New-York tribune., 1907-08-08
FRANK NOT INDICTED.
Grand Jury Threzo Out Forgery
Case 4gainst n. Y. Life Agent.

The JuIv grand jury before its dischaIge'
Tribune reporter learned yesterday. thre" out
the forgery case against jacob FRANK W"
York Life agent In view Of the fact thdI I4ii9' ~
apparently is the only administration A''o
campaign case that has come before q sia1N
tury. in view also. of the circumstances sur
roundine the agents arrest, the news OF 'he
grand tury's refusal 10 indct him caused sie@'
interest in insurance circles last night
- -. - I,1,, Al the reporter learned, that
tho grand Jury refused to indict FRANK %
close a reticence was maintained as 10 TIC .
turv's action that early in the day
LAWYER associated with the commute
Of the case dLsavOwed knowledge OF any Ieit Ieoelie
e,.ta,, tr ,ba affair. The District AttoThey ,
office II is said. much surprised oS &c
srard turv's failure TO act Mr Jerome 'S'i
ants having expressed confidence that une ~ ~
dcnce they had laid before tndt 0ou' iN-'
ronted at least one indictment
IT,, Grounds for the grand jurys relusai
oo,,Id not be learned yesterday. Frank was ar
rested on April 80. as Uere ScrusidlH 81 10y rS
and Darlington the three REPRESENTATIVES oI lI,o
t.-,,a+i,naI committee now under indictment
I1ronl was charged with forgery IN the tillIu
-, Tho spaCidc case supporting MS arrest
~ Tho alleged forgery OF the name OF ErhtIu
Gerhard & polcyholder insured oy FIdilA ,
agency. -. r,-1, CON
coded having forged, or having caused 20 oe
.o,.5 az 1aast one hundred and fifty signatures
- noIicvhoIders whom he had himself insured
II is declared that in confession Frank naade
~ ,be District Attorneys office he said that ne
b,d the consents Of fifty OF sixty or these
noIicvbolders 10 his signing their names 70 the
ballots Frank said that. far from having re-
ceived Instructions from the company 10 naAe
u.s., OF policvholders' names. his action was IN
direct violation OF orders ne Hdu IeOS4'e1 -1O--i
the New York Life
Tho District Attorneys Office announced at the
time OF Franks arrest. that after a careful IN
vestigation il had been unable TO fnd any man
higher mn in these pro-adminstration forgerleS-
ON Nav 10 IN a typewritten statement signed
Richard Olney. chairman by order OF the IN
tarra+ionaIl committee II was stated that
the manager [Scrughaml instituted a
test case against an agent Of the New York Life
IFrankI charging him with the forgery
of nolICvholders' names To ballots n warrant
for his IFrank's1 arrest was thereupon Is
sued on the day which this war
rant was issued n complaint was made and a
warrant secured against the manager or the
committee (Scrugham and two of his clerks
Harrington and Stirrupl. charging them with
conspiracy
70 the Olney statement said. regarding Scrug-
bo,,.s arrest. 1T seemed to be the general
oDinion lat the international committee meeting
that davl that Scrugham was being prosecuted
nv the insurance companies. because OF the evil
dence he had gathered OF the fOrgeries of bal
lots by the agents and with the idea OF creating
a counter sensation that would obscure the real
issue
Walter r. Howe. Deputy Assistant District
ATTORNEY made the affidavit which Scrug-
han, Stirrup and Darlington We're arrested
Soon afterward District Attorney Jerome issued
a statement indorsing the action Of his assist
ants I'm making the four arrests.