New-York tribune., 1909-05-19

sepeculating in the stock Of the American Ice
company, the natural inference being that my
srosecution was in some way prompted by per
.sonal and improper motives. | have no DOUBT
but that the intention 10 try to give an ap-
hpearance Of substance TO such rumors by some
oficial action and in the start discredlt my
efforts before any grand jury
Jackson says that as seen as he expressed
willingness 10 conduct his examination before
the same grand jury the District Attorney
dropped his inquiry into the relations Of Mr.
>Jeckson's employees and friends TO ice stock
and welcomed me, as have stated" Then IN
great detail he goes into his trials in getting an
indictment because of the lack of attendance OF
some of the jurors. giving correspondence with
James w Osborn, his special deputy IN the Ice
Trust case and Justice Dowling. He finds con-
siderable fault with the grand jury system say
ing:
lam informed that of the thousands of quail
sed iurymen in New York City only about eight
hundred are subject to draft for grand jury ser
vice, and that with shift of only ABOUT seN-
hdrawn over and over again. Upon this list aoouI
half are officers or directors OF big corporations
ssnd the noncpoies of ice. ges. OIL. steel n, uec
Sion, coal and so forth are directly represented;
I had met an influential opposition When
znsisted in presenting the telephone nohopo4S ;
sstiI further, when proceeded against tle udc-
sion combine forcing II 10 the refuge OF & re-
sceivership in the federal courts; and yet more
when l contended without let-up until So-cen'
kas was accomplished in New York CITY
So I was not surprised at the nature OF my
Imposition when I started TO prosecute the ice
monopoly and expose dishonest banking meth
Ao6s I expected every one whose motives were
questionable 70 question mine; that every iakr ,i
trould cTy "Faker," and every thiet cry lhlei'
hThe District Attorney Of New York had spe-
Eial grievance. ,x - =
Eovsrnor. including specification as TO ms ial- ~
slre 20 prosecute the ice monopoly. I had no
hoert in presenting Sacn charges. nor olo l KNOW
f~Fsir details but the District Attorney evidently
hat rtio Al
Hated TO injure him personally, so he performed
bis statutory duty 10 assist me by Immediately
Atarting an underhanded campaign TO oiscreoll
ssne and my efforts, al the very time was Pi0
sxenting the evidence 10 the grand jury.
am informed that he had me follower
Ea- detectives dav and night; that he made in
s,uiries in all directions and called various per
heons 10 HIS Office and quizzed them TO discover
tsf possible something 10 my discreoit; ana that
be spoke Of me as q CRATER" and said that H'
E1aew / getting the money, ana similar
Eexpressions which were repeated and spread
tan5. I have no doubt came 10 the ears of the
lgrand jury investigating the ice case. II Is re-
kgrettable that the energy he displayed ID seek
Sing 10 discredit the prosecution and the prose-
t<lJtor could not have been directed toward re-
Eieving the people Of the cruel oppression OF thls
Anonopoly.
Following this, Jacksons report discusses the
sarrest Of Nathan vidaver his special deputy, in
1.-THE Hamilton Bank receivership proceedings
szvhere yidaver was accused of extorting money
ksrorn Montgomery, official Of the bank
JERoME's CLOSE FRIEND.
Montgomery was indicted at one stage Of the
proceedings. and. according to jackson, selected
Howard Cans, "a former assistant, and gen.
orally supposed 10 be very influential friend
OF the District Attorney He adds:
am informed that discussion held be-
tween Messrs. Montgomery and Cans as TO the
cornT ensation TO be paid 70 Mr. Cans tor legal
services: that the sum of $1,000 first talked
of and the demand raised 70 $4,000 and that
finally Mr.. Cans stated that if he were paid
$1,000 he would arrange to have Montgomery
SIT down to private dinner with the District
Attorney. in which event Montgomery need feaE
no further prosecution Of the pending indlct-
ment.
However. it is a fact that while the indict-
rnents against Montgomery that the District
Attorney had secured were still pending, and
had beer noticed for trial for the following week,
and after the Governor had ordered me TO dis
place the District Attorney in the ice case, these
Yhree-Montgemerv Cans and the District At
torney-by appointment. sat down TO social
meal. and here was hatched contemplate,
cowardly scheme TO strike al me by entrapping
Mr Vidaver into situation which the District
Attorney would prosecute as crime.
This scheme according to Jackson, was for
aiontgomery to offer 10 retain" Vidaver 10 pre-
rent the Attorney General from instigating
further newspaper articles against him and
the banks condition, which detectives from the
District Attorneys Office were to overhear. and
which conversation they were TO repeat there
after on the witness stand.
He describes the whole transaction as "a
dirty. contemplate fake from start to finish
All this, he reiterates, was done to discredit
him with the grand jury IN the Ice Trust pro-
Ueedings, because Vidaver was one of his special
deputies and in a sense, political associate.
lie continues:
Montgomerys case though noticed for trial at
Fthe time of the dinner on February q. 1908, has
mot been tried. : informed that Mr.. Cans
iefterward raised his demands to $4,000 for the
lseryces performed, and that Montgomery re-
fused TO pay and retained another lawyer. after
which the District Attorney sought for more
l<vidence against Montgomery. in connection
with his banking transactions back in 1907, and
bad him further indicted in April 1903.
Further along in the report Jackson in
Sttriclic terms. attacks Frank White, who was
appointed receiver for the Hamilton Bank at
his instance White and Jackson were drawn
Snto dispute some fancied or alleged at
fserpt 10 obtain division Of receivers fees into
(which the grand jury examined with considera-
bic nainUteness