The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-07
EXPOSES LEGISLATORS
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w., ar,hrr,lcI the payments, was the
r.-r .rero-t,ng disclosure yesterday. " Ia
Known that District Attorney Jerome has
In hf- possession evidence 10 show that
C.,a-r. -. legislators and state super
lr,ar fonts " insurance ali over The country
- money from the Mutual corroborated
hy tho testimony Of Lawrence and Rogers
at 'hc money that was paid to Fields for
lcf .ID. 70 and other purposes through the
Lawrence company. the testimony Of Fields
IL expected 10 cause n sensation.
The Grand Jury has not heard the whole
Of Fields story. He was only before the
Grand Jury for a brief session. and in that
time he could not have old all the details
Of his operations as a Legislative agent
|, was pointed out yesterday that there
Is a very good reason why it would
have been unwise for Fields 10 tell the
whole story when he Is to be a witness.
Should any official of the Mutual who is
indicted have applied for and got leave
to inspect the minutes Of the Grand Jury
then Fields's whole story would have been
known. When he tells it on the stand the
defendant will be in the dark and unpre-
pared.
There was some surprise hat District
Attorney Jerome has promised immunity
to so many persons involved in the affairs
ofthe Mutual. It was explained, however,
that without their testimony 1t would be
impossible to convict any of the officials
Of the company. Furthermore. II they
were indicted their testimony would not
be 10 valuable as if they testified without
any charge against them.
Fields, of course, is conversant with every
move in the legislative business Of the
Mutual. He also knew all about the now
notorious supply department of the Mutual.
His testimony as to the relation between
the Lawrence company and the Mutual
can he amply corroborated by both Ly-
sander W. Lawrence and Rogers. Also
they can tell about padded bills and bills
that were just bogus,
Norris was familiar with at least what
Fields did in the supply department. Par
sons, who was a bookkeeper for Lawrence,
has been mentioned as the head Of an adj
vertising novelties company that never ex-
listed. but to which the Mutual paid money.
McKibbin has testified that money was paid
nv the Mutual on forged billheads Of his
company. of which he knew nothing, for
STUFF that was never ordered or delivered by
him.
All that remains fof the Grand Jury to do
is to put the finishing touches on its work
and file indictments. AS a matter OF fact,
preparations were made yesterday for the
drawing of the Indictments. Mr.. jerome,
Mr.. Kresel and Assistant Dis strict Attorney
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indictments in the District Attorneys
office, had a long conference, at which the
evidence taken by the Grand Jury was gone
over. The drawing Of the indictments will
be left in Mr.. Perkins's hands.
1t Is known that this Grand Jury will file
several indictments, but it is understood
that they will all be directed against one
man-an official high up in the former
management of the Mutual. The principal
indictment will be for forgery and there will
Ne other indictments. Some other Grand
Jury, it waS said, will be asked to ndict
other officials of the Mutual, and the same
evidence that has been submitted to this
Grand Jury will be resubmitted. Tn other
men who are to be indicted, however. will
probably not be called as witnesses.
Robert ELEPHANT, who was the chat rman
Of the expenditures committee Of the Mu-
tual, vii! not be charged with any crime.
1t was the expenditures committee that
passed the quarterly vouchers for s25 ,ooo
that went into the yellow dog" fund, 1t
was learned yesterday that before Mr.. Oily
plant accepted the craftsmanship Of this
committee he was careful enough to pro-
tect himself from being held responsible
for lust the things that were done after
he became chairman.
Mr.. ELEPHANT told Richard A. McCurdy. !
then president of the Mutual, that 1t would
be impossible for him, spending about an
hour a week, to certify that bills and
vouchers that would come to the committee
were proper. Mr.. McCurdy agreed with
him, saving that it would be too much to
expect from any man; 30, at the suggestion
OF Mr.. Olyphant, Mr.. McCurdy issued an
order. This order in effect was that before
any bills and vouchers we're submitted
to the expenditures committee they would
have to be o KID by an executive officer
Of the company. Thereupon Mr.. McCurdy
desi DR.. Walter r. Gillette and Robert
A, Granniss as the executive officers who
would have supervision Of this work, 1t