The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-10
ROCKEFELLER JURY NUFELED
COURT WANTS TO KNOW WHATS
WHITE SLAVE PRESENTMENF.

ENNNANNAN u NAANA wv AANNN ~ NNANAN
WIthsut KnSWlng FiSst- Animated
time over the Close % the Inquiry.
the Dlstrlet Attorney siding Win m
Grand juror Dan CohAlaR ArouId.
The Rockefeller Grand Jury. which has
been investigating the trallo In women
and has found ffty-Four indictments IN
Ave months. has now 90, pressntmont "a
present and intends to Presontit Ittrisa
yesterday 20 present Il. but Judge o'Sulll-
van would not have Il presented. He Saii
that he wanted to know what was In 70
first or to have the District Attorney
know and make sure that II vas . proper
document so far IS can be learned he
did not So the presentmsnt, though
Foreman John d. ROckefellsr. Jr,. win
the paper in his pocket conferred with
him in the District Attorneys on
after the Judges public refusal 20 allow
the document TO be filed yesterday.
The presentment presumably vent
away Ia Mr. Rockefelleris pocket, and 10
IL understood that the Grand Jury puF.
poses at some early date 10 flle the dooas
ment with the Court.
SCOPE OF rHE NQUmT
In the indictments 20 far found nothing
has appeared 70 sustain one Of the princi-
pal assertions that led 70 the inquiry,
which was that the traHlo in womua
was an organized business protested ~
1ammany politicians for profit Whsa
Judge O'Sulivan charged the Grand
Jury on January last he said;
The main object. gentlemen. which
I desire you 10 keep In mind throughout
your investigation is the uncovsring not
alone Of isolated offences but Of an organ.
nation. IL any such exists. for tranac In
the bodies Of women. charge you
that Il IL your duty 10 pursue this inquiry
into every channel open 10 you and 70
present to the Court the facts found hy
you. If in your Investigation you and
facts waFranting indictment Il Ia your
duty 10 present such Indictment. II
organised traflo in women exists IN this
city the law Ia adequate 70 end e ami
punish the person engaged In Il. II such
trafio does not exist your Investigation
should put an end 70 sensational sla1ders
against the city Of New York
TWO WEEKS PoR CONSIDERATION.
Judge O'SuIlivan wasn't sitting ysatsr-
day and when the Grand Jury arrived
at the Criminal Courts Building IL Waa
necessary 10 telephone for him. Whea
he came Mr.. Rockefeller aross and aaids
your Honor. the Grand Jury has con-
pleted the Investigation which u was
charged 20 make and IL now asks that
Il he discharged. and in doing 20 desires
to hand up 20 the Court a presentmeaG
covering the results Of Ia Investigation.
The Grand Jury has instructed the fore
man 70 ask your HOnor's psrmisaion that
this now be presented before handing Il
up
Judge 0'SullivAn, who was standing.
replied The Court has this 20 cay. that
your Investigation has now covered
q period Of almost six month";
Five months corrected the foreman
over FIVE months said the Judge.
and that work has been Of q very sE-
ceptional character. very unusual. and
the time which you have devoted 10 the
questions submitted 20 you Of Oolras
has been unusually long on account %
the character Of the work. For that
reason the Court will not accept the ~
quest to discharge tho Grand Jury this
morning and will continue II IN existsncs
for two weeks longer. In the meantims
TIM Court deems that the work which
the Grand Jury has been doing Ia Of such
a nature that the Court must understand.
before Il receives anything In tho nature
Of a presehtment. something Of the
character Of that dOoumsnt. So Ter ithas
not been appriaed OF its nature. Tbs
Court knows nothing at all about Il, and
that your work may not be emasculated.
that II may be Of some service. the Court
will permit Il 10 BE- presented only In a
legal and proper way, concerning legal
and proper thing
May ! ask your Honor whether We are
to meet here two weeks from to-dayG"
asked Mr. Rockefeller.
i will meet you privately or I will meet
any gentlemen connected with the jury
aAid the judge. 4 understand that
your legal advisers ara the Court, or Judgs
whitman. the District Attorney. a. you
gentlemen chooss. Your work dsmanda.
IL strikes me. AZ the close Of this long
period some consideration from either
ono Of the advisers 70 the Grand Jury
! bsfOre IL will bs received and terminated
by the Court. 90 that will zee you. or I
will zee Mr. Whitman. or will zee the com
mittse which has been dslagated by tbs
! Jury The Court must insist uD0a know
ing something Of the character Of ths
document which you desire 10 subwAit.
because II IL not every pressntxnsnt which
, isacceptAble. and after ell the work which
you have done IL would b an uniortunAts
thing indeed u you we're 10 submit some
thing 10 the Court which would Be cut
Of line with . properly acceptable doeu-
nhent. For that reason the Court ieaslf
desires 10 know more about IL and during
the two weeks in which your existanoo
10 continued the Court will devote sons
Of lie attention 70 learning the character
Of the document which you are desiFOua
Of presenting before accepting it,
DISTINCT ATTORNEY DIssENTs.
District Attorney Whitman Appsarsd
4 10 diassnt
III your Honor please hs aaid. -ot