The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-15
EXTRAORDINARY GRAND JURY IS
 STILL IN DARK
Wandering Far Afield From
 Its Original Object.

New York, Dec 15-New York's extraordinary grand Jury which inn paneIIed last September, has given it's 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 deaand for legal assistance is based on the allegation that has unearthed 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 for the pur- pose of Investigating radicals, it ap- parently has wandered far afie1d.
 Not only were it's members asked to investigate all signs of ''Bolshevisrn," but they had presented to them simultaneously charges that there was profiteering in milk and that officials of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company had "conspired' with cer- tain of its 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 disa greenents 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 Smith appointed George Gordon Bat 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 I torney's office when Raymond F. Al miran, foreman, ordered the jury s | stenographer to furnish no more 1 copies of testimony to MT. Swann oF l any of his assistants. This followed i reports that the jurors had discover | ed a 'leak' existed; that they had 1 charged a listening devise had been | placed in the room in the criminal l courts building and that they intend 1 ed asking for new quarters.
 | The only concrete matter that is | actually known publicly as under in l vestigation is the official action of John T. Dooling, one of MT. Swann's
  i Means, for the murder of Mrs Maud King.
 l This occurred in 1917 at Concord, ! N. C., and Means was acquitted i Means has charged that he was per l secuted by Dooling and that Mr Swann aided in the persecution by i permitting DooIng to use the ma 1 chinery of the district attorneys of 1 fee here in the prosecution of ] Means, though there was no crime ] alleged in New York county. The l grand jury has issued subpoenaes in i this matter entitled The people vs. 1 John T. DooIing and Alexander Reich l man.
 l The latter is a, Chicago lawyer, rep resenting interests affected by Mrs. l Kings estate. He is said to have l furnished the funds for the prosecu- l tion of Means. DooIing has admit i ted receiving sums aggregating s. | 500 from Reichman for expenses in I~Ihe Means prosecution. Two of the
 police department detectives attach
 ed to the district attorneys office, ac- i companied DooIing to Concord at the
 time of the trial.
 The only indictments returned by
 the jury have been in criminal an- | archy cases.