The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-09
ISAAC HENDERS0N'S FOLLY.
ONE MAN Nv NEW TORK WHO NEEDS
4 RETENTITE MEMORY.
Remarkable speech Before Judge Fnnrhcr
What the Puhli~hcr Of the Evening Post
Did for n Pnltrv Five Thousand Dollars.

Did for n Pnltrv Five Thousand Dollars.
In March, 1s7l MIR. George Hathornc
sued william c. Bnant 4 Co. for ser,ic g
rendered I'm pronarng plans and spcclGca-
lions for the new Er,uug poi building, his
claim amoun;in- 80 about sl2.COO. The case has
been tried IN the Court Of Arbitration, before
Judge Fancher aud Was summed up 10y both
Sides yesterday.
Ex.Ju4gc j. NJ. Van Cott for the defence.
said that in November. 1875, MIR. Hathorne's
pllns were chosen from among those Of several
competitors. as being the cheapest, and that 1t
WAS agreed that II the plans were used. Mr.. Ha-
thorne should be y Id $500 In accepting the
plans, Mr. Is &C Henderson objected to a man
sard roof and towers. ard MIR. Hathurne said
he would modify the plans. lie aucrward
changed them that both Mr. Bryant and Mr..
Henderson utterly refused to accept them, and
gave the work To another archi, Get Mr. Van Colt
added that II there was contract II was Illegal.
for the plans called 'or walls thinner than the
building laws required. But II the Court should
award the plaintiff damages. Mr. Van Cott
thought that Mr.. llathorne could not claim
more than the $s.ttU agreed upon In the case ~
the niTt ulans, AMI not the usual ~ per cent.
on the cost e the building which llaihurne
now claims, aud which amounts to aoout tls'OOO'
THE PLAINTIFFS CHARGES.
W. A. Fuller replied for the plaintiff, and
showed that the cnange IN the first plans was
made under Hender-on's supervision, aud that
7 IL
the testimony Of leading architects showing
that the Law did not dcmFSd that the competi-
tive drawings should give the dimensions, nd
showed ihat the niason's specincat ons were Tor
walls Of LEGAL thickness. he analysed MIR. Hen
ders0u's testimony closely, and. IN the course OF
the speech. tia:
Mr. Henderson. more than any n c-c. has. during
the progress NJ this mos frequently cor trsdicir
toe man Wno gives tho clcw to Mr. lcndcr,oi's N.
consist rci's aud contradictions Mr. Henderson tells
Ne tit hc rode up town in the csrs one night with
prs naihN, VI l-eA VINO yea br,n nv ,un.e' 10
atph,e,t Of tie new Frs 70 w tx ling waiic
riding ~ ain Mr. Nengeson. MIR. Henderson granted
new Er-uigg Psf 6ul.dins. Geise son knrw hat Mr
Du g. urdcr95S Raes as' he rad been 50 i re-
n ~ wna, oron5h' hese TO men toge',er 1ae5
what could Mr Henderson accept that would com.
contrary to profc.ionai tduetic ana f,if ics Ing
Mr, u ende,s,n a,c zee to say VIA conn nsatlon he
the terms r. ver' moderate" So a month. Here
Mr.. Hataorne; an absteneni Of cne.hen q nc Gus
tomafy cnni!sei1n were i'r Us bare honor o. being
perWli,u 70 ,rtct n'tiuc hnNdns on We torhtr ot
hrold~g, aud Fulton street. llls cont act Mr. Hen
who knoslss al M out showing no, honor or Dc,
erhSy: no1 ,v,n va. honssy wnca i r,puiel TO sxt
Henderson, accept. the dirty hargan pronerrd ia that
ihesc two men Mr. lien Ter. N HcHsci.on cant to
SAVING ha I might biy, 6e to- Hr Hcn ron had nS
hen:clsoa Y, matutr d,canl e. to rginiih tug i've
scy or the advantage t. M,ngeson ,ad he rrnalnod
TO- mash the huidius AID snatch the laurcs Of
| Phldis from the brow ~ Stcut.
