New-York tribune., 1908-03-10

the Mutual Life and the Equitable IN 1909; TO me
profits received by officers of the Equitable Life ne
alleged fact that money was taken from the l, NM
iIton. Andrew Fields. President McCurdy and his
son and son-in-Iaw by means which practically
The answer 70 the campaign c9ntributioRs, on ,j is
iCI1 1f'cIDs ions thf ttl i nrt Of the charge is
answered by the statement that prosecuting ON.
seek indictments for actions practically
crimes Of II tb is a9GsG paqson s aamad was dis
covered many indictments against insurance ON on
charge that he has failed to accede to the claor Of
the public and tie newspapers the District Attor-
ney makes answer"
METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATIONS
EIGHTH ARGMI1ts Gharge aIIfed chat that
of ". {. Whitney Thomas f. Ryan Mr.. Widener.
VI \ AmorT u prn5e Ip reports Of Experts to the
District Attors-y which showed mat tht Nero Nero
inaiiy pIundered Mre Jerome is charged with fail
ure TO prosecute after hiring an expert to 20 over
The answer is that civil suit was instituted in
up 10 the Court Of appeals. held that there llad
am District Attorney Schurrnan who investigated
the Amory charges with expert accountant re-
P0&sS &fST 7f' HAT Es n 2T Teaes les to the irnso
tions in the wall ana Cor't3mah seTg , I'or9 9
mission inquiry last october and alleges that the
The answer is that the matter was brought to
was discharged from further consideration OF the
mater matt by Jqdgf & I5f sfr q ATONE Il as then
brought before special grand jury, where the
TENTH "CtIARGE-This relates to the issue Of
York city Halfway Company TO the Metropolitan
ba aTszger IS mat the case is pending
the January grand jury, which is investigating the
ice trust
NEW YORK CITY RAILWAY PERJURY CHARGE
ELEVENTH CHARGE..-This relates TO alleged
tfa B3oEs Of Inc New YORK city Railway Com
pany in connection with the notes referred TO IN IN
The ansv@er is that the case is being invest-
gated. - - ri, ,,- H.. 81
though the District Attorneys attention has been
called the allegation that large sums nave been
carried upon the expense accounts OF these cor
por4tons without vouchers, no investigation mas
The answer IS that these matters were placed
THIRTEENTH CHARGE.-Tnis deals with the
criticism OF Mr.. jerome by Judge Rosalsky for
calling certain Witnesses who might prove 10 be-
The answer is that Judge Rosalsky's interpreta-
zion Of the aW at that JfGTe was IN coE'1c' win
FOURTEENTH CHARGE-This alleges that Ger
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company We're not
The answer is that these matters presented
70 1IS Tf.fNTH SIARGE-This is based on state
rnents alleged to have been made by the District
Attorney with regard various judicial officers IN
The ans7re- in two Of the three instances is that
1fext n an Effort to give them inviduous sig
nicance and that in the third instance me nlatieI
ouote6 is taken from testimony Of the District
ATTORNEY, given under oath. in reply TO question
to which the answer was responsive
THE TUNNEL FATALITY.
SIXTEENTH CHARGE.-This has to Go with
the failure TO indict officials OF the New loTk EN-
tral and New Haven railroads for the fatal wreck
the tunnel in January; lS1 ST1,+-t. .+tor,ev and
William Rand. jr, appeared before the gTanq JTs
that time and urged the lnactileIt i,,ca ol
after the failure OF that body to ndict tWTce asked
SEVF%T 81 TFEHTH CHARGE-This arises from
the dynamite explosion Of JanuarE@, ~ I5srl[ IL ave-
me i IS charged that the District Attorney
sibia for rnanslaughter. and that papers bearing
on the case were lost by him = nc ~,,,+
in charge OF inyestigatIon dsat er5nioves
sub-contractor IN Slstr5 str+bes Of the Fire De
narrment were indicted but that. after Inc ~ datl
Of Shaler II found that there vas nor eGq ,bst
evidence to convict the others II Is Sslu Ssui e..a
the papers Uentioned never GaIne M be does not
know that any one in his office ever u'a i4"F
JFIGHTEENTH CFIARGF-This alleges that hat
Mt Jerome's presentation OF faCtS col,ti AZ
so-caled Ice Trust 10 the grand jury WIS i'' -
soT'l tn 4nsvrer is specific and full denial
sHIPBUILDING CASE
NINETEENTH CHARGt-This alieses, ma t3a
a
,nsttar al the alleged criminal conspiracy for me
slttr ., % The Securities of United States
t;7inf,uiIdfng Company by Daniel lie 1toE bieSSei'
rr-is .-i>nr1 and John W Young -.
Tho answer that while he was convinced !Ilat no!
+f,er. 6ad probably been crime the coIihi tioIs
,rare SUCH a. TO make prosecution lnlpoSSlDt' On
account cf the absence from the state Oh he1e9
sary witneSseS --L,z l,as 70 do with
the Failure of the New York BulldlnR Loan On
- afIaced TO have been due to criminal HIS
mana cement. and the failure 10 prosecute D..
rbe answer is that Ar. Miner. tlel an ASSIST,
ant District Attorney investigated the case ana
TJTFt&TY-FTRST CHARGE--This charge -
,,.1ef an the failure prosecute any offclal OF
tEe Merchants Trust Company Tor naalls -
sf,-a loans or for receiving deposits Wheh II Was
i,nov-r that the company was nsolVeuI
TIC answer points out mistakes IN the IaCtS
of,aa ~ rbe charge, and relates that an ihFta5,
,,sttop bv Tohn II IseIin failed TO produce eNl-
deuce of any crime
JEROME'S CAMPAIGN FUND
ur7,eT-y-SFcCOND CHARGE--This relates 20
"a. recent of campaign contributions during iilt
instruct Attorneys last campaign LOT ONCE ~
TIovy5rd s Cans, then one OF ms assistants.
Tbe answer sfIS forth that the editor oI Il news
vino undertook io charge corruption II cur
n1iffon with the same campaign conttlphtiolS ids
beeyI convicted and Is under sentence fof cflInil4I
ifbe expIaius the for the failure 70 PIbnsh
in the newspapers ii list OF the coAlrlblIiofs 10 ti
,-snlraign fund sets forth. as 10 MI bhtefilNci
contribution. that Mr. untetny.r vas a rei r s"aat .