The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-29
Governor Tells Grand jury
$4,000 Paid by Kin OF
Convict.
PLOT UPSET A PAROLE
Dairyman Convicted Of Ar
son Was About to BE
Liberated.
SECOND BRIBER SOUGHT
Doctor to Governor Said His
Pull at state House Would
Free Man.

Governor Smith revealed TO the
Grand Jury here yesterday q swindle
plot IN which $1,000 was paid to two
men for the influence they were sup
posed to have In obtaining a pardon
for a convict,
The Grand Jury promptly hled with
Judge William II, Wadhams two In
dictments. They charged two defend
ants with grand larceny IN having ex-
tortod $4,000 from Louis Smith,
brother, and Rebecoa Smith, wife OF
Jacob Smith, on tho fraudulent pre-
tence that, through their influence
with tho Governor they could assure
tho pardon. or at least a Communication
OF the sentence, OF Jacob Smith. Tho
prStence had been that the greater
part OF the $1,000 would have TO go 10
the man higher up" and the insinua-
tion was clearly aimed at tho Gov
ernor himself -,
Jacob Smith, erstwhlle of Smith
Bros.' suffern Milk and Cream Com-
pany OF .sls East Eleventh street still
occupies cell In Auburn state Prison
and will be lucky II no does not cclo-
brAte Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
IN the same retreat lie was sent there
on conviction OF attempted arson n
year ago last June 10 serve an indo-
terminate sentence OF from five 10 ten
years. But II II had not been for the
lndlsoretions and ill-advlscd activities
OF some OF his family and ostenslble
friends Jacob would have been q free
man q month ago under communication OF
sentence.
Broker IL Arrested.
After the indictments yesterday bench
warrants were issued and before dark
Detective Kilroe brought TO the Criminal
Courts Building Maurice l. Rosenberg,
an insurance broker with offices In the
Tribune Building. l54 Nassau street AS
the judges all had left their chambers
for the day, Rosenberg was taken 10
Police Headquarters, where he passed
the night, lie will be arralgned before
Judge Wadhams In the General Sessions
Court this morning, when Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Alfred ]. Talley viii ask
that he be placed under $4,000 bail.
Detectives were searching all the af-
ternoon and evening for the other In
dicted man, but without success and
they fear he may have fled the Jurlsdic-
ton. Until the bench warrant be served
or he be declared II fugitive from jus
tice he cannot lawfully be named. But, |
MS he has the privilege OF writing NJ. ID. |
after his name he may be called for !
the purpose OF this narrative "the Doc |
tor"
Mr.. Talley had this to say OF the
case:
This matter was brought to tho at
tention OF the District Attorneys office |
by Gov. Smith. Tho Governor told us |
rumorB had come to him that Rosen- |
berg and the other unnamed defendant |
tho doctor-had obtained $4,000 from !
Jacob Smiths wife and his brother and |
partner, Louis, upon their representa-
tlon that they were In position TO reach |
some person very close 10 the Governor
and thus obtain for Jacob a pardon or
Communication or sentence In connection /
with his milk and creamery business,
Jacob and his brother had leased a
farming property belonging to Judge |
Adelbert p. Rich OF the Appellate Dl-
a
creamery and ice bouse ,ocated ,here
were heavily Insured There Was n Slro
and Jacob Smith was conv,c,nI -, ~,
tempted arson ana sent ~ A"h,,v,,
June 16 1eis y"
CIemency Wnn Urged.
~
IN CAyuga county, the Governor told
me, strong movement had been started
urging clemency for the convicted man.
In less than year the Governor had
received more than a hundred letters
urging a pardon or commutatIon OF sen.
tonce. Among these was one from Judge
Rich. The Governor on August 2l last
signed an order freeing the prisoner nm.
der parole effective September 90 Ru,
as soon az he heard reporta Of tho nse
OF money he Issued an order making tho
previous order of commptation ,no,n 80
Ative until further notica ''0'0'-
"On uuestIoninr Pehacoo e,,,,,,
found she and Louis Sn,ith ia n. we
troduced TO Rosenberg ans "aS ~ o'sn S IN
BIZ Charles sternberg n lan,,,o u VIC Ioctor
Hill. N. L. wbo renpesan,oj a. VI Vh'on
persons Of infiuence "Tha dao.nu, % 70 Do
represented as ha,,in, h", no uVetor was