The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-18
WELL PERJURY CASE TO-DAY
TRIAL GROWS or or ALLEGED
kISSENA PARK GRAFT.
Grand bury suspends Queens Graft HUNT
white the Ease u Being started
Weiy sald 60 Have sWsrn Faiseiy 90
Help ex-alorDuxh President nermel.

Grand Jury susDensls Queens Graft HUNT
while the Case u Being started -
WelZ said 60 Have sWsrn Falseiy @
Help ex-tBoronxh President Bermel.
While experts under the direction OF
Commissioner Of Accounts Fosdick will
continue their delving into the under
ground workings Of tho graft system in
the Borough Of Queens there will be q
lull in Grand Jury proceedings because
District Attorney Frederick q. Do Witt
and First Assistant District Attorney
Dennis O'Ieary OF Queens have been
directed by Attorney General oMalley
90 assist Deputy Attorney General Jacob
Frank in the trial of John Welz OF tho
brewing firm Of welz q Zerweck on in
dictments charging him with perjury.
which opens this morning before Justice
Clark in the Flushing supreme Court.
This will deprive the Grand Jury Of
the District Attorneys aid In the graft
inquiry, aud that body has taken a recess
until Wednesday. when 10 10 thought that
the jury in the Welz case will have been
obtained and either Mr.. De Witt or Mr..
OIeaTy may again take mp the graft
quest. This Iull will also give Commits
siOner Fosdick's experts an opportunity
TO put In shape further evidence for the
Grand JuTy's consideration.
IL was at the conclusion OF a special
Grand Jury investigation into the sale
OF kis-.na Park to the city for about
half million dollars that Well appeared
before the Grand Jury. which was In
charge 81 Nathan NIdaver. a Deputy
Attorney -GsnsraI designated for the
invest igatIOn. To give test imony con-
eerniug an alleged Transaction between
himself and Joseph Bermel. then Presi-
dent Of the Borough 81 O,ieena.
bermel was called upon 10 account for
CERTAIN large sums OF money PLACED to
hls deposit IA las hank MelE app~ared
Detore the Grand Jury as al act Of friend
snip Tor Bermel and, Il ~ alleged. tssti-
ned that the money was given to Bermel
VA return Tor AN assignment % mort gage.
Tue Tue alleged assignment was offered by
Neiz ia evidence
Ia tue indictment the Grand Jury
charged that Well testimony as TO the
date ui the alleged transaction was false
and that the alleged document which
hs offered in evidence was fraudulent.
Two indictments were returned aRainst
hun. one FOR perjury and the other f0r
presenting fraudulent document To the
Grand Jury AZ the same tims I.awyer
uoorge =. Glassr. who acted as agent
IN the sale ~ kissena Park 70 the civ
and admitted receiving a covnmisai,y
at s6o.OO was also indicted for pgrt,,ry
InabL" To hnd othsr indict ment. ~,
X isscnI Park Grand Jury made a pra-
sentiment 20 the court In which IL cecIarsJ
that a conspiracy 81 siienc,,- on the mari
IT some OF ths witnesses brought had b~sn
{ he means 81 defeating the ends Of iustic,.
Among the witnesses who refused 20
testify on the ground that their answer.
might tend To incriminhts aud degrade
them was Joseph Bsrnel. then President
u Queens Borough. and Il was on this
ground that committee % the Grand
jury went 10 Albany and made chargss
against B@rIn"l before Gov. HuRhss
which led to the resignation OF BerTnel
when Lawrence dresser, the present
President - the Borough OF Queens. was
elected by ths Queens local Aldermen
10 III out the l9neNpir.d term.
An extra panel Of $50 jurors VIII be
present in court at the opening Of the
Well case to-day.