New-York tribune., 1910-06-10
ROCKEFELLER IN DISPUTE
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will receive the preseHtment, after nav
ing learned what it is to be-
.,-rhe Grand Jury has instructed It's
foreman to present this document ~
vou. said Mr.. Rockefeller firmly, step
ming forward. The grand jury has not
authorized the foreman to take the mat
ter up"-
.T authorize the foreman to do so.
interrupted Judge O'Sullivan-
.If Sour honor please" began Mr.
Whitman.
II simply authorize the foreman 70
confer with one of the legal advisers OF
the grand Jury" said Judge O'Sullivan,
concerning the matter. Before that
presentment is submitted you may con-
fer with either Judge Whitman or my
self" and Judge O'Sullivan started TO
walk ont of the courtroom. He was de-
tanned by District Attorney Whitman.
"In order that may be sure that L
have protected the peoples rights, said
Mr.. Whitman. Il must respectfully pro-
test against the refusal of the court TO
accept the presentment found by the
grand jury ana 10 aIION IL u OO i'ON
with the court"
"The court has not declined" replied
Judge O'Sullivan; cit has simply deferred
the acceptance.
"As the legal adviser TO the grand jury
the District Attorney advises me that
I am not TO take this matter up private
"" said Mr. Rockefeller, referring to
Mr. Whitmans remarks.
THE presentment represents the de-
Iiberations of the grand jury" said Mr.
Whitman. "It is not public document
until II is fled
Jury Wandered, Says Judge
THE jury has been engaged in first
discussing the question submitted to 1t
and afterward it applied itself TO other
questions of somewhat kindred charac-
ter, and later it went into other abuses.
which were not at all the subject Of the
charge submitted to it, said Judge
O'Sullivan.
Now, the court does not want to have
an original presentment by the grand
7 jury made absolutely useless and so ex-
tremely Objectionable as to cause it to
be expunged from the records. So the
court must insist upon knowing before
accepting it the nature of the document
offered. to know whether il be a pre-
sentiment or not, and if it be not a pre-
sentiment 1t will not be accepted"
There has been no line of investiga-
ton followed by the grand jury. nor is
there any reference in this presentment
u - H,x-
your honor before it was undertaken,
said Mr.. Rockefeller.
You will also recoIlect, Mr.. Rockefel-
Ier." said Judge O'SuIIivan. that the
court was to know something of the
character of the document which laymen
of this jury call q presentment before it
was presented But the court has not
ments to report this morning the court
will receive nothing from you
This ended the discussion. Mr. Rookie
feller put the presentment in his pocket
and Judge O'Su1livan left the court
room. Later they met in the judges
chambers, but Mr. Rockefeller refused.
It was reported, to show the present
ment.
District Attorney Whitman after ad-
jo,Irnment did not conceal his surprise
at the action of the court. Expressing
his personal opinion regarding the sub
ject matter Of the grand tury's investi-
CATION. he said: "I have not been salts
fed that there is any evidence Of an or
ganized traffic in women in New York
City"
The grand jury has returned fifty-four
indictments since January |. Twenty
four of the defendants have been tried
and convicted. In every case the charge
was for an offence of a nature kindred
TO the subject Of the grand iury's in
yestigation.