New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
o,eckinridge Won't At
end Hearing Saturday,
: His Attorney States
VII SON RETURNS;
HIS BAIL INCREASED
kidnapped" Witness in
rombs Persecution"
Is Littleton Charge

%. controversy between District
lev Swami and Lucien 5. Breek-
-. his former special assistant,
h charges with having accept
aft from garment manufacturers
~. he was preparing 70 prosecute
Y..s8 labor officials. came 70
- list night. when Mr.. Swami an
-.,sd that he had asked Cher
T..;.trste McAdoo TO issue a sum-
-, for Mr.. Breckenridge to appear
hearing Of the charges against
~. A. 500 Mulberry Street to-mOr-
~ morning at 10 o'clock.
v,rtin ". Littleton, counsel for Mr..
,-.,E;rridce. who has insisted that
:. vopld never produce his client in
..r court unless the District Attor-
~ nroduced a proper complaint and
mans. declared last night that Mr..
v,.ckrridge would not appear before
v,,istrate McAdoo, summons or no
ummons.
81 NAV appear myself as his eoun-
-, ~ demand that the District At
...-.v show me what afidavits he has
!. ,1nnort Of his accusations. If he
:, any and If they satisfy me may
range to have Mr.. Breckenridge ap-
uar,' he said.
TOO Many Inquiries. Says Littleton
~ the District Attorney is con-
;.,tjnr an inquiry before the grand
;-,v and the presence Of the KID
AIMED witness Wilson before that
bo5y to-day indicates that, it must be
q, the purpose Of indicting Mr.
B,s,tpridcc. If that is his intention
On what ground is he justified IN ASK
IN, for summons for my client IN
r.gi.t-ate's court. As it is, 1t ap-
,s,rs that If / 90 down TO the grand
iury door ! ind that my client Is pc
nv Investigated there, and II l so pc
s,,s Magistrate McAdoo on Saturday
! ind my client is being investigated
,isre. II looks as though II l droPpea
ir,o any courtroom IN town l might
,, ant 10 find that Mr.. Brecklnrldge is
beng Investigated g..
Albert L. Wilson, the material VIII
Ass claimed by both sides. who was
,ysteriouslv picked up in the WOOL
NTH Building Wednesday afternoon
/, two men who said that they were
sHesrs and taken TO Yonkers and
questioned as to what he knew about
Inc Breckenridge case, was brought
hack TO Manhattan in an automobile
a. 3 o'clock yesterday morning. lie
was found in bed i'm his home by De-
tectiye Wood few hours later.
Wilson's Bail Increased
District Attorney Swami hurried
Wilson before the grand jury in the
forenoon and then went before Judge
Muloueen, Of General Sessions. In
chambers. and asked TO have Wilson'S
bail increased from $1,000 TO SlO,OOO.
Judge Mulqueen. remarking that he IN
tended 70 Keep Wilson in the jurisdic-
tion Of the grand jury, no matter
which side Of the controversy he
helps, increased the bail, as request
ed Wilson went 10 the 1ombs, where
he was later visited by J. Ward Fol
lette. his attorney.
Have you reason 10 believe that
Wilson, while before the grand jury,
changed his story as told to Mr.. Lit
tston?" Mr. Toilette was asked.
81 cannot answer that" he replied.
District Attorney Swami said last
tight that Judge Mulqueen, in raising
Wilson'S bail, acted on the suggestion
q the foreman Of the grand jury.
u have frequently seen statements
iron Mr. Littlcton that Wilson's afh-
tsyiis made 10 him completely exon
Grated Breckenridge. Mr.. Littleton
vas moi before the grand jury to-day
ytsu Wilson told his story" said Mr..
Sssnn, with a knowing wink.
w. Littleton was angry when he
tssli that Wilson had been returned
70 he Tombs.
Re never tried 70 jump his bail
Until he was yanked up TO Yonkers