New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
Returns Compliment Of Those
Whose Opinions Were Gath
cred 0ffhand by Moving for
a Change of Venue.
MAY DELAY TRIAL WEEKS
Affidavits Contain Clippings, Car
toons and Testimonials That
Indicate His Doom Will Be
Sounded Before the First
Talesman Is Called"

berlain. having obtained offhand express
sions Of the opinions and feelings Of mon
in every walk OF life, has returned the
compliment by fling notice with District
Attorney Whitman Of an application for
change OF venue when he faces the
charge Of bribery in loans Of city funds
To the defunct Northern Bank. The trial
has been set for Tuesday in the Grim
inal Branch Of the Supreme Court before
Justice Davis.
The papers consist Of voluminous am
davits OF Hyde himself and of Israel Til
den. jr., law student. who at the re-
quest Of Hyde, went up and down the
Borough Of Manhattan and got the OFF,
hand expressions illustrative Of the
opinion and feelings Of these people. In
dicating that II will be impossible for
HYDE TO obtain a fair and impartial trial
in the county of New York owing 70 the
deep rooted prejudice created among
the people that Hyde is guilty not only
Of the crime Of bribery. but Of couusion
and connlvance with William j. Cum
Minis of the Carnegie Trust Company;
Joseph Reichmann and others in the
commission Of crimes for which they
have been convicted.
In his own afidavits Hyde declares
that he has been reviewed In the pubic
prints IN such a manner as 10 place me
in a false light To the end that public
prejudice and public passion have been
aroused against me- and | was forced 10
resign my official position" Upon some
newspapers. which. he says. have per-
sistently bounded him with false insinua-
tions. HYDE lays the blame for the utterly
unfair attitude Of the public. I'm view OF
the innamed condition Of public opinion
he says. my trial will he travesty on
Justice and my doom will be sounded be-
fore the first talesman is called
Clippings and Cartoons Fill 112 Pages.
Accompanying his affidavts is COM
pilation ~ 112 pages of newspaper clip
pings and cartoons as large as ledger
These articles. HYDE says, have "breathei
in every word the damning conviction OF
my guilt" That he has been made the
channel through which an attack could
be made upon Mayor Gaynor is another
charge contained in Hydes affidavits
Tho memoranda sworn TO by Mr.. TIL
den contain the following remarks:
Hyde is guilty. and they will get him
the same as the others. Samuel Nc
Creery wholesaler. No. 1sl West Broad
way.
They stuck me. Hyde and the whole
bunch ought 70 be shot."-Isidor Harris.
cigar manufacturer, Duane street and
West Broadway.
Hyde is a damned crook.
Murray. elevators, No. 200 West Broad
way
IF what Robin says about Hyde is
true. I think Hyde is a rascaL'-Charles
A. Borne. electrical supplies, No. 81
Grand street
IF you stole a pair Of shoes you would
get ten years. Hyde and his friends got
500. 900 and there is nothing doing. -
Morris Koch shoes, No. lO4 West l25th
street
Hyde was AZ outrage To the city. -
Henry Wiseman, florist No. 210S Sew
enth avenue.
HYDE should be hung. j. y. Lettal,
hardware. No 1866 Seventh avenue.
Hyde had to be crooked TO keep i'm
with that cliquc."-Albert Sickels talk
ing machines, No. 233 West l26th street.
Hyde should be behind the bars With
other skyrocketing hnanciers.'-J J.
Kelley. dairyman. No. 724 Amsterdam
avenue.
Hyde ought 10 be with Morse. j.
Schaaf. wholesale drugs. Third avenue
and 164th street.
Chase him to jail Buschemi, bar
Der. No. IL Manhattan avenue.
Worse than the commonest murderer.
He ought to be strung up TO lamp
E. Hanson, jeweller, No. 2145
Eighth avenue.
About two hundred more testimonials
to Hyde's character complete the afii-
davit of Mr.. Tilden.
Hyde Estimates His Chances.
Hyde's affidavit goes into detailed
of the circulation of tho
daily newspapers of the city. and COM
pares the figures with the 6O,ooo eligible
for Jury duty and with the $500 special
talesmen eligible for special jury duty
assigned to try cases like his own.
After pointing out that he took the
trouble TO inquire whether he was needed
as witness before the legislative in.
committee that was looki lG
into anti-racetrack legislation alairs,
HYDE goes ON to show that he was told
that he would not be needed. Ills ahl-
davIt continues:
For about three years | have been suffer
ng from kidney trouble, and about THIS
lime | had a severe attack. which made
L necessary for me 10 drop my official
duties and 10 seek change and rest Short
y after | went away. December ls 1910 |
f,,s, H.. lagfelaftNs Investigating