Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-15
MADE BY WILLIAM N. ANGRY.
Saws He win Ask Governor Hlg-
aims to Remove the Dis.
trict Attorney.
naclares He Has Used Power OF His
Office TO Protect Rather Than To
Punish Big Criminals.

NeN YORK. Feb. IA special to
,he Tribune from Albany ~ Y, says;
Charges, including subornation of
rerinry, bribery Of lawyers, miscon-
version OF millions Of dollars and the
enlistment Of DIST Atty. Jerome in a
conspiracy to whitewash the offenders
we're made against the Metropolitan
street Railway company and It's Of
aclals at herring before the assem-
hly committee on ways and means yes
tcrday
william ~ Amory Of New York,
formerly treasurer Of the Third avenue
surface railway. and who has been
6ghting the Metropolitan for several
wears made a yirulent attack on Dist.
Atty Jerome. Amory submitted figures
which he said proved that frauds
amounting to millions of dollars had
been perpetrated by the officers of the
Metropolitan system on its stockhold-
ers and the public The company, he
charged, bribed judges. juries and wilt
n,sscs Information OF this In many
cases and especially In one case where
he himself furnished the material, had
been sent TO the district attorney, said
Mr.. Amory but instead OF acting 70
convict the offenders he had entered
into q conspiracy to let them escape.
Because Of this, Mr. Amory declared
he Intended TO ask Coy. Higgins to
remove the district attorney
The Foelker resolution asking for
q legislative investigation of the street
railways Of New York City and par
icularly Of the recent merger OF trac-
ton Interests IN New York, brought
out these charges. A legislative In
lesigati0n, AmOry said, would force
Thomas +. Ryan and his associates to
"disgprge" $50 900 900 or 100000.
SIN the Metropolitan was so rotten
financially because OF its frauds that
not even combination with the imam
cially sound August Belmont road, al
most rs equal In moral iniquity, could
save the system long.
Saying that financial statements is
sued by the Metropolitan company and
IT, representatives. and filed with the
various state and city departments
were false anC misleading, Amory
went on.
Somebody made $4,000, 900 profits
- A"N' ~ 'A1NthukiiiS eNY'V'iVVV VI
the per cent notes OF the New York
city Railway company. owned by the
metropolitan Securities company"
In another instance In 1903. Mr..
Amory charges that President Vree-
land obtained sl1,OO0.O00 from the
stockholders of the Interurban TO pay
for the Third Avenue stock" which
mad been paid for years before. Proof
of tlIq tuhigb la, la
schiH, he said, enabled Mr.. Schiff to
force restitution OF $4,000 600 from
THOMAS +, Ryan In 1908. OF $4,000
wy collected at the same time for cleo
uliylng the road about 81, 900 900 was
added
I think | can furnish information
phuihg 10 show that on a certain oc-
oasph Ihomas r. Ryan put up $780,
wy OF stockholders' money as part
VI polltloal contributions needed for
Judge
~ the district attorney OF New
10TH We're as honest and fearless as
NV niliseH mas so often declared. IL
Moulu not be necessary for me to APP
pear os1ore this committee. II he
we're honest enough TO fulhll his cam
palsh pledges Of 1901, and follow the
NsHs OF wrongdolng and corruption
sVu tne Office Of the Metropolitan
S.lee. railway company---if he pos
tu lne courage to array against |
r,,nseu TIE most dangerous, the most |
e, ,nulcliVe and the most powerful In |
nueuces at work In the community
guVe ms own wOrds--the necessity |
% an investigation by the legislature |
We lne acts OF this band of heartless |
, ,ns would not exist today.
nW because the chief criminal |
m p.os has put a premium on
80 80 crimes because he has used the |
~ rVmer Oh mas Office to protect rather |
,an punish big criminals, and be-
@use 'he civll courts are Inadequate |
ror aapply the remedy, ! appeal to this
ri, ueclare that Jerome liz fully adj
, nasu Oh me guilt Of the Metropolitan
r@ 'u'eseIs | declare that he has I'm his
roS osgssloI legal evidence sufficient 10 |
cisr. mem OF grave crimes. | de-
ana lhat he told James w. Osborne |
,boi nF mat he was satisfied as TO |
sun ana that the evidence was
Jsrorno' 10 convict declare that |
consnI subsequently, entered into |
e,cap ptaVy To allow these criminals To |
on XXI, l declare that In furtherance
dalihara wa ne suppressed facts and |
men, ,iy issued an Official state
Ia hs, ~Dleh Is proved by the records
HNe Deem wilfully false"
itlon "I'loh was taken on the resom-
nv, wA9otner hearing will be held
kns tuesday at which William NJ. |
nsyn. recent Republican candidate Tor
,'a} vi and many other Nov $780,,