The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-28
larceny OR JUST
BREACH OF TRUST.
District Attorney Jerome Asks for
Warrants for Insurance Officials
Who Gave Campaign Funds.

New York, March 27.-District Attorney
Jerome today appeared before Magistrate
Moss in the TOmb5 police court and ap-
piled for warrants to be used in testing
the legality of the contribution of ins,Ir-
ance company funds to political cam
paign committees. The name of no per
son was mentioned at the time. After
listening to Mr.. Jerome. Magistrate Moss
said that before he would issue any war
rants in the matter evidence would have
to be presented that a crime had been
committed. To thus establish evidence.
Mr. jerome asked for the issuance of 4
number of subpOenas in blank to be used
in John Doe" proceedings before the
magistrate. Late in the day these sub
poenas were issued. 1t was said at the
district attorneys office that every effort
will be made to get the proceedings under
way tomorrow. All the evidence at the
disposal of the district attorney, it was
stated. will be presented to the court and
then IT VIII remain with the magistrate
as TO whether or not warrants snail be
ISSUED.
Carrying Out His Plan.
In taking this action today Mr.. Jerome
IS carrying out the policy ne announced
before Justice OSullIVan in the court OF
special sessions last Friday when he de-
Tended the opinion he had previously rem
dered, that there had been no crime com
mitted in connection with the campaign
contributions. Justice O'SuIlivan ruled
however, that if II should be shown there
was an intent TO defraud the rightfuI
owners of the property, it was for the
grand jury TO say whether or not the case
was one of larceny. He so instructed the
grand jury. and urged the grand Jurors
tearleSsly to investigate the matter and
not to seek shelter in the face of an I'M
pleasant duty.
Involves corteIyou.
Mr.. Jerome asked Justice O7SulIivan if
he would not, sitting as a magistrate is
sue a warrant for the arrest of George
W. Perkins, former vice president of the
New York Life Insurance company, IN
order that a writ of hdbeaS corpus might
be obtained and the mater taken at once
to the highest court. Mr.. Jerome also
suggested that if contributing to cam
paiSn contributions by officers of insur-
ance companies constituted larceny the
matter involved Chairman George 81 Cor
teryOu and Treasurer Cornelius N Bliss
of the Republican national campaign COM
mittee, in the matter of receiving stolen
goods.
Justice OSdllivan declined to act i'm the
case, saying there were plenty of magis-
teTIal courts before whom the matter
could be placed and the warrants secured
Perkins Will Appear.
blank subpoenas requested by District
Attorney Jerome today. he examined Oar
win p. Kingsley. vice president of the New
York Life, who appeared before him. Ed
mund ID. Randolph, treasurer, and sew
eral employees of the New York Life were
examined in the district attorneys office
this afternoon. II was said tonight that
Mr.. Perkins has agreed to appear at the
proceedings tomorrow.
Magistrate Moss said concerning he
matter.
Mr. Jerome came to me and asked for
warrant or warrants for several per
sons and I told him very frankly that if
4 crime had been committed he would
have to tell me about it. I told him i'm
my judgment that could be best done by
and he agreed to submit them
20 me. The names of No person or per-
sons were mentioned at the time
It was learned today that the grand jury
las not asked District Attorney Jerome
-or any more evidence n the INSURANCE,
;ases beyond what he lad already fur
1ished the jury several days ago.