Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-27
MEN N HIGH. PLACE
NAY Be ARRESTED
Controversy Over Who Shall Be
Punished For Campaign Con-
tributions Gets Warm
coRTELyou, BLISS, PERKINS
District Attorney jerome Gets Out
= Number of Warrants, One Of
Which Is Said to Be for the Post.
master General-o's Wants
Insurance Mon Indicted.

master Generally Sullivan Wants
Insurance Mon Indicted.
& & New York, March 27--District At
torney Jerome today applied to Magis-
trate Moss for warrants against sew
eral persons in connection with the
X recent life insurance investigation. The
\ warrants were not issued, the magis-
trate taking ground that it would be
necessary first for the district attorney
to present evidence that a crime had
been committed. Jerome thereupon
agreed to present dispositions upon the
question to the magistrate later and
ii was reported this afternoon this
would be done tomorrow. When the
news that warrants had been asked for
became public, 1t was recalled the
names of Postmaster General Cortel-
you, Cornelius N. Bliss and George w.
Perkins, formerly had been mentioned
by Jerome before Judge O'Sulliyan in
connection with the warrants. Mag
istrate Moss, however, said no names
whatever were mentioned during his
conversation with the district attorney.
ASA result of Jerome's conversation
with the magistrate, subpoenaes IN
blank were issued and it was announc-
ed John Doe proceedings would be be-
gun at once in an effort to procure evil
dence upon which warrants might be
issued.
His action in asking for warrants
Is believed to be the outgrowth OF a
sharp discussion between Judge O'Sul-
livan Of; tie sourt of general sessions
and himself last week over the ques-
ton Of whether officers Of the insur-
ance companies would be prosecuted
for making contributions to political
parties. A few weeks ago Jerome pre-
sented, to the grand jury certain evil
! dence bearing upon such contributions,
which was brought out in the legisla-
tive insurance Investigation. Follow
ing this the grand jury presented to
Judge O'Sulliyan a long series of
hypothetical questions as to whether,
under certain circumstances, insurance
| officials had. committed larceny n
NAL king political contributions. Sever
al days later Jerome informed the jury
the officers were not guilty Of larceny
unless an intent to defraud were
shown, and expressed the opinion It
was not shown in these cases. Last
week, however, OiSullivan notified the
4 jury 1t was for the jury to say whether
or not intent to defraud were shown by
the insurance men and that II the jury
found out that it was shown. the
crime of larceny would have been
committed.
When OsSullivan.so charged the jury
Jerome declared the judge had mis-
construed the case and that IL his rul-
NJ was correct warrants should issue
( for Cortelyou, Bliss, and Perkins. Jer-
ONE offered to ask for the warrants if
O,Sullivan would grant them and hear
the cases. O'Sullivan declined to &C
about the case in that way and In
structed the jury later to secure evil
dence from the district attorneys Of
fee and investigate fearlessly the en-
tire matter of political contributions by
insurance officials. The foreman Of
the grand jury yesterday made appli-
cation at Jerome's office for the evil
dence, but the assistant district attor-
ney declined to give 1t to him. Jer
ONE was not then at his office. AS
4 sistant District Attorney Kresel ac-
companied by Vice President Darwin
p. Kingsley, of the New York Life In
surance Company, appeared before
Magistrate Moss today and Kingsley
made disposition. Several subpoenas,
in blank, were then issued by the mag
istrate for John Doe proceedings None
of the court officials concerned would
say what the proceedings were.
New York, March 27.-Up to 2:3O
no official statement as to the insur-
ance warrants could be obtained. 1t
was reported a decision had been
reached to make a test case of the case
against George w. Perkins The pro-
gram was said to be Perkins will ap-
pear in court tomorrow when a warrant
viii be served on him and the legal
points involved be passed on by the
court. If the case against Perkins holds,
others connected with the insurance
contributions to campaign funds will
be prosecuted.
Pattison Gaining Strength.
Columbus, O.. March 27-Governor
Pattison is better. and is continuing to
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