The New York herald., 1878-09-13
THE STEWART CONTEST.
Lawyer Kneeland Writes a Letter and
Speaks His Mind.
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES
The New Claimant Having Good Time
with the Detectives.

The fastest move the Stewart w,Il contest Is \
long letter addressed by Counsellor Kneeisnd 70 Ira
Skater the attorney whom the Vermont farmer wsAes
10 have substituted for Mt Knecland The letter IS
digest OF the material correspondence that took place
,etvssn Kueeland and The Prccorviile lawyer,
Chapman, together with citations and occasional ar
Iumsn,s which Mr. Knceland puts forward in vindi-
cation OF his The let,sr in question begins
with delicate piece OF sarcasm, IN which the lawyer,
Kueelaud. expresses satisfaction that the Stewart
heirs have employed Mr. shafeE Then it goes on 10
vay:-
Don't bo so frightened about tho stability Of your
Ease as to withdraw at the very last moment When
YOU are little older in 1t you And that the COM
plant which you equally grope alter ana condemn Is
every particaiar Now / put it to you as a'lawyer,
whether are not little last in Charging me WIN
81 IN peI eompans to the roaousbp o
Alexander Stewart when you knew tho statement IN
neither knew tho OF The Information nor tho
grounds OF the belief, but simply on a subsequent
Statement made under peculiar circumstances by tho
Now ,he fact OF It Is that response letter sent
TO Alexander Stewart hts attorney stated the rea-
snip quite differently, and SO tar as II went,
qune In unison with the true geneaogy. Tho Informs.
ton OF the plaintiff was hasei upon his own knowi-
edge to herself and tho TACT that her uncle John
had sou named Alexander who went TO Canada
This followed by tho following sworn state.
cnts:-(Here follow afi1avts OF Mary Branagh. Of
Lishurn. In the county OF Antrim IN ireland. aged
seventy years. and Of Thomas Begley. OF Maghesara,
seventy five years OF age.) So much tor the facts
Now Chapman's letter in answer my inquiry. made
direct TO the plantin Alexander, is MS foilows:-
LAWYER cHArMASs LETTER.
PRocroRvILLE, W., July g. 1876.
Alexander and his Robert g.. have just
brought letter OF the 9Th ai. Od man Is near
wi.sa oy this son Al a.hers suggestion dicta
s"s eamsS has BE- vs.. Of NEW Ysrs
ssa had os Ia: M.
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s Ss. n " onn OF Iss tSs
s.%s ever so'u ~ quebec se%eahe9s bout
itSgs no the onolsra =. ragged there ,A;s, then,
have known nn her. in cavsnS.h for .oue twenty
sss
% and IN in nj: Ky &
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me for some papers father
@ ps and
:ss :'ss $
,ur client 70 sou:inshO TO the de.d New Yorker Bur
divinity s.s.. what sew Y.as j.Is
sSsn wards viii uhs Meh,Fsndsr milionn
"sr sssss' the might go "pr IT, 6ArSx IL
Is IL not plain that the plaIntin had grounds for
- WHERE THE Authority CANE PROM
You are also kna enough to state your opinion
that liable to Indictment under seciion 20 OF
Tho Code on account Of deceit In bringing and NAM
Thai depends upon whcther am authorized ~
lhe heirs. submit my first power oil attorney.
fnomas Bsgiey, OF the county Of Anrm, Ire aud
dstcA Novem Der 8, 1875. ana duly attcsted.
You wtii 6nd written rctainsrs 1rom tho other
hers Tile my Office, except In the single caso OF
Alexander Stewart, wherein the authorization came
haa Uovor 70 act Tor MIN IN the premises is clear
from she fact thst he gavo him my letter 10 answer
Toe proper m0 you nvS orw c len
ter from Chapman
tir PnocronsvILLr, n. y, Sept. T. 1878.
ploymsn, Ae1anaer stewart and he has often since
you s sui me o. a 30 G ,S. aRS o
WOULD implicitly iolsw .d,ies Il ass..a; lie :ald
.Sd ygs Nm, and o, 'sssd :s
.hsssl; sss.. and he know. why you him up q
r ss Ss s' I n ss.
times to where hS ,ss 10 I'd sdyn,s sna % s1asu with
rr.phed yeu that ourh. 70 know vha. was going
~. 1ns y u .s Hilton sseaa pay
and ses an s..isnment Of the ssi.; ,.,,, ;. p
may DC hs "Trip S q ,Ss ssri;sH s s Tl, d do mo NO
trust hns. the hands Of his aavsraries during ths
p-n,id in pst,ion h.. been settled With Hilton
n.on nssns. s to 90 sao same BY client
O. ii. CHAPMAN.
LITTLE LAW.
Just at this point let me cali your attention TO this
sams section. 1t provides for deceit in maintaining
un action and for oous,on. Now, how did you hap
pen to got into Tins case any way. Detectives paia by
Somebody, hunt all over the country for Alexander
stewart. Alter much difficulty they succeeded In
getting him to go 70 New York on promise that if
Mrs stewart Gods that he is an hcir she will
DO we'll by him-Nhs viii bc fully proven here
uierl-and no, Tor toe purpose o. getting
lawyer could he not have obtained one without all this
fuss and fcathcrsf But somebody hunted him down
ho nDd 10 0Il Ina. sonetocv hs great question
aud one, fear, quite Important 10 you IL couo NOS
have been the plaintiff Tor be was .ne reoig'en, ana
two other psrsoEs interested enough 70 hre detec-
uvcs--to Wit, yourself ana Judge Hilton. was not
yourself by your own showing this pIaintn had
case, aud there motive citner OF glory or
OF wealth Tor action OIL your part In his behalf
would be guilty, any event, OF such proie ssona
conduct as nuisIng down clients with New York de-
We must assume, therefore, that Alexander Stewart
sought out ana brought here by Judge hilton.
detectives Tor the purpose of changing his attorneys
Then Hilton lust nave been Interested In this change
II. '',O,se' w"s srouss, rp' 10 H1I,ons Me,ropo
itnu Hotel and from tne I'd 10 the llth Of
was o,ossv gas1asa na oy sooss sa1 crco
Two days before aEd some ten days alter hs rcquett
10 have your substitution he was guest OF ms adver
tary "Julgc utonn Jayne, the detective, says that
u vas through him that you we're recommended and
in'rooueca as The coming man. Slightly suggestive,
fn3 Furthermore, nobody can resd Aiexanoer
stewards sidavit, Which, you st,te, vas prepared by
you, without observing that II was soiely drawn
Tor two purposes. one TO condemn himself, 'your
new clent;" tho other TO crush mo- your co-worker
Boggosnvs again, enf nd yet you subimeiy state
TO the world your opinion that am guilty Of ooilu-
zion.
scccess IN your new undertaking. am, sir, very
respectfully yours, 5. a. KNEELAND.
orHsR sDR
jayne and Lewis, the detectives, continue to be the
companions OF The Vermont iarmcr. They exert
them selves to make BITS stay IN New York pleasant
one. Already they have taken him to several
theatres, 20 Copey Island, Rockaway Central PARK
and varioss o,nor pleasure resorts. Their opinion Of
tho proceedings remains unchanged. They denouncc
the suit Of black mail and express confidence
In the same being shown In court Said one OF them