Show F JEROME Oft ON THE SPIT sn District Attorney Now Knows Something About How De Defendants Defendants Defendants Feel PIERCE PRESSES CHARGE SOME OF THEM SEEM LIKELY TO BECOME ADHESIVE New York May play 1 District Attorney Attorney ney Jerome reiterated today toda before beCore Commissioner Hand who Is hearing evidence on charges against the dis district district triet attorney a statement with refer reference reference reference ence to Supreme Court Justice Sea Seabury Seabury Seabury bury which which Is the basis ba ls of one of the charges against the district attorneys attorney Mr Jerome was asked if It he had de declared declared dared in relation rel Uon to a libel suit heard before Justice Seabury that lOft it was the most indecent exhibition that I have ever seen In a court of law in my life liCe and I have seen some pretty tough ones onesI 1 I did not say that with regard to his examination replied Mr Jerome but In regard to the justices conduct In the whole matter I did say it I re repeat repeat repeat peat it now now as an expression of my mature Judgment Case of Ryan Franklin Pierce counsel for the tho com complainants complainants complainants called ailed for the evidence taken by a grand Jury on the Wall Wan and Cort Cortland Cortland Cortland land street ferries case ase in which Thomas F P Ryan and H H Vreeland testified We contend said Mr Pierce that Mr Jerome could have gone before the grand Jury with the evidence that he had and a td secured in indictments Indictments Instead he called caned Mr Ryan before the grand Jury and forever barred the road to prosecution Mr Jerome agreed to submit the ev evidence e evidence privately to the commissioner with the understanding that Mr Pierce shall not be allowed to read It ItIce itIce itIce Ice Trust Inquiry Mr lIr fr Pierce asked for an adjournment until Monday when he promised to take up Mr investigation of the American Ice company He said that Mr Jerome Investigated the com company company company pany for half a day and then turned the Investigation against three or four small independent ice companies that the American Ice company wanted to smash and that he advised that indictments in indictments indictments be returned against them Commissioner Hand said he did not notre regard re rd the complaint affecting the thet t 1 campaign contributions to the Jerome election fund of 1905 as an actual charge because it stated that presumably presumably presumably ably the returns between Mr Jerome and Assistant District Attorney Gans Cans who had charge of the contributions to this fund lund were innocent Mr Pierce insisted upon presenting evidence on that charge and the commissioner con consented consented consented The hearing was adjourned until Monday londay |