Republican farmer., 1919-12-19
EXTRAORDINARY GRAND JURY IS
 STILL IN DARK
Wandering Far Afeld From
 Its Original Object.

New York. Dec. 15-New York's extraordinary grand jury which i'm panelIed last September, has given its attention to many and varied mat ters, all shrouded in mystery, today begins another week. trusting soon to learn from Governor Smith that he has selected another lawyer for it's counsel. as it has requested The demand for legal assistance is based on the allegation that has unearthei evidence Of an 'overshadOwing crime The nature of this crime has not been disclosed.
 More than customary secrecy has surrounded the deliberations of this jury Called originally f0l. the pur- pose of investi@ating radicals it aD- parently has wandered far afeId.
 Not only were its members asked to investigate all signs of ''Bolsneyisnl '' but theE had presented to them simultaneously charges that there was profteeriTG. in milk and that officials of the InterborCuEh Rapid Transit Company had 'conspired' with cer- tain of it's employees to bring about the strike last September in an effort to force an advanced fare from the public.
 About this time the jurors had their first disagreements with District At torney Swann and began investiga- tion, not only Of his office. but of the police department and various other municipal authorities. This breach widened when the jurors asked for appointment of other counsel. prefer ably Attorney General Newton. But instead of MT Newton Governor
 
 tie, who finally withdrew from the post after jurors had made it plain his services would not be welcomed.
 Last week came an open rupture between the jury and the district at tOrney's office when Raymond F. All miraIl, foreman, ordered the jury $ stenographer to furnish no more copies of testimony to Mir. Swann or any of his assistants. This followed reports that the jurors had discover ed a leak existed; that they had charged listening devise had been placed in the room in the criminal courts building and that they intend ed asking for new quarters.
 The only concrete matter that is actually known publicly as under in vesti&ation is the official action of John T. Dooling, one of MT. Swann's dSS-S IalLS, III prosecuting iTaSLOn b, Means, for the murder of Mrs. Maud King.
 This occurred in 1917 at Concord N. C., and Means was acquitted. Means has charged that he was per secuted by DooIing and that Mir. Swann aided in the persecution by permitting Dooling to use the ma chinery of the district attorneys of fee here in the prosecution of Means, though there was no crime alleged in New York county. The grand jury has issued subpoenaes in this matter entitled ''The people vs. John T. DoQling and Alexander Reich man"
 The latter is a Chicago lawyer, rep reSenting interests affected by Mrs Kings estate. He is said to have furnished the funds for the prosecu- ton of Means. Dooling has admit ted receiving sums aggregating $3,- 300 from Reichman for expenses in the Means prosecution. Two of the police department detectives attach ed to the district attorneys office, ac- companied Dooling to Concord at the time of the trial.
 The only indictments returned by the jury have been in criminal an- archy cases.