New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
-VTI1CW DOG" Up AGAIN
GILLETTE HAD CCSIoDf =.
limited II Before Grand Jnry.
pcriury Case Brings Dat.

-. .,,,t of the Mutual Life Insurance
..~,.s .v=l.ow dog fund had oeeh Aep' :"
t''''ro ce l9r Waiter Z. Gillette former Nlc'-
80 - = Tho company. was brought out before
-. Green oaun, in the Criminal branch OF the
- Cont yesterday. when eN-Juoge i1dtcH'
eti- .-,,.,,a's counsel. WAS trying 10 have an
{" " ""...,c-t for reriury against DIR. Gillette ais
-, TIE account in Or. Gillette 5 name IL
u u sis,losod had bccn kept IN the bank al boohs
W" .,,,re Andy" Fields also had an account.
f,s,I for Dr. Gillette and for Robert a. Gran
= ar1tfer former Mutual Life Official have de-
hRs :. ave indictments for forgery. Argument
-, 5en,,lrrers were put over for a week by
- % Grsenhaum yesterday. on account Of the
-, 10 dismiss the perjury indictment against
=, Gillette il is understood that II is the plan OF
- for the former Mutual Life officials 10 take
- decision on the perjury indictment 10 the Court
- arr.als before moving 10 dismiss the forgery
=, ~ s.-+r1srts Justice Greenbaum reserved his de-
-, after tie argument yesterday.
.. r,5re Hatch conIended that DR. Gillette had
a., irsrred f0r telling the truth before the special
- i,,r,- i'm the Mutual Life investigation, and he
% extracts from Dr. Gillcttes testimony when
- examination by District Attorney Jerome.
srbsse extracts showed that Dr. Gillette had testi-
g. thar he had personal account in the Dobbs
r., Bank as trustee, his examination continu-
ing.
o-Trustee for what? A-For myself
80 Al a1u not deSrous Of returning il.
C-TIave you conferred with any one about re-
turning il - Tie company A-MGli, now am
torry you have got tAat account; That is sum
a money have wanted 10 get back to the com
pany for long Time ana DID net Know now 10
N n I have advised with counsel. and he saw
no way ] aln glad you brought II ouI, Tor l can
row return thar money that belongs 10 the com
p2ny. IL had been my personal account, but II was
.,sed for the same purposes as other money was
used NJ. Ncc-rdy knew about IL and contributed
Go...-was 4, used for confidential purposes? A
'SG-Your statement and those Of other witnesses
r~eseut condition of things that could not have
existed without the knowledge Of yourself Gran
Mss and Meturdy Nug have testified 10 indoIslng
rs hieh as 5000. Atfer making the fISt State-
,r4rf fhar had mo- Mutual money in the Dobbs
Eerfy aaA. S2 iH an6 te et'iif Ibis ex
rraordiu1rv story. admitting that S5elo belonged TO
Ssali~c f.#rrr ar honestly with the grand jury.
You seem 20 have distinctly told the grand jury a
tu-ther explanation. it is vour own concern. A
VEL iu51s T have talked about these things on
Odd y6ur counsel advise YOU 10 commit per-
.uTy2 A-Nsit was advised IN a way not 70
can
suhseaueut'v. whom recalled and interrogated by
Nj Jerome. nr. Gillette said he had been badly
advised adding. If ] could explain the matter in
fuy other way ] would. hut ! have told you all
know"
Ez-Jrdae Hatch said il was public policy 10 an
6sce witness before the grand 5ury to tell the
trgtl. and taking an Of DR.. Giuette's testimony
ilto account 1T must be admitted that lie had told
ihe truth" Therefore his testimony could not he
used 10 sustain au Indictment Tor perjury against
hin, he held. I'm addition. counsel said. Dr.. Cll-
lse had been BETRAYED into testifVlng agains him
self under ooup-Si0n and therefore his testimony
could rlr be- used galnst him
IN rerr~ lr Jerome said that Dr GiIIette's rights
lad nor been invaded when he was called Wit
ness in tie trsastic ication, but the witness had at
tempted 20 festitv that the account IN the Dobbs
Ferry Bank had nothing 70 do with the Mutual
Life Then. finding that he had been betrayed. the
Nitness ei-lrr through fear penitenCe. had
changed his testimony and had told the truth