The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-30
CHICKEN FIGHT, FIFTH WEEK
JEROME RERI KED FOR (HAT-
TING WITH 4 ~ RDR.
Makes n Remark witch Court Thought
Might Hc Designed 10 Rcb,ike the
court for Chatting WIZ the prosecu-
tor NO DOM Follows the Remark.

tor No DOOM Follows the Remark.
While Louis Halle. lawyer of Beck
man street. was tesiifying on the chicken
trust trial in General Sessions yes erdav
W. ]. Jerome. counsel for the defence,
nodded and said few words to one of
the jurors. Judge Eoselsky warned the
jurors not to talk 10 counsel but to pay
attention To the vi noss
The matter of which | was talking,
your Honor" said Mr. Jerome. was
entirely foreign to this case. 1t seems to
me quit" as improper the. the District
Attorney should be- in constant cons,lta-
ton with III" court as 10 the conduct of
the case as thr' counsel for the defence
should pass the time OF day With Juror"
Mr.. }. rome referred to the occasions
when Assistant District Attorney De Ford
mad gone 10 the Judges desk and talked
with Judge Hosplsky without inviting
counsel for the defence to join in the
conversation.
some time after MIR Jerome had told
the court his opinion of such converse, ions
JudE" hosalsKy asaed the s'cnographer
/ to turn back to that par, of the record
t"i.rt Was just about To adjourn
DO ! understand" h. said to Mr..
J"rom". tina, you charge this court v ith
being III conference with the District
Attorney and advising him how to pro-
Cecd?'
Il meant jrst wha, I said" said Mr.
Jerome, MIR Strnograph"r, win Won read
thu passage agair, please"
| IN" stcnogrGpi"r did no
| The CONT is not ~ conference with the
| District Attorney in regard To the conduct
OF III, case, said Judge Eosalsky. You
have been Districi Attorney cf the county
and know ihat such conversations are a
| freri"rt practice
"TnGi i" tue. Your Honor" 50 i'll MIR
Jerome. and TAX" il the conversation
"2S not con'i1cd strictly to matters con-
corning this case"
Hay" you been li-,cnins?" pu, in Mr.
De Ford hotlv.
As much as | could" answered Mr.
Jerome
Il thought SO" said Mr. De Ford, 1T is
worthy OF YOU
DO YOU assert" asked Judge Rosalskv.
that your conduct IN speaking to juror
MIR Stenographer will you please read
h" minutes arau?" asked Mr.. Jerome
After he had done so Mr. Jerome CON
timed.
Il make no reflection on the court
ne slld. u have been too long associated
WIN Yourself both az a fellow member
I ~ wv VII anu uS ttl bllrtT pi t'.e COllrf
II the District Attorney sees fit To march
~ to your Honor and engage in whis-
per"d conversation the court cannot
prevent II except by an Ln-eemlv amount
OF starched dignity. do think however
! maj when any conferences are held Coun-
sci Tor hoth sides should be represented
surely your Honor knows mo too well
/ 70 think that ! intended any reflection
on the court admit was utterly at
| fault in talking to the juror. even thoLCh
/, was on matter not connected with the
| case
Well. said Judge Eosalsky. Il under
stand We are all human and liable 10 err.
| but want II understood that sitting here
! IA judgment II is not nv intention to
/ tip the scales for one side or for the other
/ | did not intend 10 reflect upon YOU, but
| wished to have the jury give their whole
, attention TO the case
Mr.. De Ford succeeded Yesterday in
Introducing an agreement made June oi
1909. III which the slaugh;crhouse men
agreed To buy no live poultry except from
| the firms designated by the johbers. The
! trial j. now in its fifth weeX