Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-18
New York and Indianapolis
Newspaper Men Accused Of
ViIIitying Roosevelt, Taft,
Root, Morgan and Others.
GRAND JURY RETURNS
INDICTMENTS FOR LlBE:-
Unsuccessful Attempt at Black
mail Behind Publication Com
planned Of, Declares William
Nelson Cromwell,

ny Morning journal special Leased wirsl
Washington. Feb. l1,-~Bench war
rants were issued today for the arrest
OF Joseph Pulitzer Caleb NJ Van
liamm and Robert n Lyman, OF New
York prorrietors and editors of the
New York World. and for Delavan
| Smith and Charles II Williams. own.
ers OF the indianapolis News for
criminal libel in connection with the
publications of charges of irregularl-
ties In the purchase by the United
Snttos government of the Panama ca
nal property from the French own
e~s
The indictments were returned to.
day by the United states grand Jury.
sitting In this city. The warrants are
directed against All five OF the ma
turl defendants Of the two newspa-
pers. The summons requires the cor
porate defendants (the Press PUBLISH
ing company of New York; to appear
In court forthwith
Copies of the bench warrants and
the certified copies of the indict-
ments We're placed Ia the hands OF
the l'NitHd statee marshal here and
he win proceed IA accordance with
the directions OF District Attorney
Baker
Theodore Roosevelt, william H.
Tart islihu Root, j. picrpont Nor
gan, Charles T. Taft Douglas Robin
son and William Nelson Cromwell are
named In the indictments as the per-
sons alleged to have been vlllified
Copies of the summons and of the
indictments were served this evening
upon the Press Publishing company
by service ON otto Carmichael ts
agent In this jurisdiction.
The certified copies will be filed
with United States Commissioner
John Il. Shields, In New York. who
viii issue warrants for the arrests of
the. natural defendants of the New
York World who viii be brought be-
fore him to show cause why they
should not be eXtradited to this iuris-
diction for trial
In the event that the conmiss sloner
should hold the indictment sufficient
and the offense one upon which tho
defendants may be extradited to this
jurisdiction, the defendants can seek
a wit Of habeas corpus and have the
commissioners decision reviewed by
the United states district court for
the northern district of New York and
can then appeal to the United States
supreme court
Failure of an attempt to blackmail.
according TO william Nelson Cromwell.
was the reason for the publication Of
the stories which he declared today
We're 'prcmeditated and made with
forcknowlcdge of their infamous
sources ana after specific warning by
me OF their falsity"
The stories, he added, were con
coctcd more than two and half
yaers ago by unscrupuous parties in
New York. some Of whom have GRIM
na records. In an attempt to black
mail me-"
lle said he was asked to pay $eA.-
900 TO have the stories suppressed
Mr. Cromwell IN making charges
Of bNekmail said "the parties who
tho stories moro than two
ana a half years ago made a demand
upon me at that time TO pay them a
large sum of money with a threat
hat If I did not comply the stories
would be published
MS hIlfNpt was temporarily
dropped but was renewed again ia
July and August last when was ac-
tive in the political campaign
II decided that the time had come
10 place the matter before the district
attorney of New York and l did so.
II have absolute proof that the
parties behind these stories were at
he time in frcqueuce conference with
managers OF the world at their office
,nd residence upon the subject Of
hese stories
"On the very eve Of the publication
# the story the New York World NOT
only received my explicit denial and
lcnunciation of the stories hut re-
,ciNed dircc personal notice from me
n iis editorial rooms that the stories
were false in every respect
There never existed the slightest
'eundation upon which ia tasc any of
tn allegations printed In the stories
m the World. | am sure the pa
lcrs of the country will end,rs. the
itraighiforward ana manly act W
President Roosevelt dcnouncing in his
message to congress the action OF the
newspapers in bringing into disrepute
The greatest ac1ion of an agee and aa-
Justly as~ailing those who hsv- i.Na5.
90 their hest efforts 10 make the PAN