The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-19
Whitman Is Not Sure That
His Testimony will
Be Needed.
ROBIN DISCHARGES JEROME
Won't Have Him as Counsel
New Plan to LIquIdats
Carnegie Trust

City Chamberlain Hyde wants to 10
before the Grand Jury and answer ques-
tions concerning tho city deposits in banks
which subsequently obliged the Cummins
syndicate that t'bossed hesCarnegie Trust
Company.
Mr.. Hyde's name has ,been introduced
before the Grand Jury by Robin of the
Northern Bank in the course os@revela-
tions by that financier. Robin(has tssti-
fed that in the late summe/of 1910 the
City Chamberlain held q micinisht oon-
ference with William J. Cuuhmins. Joseph
B. Reiohmann and Robin and that in .
short time after the,last named had aereed
at the conference to lend the Carnegie
Trust Company siso.oOO oity deposits
in the Carnegie Trust Company were
boosted to more than 81 800. 900 and in
the Northern Bank to moretthan q 900. 900.
The City Chamberlain has manifested
the utmost willingnessfto appear before
the District. Attorney. or the Grand jury.
preferablyithe Grand Jury. and tell what
he knows a. to The business of his Office
The suggestion was made to District
Attorney Whitman on behalf OF Mr.. HYDE
by Stephen c. Baldwin. MIR. Hyde's friend,
and the lawyer who delivered to Judge
Whitman the Governors letter suggest
ing that Whitman confer with Attorney
General Carmody on all matters relating
to the Carnegie Trust Company.
The District Attorney is entirely un-
willing to discuss the proposal. but he
has not as yet invited Mr.. Hyde to come
forward and there has been no intimat;on
that he intends doing so Judge Whit.
man has been conducting the whole In
vestigation according to his own notions
and has not shown haste in listening to
several individuals who have wanted to
appear before the Grand Jury.
II is no longer any secret that Assistant
District Attorney Clark, Whitman's
principal aide in the investi cation. has
been looking over certain books in the
City Chamberlain's office. but for what
purpose nobody in the District Attor.
ney's Office will volunteer an opinion.
The surmise has been, however. that Mr..
Clark was checking up city deposits made
to many banks.
Robin. whose statements to the Grand
jury as to matters not connected with the
inside business of the Carnegie Trust
Company have aroused SO much interest
among the jurymen. doesn't like William
I. Jerome's attitude in the proceeding
now before Supreme Court Justice
Seabury. Mr.. Jerome. formerly Robins
counsel. it will be recalled. got out Of the
case when Robin was found sane by a
General Sessions jury. He has insisted
that Robin was mentally incapable and
he went before Justice Seabury the other
day to insist that Robin should bs sen
fenced TO Matteawan. not Sing Sing.
Thereafter he wrote Il letter TO the ,Justioe
insisting that whatever proceeding bs
held to finally determine Robins mental
condition before sentence was imposed
should he in open court
So yesterday Robin sent a letter t. MIR.
Jerome objecting to that lawyers further
appearance in any proceeding affecting
him Robin wrote:
You having retired as my attorney At
your own request and with the consent of
the court on March |, il is my desire that
You should not longer act for me in any
whatever. either as my attorney
Or otherwise. and | object to any further
appearance Oh your part in any case or
affecting me in any CAPACITY
" on the ground that having been
retained by me and having conferred with
me my counsel and being no longer NV
attorney it is a breach of the relations be-
tween us that YOU should take any part
whatever against my wishes, in any matter
N which my liberty or my'a affairs may bs
involved
Mr.. Jerome had no comment to make
ast night on Robins letter or as TO his
own attitude in continuing to insist that
Robin il insane. Previously, however
MIR. Jerome had explained that he is con-
,inced that Robin is unbalanced and that
le feels it his duty as citizen and as
/ friend Of the court to,continue all legiti-
nate efforts to get Robin sent to an asy-
UNI. Mr.. Jerome says that any story that
,e has been retained by alienists or per-
IONS who might be behind the alienists,
= false. and that the only persons with
whom he ever conferred ON the Robin
'ase were Robin himself and Robins
lister. DR.. Louise Robinovitch. In ex-
planning that he had no financial interest
n Robins case Mr.. Jerome said that the
,nly fec no ever received was an initial
etainer Of $3.50 from Robin and DR..
Samuel j. Goldsmith. Robins lawyer.
'ays that the present proceeding before
Justice Seabury was suggested by Jerome
md is entirely contrary to Robins wishes.
dr. Goldsmith says frankly that he hopes
lis client will get of with a suspended
entence or reduced term Of imprison-
nent in consideration Of his services to
he State. and that Robins determination
: to abide by his plea Of guilty and leave
b. question of clemency' 10 those who
AN Judge OF the coherence and value Of
lis Grand Jury testimony. MIR, Jerome
makes it plain that he isn't through fight
nc to get Robin into an asylum and tho
Attorney goes ahaa using Rob.s..'s