New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
10 GILLETTE JURY.
hreSeL Outlines Case against For
aer Mutual Life Official.

A. the resumption yesterday of the trial or Or
waiter r. Gillette former vice-president OF the
"''"a' Like Insurance Company, for perjury. be
fore Justice Bowling and jury in the Criminal
hraneh of the Supreme Court, Assistant District
Attorney kresel outlined the history of the Dobbs
cry secret yellow dog" fund and said that the
oeieldant was a. trial not insurance official
but "A pcriurer
Inc defendant had testified before the grand jury.
according to Mr. Kresel that certain special funds
We're maintained by the company-one by the OK
peHu'Iure committee in a Morristowr bank--os
Wihch no entry was made in the books. DR..
"lIeue at first denied that he maintained any
secret account, Mr.. kresei said and when asked
about the Dobos Ferry account eaid that it was his
personal account. but later admitted that It was
secret fund
benjamin L. Wallace. cashier Of the Dobbs Ferry
bank. testified the deposi, Of 500 in the name
OF Ut. Walter r. Gillette, trustee in 1896. which
deposit was later withdrawn by check When
asked TO produce the cancelled checks counsel for
the defence refused William c. Edwards. treas
urer Of the Guarantee Trust Company testified to
the deposit Of $500 with his company by DR. GIL
Ferry bank
Solomon Hanford. counsel of record for Dr. Gil
Iette was then called witness the prosecu-
ton by Assistant District Attorney Rand. Through
the witness Nj. Rand tried show that DR.
Gillette subsequent TO his appearance before the
Grann Jury put into the treasury of the Mutual
LIE by q roundabout method. tie of $500
justice lowing sustained the objections OF the
witness 10 answering questions the ground of
professional privilege. saying there other
ways OF getting these facts before the jury. He
ADDED that the course pursued by Mr.. Rand
dangerous in the trial of a criminal case
James Keyes. the stenographer who took the tes-
timony before the grand jury. called to identify
the transcript the minutes containing the alleged
perjury. Mr.. Hatch objected on the ground that
the indictment did not specify any particular date.
Mr.. Rand moved TO amend the indictment TO spe-
city Ma" "a. 1906, and despite the objection Of
counsel fo- the defence the amendment al
lowed Mr.. Kresei then read the jury the por-
ton containing the alleged perjury. According
this. when the District Attorney asked him why he
was trying to return The money 10 the Mutual Life
DR. Gillette had said:
That is a of money that 1 have beer trying
70 get back to the company for some time. but
don't know how 10 do It. have been advised ny
counsel, but ! think I advised wrong. I
glad that the matter is out
Referring 10 Or. Gillette's statement that he had
been wrongly advised. It appeared that he
asked:
Were You advised 10 commit perjury by coun-
sel?"
Il advised not 10 talk about the Dohbs Ferry
account" his answer.
Henry L. Joyce. foreman Of the grand fury be
fore which DR.. Gillette gave his testimony. and
Charles Q. Greatsinger. former assistant auditor Of
the Mutual Life. the next two witnesses after
which # announced that the trial would be
resumed to-day.