New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
JEROME MAY GET CASES
NEW ROCHELLE CHARGES.
Bribery. alleged Committed IN This
County Details of CHARGE.

1t developed yesterday that District Attorney
Jerome. and not District Attorney J. A Young
OF Westchester County, will probably be called
on to prosecute the charge made by d. A.
Reynolds president of the State Line Telephone
Company, and of the Great Eastern Telephone
Company that five of the New Rochelle alder
men attempted to exact $4,000 from him for a
franchise In that city.
The point has been raised that crime COM
mftted In ono county cannot be prosecuted In an
other unless a change of venue is obtained The
crime of which the New Rochelle aldermen are
accused is alleged to have been committed at
the Office Of the Great Eastern Telephone Com
pany, No. 30 Broadway and for this reason it
Is said that District Attorney Young will hand
the affldavits over to Mr.. Jerome within a day
or two and ask him to proceed before grand
jury drawn in New York County. A representa-
tive Of Mr.. Young called TO see District Attorney
Jerome yesterday, but what the outcome of the
conference was could not be learned.
When seen at his Office at White Plains. Dis
trict Attorney Young confirmed the report that
ahdavits accusing the five aldermen had been
fled with him
Besides the five men whose names have al
ready been given, Alderman Frederick Steele Is
mentioned In the affidavits. The only thing
tending to inplcate him is the declaration OF
Herman Kallenberg, who. as chairman of the
dayits to be doing business for the other mem
bers, that he had Steele in tow" and that his
vote could be had if needed. Mr.. Steele last
night denied that he had any relations whatever
with Kauenberg. that he had visited the
office Of the State Line Company. He said that
II hauenberg had made the statement to any
one that his vote could be purchased. he had ut
tered unmitigated lie.
District Attorney Young refuses to make affi-
davits public before they are presented TO a
grand Jury. You may say that 1 am investi-
eating the whole matter" said Mr.. Young, and
that the facts Will probably be submitted TO the
Westchester Grand jury Tuesday next pro-
vided it has jurisdiction"
1t was learned. however, that the affidavits OF
Mr.. Reynolds ImpIcate Kallenberg more than
any other member of the board. AS chairman
Of the Franchise Committee it is charged he
made frequent visits TO the Office of the State
Line Telephone Company. where he quoted
prices which he said We're demanded by the
other aldermen
1t has been learned also that there is nothing
In the testimony against Alderman c. Hobart
Morgan, except that on a visit to Mr.. Reynolds.s
ONCE he was asked II an arrangement made by
was all right" and is alleged to
have replied. Entirely so" Mr. Morgan said
that he visited the cOmpanys office at the re-
quest Of the Chief OF Police for the purpose of
Mr. Reynolds TO put a section In the
franchise giving the city free police telephone
boxes. and that he never received nor asked any
of any kind from the company
One Of the accused aldermen. Herman Kallen-
berg, was not in New Rochelle yesterday, but
the other four deny the accusations and say
they will fight back by civil suits against Mr.
Reynolds and the others concerned and also
that they Will prosecute crimtnally MI Reynolds
ano Others for what they aiIege to be criminal
conspiracy.
District Attorney Young says that when he
was talking with Miss Roesling. after the
charges had been filed. he asked her for the
original stenographic notes from which, it is
said, she made up the long hand reports Ac-
cording to Mr. Young, Miss Roesling said she
had burned the original; that it was her habit
TO DO 90 The District Attorney also said that
the accused aldermen would be allowed 10 tell
their side Of the story and that If they could
show that advances had been made to them by
Dir. Reynolds. he would be indicted for at
tempting to bribe them. II the aldermen and
Mr.. Reynolds had negotiated with a view Of
a money consideration being paid for a fran
chise then Mr.. Reynolds equally guilty with
them and must be punished with them.