The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
RIGHT 10 ARREST SCROGHAM
JEROME Defends THE ACTION
or HIS ASSISTANTS.

Moreover He Announces That He Doesn't
Wish 10 Take Chances on ANY Extra
GitIon Proceedings WIN Ohls-scFug.
hainr AudA'it Hasn't Vet Turned Up
ptstric. Attorney jerome n now motive
Ichargs OF preparing the case against Mana.
iEcr George r.. Scrugham OF the Inter.
national PolicyhoIders' COMMITTEES n hia
,a~slls.snts. Charles Darlington and Charles
lssTFup.
AZ The District Attorneys office it ia
thought that q strong case can be made
aGainGs ~scrugham and his associates, and
it IL predicted that tho inquiry now IN
progross inay lead To more serious charges,
Assistant District Attorneys Srnythe and
Howe bad before them yesterday q mum
Der Of women who had been employed In
the oehces Of the international Policy
hoideEn' Committee at % Broad street dur
ing tho campaign. Twenty-Five Of them
wcrs summoned 10 the District Attorneys
oficA yesterday and statements were Sc
cUrcd from thirteen. Statements will be
takon from the others to-day.
Before leaving his oflca last night Mr..
Jerome gave out this statement:
II statsd yesterday in substance that
the arrests which had been made in pom
nection with the election In the New York
Lilo Insurance Company had been made
In my absence, without any detailed knowl-
edge on my part Of the evidence existing
against the persons accused, and that II
any wrong had been done ! would, az far as
lay IN, my power, correct 1t. Before leaving
the city I had instructed Mr.. Smythe TO
carefully investigate the matters In con-
neCtion with the election and TO take such
action as II seemed TO him the evidence
justified. Since my return to the city !
have eaTo9ully gone over the evidence upon.
which Mr.. Smythe acted, and ] an en-
tiSeay satisfied and approve Of what my
hsHlstants. Messrs. smythe and Howe,
have done, and assume the entire respon-
sibility for their acts.
Il do not care to discuss the merits OF the
casa while proceedings ara pending In court.
50 Tar - che form Of the arrest Of Scrug-
sSer there Is suihcisnt evidence against
any .0pa from Ohio upon which 70 order
an arrest there viii never be any delay or
suy chances taken. ] make this statement
In view Of the very extraordinary treat
Kneut that this county las received In ex-
tradition matters At the hands Of the Stated
Ohio. In the case OF the People VS.. william
il Hahn, o. man prominent in Republican,
political circles in Ohio. Hahn was indicted
Ter the larceny Of sc, 200 from the Mon
hattaJ, frs Insurance Company.
sTas Ooverpor Of the State Of New York
made regulation upon the Governor Of the
State al Ohio for his extradition. The
Governor Of the State Of Ohio issued his
warrant for the arrest OF Hahn aud his ex-
tradition after q hearing. and Immediately
4 writ Of habeas corpus was sued out In
tha courts OF Ohio For two years balm
foDRht e%rtrudiGion In the courts OF Ohio,
end The eIpepSc 10 tblA county was very
great. The supreme Court Of Ohio finally
disniessd the writ. .remanded Hahn to
custody 70 be yztraditai ~ the state Of
New York. and Immediately thereafter,
aud within o dag OF the expiration OF bis term
OF ONCE. the Governor OF Ohio revoked
his warrant which he had previously issued
able 10 arraign and try W. II. Hahn.
sWyhils I am District Attorney Of this
county | win pever take a chance on the
return Of q fugitive Of Justice from the
20 bold him within the county Of New York
Scrugham is from Uinciuustii and has
bsen connected with Republican politics
there. Tho statement made b~ySorughaH
on Wednesday TO the effect that be bad
tie Zoo defective ballots telling Of the
changes that had been made In them was
not borne out By facts, at least IS the Dis
trict Attorney had interpreted Mr.. Scrug-
hana's statement. Regarding the placing
fithe afddavit in the box Mr. scrugharn
SIn the box were placed afidavits sub
scribed by me and by an employees OF the
committee In charge OF foreign ballots and
properly Witnessed, setting forth the facts,
% that the inspectors might pass upon the
question whether a ballot correct In itself
vas necessarily invalidated because the
envelope In which II was contained was not
fully dled out by the p~olicyholder.
The Statement was taken at re District
Attorpey's office TO mean that Mr.: Scrug-
ham had made an affidavit with the .em-
ployes To charge OF foreign ballots This
latter employee was q Mr.. Ralston and bis
AFFIDAVIT did reach the New York Life with
holders. The three remaining. inspectors
Of election at the New York Life say that
they received no affidavit from Scrugham.
Only one Of the three inspectors, Robert
Belden Huse, can state positively that no
% the other inspectors did not personally
witness the opening Of all boxes. Mr..
Hree says that no affidavit came from
The District Attorneys ONCE got Mr..
Haleton's afbdavit yesterday ana learning
the name Of the notary sent for him; This
notary eaid be never ook ar AFFIDAVIT from
Scrughan. In some way the Assistant
District Attorneys at work on the case
that he made his afidavit to another notary
How this was learned is not known, as
Mr.. Sorugham was In Albany yesterday
addressing the insurance committee Of
the Legislature. II 10 said that Mr. Scrug-
ham made his afidavit to Lawyer Moses
Ellis Kjnkead OF Cincinnati. who after
ward became one Of the inspectors Of cleo
ton In the New York Life. Mr.. Kinkead
Il In Cincipnati. He withdrew from the
board Of inspectors with Frederick W.
MeriEs some time ago. They declared
thai the other three inspectors, constitut-
ing q majority In the board. decided
eli points against the policyholders'
committee. Assistant District Attorney
Bmythe has examined Mr.. Marks. he
has also examined the other three inspectors,
who have exhibited anything but q friendly
feeling toward Mr. ScrughAm.
ROOSEVELT SENTIMENT IN N. Y.