Show JEROME ON TRIAL taking of evidence against Dis district trici attorney of new york new york william H the self confessed juror in the interests of the metropolitan street railway company was the chief witness at the hearing which began thursday on the charges preferred with the governor against dis brict attorney jerome the charges of neglect of duty were made by a committee of stockholders of the metropolitan street railway corn coin pany headed by william F king ahe proceedings were before former chief justice andrews of the court of appeals who was appointed by governor hughes to take evidence tor for and against the accused official franklin pierce appeared as counsel for the complainant and mr jerome conducted his own defense |