New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
INQUIRY FRETS JEROME
CASES HIRED.
District attorney Tells Hhy In
d;cted Men We're Not Tried.

- -, ,.,,ov4 Of the Armstrong committee. es-
-,ecially that part which referred 10 Neol . e
1,,s-S sns his testimony before the Armstrong
--s.,ae in regard political campaign oolltF'-
t,.rior,s Franklin Pierce. counsel Tor 'He hIi--
,o,,,ri,ree relied yesterday TO prove the c'ia'e
-. 11,s,r5r+ Attorney Jerome negligent in not
a,-- ,,ro1er use Of the information thele
..- o1,1 in prosecuting insurance ofhclals- ms
charge is the fifth of the twenty-thfee piei p,
.r,i-s- slr Jerome by The King conlfhl''ee' go
- ~ which is being heard before CoIrrllssioisi
Hand in the hearing room OF the fuOILe
----,.ssfo1 in The Tribune Building Nheh ao-
s,-r,s,- zas taken yesterday all the testimony
80 sr On this charge and some had peel 'AAe4 va
,ns es,.r which also deals with insurance
In the course Of long argument the D1SIIlt ~
.-so-e,, admitted that there had never been any
evidence as 10 campaign contributions ~ laiu 80;
Grand Jury since he had been in once eAoei't -
Sen+aI Iv as II was mentioned in coEec'loh Win oi
matters. .. ,ir,o
Mr. Jerome was on the stand for snort ui,'c @
a. the morning and afternoon SESSIONS IN -
morning he testified about conversation -. ,e .i~
r--h JuaCe O Sullivan in regard 10 t'e 4o''et
crsrpe 70 = grand jury instructins it as 10 rs
duties in regard 10 investigation 81 'he
of Insurance officials. While on the stand II Tue
.F-.--oo- Mr. Jerome explained again Why ne hau
not brought The indicted insurance men - &c
Az or,ribI,s request bv Mr.. Pierce for an he MIN
1y-es Of ali grand juries OF 1906 which mao rele
N insurance matters WAS also ceiileo "H i4il' On
ground that the statutes forbade MN P"oCoIi@
-b.,,, ,r}ess a., = court order He added Ihal IN
.ecrjon Of these minutes had even been oehleo III
s,,rsrce men under Indictment
T-be aet, charge accuses Mr.. Jerome Of being
negligent in urging grand jury llNt-s'-ed'
f insurance matters until after the Armstrong IN
ourv and then, instead Of presenting the Ia'ls l"
the grand Jury in the usual manner ana aSAI'e
<or indictments proposing a series OF hyPo'hellSd
cves-iors all Of which must. IS q matter OF la"-
have heen answered in favor OF the men who had
given over the trust funds Of their seVeral com
NAMES 70 the chairman OF the natloTal oaIhpaIS-
,o-,o,ri-ree The particular contribution reitIItu
.,F tel
r,ao-pe " Perkins bv the New York Life lnsuT-
s-ce Cornnanv Cornelius y Bliss. treasurer u
The Republican National Committee
After some argument Mr. Pierce Vas permitted
- srrro77lce his COPY Of the minutes Of the Arm
strong committee investigation and read al length
from il in1erpolarirg eXplana lions and remarks Of
his own from time time
I object this continual summing Up saiu "
Jerome want eithe- TO he removed or 10 90 back
and discharge the duties Of my office II coansel
continues his long winded summing ups VIII he
able 10 do neither
Nr Hand ruled that Nr- Pierce was at hpeT'Y -
give hls views Tie minutes
..Tf eve-,thinE under Gods heaven is 10 he ad-
--i-red here Mr. Jerome began a few minutes
later protesting against the admission Of some eF-
dence but again Mr. Hand instructed MI fleIo@ 40
continue.
NJ Pierce attempted TO introduce as evidence
-ev-spspers he had found in the trunk contain
ing the Metropolitan vouchers when The afternoon
session began. bur Commissioner Hand ruled
sgainst him. Hr. Pierce then read and put in eVl-
more records with regard 70 Judge
: C'Sulfivar-s instructions the March grand jury
ors46
In exrlafline why Grannis and other Insurance
men who were indicted had not been tried Nj
Jerome said that a point IN the Grannis case ha1
been decided adversely 10 the people Justice
Bowling said he held IN a similar case that the
statute Of forgery was not 50 wide as had
imagined II Justice Dowlins's decision is good
law I am afraid the against Grannls F4lT-
child Perkins and some Of those against fegerlail
must be dismissed 1 way out OF IL NOW
Justice DoHlluE has also construed the statute N
regard 10 perjury. In order TO get another inter
rretation in regard 10 the meaning of the forgery
statute I conceded point 10 the defendant ana
r,e-rnirted the dismissal Of perjury Indictment
and he conceded point 10 the people. 80 that no"
by due process Of Law the people can get other
courts TO pass on the statute in regard 10 forgery
M Jerome. after having objection oNerruied
On the question Have you proceeded further
against the New York Life. the Equitable or me
Mutual Life before the grand jury said that SO
far as he knew no grand jury had considered any
evidence in relation 10 the insurance companies
excett such evidence as specified and pointed
out in his answer 10 the charges preferred against
MIN.
Mrs stanley BaEE, who had been subp1naed as
2 witness failed to appear and MT. Pierce SAID ne
would make the necessary application for an at
rUr her