The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
vANQUISHES JEROME
Fresh From Triumph in
New York Lawyer Will
Seek New Laurels
REFUSES TO TALK
Silent Because Some of Men
Who Engaged Him Are
Not Yet Indicted
BY &. &. Carlton

NEW YORK. March So.-Notwith-
standing the reluctance OF Attorneys
Delmas and McPike to discuss the re-
port wired from san Francisco to The
erect that certain San Francisco per
sons alleged 10 he concerned in graft
ing" have been in communication with
them with q view OF retaining them
in their defense. The Calls correspond
ont has the best reason to believe that
IS soon as the Thsw trial is out OF the
way Delmss and McPike will visit the
coast and viii be consulted by several
of the prominent persons who have
been named as probable defendants.
Some OF these have not yet been in
dicted. hence the reluctance Of the Cal
sfornia attorneys to speak OF their en-
ployment
It is certain that the firm has been
well advertised since its advent into
the New York law practice. The papers
here have fairly teemed with glowing
eulogies OF Delmas especially. and he
Is sure to reap big harvest Of prsc-
tice as = result. The present quarters
~ the hrn- in the Equitable building,
at 12o Broadway. one or the most eli
Eible locations in the city. have been
found toe small although they consist
Of z suite OF four or FIVE rooms Del
mas & McPike viii on the first OF next
month move into the new and mag
nifcent Trinity building. Immediately
opposite their present Offices. This
new Trinity building is just be-
about twenty-five stories and is one Of
the most perfectly equipped Office
buildings IN the city. = subway treins
viii run through the basement. and
the tenants viii be able to step from
the elevators almost directly into the
trsins. The fast express trains will
enable them to reach the extreme
northern limits Of New York within
half an hour while Times square. at
Forty second street and Broadway,
which is now generally considered the
heart OF New York's business section,
viii be only fifteen minutes distant
Delnas. overvhelmed as he is with
cares Incident TO the Thsw trial seems
never too busy to receive press repre-
sentatives. especially correspondents OF
the san Francisco newspapers. and. as
everybody knows. Is unfailing in his
courtesy and good nature. McPike
likewise Is always ready 70 receive the
press men. He has not yet become en-
tirely reconciied 10 life in New York
and Judging from the many eager oues-
tions that he asks concerning the hap
penings in san Francisco I imagine
that ne has not yet been wesned away
from its charm. ] asked him il the
Thsw trial was not a very great
strain upon him and upon all OF the
lawyers connected With it. He replied
with a smile: Not particularly upon
me-but II is undoubtedly upon Mr..
Delmas. who has borne the brunt OF
the defense"
Well il must be upon you. too, for
a. is even = strain to read the news
paper reports" suggested The Call cor
respondent
That IS the greatest part Of the
strain" laughed McPike
The newspapers all over the country
and especially those here in New York
city have been put to an enormous
expense on account OF the Thsw trial
II is estimated that these reports. in
cluding the pay OF reporters, corre-
spondents, artists, telegraph tolls. cable
tolls, stenographers, etc, cost on an
average Of $4,000 day for the New
York City newspap pers alone.
The London papers also have their
corps Of correspondents special writ
ers. artists and photographers As
many as ten thousand words have been
cabled to London in one day OF the
trial This. OF course. is because Of
the Earl Of Yarmouth's marriage into
the Thsw family. The delectable Thaw
scandal is said TO be one OF the, rich
morsels Of gossip in London drawing
rooms. where the Earl and his rich
Pittsburg wife have been popular.
since giving his Testimony at the
commencement OF the trial Thomas Nc
Caleb. the well known San Franciscan.
has not been seen around his usual
haunts. Inquiry at the Waldorf As
toria Hotel developed the fact that he
had not been seen there for over a
month. From this it is concluded that