New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29
GRAND JURY PICKED
in new HAVEN CASE
Criminal Aspects of Rail
road Case Slated for
Investigation.
DIRECTORS IMMUNE.
DECLARES LAWYER
Testimony Given at Washington
Prevents Prosecution OF
Officials, He Says.

The special federal grand jury which
is to make an investigation into the
criminal aspects of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad case, IN
accordance with the suggestion OF
President Wilson, was sworn in yes
terday before Judge. Julius Mayer, SIT
TING in the United States District
Court.
The assembling Of the grand jury
brought forth indications Of fights on
the part of New Haven directors ana
others in Office at the time the trans
actions to be investigated took place
against any criminal action against
them on the ground that they obtained
immunity as a result of testimony they
gave at previous Investigations parIie-
ularly at Washington, into the hlgh
finance methods Of former President
Charles S. Mellen and his associates
"Mr. Mellen certainly obtained I'M
munity by the testimony he gave AZ
washington" said John W. II. Grim,
his counsel, yesterday, at 30 Broad ST.
al shall certainly contest any action
against him on that ground. ne ~
not the only one Of the New Haven men
who are immune from prosecution-as
q matter of fact / don't know VINO
they can take action against more than
another. Perhaps they will indlct sil
of the people in New England"
Others who obtained immunity by
their testimony, in the opinion OIL M
Grim, are William Skinner, OF HolyoEe'
a director in Mellen's time; +. d. Rod
bins, then general counsel Of the road,
who was credited with, finding out the
best way of doing the things Mellen
wanted done: f. G. auckland, VICE
president; Thomas Dew. Cuyler. d.
rector, and Timothy +. Byrnes, mrs:
yice-president, reputed 70 be Mellen's
right hand man at the time he was
building up his New England transpor-
tation monopoly.
No intimation was given yesterday
as to which men connected with the
Mellen regime will be investigated BY
the Jury or when it will take up the
New Haven matter. The probe Will be
in charge of Assistant United States
Attorney General Frank Swacker, as
sisted by James ". Osborne, former
State Deputy Attorney General, serving
as special government prosecutor, and
Robert p. Stephenson, Assistant United
States District Attorney. None OF these
men Yesterday would discuss the case.
Further than to admit that ] am Nh.
Swacker, can't say word the chief
DrObpr said "a he sat watching the Jury
sworn in in Judge Mayors courtroom.
The members Of the jury are Daniel
0. Underhill, $50 East 160th st., fore
man; William Korn, GIL Park ay.;
Jacob +. LutZ, 500 Freeman ST., The
Bronx; William J. McKenna, 177l Glea-
son av., The Bronx; Thomas J. Ma
guire, Jr., 989 Summit av., The Bronx;
Charles A. Baldwin. so Reade ST.; Sam
uel BabcOck, 20l0 Art Rv., The
Bronx; William T. Dugau, $50 Woody
crest av., The Bronx; Henry {. Adams,
1927 West 10th ST.; Fred W Marks, 526
Broadway; Joseph c. Schlcssinger, 80
West Goth ST.; Benjamin Kaplin, 1873
Bryant av., The Bronx; George Hooks,
1901 Commonwealth av.. The Bronx;
Arthur S. Higgin5, 9 East S7th ST.;
Joseph VI. Cosgrove, 36S East i43th st.,
The Bronx: Joseph Hecht, 10 West
Bath ST.; William L. Dale, 537 Walton
av., The Bronx; BENJAMIN Cohen, S53
Caldwell av., The Bronx; Henry Coors,
1917 Boston Road, The Bronx; William
G. Grieb, 1896 Broadway; Cyrus W.
Coons, S87 Longwood av., The Bronx;
William Greene, 80 Mount Morris Park
West, and Henry Faeth, 1872 Eagle av.,
The Bronx.