected that the
statement of Mr.. Perkins's lawyer yester-
day will hasten the paying back OF the
money.
GRAND URY IN A STATE OF PUZZLE.
When the Grand Jury reported to Judge
O'Sullivan in General Sessions yesterday
Van V~alkenburgh said to the
Court:
Il am instructed by the Grand Jury to
ask you the following questions: On
Monday, the 10Th of thism month, your Honor
instructed the Grand Jury that it was their
duty to ask for evidence in a case which
your Honor did not specify. Not having
received any further information. the
Grand Jury now respectfully inquiries:
First, what was the case referred to? Sec
ond, since your Honor instructed the Grand
Jury, ave any circumstances occurred
which dispose you TO make any change
in our Instructions
"The case referred o." said Judge
O'Sullivan. who seemed to be a little sur
prised, was the one indicated by the ques-
ton which you yourselves handed up.
The Court pointed out no particular case.
The matters referred to were simply in
answer to a question asked by yourselves,
concerning which the Court gave its reply.
1t has no different answer to make to-day.
There is no specific case before you that the
Court knows anything about. You inquired
concerning political contributions, and
you said in that inquiry that you we're in
formed by the District Attorney that there
was evidence available, beyond a reasonable
doubt, to prove hat the officers Of corpora
tions had taken the property OF such COR