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

NeV York. Feb. ia special to
ne Tribune from Albany. n. Y, says
charges, including subornation of
reriury bribery of lawyers, miscon-
version Of millions of dollars and the
enlistment OF Dist Atty. jerome in a
consnjracy to whitewash the offenders
we're made against the Metropolitan
Street Railway company and It's Of
aclals at a hearing before the assem-
rly committee on ways and means yes
tcrdsy
William y. Amory OF New York
formerly treasurer Of the Third avenue
surface railway, and who has been
6ghting the Metropolitan for several
wars. made Il yirulent attack on Dist
itty Jerome. Amory submitted figures
which he said proved that frauds
amounting to millions OF dollars had
beep perpetrated by the officers of the
METROPOLITAN system on It's stockhold-
ers and the public. The company, he
charged, brbed judges, juries and wilt
rssses 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 to
convict the offenders, he had entered
into a conspiracy 20 let them escape,
Because Of this, Mr.. Amory declared
he Intended so ask Gov, Higgins to
remove the district attorney.
The Foelker resolution asking for
legislative investigation of the street
railways Of New York City and par
tlcularly OF the recent merger OF trac-
ton interests IN New York, brought
ont these charges. A legislative in
vestigation, Amory said, would force
Thomas +. Ryan and his associates to
"disgorge" $50, 100000 or si0,000,000.
sun the Metropolitan was so rotten
financially because OF It's frauds that
not even a combination with the imam
cally sound August Belmont road, al
most ts equal In moral iniquity. could
save the system long,
Saying that financial statements is
sued by the Metropolitan company and
rs representatives. and filed with the
various state and city departments
we're false and misleading, Amory
went on.
Somebody made $4,000, 600 profits
In 1903 in dscounting s6,060,000 OF
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 sil,000,000 from the
stockholders OF the Interurban TO pay
for the Third Avenue stock" which
mad been paid for years before. Proof
OF this, which he laid before Jacob "A.
sehin, he said. enabled Mr.. Schiff to
lofce restitution OF 100000 from
Thomas f. Ryan in 1903, or $4,000
Vp0 collected at the same time for cleo
uliying the road about $4,000. goo was
spent for that purpose. he said. He
added
u think | can furnish information
lehdlng to show that on certain oc-
casion Thomas +. Ryan put up sl0,-
WV OF stockholders money as part
OF political contributions needed for
hr nomination OF a supreme court
Judge
II the district attorney of New
lurk We're as honest and fearless as
nv himself has so often declared. 1t
"ou'u not De necessary for me to APP
pear oGQre this committee. II he
were honest enough to fulfill his cam
palsh pledges OF 1901, and follow the
Hals OF Nrongdong and corruption
a.~ tne office OF the Metropolitan
Nueet railway company--if he pos
SssG me courage to array against
n ,l The most dangerous, the most
ee,lulc'lVe and the most powerful in
nuetlees at work In the community
uV'e MS own Words-the necessity
g an investigation by the legislature
vi me acts OF this band of heartless
".nllhals would not exist today.
but because the chief criminal
prosecutor has put premium ON
slea' crimes because he has used the
pDNer Of his Office 10 protect rather
ulan punish big criminals. and be-
.ause the civil courts are Inadequate
committee 'p0" w ''i'
! declare that Jerome is fully adj
aNed OF the guilt OF the Netrono,i,an
managers. declare that he has in his
possesslon legal evidence sufficient 10
Sgn,iet them Of grave crimes. de-
o.aie That he told James ~ oshorna
.s,l me that he was satisfied as IN
mao,ssull and that the evidence was
Jerora 10 convict | declare that |
consn ,e subsequently entered into a
escap,Iaey To allow these criminals to
of thI, ! declare that in furthersnce
dsliS ,s end he suppressed facts and
lner, , attiy issued an official state
10 w., "hlch Is proved by the records
M A'e heeu wilfully false"
'ton ",'ion was taken on the resou- |
nsr, wAa19other hearing viii be held |
TyIn. Wednesday at which William NJ
msyor recent Republican candidate for