New-York tribune., 1908-05-27
MR.. JEROME SUMS UP
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repeatediy stated if Mr. Jerome were allowed 10
continue in office the grand jury system might as
we'll be abolished and the questions of indictments
| left entirely with him alone.
Taking up the first charge. Mr.. Pierce recited the
different cases in regard to the alleged jury fixing
crimes. He said.
When these facts were disclosed to M Jerome,
if he possessed of the true spirit of prose-
a s goes for the r rost of c
ali Of them seem to have treated these conditions
of non Grm his wh f aesote se o sns in Te
County as serenely as summer mornings.
They seem almost to have feeling Of pitt Pits for for
Indifferent attitude.
THE SEABURY CASE TAKEN UP.
Taking UP the seabury case Mr.. Pierce said
that when that old gentleman Tillinghast ap-
peared before Justce-then Judge-Seabury. Je-
rome had him arrested and the island, "a
supposedly safe retreat, where he could more
annoy the virtuous Quackenbush by revealing his
infamies" Later he said that ali the powers and
the of the District Attorneys Office and the
New York City Railway Company were invoked to
break down Julians credibility witness and
destroy the against Ambrose F. McCabe.
Still later Mr.. Pierce said that Jerome behaved
with his usual hypocrisy before Judge seabury
and could not restrain himself from aiding Mr..
Hatch" The latter counsel for the defend
ants in the McCabe Finally. in summing UP
the whole case Mr.. Pierce asked:
honor
that Jerome was simply in this prosecution to aid
the defendant? Every word he utters. every ques
struct the prosecution to discomft the judge he
G noo on, S SnII b4 .e m@ nU et bans m
reached the Gulmnatton Of the nsolence and shame
struct the investigation at every point. The con-
tinuance of such man in office when he has, has dis
fhoughtfi man fail to see that pubic prosecutor
self as Mr. Jerome did before Judge sesbury who
mocks at morals who lacks convictions. who sneers
our city. an Example of evil and is unit for the
could not visit the people of New York CITY than
the continuation of the evil example and the dis
prosecutor
Next Mr.. Pierce fercely attacks jerome for
advising the grand jury TO whether it should
should not indict and to questions of fact
He cites example after example to show that the
District Attorney is expressly prohibited from do
ing that Mr. Pierce accused Jerome of trying TO
divert the whole hearing of alleged insurance
crimes from the grand jury, and said:
For the purpose OF shielding Mr.. Perkins from
criminal prosecution. he instituted proceeding
before Ma gistrate Moss" and based his complaint in
this proceeding a letter written to him by Mr.
Perkins In which the latter disclaimed any crimi-
nal intent" said Mr.. Pierce. He made a strong
point of this.
To keen the grand jury from indicting corpora
ton officials for making campaign contributions,
Mr.. Pierce charged Mr.. Jerome with going 70 the
extent of advising the grand jury that its own
officials be
and perhaps the members themselves, officers of
corporations which had made political campaign
contributions.
DEALINGS WITH INSURANCE GRAND JURY.
Furthermore, in connection with Jerone's deal
ings with the insurance grand jury. Mr.. Pierce
laid emphasis the fact that the District At
torney had 'intimated" TO the juryrnen that per-
haps the Hartman interests. being antagonistic to
the Morgan interests. would like to Mr.. Per-
h;- M cold
Jerome wanted 20 plant the seed Of prejudice in
those members of the grand jury who dsliked Mr.
the Grand gry that this aeP 1T % TO- t3
man from bad motives. Can your honor conceive |
of anything which district attorney might say
district attorney be permitted to go before a
arouse ] Ipreludice to induce men thus to dsobey
The mandates of the court which had ordered the
jury investigate insurance matters?
Mr. Pierce cited pages of this testimony given
to the Armstrong committee by Edmund D. Ran
dolph Mr. Perkins and Mr.. Mccall in regard to the
New York Life Insurance Company's contribu- |
tions 10 political campaign funds and then COM |
pared this the affidavits they made for Jerome
explanatory of the same transactions This COM
parison Mr. Pierce pointed out, showed marked and
irreconcilabe discrepancies
The ninth, twelfth. thirteenth and fourteenth !
charges relate largely to Jeromes alleged failure |
to procure indictments against Thomas F. Ryan |
and other traction men and are treated collective
ly by Mr.. Pierce He held that the testimony given
before the Public Service Commission during the /
investigation of the Interborough Metropolitan was
sufficient for him 10 have laid 1t before grand !
Jury at once and secured indictments against Mr. /
Ryan and probably against Thomas Dolan and P |
A B Widener, for grand larceny" Mr.. Pierce re- |
cited the history Of the Wall &; Cortlandt Street
Ferries Railway Company deal. and said:
With all these facts and with the natural ten
9f Fgah ga G
there be any doubt of jury convicting him of
srs srsn' coaTeted a5et shall MI ryan who taxes
simply because Mr.. Jerome thinks highly of him
and knows the young Ryans socially?
ome subponaed Ryan and examined him sufficient
6v 1hcb ah s bsd
Mr.. Ryan was the accused in the November $500 !
Compulsory process before the grand jury under
well settled rules an Indictment resting upon his |
9nsshed ess,Si' by the court Nj Jerome also sub
bur the tool Of Ryan r the whole transaction Of
lootng the railway company.
class Of evidence was invoked except that then
Jerome had declared him guitless With Jerome
admitting RYAN not subject 10 successful criminal |
apny Indictment found against him. Mr. Ryan could
very safely so before the January grand jury. We !
plethod and manner of Mr.. Jerome's examination
OF coams aided n the Of
result through his manner Of eKaminaton it
TO the conclusions which he sought.
Jerome's throwing the dice with the Ryan boys'
has made deep and lasting impression upon Mr.
Pierce and he begged Commissioner Hand 10
slider It, although it not embraced in the formal
charges He repeated Mr. Jeromes testimony
a bout this incident verbatim. and then said:
Now, your honor just conceive Of a district at
torney shaking dice with the Of Thomas F.
Ryan for a dollar a shake, actually breaking the
has received it's license under the Raines law