The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
WHITMAN PACT MAY FREE
SIEGEL ON INDICTMENTS
SWANS Plan for New Prosecution Said to Be Hindered
by Agreement Made at Old Trial-Prisoner
to Leave Jail Tomorrow.

Several st%ipulauons between John y.
S%tanchieid and ex-pdstrict Atsorneys
whitman and Perkins may save Henry
Sieael from prosecution on any old or
new indictments against him for the con.
duct Of his department store and private
banking business. District Attorney
Swami first heard OF such agreements
Yesterday morning In q casual way and
he Immediately took steps 20 ascertain
just what force they had. II may be
said. however. that his future course will
depend largely upon what he learns from
tho persons concerned and from an In.
vestigation OF the facts and papers In
his office.
Gov. Whitman's version of the stipula-
tions as communicated TO Judge Swami
by telephone from Albany through the
office of S%tnchfcld & Levy. Siegel's
counsel. was this. Prior 10 ehe time Of
Siegel's trial Gov. Whitman. then Dis
trict Attorney, agreed that there would
he no now indictments besides the thir.
teen then found. and after the trial and
during the suspension OF Siegel's sentence
on the misdemeanor conviction IL was
agreed that IL Siegcl served mis- sentence
without appealing and without taking
dilatory tactics none OF the other in
d,ctments would be tried.
Sieeel is scheduled to he released from
the Monroe county jail tomorrow and al
tne request of judge Swami a Scnch
warrant for his arrest has been filed
with Supt. William Craig. In ohargc OF
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prompted to take this action by n COM
n.,ttee Of still enraged depositors wlo
visited his Office demanding further
prosecution of the former banker-nor-
chant because OF his failure TO make a
substantial return TO them for s.. 500. 600
lost In his department store bank. Judge
Swami had intended to prosecute Siegcl
on a new indictment or on u OF the rc-
manning twelve against him charging a
violation OF the Penal Code.
To I~nSrstiwatc NOxcl Estate.
Al a conference with Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Embree aud tombstone,
10 assisted at the trial OF Sicgcl in
Geneseo In November. 1914. on an ind!ct-
ment charging him with obtaining u loan
on a false statement OF credit from the
National Bank 90 Commerce. Judge
Swami directed Mr.. tombstone yesterday
10 investigate the estate OF the la,e
Frank T.. NOsel. Sj.gers partner. To ieagn
whether Nosel died .nsolvcnt. The SOL
vency OF Nogol prior - his death is M
pOrtant in connection with the clarge
that the Sicgrl bank received deposits
when the partners knew IL was insolv,rt.
Mr.. tombstone AT the conference ,asu-
ally asked Judge Swami IL re knew NJ
an agreement; providing that Siegcl
would not be tried again. The pistrlc.
Attorney had never heard OF II. bu: h,
called up NJ. Tcrl.ins. e~A-.hssly;ant Bis.
trict- Attorney Arthur Train and Mr..
Stanchticld to find out the facts. William
III. Parks of S;auchiield q Levy got into
communication with Mr.. Stano,aeld at
AIaany and later ,elephcned Judge
swami the outcome or a conference Mr..
Stancifieid had with Gov. Whitman in
tho martel.
Mr.. Train told Judge Suann that he
knew OF no agreement. but said that Mr..
Perkins had expressed the opinion that
IL would lie his policy not TO try Siessl
again. NJ. Perkins informed Judge
SNann later that he lid not think II
would bc good p; ofes-'on,i ethics to In
diet Sieg.l anew In Tbs county because
a District Attorney familiar with a case
would naturally cover all the facts in
any indictments secured. which wa what
he undcI.tood was done in the Siege,
case.
Furthermore. sad Mr.. Perkins. ~ an
attempt should he made 10 get a rev
indictment. inasmuch as Justice Blanch-
lri removed all the previous indictments
from this county TO Livingston county.
i would Il" regarded as a subtcrfuge