The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
JEROME AND SHEARN In A ROW
FORMER DEFINES A GENTLEMAN
AND GETS AN APOLOGY.

District Attorney Jerome and Clarence
the end OF the fsrcup Mr.. Shesrn pro-
tested that Mr.. Jerome misunderstood
him. Then Mr.. Shearn apologized and
said that he had meant nc renec-
ton on Mr.. Jerome's personal character
and honesty. The storm died down. but
the Hearst lawyer showed more considera-
ton afterward for Mr.. Jerome's feelings.
Shearn was continuing his examination
OF the District Attorney in the two si00. -
libel suits against tho Hearst newPapera
partial to insurance corporations and the
Metropolitan Street Railway because OF
alleged contributions to the Jerome cam
psign fund by persons remotely or other
wise connected with those corporations.
Shearn had been unable TO get q list Of the
Jerome contributors and was riled.
He had asked Jerome what he thought
Of the statements by Bagg and Tillinghast
in the jury fixing scandal over Metropolitap
accident suits a few years ago. Bagg
was a discharged Metropolitan investigator.
and Tillinghast a professional juryman
who had been sent to Jail on his own con-
fession.
Their statements made a deep impress
sion on me. said Jerome. Il got the inn
preston that Tillinghast was an old fool
and Bagg a liar. But ! felt. despite that.
that both men were telling some truth.
I did get the impression, not only from
Bagg and T~illinghast. but from lawyers
with whom L talked. that the so-cailsd
Investigators Of the Metropolitan often
did employ means to corrupt juries. We
discovered. for instance. that the Metro
politan sometimes refrained from know
ing how Sums paid to its investigators were
expended"
Shearn smiled sarcastically and ex-
claimed
"Er-er-just as you, for instance. re-
Trained from knowing who contributed
to your campaign fund.-"
Jerome. shirtsleeved and perspiring.
leaned forward and pointed his finger at
the Hearst man of aw. In a quiet tons
but full OF earnestness he replied:
THAT is not true. And when you make
that i%nsinuation you do hat no gentleman
would do-what you would not dare to do
outside of this court room"
The District Attorneys voice got q little
louder as he went on. while Shearns hand
went up as il in appeal from the angry
denunciation
-Since your limited comprehension can
not understand the difference between
the, Metropolitan Street Railway and my
self. and since o do not seem able TO
grasp how a gentleman feels in certain
circumstances. [ will explain IL 10 YOU.
I refrained from knowing who contributed
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20 preserve the old tradition that the Office
Of District Attorney is a a~uasi-iudiciaI
one. and because I wanted 10 avoid even
the appearance of any bias in the admins
trstion of nv Office The officers of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company re-
Trained from knowing because they wanted
10 prevent the existence Of evidence against
themselves.
-Now.- conclude d Jerome. -I've epdsav.
ored to depict TO YOU what the instincts
OF a gentleman are. 1 admit that it's a
difficult task
Shearn tried to protest that his riehts
IA counsel protected him in putting the oues.
ton. Jerome replied that any apology
would have 70 come from shearn first. Il
did right away.
Earlier in the DAVIS proceedinrs Shearn
had made another vain ATTEMPT 10 get from
Mr.. Jerome a copy or list of the manner Of
those who contributed To HIS campaisu.
The District Attorney was tired of repeating
that ne had no such list and did not know
il one existed. but that he Thought IL possible
that Howard s. Cams. who ran the financial
end of the camaien. might have kent such
a list. Cans Ia in Europe.
Justice DAYTON ruled that IL Mr.. Jerome
himself had suoh a list he should produce
n. but "A he had not the Justice remarked
that be failed to ssa What no cou,d 40
when the Anal sd;ournmsnt ~ the dav Ca.
,aken Shearn renewad his denapd for ,hs
liar and them asksd for an sd;o,rnn<.rt
until Sentember when Cana will be hscL
NJ Rand counsel for J.rome IN m, I;hsa
suits aaid that the Dis,rict ,,,rr.v bod
nurpo.elv broken into his vacation a. .r.
commodste shear a md h.v w,
AZ this tina M .Jsrorne d.m.rd.d th.,
n .hou,d he concluded now and not rost-
noned indeanitelv seeing that Sheer
could orIv sxam;ne .Jerome an th;nv. th.,
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