Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
What New Yark Attorney General
and Receiver White Said.
LAWYER WAS EXCITED BY A HINT
State Law officer Denies Emphatical-
" That His Remark Was constru-
able Into Demand for Half MIR.
Whites $4,000 Allowance.
CAGE.

ALBANY. N. Y. April 1.-THE pres
eminent of the grand Jury of New
York County relative to matters AZ
fecting the encouragement of the
state. which was filed with Justice
Foster In New York last week, with
the request that IL be submitted to
the executive and legislative branches
OF the state government, with copy
OF the testimony given before the
grand jury. was read In the assembly
and senate tonight. The presentment,
already made public. said that the at
torney-generai appeared before the
grand jury. and that there appearei
TO be n conflict in testimony with re.
gard to the subject of the inquiry.
The conflict of testimony" accord.
ing to the minutes of the grand jury,
appears TO relate entirely to an alleg
alton by exDeputy Attorney General
Frank White, who was receiver of the
Hamilton Bank of New York, that in
conversation with Attorney-Genera,
Jackson an allusion was made to Il
possible division OF fees which White
received rs receiver.
Whites story Of the Talk.
In his testimony Mr. White said tina.
his fee as receiver was $4,000, and
that after the receipt OF the fee, or
after its allowance, he had CONVEX
sation with Acknowledgement Jackson,
and he declared: II think Mr.. Jack
n thut
cent allowances. or some equivalent
expression"
81 snid," Mr.. White continued, az
don't think II is extraordinary for n
man who has been in the hatft of get
ting pretty decent fees from other
people. and particularly from lawyers,
who come In consultation. Well he
said. I think It would be all right for
SG,2b0 of this to go to the other man.
or TO The other party or something
of that kind. And said. That is pre-
posterous. | won't entertain any prop
ositon of that kind. This allowance
Is mine: It was made by the court,
ana | intend to keep It, And got
very much excited. There was n great
deal said after that, but that was the
substance"
Mr.. White testified. according to the
minutes read tonight. that the attor,
ney- general told him that he would
regret his attitude. White told the
grand jury that he was so excited in
his conversation that he did not want
TO hear who the other man was"
jackson Contradicts White.
Acknowledgement jackson made !,
sworn contradiction of Whites test
mony before the grand jury, declar-
ing:
i have never. In reference to these
receiverships. agreed to receive. ask
ed, demanded, Or expected to receive
one penny from anybody concerned
for myself or for anybody else, and
any language included III any purport-
ed or alleged conversation with Mr.
White that has for its construction
anything else ia false"
Attorney General Jackson said n
his statement before the grand jury
that he felt he could straighten things
out Immediately If he was permitted
to cross.examine Mr. White upon the
Witness stand. The attorney general
testified that he had conversation III
which Mr. White complained about
the size of his receivership fee. and
that he told White that he ought to
be satisfied. as his fee was much toe
large. White. the encouragement
said, seemed to be apprehensive that
he would be asked for some of his
fees. Acknowledgement Jackson. IN
this connection. testified:
II asked him: why. you don'i
think that | want any of your fees?
and he said something to the effect
We'll. don't know
II got angry Mt that, and we hat
some sharp words, and he left the Of
flee and haven't seen him since"