New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
.JEROME'S MANY CASES.
Report Shoes 1900 Com plants
Were Investigated an 1907.

In the annual report OF the work done IN. anu
through the District Attorneys Office, which was
made public yesterday. ii was admitted that 'hefe
was increase of crime Complaints originating
in the city magistrates courts and in the grahd
jury numbered s.5s6. compared with 5zS' IN l'o'
But these did include ali the actions hanaled III
The Office. Through the complaint bureau created
ny the Office fully twelve thousand complaints were
received and investigated They Were in the mann
referred TO the various city departments and civic
bodies The figures are frequently given for slN
Years covering Mr. Jerome's period in Office
OF indictments received from the grand jury
numbering 5-2s5, there was an increase over @ tie
year before of l79. and OF actions brought IN 'le
Cont Of General Sessions 62S7 were disposed or
a Increase Of g72 over the year before The report
continues
The records of the ofice show that of the l 25olS
1siS resulted in convictions by verdict and pleas
Il guilty or ratio OF "6. DurlEs me @ siilie tdaI
1ioo OF lime the ratio OF oonVctlons a. 20 tiS , ="
actions disposed Of in the Court of SpeclaI SESSIONS
In making mention of ali these facts partieqlaTiy
as they .elate 10 the large increase OF COM 5 he
subsequent return of true oiils ny the grand Jury
during the year 1897 it would seem as if crime had
increased In connection with this it may he well
TO state that the population Ct the Count! OF New
York, estimated by The Board of Health, was a
1897. 2.SS7.Se al increase Of 1S4,Io1
Attention is called to the large number Of con-
victons in concealed weapon and Black Hand
cases. and the report closes by referring 10 special
convictions saying:
The office during the last six years has secured a
number of important convictions among them pc
;rC the following named lawyers, many OF N!lOii
were prominent members Of the bar IN tnlS cry :
Albert T. Patrick, George L Mills, ROBERT a
A.nnon, Jacob N BTnbaUIn. Martin COnlOn Ar
thur \. Harris Jurden E Seeley, James s Alder,
dice. John W. WoOten. Thomas p. Wlckes SaInIeI
] Ferguson. Abraham II. HUmmei- Lawrence i
AIinSey, II. Huffman Browne Harvey > coilAe-'
Frederic !. Nucent and George Burnhaln, Jr
The Office has also secured number cf conNlc-
-ionS against persons who were charged with o.
The prosecution OF insurance officials has resulted
the conviction of George BUrnharn, il, couilSei
FOR Mutual Reserve Life Insurance COMPANY
on December II. 1905 who sentenced TO state
versed hy Appellate Division May 81. lstI) wal
Il Gillette. e-preSlGent OF the Mutual Lie
Insurance Company. convicted on q charge OF Pc
fury October y. 1907. and sentenced 10 the
g,-nitertiary for term OF SlN months " imam a
Brewer ir an official Of the Washington Lille In
surance Company. pleaded guilty to a charge OF
rnisdemeanor and was fined Sst on May :. lSut.
Insurance officials under Indictment are: rei-
trick A Buruham. president OF the mutual
Reserve Life Insurance Company. i've in0lctInenS
FlareGge vice-president of the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Company. FIVE indictments: Robert A
t5rannis official Of the Mutual Lie insurance
COMPANY TWO indictments: Charles ). FalrCflld
New York Life Insurance Company. SIX lIGlct-
1ne-ts. George ". Perkins. New York Life 1nsur-
,rce Company six indictments; John r. Iegel1la1f
president Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
yany, indictments. and Thomas u. jordan eX-
controller Of Equitable Life Assurance Society
nineteen indictments George r. Scrughanl. Charles
-ardallrs were Jointly and SeDaratelT indicted
charges of conspiracy and forgery in connection
with the election Of directors OF the New York Life
Insurance Company