GAiSING TINE,
Al ih. occurred about the lotn Of March two weeks
4r,s,e w., wa Il nnogy ans
90 thiuN OF NJ. Hat urne aud hos be- was sun orSiug
man must he disp sci ~ sonehow sturdy ma1. this
mr. MI s,uT MN mai % & wr ~ n Il at ns pa, an az
| once tnlt as ser,ice- were required no lonser and
| the hcspny = o., loaerr2 The reason rall. The
Foundation Of tbs cese and - very siupe, II NJ
Sherc would We me saving 10 Mr hcnderson2 To be
WHAT thry wanted to gain ,ime tine, AID nothin;
NJ sn1 haaacd III pps hi.h v =. M
pete TO Men eson' tn IN inunc Ion not to deviac
preparing whatcvcr further araWiae- migl be rcedcd.
dolia 8 vec. Mr. thernes pl Ms scared. and Mr..
Msrd, TN ny 81 .in 81. ~ snt,y l,ns!ns AZ
nerttrs did looN after him ttn.r.h from that day
Nj. henl,r.on seen IN Mr. Hahornes once no
more aud when askcd to ,gn that OF Of memorinauni
NJ Hchssrssa male VIA ~. Hs,aerae n NotriaOcr'
lie trustee. o. the Daici Church vhc were * oct
l s1 5 pfga o On ls S9'a and shi,a MI
hs p9 t"g WIN g ma s Nv s pay for aaae
| gwen h. advice .u .om'how ~ nen4crson va. 30
Tiacn eoull not ave hui; s. aacr ma fortnight
could co lcct his iid sufficiently 20 tcul ucss,uger
M ~ Mae2e a.keo sess srT rSt spPoya
TIE p'is ~,re finished, comuic,e three weeks before
H. had .ecn every line drawn fron ucsinnne 70 tnl
every ntt OF stone and had estimated ar ~
cust very nu. every na- every Nauli hight had Dee
ID. the sui lcc Of repeated conversation every line
made @ suit himi ~ asnl4r md brick
tam liar 20 lin ~ the nOoks ana corner vi his ."
| priya Office.
| WHAT W. 10 he did app-ove2 lie do not know
lie dld not care. That AoId an me Ia due time. Nr
HAthorne could not Anord To ngNt hceAtgJ fttsf
he had uo friends AMI Mr.. II, nd r-un Euulult Ne
the printers dcy and Tad HIM 70 aud tel Mr. HahOrlt
| that HI plans were hot approved.
| IN CoURT WITHOUT An ANSWER.
| Mr.. Fuller then spoke az length of Mr.. Hen.
! derson's contradictions q himself when Quee-
| toned about the pl ns ~ MI Haihorne IN Ms
| possession. which were turned over to Meusel
son. MIR. Fuller continued:
And MI Head rson came into court without or
aL.v g. tht question " " by do you uftHk non s
coufr1cf2' Blnaiy groping 10 the compile ,trl csl
etruCuNu OF mason aud Iron WORK, ma the Imperfect
undertook provisions OF thu bui ding Law, hshu.
for nails wmcl too tin and grid r. To.
thick, aud faiIn9 tVtrywitrc Mr II gndsts1n has moi
bven able 10 identity the ans lac dl.anpruvrt. lh,
cunning mind, concuctei 90 save 5000 anf evad "a,
pigment Of a none.t debt, arising from iair ant
honest contr made cutrcly to the advanttge ~ the
defendant. and lucy broken ay hun to avoid pay ny
for professional WORK performed o. my client wih the
most tsrupuluus cOlscir tOu ness, and n tue t~st
mony OF TIE leading arch cts OF our country is &,
believed, with tne mo brilliant success
Mr.. Henderson sat "a few feet from the speaker
and grew red Ia the face somctiu e.. The law OF
the court requires a written opinion from the
Judge within ten days.