Show CROMWEll THE i MAIN WITNESS Federal Grand Jury Still Work Working Working Working ing on the Panama Canal Graft Scandal New York Tork Feb 8 William SWilliam Cromwell who was counsel to the Pan Panama Panama Panama ama Canal company of France th rights of which were purchased by the t e United States government was w s a wit witness witness witness ness before the federal grand jury to today today today day In the proceedings against the New York World and oth others others ers In connection with alleged libelous publications regarding the Panama ca canal canal nal nat purchase Mr Cromwell Cram well was under examination during the entire three hours session Deputy Attorney General Oliver H Fagin of Washington D C who ho has hag drawn many of the notable federal in indictments Indictments arrived here today and was in conference with iU District Attorney Stimson He came from Oklahoma where he drew the indictment In the Haskell case When District Attorney Jerome Terome was asked today if he had hd dropped the Panama investigation Tie lie said The prosecution In the state courts must take precedence over aver that in the federal courts to get results A prose prosecution cution utIon of the same persons In the fed federal federal federa eral era courts would be a bar to the thc pros prosecution prosecution in the state courts court I am not nat going to enter into any an speed contest to get the thc indictment In Inthis Inthis inthis this case ease aim until I hear from the attorney general that I am to have the precedence in this UtIs prosecution I shall take no step stop |