New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
SAYS JACKSON
Continued from first page.

gomery about money. and soon thereafter
letter was made public in the newspapers from
Mr. Jackson to MIR. Jerome in connection vi,s
the Hamilton Bank matters"
Mr. Montgomery then tells Of Grossman viss.
ing him at his home last Wednesday morninz
when Detective Norman J. Fitzsimmons ovs--
heard all that was said. including Grossmau.,
observation that Montgomery was mot a fao
but a damned fool" when he failed 10 nav
vidaver for protection from newspaper attack,
Mr.. Montgomery says that at the Astor H,u..
luncheon Vidaver said to him: Now you uu, ~,
the money or I will peach on YOU" This -
in regard to Mr.. Montgomery's having told b4--
of technical overdrafts" in tho bank NJ
Montgomery said further: 7 told him u.,
TO pay Grossman $500 10 reimburse him FOR n.
amount OF money ne said he had given -
vidaver" Mr. Montgomery said that vidavs-
told him unless ne paid him $500 as a retainer.
Jackson would shut Up his place in A xest
When Nr. Montgomery wanted 70 know how
Jackson could shut him up. yidave- replied. sc.
cording to the affidavit: 1T isn't the nan. :,
is the power. His office is the great Office NJ
Attorney General Of the state"
GROssMAN's TALK WITH MONTGONEpv
After some more discussion Of this sort -,
affidavit sets forth that yidaver said II he war.
tEf SCTJ OF Uistl lEsEL Eoul4 pedCI ne cG.i1
make $4,000 by going to the MetropoIrs7
Opera House and telling what he knew abou.
certain contracts in connection with oscar
Hammerstein." Following the luncheon. NJ
Montgomery stated that he passed the s50o i,
marked money to Vidave- when they were IN
the hall Of the Astor House and said. "Nox
Jackson won't attack me in the newspapers-
NidaveF replied. according 70 the affidavit. Il
will guarantee it; that is a bargain
Frederick F. Soaring. the broker. also rns5.
an affidavit yesterday in which he c0rroborated
Mfr. Montgomery's account OF the meeting II
his office at No. Wall street. Detective Ffz-
simmons in his affidavit tells in detail % A cor.
versation he declared he heard over the tsls-
phone between Mr.. Montgomery and NJ Gross
man. in which the latter expressed a desire 70
see Mr. Montgomery- The detective said ths
man representing himself over tho phone az
Moe Grossman,' spoke Of coming Up that night
to get check for $500. but later teIephoned he
could not come on Wednesday morning sf-
Grossman called on Mr.. Montgomery, according
to Detective Fftzsmmons. who says in his aE-
davit. Montgomery said Why don't Jack
son attack the KncIzerb0cker Trust crowd in the
papers the way he did me- and Grossman said
that Jackson acted as II he were CHterlnyers
office boy"
Mr. TNTERMYER'S STATEMENT
When this remark about his acting like n
office boy" was mentioned 10 M Jackson yes
terday afternoon. he waved his hands and said.
There are many things to be noticed in the
affidavits that are just as absurd Samuel IN
termyer. after reading the afidavits. issued the
statement:
have not and have never had a1v rsla-
tiOnS whatever with the AttOTner Genera, eX-
Cept of purely professional character On No
vember Ie. 1907, z addressed a letter 10 Cover
nor Hughes behalf Of clients. IN which
criticised the action Of the Attorney General N
with the appointment Of receivers for
the SIX banks and trust companies tGar had Just
failed That letter was published at the time.
did not have the pleasure Of his Acquaintance
until I came in contact with him IN connection
with the affair OF the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company and subsequently of the kTiCSsT-
booker Trust Company Since then I have seen
him only few times in the ordinary course %
his official business 7 know nothing about rEs
Attorney General or his affairs. except that
far my professional relations with him have
been concerned lie has always been pleasant and
he has acted in a courteous and StTaiZntrOTWar1
way. / have never made statement 90 M
tITOSSTnan anybody else concerning the II
torney General any subject and am SuTe 1ir-
CTTOSsm man made no such statement as is artFIb-
uted to him / have connection with the Ham
ItOn Bank. Mr.. Mont zCmeTv any OF the AZ
fairs of the Institution The whole business Is
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