The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-04

Has BEEN ARRESTED

SOSk Lie kUSgS GASC %VAHSA3
to the Republican Cam.
paigu Committee.
Oa q charge that his connection
With a contribution Of s43. 1865 from
the funds OF the Nav York Life La
suraDce company to Cornelius n. Bliss
treasurer OF the Republican nationa
committee, in the campaign OF 1924,
constituted grand larceny in the first
degree, George ". Perkins, a me- emoe:
OF the firm ct J. P. Morgan s. Co., and
until recently Erst vie president OF
the New York Life Insurance compa-
NJ, was ares: Led in New York On
Wednesday OF last week on warrant
issued by City Magistrate Moss. When
3 detective went to serve the warrant
upon Mr.. P>rksns he found that
writ o: hsbeas corpus had already
been obtained from Justice Green
baum OF the State supreme court, and
the matter was m aediately taken
out Of the magistrates hands: Mr.
Perkins appeared before Justice
Greenbaun and st the request OF his
counsel, the hearing in the csse was
Adjourned until Friday. Nj. Perkins
wss pa1clsd in the custody OF his per
sonal attorney Lewis a Delafeld.
The warran. lof Mr. Perkins arrest
IS applied for TUESDAY by District
.tto,n,y jerome. Magistrate Moss
sould no6 set, however, until sfti "a
Wits were fled in the case. These were
presented to him Wednesday. They
were signed by Dsrwin A. Kingsley,
vice president OF the New York Lie,
Edmund D. Randolph, treasurer OF
the company, and by Thomas A.
Buckner, also vice president. MI
Perkins counsel admitted to Jostlcs
Greenbaun that Mr.. P P:rkins had ad.
vanced the sum named 10 Mr.. Bliss
upon the request OF the lac John A
NcCan, president Of the New York
Life. He was afterwards reimbursed
through The action Of the conpany's
finance committee. i was contenoeo
that Mr.. Mccall hsc executive au
thority to order the payment and that
ttany crime vas committed IL was
participated in By every member OF
the finance committee present when
the matter was scted upon.
Despite the action OF Mr. jerome 10
applying fox a warrant fJr Mr.. Per
kins and t..us taking the ns5ter to
the higher courts OF the State, Judg
O'Sulliyan, in the court OF speeia!
sessions Wednesday, again addressed
the grand jury which is considering
lie insurance matters and instructed
them that it was their duty to con'
tinue the Investigation to The end.
BE told the grand jurors that 1t was
their right to demand that the dis
t-ict attorney subpoena witnesses 70
be examined before them In any ma
ter they may have under considera-
tion.
Robert A Grsoniss and WalSsr 3
Gillette. as vice president and tru<-
tees. and E bridge T. Gerry, ss SFus
tee Of the Mutual Life Insurance com
usny. Wednesday rendered their res
ienations at q meeting OF the ooarc
Of trustees. They we're accepted.
The sdiSayits upon which Magis'
trate Moss acted in issuing the war
ract for Mr.. Perkins arrests were
forwarded to the supreme court Wed
nesday night on writ CT certio5an.
THE statement sworn to by Vice Pres
tdent Kingsley gives some OF the zoe
tails Of the meeting Of the New YORK
Life finance committee in Decsmber,
1904. when President Mccall appeared
snd stated that Nj. Perkins had ac-
yanced certain large sums OF money to
Cornelius n. Bliss, treasurer OF the
Republican national committee, pur-
susnt to Mr.. McCsll'S agreement 70
contribute $50, 900 for uss in tie pres
idsntial campaign OF 1904.
District Attorney Jerome Weones-
dsy made public correspondence be-
tween himself and Mr.. Perkins which
showed that upon the district sStor.
news reqnest for information aao
without promise OF any immunity
whatsoever, Mr. Perkins had supplied
Mr., Jerome with all the facts connect
ed with the 1904 campaign consribu
ticns. In concluding his letter on the
subject Mr.. Perkins wrote:
''When I made the advances men-
toned, and when I was reimbursed
therefor, it never occurred to me that
there could be any question as to the
propliety Of such expenditures, (which
believed to be Tor the benefit OF tie
company"
when the matter vas presented ec
Justice Greenbaum for argument, Mr.
Dela6eld, Mr.. Perkins counsel, in bis
statement said:
''In the summer Of 1904, Mr.. Cor
nalius n. Bliss, who was the treasure!
OF tae Republican national committee
called upon Mr. Perkins at the CITES
of P. NJ Jrgan & Co., OF which M
perkins was : member, and informed
him that Mr.. John a. Mccall, thu
late president OF the New York Life
insurance company, had promised tina
that company would contribute TO to
rational campaign fund the sum o
$40 600 or as much Of that sum a
Mr. Bliss might find necessary.
Mr.. Perkins confirmed this staSe
ment and said be had asked MI. Bis
to call, and that be was prepared
noske a payment OF $50, 900 to tb
campaign fund. Afterwards, by SUI
c.ssiye payments; s48, 500 was pal
hv Mr.. Perkins from his own II
eo,,rces to Mr.. Bliss Tor the campaig
fund.