New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-05
COUNTERS ON JEROME
RTNGR4MS NEW PLANT.
Would Offset McCaferty Friction
nth Story of Burglary Case.

commissioner Bingham gave out last night the
ss+sfIed history Of the capture and prosecution Of
- fou- safe burglars who are awaiting SEN
,.noe The statement embodying this is framed as
= e++acly on District Attorney Jerome. following
-. la-fer's friction with Inspector McCaferty and
.,ss with this comment:
II seems very funny 1hat this case should have
,-ned cut exactly as che thieves over on the East
ri5a predcted that it would"
IT, burglars in question, william Graber, Edward
,-asDf,ere Benjamin Frank and sam" Magdol.
sre caught rifing the safe in the store Of David
,s.-s- AZ Nc. 6 First avenue. Frank stationed
= frorr Of the store lockout He was aptured
s.fo-e he had chance to his three COM
,.-s MIN we're found inside in the act of trying
= ~ omen the safe All four prisoners were
..ysn "a Police Headquarters The following rec
- forn5 there. included in the Commits
sioner's statement
--s..-, Crabe- 1856. ala. Jacob porfrnan William
vexer LOUIS hiIlIlel L'1S lns a. 49,
Kew York City burglary Ei a teiGTist2Ty JG i
loss - Tenteutiary six months. Judge Cowing Gen
eral sessions s and I'VE months J9dSs Gregory
-~-v Court: March .. 1904 New York City arrested
i-b Fesky' Miller atempted 60noeTy GischaTs ;
Tsr. MAYO police court; April len4 New York -.
c9Sing c1T Trnk 7167. Little Alter. alias
bsn!sai evs~5e-: August ~ 1907. New York city,
s-y pentiay ten 5 aonths Judge oSullsan' Gen
t 1s S-v discharged Magistrate Mayo. police court
Edward Henry Klein Niger Abe. January ,. 1900,
He YORK CITY grand S5 ob 1osse 1911 Se York CITY
cot eg 11 Eirra Esesoraory. Judge Newburger.
General Sssl3 iiscHareed Magistrate Mayo. police
court r Is 800 New eg5K sessions 6n %nreS 1875
osTgea St y grand Sing Sing. four and one
hsl yas, fsrss 10 police record in New York City.
-..v, dav GRADER and Magdol were identified
av-n,r,5sr as the men who had pawned some
ns { ,-a1,ed at 81, stolen from the safe Of
-J--l-s C;ottesinan. OF No. 13s Bowery, on New
n, this occasion Gottesnnan's store had
- broken n.o and mis- safe blown open. The
statement continues:
N, January 50 1909. the four prisoners were held
II 49,. sTa i1dcied for burglary in the third de-
es m complaint Of David Meyer. OF No First
ssa9e G e6e for 5eo9n6 degree ofence GRADER
sr5 Nagdol were also indicted for burglary in the
thi-5 degree, the complaint Of Charles A Gottes-
nan OF No. l5S Bowery, GIaber being indicted on
this charge also for second offence. ..,,-s
5sgTse 55 nr offs9@e doubles the penalty GRADER
Trsonment the two counts he was indicted Tor
snd each Of the other prisoners ten years ,,..
seemed about as clear anything could be, was
2o 6d r s the prisoners ' held for trial There
good deal Of talk about 1t IN criminal CrGI
mai the thing was going to be fixed up SO that
Try G %eTe es1glt right and the best they could
hepe for would be so get before an easy judge
~ bargain with the District Attorney. so that
they could plead guilty 10 as low an indictment as
possible We did not See how TINS could happen, |
sncs n e Tor Which the prisoners indicted,
We did not see how any one could De convicted on /
6e prisoners came Up for pleading before Judge
Maine Twice the case was up for trial before
he same Judge and each time, in spite of al We
cori do The Assistant District Attorney IN cAaIse
Of the consented 20 posi- ,S,
on March g. the case came up Tor trl2I AGAIN us
tne oe9T S ,31a3 10 say Whether they were guilty
or nof guilty 10 our establishment they said they
MI Sgrd irsf offence This would reduce the penalty
ex eva one-half We hurried the District
and
had dead-sure case against the prisoners, uat
hey were had men, especially Gra5er %h9 mas
that the Fourth Deputy Police Comm nae
how important II 10 convict these men on the
thing. however and they we're a.SHe So 20 p,5 T1
plant OF first offence They have not yet been
sentenced.
Commissioner Bingham said yesterday that Il
locked s,as IF Inspector NcCafertv and Jerome had
heen saving THINGS about each other ''Mr. |
jerome he added. seems 70 think that what
McCahe-ty said about him a serious offence
because he tJeromet happens 20 be District Attor-
ney But Mr.. Jerome evidently forEets that In
spector McCafertv also holds q high and re
sponsihie position in the forces OF law and order
When these remarks reported 10 District
Attorney Jerome he re5oined
II the Commissioner cannot see the difference
between the character Of the statements Of the
District Attorncy and Inspector McCaferty. in the
words q celebrated speech IN Congress. 1t is
not arguments the gentleman lacks. but intelli-
gence'
The Commissicne- said he had asked Nj jerome
. make formal written charges against Inspector
NcCsferty, out the District Attorney had declined
r DO 50. General Bingham was asked;
VIII you, in the event Of NJ. Jerome refusing !
70 make complaint against McCanerty make a
complaint yourself and subpoena Jerome as a wit
.
Well that cannot answer ~ present" replied
the Commissioner
Ine district Attorneys remarks. in fun. were:
ne Commissioner Of Police mas Inspector Nc !
SaHerty $ statement before him He either sp-
[0sss or olsapproves o. the inspectors conduct.
ls olsapTroves, + s reasonable TO suppose he
~ N some way manifest his disapproval.
= ne Commissioner cannot see the difference |
80 ne character Of the statements % the
ssS'lf1 Attorney and Inspector McCafertvs. in
~Ol1s OF celebrated speech in Congress. Tt
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