New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

e>,od ,,,o, a transaction III Eii0
-. -, os q good example OF the
TIT no was making In that deai' a'
ao-a,rg IN March's first story beche'
had handed him (March) s'oV' anu N0
had bought Erie, selling la'ei
-. - Rocker Of 500. Just wheh
Erie had advanced so rapidly dc
,r,r, =, n 100 per cent increase March
could not specify. j.,
tIe was asked then II he was ]"
,ne habit of doing such philanthrop''
doeds for others besides Becker AZ
oord,rp 70 his first story, he was III
tho habit Of letting many OF MS ifio''s
in on good things" but when presseo
30 ranoo someone March could thiilh
~ no one but Joseph Francoiim'
Eranclini Subponaed'
without March's knowing IT, iran
lin, was sent for Immediately. ana
anpeared a few moments later oear'hs
a grand jury subpoena. March Wa'
excused from the stand for re" ii'li''
,tes and was confronted with Fran
colin, in the grand fury auteroom' inc
latter Is president of the ltallah HaN-
;ngs Rank. and he swore that March
had never done any such business "i'h
him.
When March first went into the
grand Jury room 1t was with Jauh'S
stan and a carefree air, but When lie
entered the second time after Franco
,lni had been excused he was shaking
visibly and apparently In fear MI
Whitman went into the grand jury
room on the heels Of March, hoioihe
law book opened at page coh'ail"hs
the statute on perjury. with us PEN
atty.
II was said that after the District
Attorney read that TO March the gr'thu
Jurors. who had just heard Francoiii'l'
fred questions at March faster 'h"h
no could parry them. He finally eN-
plained that he wanted 10 correct MS
previous stories. and when he Ieit the
stand the source Of Beckers huec
bank accounts was exactly as much
OF a puzzle as II has been all along
In other words NJ. March talied 10
supply any foundation for the STORIES
which he had previously given out 70
the effect that Becker made II III
Wall Street.
March came out OF the grand jury
room trembling, and the rumor weat
around that he had been threateh'o
with the TOmbs Mr. Whitman came
out moment later smiling broadly
and In response to questions about me
work Of the present grand jury salo
that 1t would adjourn for one week. out
would probably be held intact until the
murder trials are over.
II was explained that the present
grand jury, having heard all the ell
dence on the murder and on the graft
accusations in so tar as they relate TO
Becker, is In better position TO judge
Of the value of any defensive explana-
tions that may be advanced than any !
other J Jdy. 1t is not expected that the !
present grand jury will file any more
indictments. TIE future indictments
on the graft charges will be handled
by the special grand jury which will I.
be sworn in by Justice Goff.
The court will probably insist upon a
final pleading from Becker's lawyers
next Tuesday, as soon as the case is
transferred from General Sessions to
the extraordinary term of the Supreme !
Court, over which Justice Gon VIII
preside with all the delays that the
defence can insist upon, II is not be-
leved that the opening OF Beckers
trial can be delayed any longer than
The beginning OF the following week.
Murder Trials First Duty.
Justice Goff agrees with Mr.. Whit
man that the first duty Of the court
and prosecutor is to bring the alleged
slayers Of Herman Rosenthal to triaL
and no unnecessary delays will be per-
,,,i,ted. Coincident with the murder
trials. however, the John Doe pro-
ceedlnss and the special grand jury
Will be carrying the graft end OF the
inquiry forward. and on this line II
was learned yesterday, Mr.. Whitman
will examine all the grand jury panel
in the same way that petit jurors are
examined.
Such an examination Of grand jurors
IS irfrequent although not without
precedent. The special grand jurors
who arc to serve in the case VIII be
asscd as TO their business, and par
t,cuiarly whether they have any asso-
citation. either direct or indirect win
real estate business; they will be ques-
toned as 10 whether they have any
ralat,on whatever with any member OF
Tho Police Department or with any city
officials. and they will be asked wheth-
OF they have any interest, direct or In
direct. with any Of the persons likely
IN he involved In the inquiry
So far as he can say now. no special
counsel will be asked 10 serve as dep
nv district attorneys in any OF the
proceedings growing out of the Rosen-
thai murder case. but Mr.. Whitman
saws IL is possible that the work will
prove TO be too much to carry along
with his regular staff and still keep up
with the routine Of his office. and in
that case he would not hesitate 10 en-