The evening world., 1907-12-16
Dismissal of All Indictments
For Forgery likely TO
Be Made.
JEROME WANTS DELAY.
Counsel for Indicted Persons
Argues for immediate
Action.

All indictments charging forgery in
the third Sdegfee ngnIn.. George w.
Perkins and Charles 8. Fnirchild. of tho
New York Life Insurance Company.
and Robe-. A. Grannis. OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. will be dis
missed by Justice Dowllng In the
Criminal Branch OF the Supreme cuur,.
!: the higher courts uphold his action
in dismissing tho forgery Indictments
against John II, HeScman.
This decision was reached to-day.
after lengthy arguments by District At
torney Jerome aad Lewis A. Delaaeid.
counsel for Mr.-perkins and his former
assaciste in the New York Life. FAIR
child,
Mr. Jerome said that he would no.
consent to the Dismissal OF the irdict.
msnu against Perkins. Fairchiid and
Grannis until the higher courts had nm
opportunity TO pass on the CouSss dc.
cision In the HeEeman forgery !nd.c,-
ments
In order TO get this Hcgeman dec,s-
lon before the Appellate Division and
the Court of Appeals" said the Dig
|trict-Attorney. II will have to ask the
Courts consent to make a new charge
OF forgery agains. Mr. Hegeman and
have him rearrested. Under the law /.
is Impossible for me 70 appeal from
your decision diminishing the !na.c.-
ments. but as there arc more .na,c,
ments for perjury against Mr.. Hrge-
man. II will be possible for me 10 take
this action
Jerome Talks for Delay.
Then. when the arrest Is made. a
charge OF forgery will be made in the
police court. covering the same state OF
facts embraced iB. the indictments you
di.snissc.. or course. as soon ms this
charge is laid. counsel for the Metro
politan Lie president Will sue out a
writ OF habeas corpus, and in this way
the matter viii be brought into the Su-
preme Court, SO that ii ca.i De taken UP
on appeal.
When II is finally decided that your
decision Is just In tho case OF the HeSe-
man indictments. think It Will be
time enough to dismiss the indictments
against Mr.. Perkins and Others
Mr.. Delaheld objected kotly. He
wanted the indictments against his
client thrown out Immediately. He
said:
Why the "stlgma7"
THE District-A,,orney admitted TO me
this morning there weve elements In The
Heseman case that were not present In
the case of my client. Your duty. un-
| quesuonably, Your Honor, Is to dismiss
the indictments. Why shaald We te
| compelled to suffer the stigma OF these
| indictL. snts7
The constitution imposes on Your
Honor tho duty and burden OF deciding
these cases ana not shifting II TO another
tribunal. and allowing the stigma To
st!ll rest on an honorable man."
To this Mr.. jerome replied. with a
sarcastic grin:
III seems to come in very III grace
from the counsel OF Mr.. Perkins wien
he talks ABOUT the stigma on an hon
oraSle man This Is man so afraid
that the stigma may not only be cast
allow body Of five men to pass uIon
the question and instead of an honora-
hie man no might be termed an ordi-
nary tclon.
pressed by counsel Is not as real as
painted As long as counsel argued on
legal grounds / would not have men
toned this hut wnen they argued on
moral ground. and sas morsi M soy e;emen, ,hn,
good many elements In TIE Perkins
case are distinctly immoral
The Court announced ,that u would
hold the indictments subject 70 the nc
s.ion by the Court OF Appeals on the
~, n matter, E,