The New York herald., 1878-10-04
THE STEWART WILL CASE.
AN INGENIOUS ARGUMENT By A VERMONT

AN INGENIOUS ARGUMENT By VERMONT
LAWYER PRIVATE DETECTIVES ARRAIGNED.
Tne whole OF yesterday, In Supreme Court, Cnam-
bers was spent In hearing the argument OF Mr.. L. S
enden Vermont lawyer, on behalf OF Mr.. s. +.
Kneeland, the counsel OF Alexander Stewart, In the
partition suit against the Stewart estate Though
slow and deliberate speaker. ME Cnittendsn sue
ceeded holding the attention of the Court and the
spectators throughout the day, and when he closed
there was only deduction that could be made IN
regard the case-namey, that each side was accus-
ing tho other OF conspiracy on the one side TO extort
money and on the other 10 crush attorney and
prevent similar suits A OF anddavits sustain
both parties in their allegations and IL Will be some
time. probably, before the Court will be able to aft
the grains Of truth the chsf OF contradiction.
A DRAMATIC EPIsoDR.
Whom the opened The court room was so
crowded with spectators that the air became sfnI,
and in the Court removed to the spacious
General Term room. Here nv. Chit.enden continued
his argument reciting the facts Of the case, which
have already appeared In the HERALD. and giving his
version and characterization OF the events which
preceded the making OF this motion. Claiming not
only that partition suit brought In good tah
but vaunling the good Of the counsel. and
especially Of Chapman he pumped away at his argu-
ment until within aiew minutes OF the adjournment
Tor recess. Those lew minutes Mr. Chitlenden
chose. Tor U scene tnat nou IN u sOmetuluS
Of dramatic interest," "rhe old man, Alexander
stewart. - he said, says In his At1duvit that N
Snalor. mis- new counsel procured copy o. the com
plant, and from that complaint he got MS nrst inor-
mali0n Of tho nature aud character Of tins action
This AFFIDAVIT. which Is an attack upon the reputation
and character OF respeclaols lawyers, knsciaDd
Ad Chapman, is made the basis OF the present mo-
tioa." When all this had beon elaborated, IN his
and hesitating way, no looked at Mr. Shasr and
said: :-"rhe gentleman who got TINS OLD man TO mako
that affidavit talks about indicting other people or
suDornation Of perjury. II The man who induced
Alexander Stewart swear 10 That a1uuhvt luSh6
got tho guilt OF su0ornaton OF perjury upon his soul
words .apc ~.,ered there was IN phrase
u sensation IN tue court, the eheot OF which WAS
heightened by the subdued announcements OF Judge
WeslDrook. ave will now take u Recess"
..PRivATE DETECTIVES"
Much OF Mr.. Chittenden's speech was devoted TO
breaking down The credit which was TO be given 10
the testimony OF the two detectives, Lewis and Jayne
The OF these men, "wtn s on thor lips," 70
the OLD and 10 Chapman were described AEd their
statements OF the purport OF those vsiIs denod aud
denounced. Lewis, he charged came 10 Alexander
charities Of Mrs. A. 7. stewart. VINO only wanted 10
know that lhc Old man was ol The Stewart blood to
raisnment oI Lewis the business OF private dstec-
tives vigorously denounced. "ihere ~ the
same difference between the poncsman ana the pr.
aetective," no SAID. as between the sheriff and
the common nansman. This conspiracy against
Kneeinnd ana Chapman was organized 0y the private
detectives before they LETT New York. They procure
The crime to be commitied whlcn they wish 10
char-e, and then, alter citing examples. he SAID
sthe habits OF this lower order oi animals are well
KNOWN"
A LAWYER VINO CAN'T BE A s'PAL."
Another ingenious point OF Mr. Chittendenp
argument LIS portrait OF his client Chap
man After painting tho character and CALI
ing OF the detectives IN Col0rs as black AS
IL possible TO paint, ho impressed upon
the Court the necessity OF exhibiting biographical
sketcn OF IA man VINO had Deeu called the "pAl" VI
conspiraloE. Nj. Chapman, he suid, had beon law.
yer thirty years. Tor years he register OF
the Probate Court the windsor district; from 1903
1859 he assistant secretary ana secretary oI
the Vermont Sonste and subsequently he was one Of
the Senators IN that State Was this man. he
asked, 70 be anyDodys 'pal" or was his oath 10 be
SET aside and character blasted by The testimony
ol hired witnessesr
rHE ''oLD MASS IN COURT.
After this the interest In the argument began TO
fag little, when thu old man, Alexander Stewart,
railing ana look around, while eye was turned
toward nim Emnently respectable N his appear-
ance, dressed as in suit Of back,
fine texture, and OF semi fashionable cut,
evidently not the work OF The Proctorsve tailor his
presence gave great satisfaction TO the spectators
.What 10 tho object OF bringing the old man into
the court this time20 tue HxRALD reporter asked
oi ono oi his companions.
"We thought he might as we'll come in aud take
look around' WIS tho reply.
The OLD listened a;tenivoly to the CONCLUSION OF
Mr.. Chittcnden's Argument which grew eloquent asn
neared It's close, sometimes he would smile with
u cunning dersion which proved infections, SO that
the whole court WAS IN broad grin. except
the speaker aud man who was asleep In window
with b 8 mouth open.
At tho conclusion Of Mr. Caittenden's speech the
court adjourned until this morning.