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hot1so ntforts, which costs for tho party some-
where about HlO0 tlaY.s

is nndcrstooh, is the chief co,,nscl OF Jufyo
1lrlEctt:: Associated ~Ith him will hc WIZ
an3 nsIis t !, w @ ss I soa fasr a 9aess une !;
two other lawyers may also takc mn advisory, II
not an active. part In The defense What Judre
IrumbnlFa exact mission WIS did not become
known, hut u WAS probably 10 tnd out WHEN
the Committee wm,ld begin lts lnbort, antl wi,at
tlnc Of policy tte members intended to adopt In
conducting the fnvcsttRattntl. Nothing rs tu
tItsu Two points had been t]ecldet1 upnn, 50. II
wont sway disappointed, OF, at hest, with onlya
possibility. As soot, ~ hn left, which was
about 10 O'Clock, tho Committee went into
secret session In l'arIor - for The purpose Of
eeyrrnt questions which naturally came up. Ono
of tcsc was whether the SESSIONS should be pub
lie or nrtvntr. l,ht another whether tho memo
talists ai the accused should he represented bY
counsel Of not. After auI11a faIk, tt WINS DO
cidcd 10
BEND FOR XEs3R54 COOPER. KNtCKEfD0CKER,
AND SHELDON.
md confer With them on these two points tJudEe
Trumbn1I. II Is sntd, having expressed lliMlsc'f
fayorai,fy on hoth), hid also In reference to The
charges. in or1irr to make arrangements to lezn
tie work of taktng testimony as soon ~ r'os+
sIflc. The Sergeant -nt-Arms was accordingly
dispatched for the "yonng men," mil nTidcnt-
y succeeded II, tis'aing lil9n, without much
prcscnco of tho Committee, lartiis, gotten loto
ttlu room without at,c knowledge of any
ono. 1t seems TINT they entered tile
hotel from Monroe street, md took tho elevator
moro reporters who wrrc IN tlM lobby waiting
for them tu conc. They ren,ntnci! lii tonsulta-
ton with the Committee until after 2 o'clock,
md mnJo thclr esenpc ria tho elevator and Mor-
roc ktrtet.
When the Committee closed tho t9oors Of tllelF
rarlor they sent word to thu clerk at the lesk
thnt slcy would receive 10 cards until "'et9sk.
Before 10 o'clock quite number ta1 called,
u1,rtr, halls AUnt7
the order was Issued, sounds OF twu a,nl three
dropped In to pay their respects, but they werc
disappointed Among these werc Jud re Coton,
Thomas Iloync, John Y. i.c Moyne' an.t Judge
made frllit'ess journey to tho l.otel.
Along toward lIa1s-past . It was learned that
tlIo session was over, and Tint the Committee
Wcro Mt dinner. Reporters lay tn walt nt tflc
,tnnyroo.li door for llnlE an hour or more, nna
when
made his appearance he was surrounded md
questioned as tn what had beem done. ite
wusnt IlscIncd to t,o communicative. but IT.
Tic was pumped from him.
"Wtll the scssu1 bc openf''
"Ycs," safd lle. "to tho press"
When will you commence taking testl-
neny,"o o,o,oo,, :, H.. ,,o.,,nnv
How mnny witnesses havo been Hubpn-
" Witnesses l,aye been summoned for that
hour:n.,
Where will you mcct}'
"Iu tic tlinsnn.r1on."
''Wiil counsel bo allowed to bc prcackf"
"Ycsn
"What wero the Committee doing nil the
lnorntnVt''
"Nuth[ng that can be nlat1c puh!ie,-ssttling
prclinlinarfes.n
Mr.. T.ap.ian,, who had been cdsiuv away from
lte seraes luring the conversation, wns then
released, ~ order that hs associate, Mr.. Knott.
{%,tts
questions whIch might be called secondary,
though relating to 1hc matter IN hand.
We propose" said be, "to lot in represent
"WIll that bo The extent OF tho publicity Of
The tIlyestigatlonl'
swell, VIII that not make It public cnouel,1''
But will no loolscrs-,n bc let inf'
"uar room IL limited, a'Id We doa't want to
q: 10 you bcgin IL tic mo!rnlnsf"
Yes. at 0r halt-past o."
How long v Ill the sessions last1''
From until wc get ttrcd,-pcrhaps until
"Withont Entermtsston1''
"Ns'll stop for lunch.h
"llavo you my i.Iea how long 1t will lake to
hcar tue tcstin'onyt"
"Y"n S do mt SIT rs judicial bo,,v,p
81 No. We arc simply to tatie the evidence
and report It to tho full Committee"
"Wltl Judge Dto(lFatt hnyo a claure In mt In
LIS dcfensY to }tu charecs IL -' ~ p"s :"
ave viii i,ear bott st,icsn
"What Witnesses llayo yo,, sunnnacdr,
n'fhr ecrccott.at-Nrms hns som. snhnno. !,
uCop Tou Riye tic la1lcsi'1 '' '40ena''
"So.,s
uifnw did the Con,mIttco sncnf1 t,,o ,t,o .,,s
morntng|i 'Ds"o ''o ''1'e ''i''
ave did nothing that cau he nof1c nub,fc y
T1s tishearteuet lonkw f,o 1uu ~ ~
Ind mn effect Of, sir. Kmott. inr bo tnrn9 ~,
,IIc CLERK ind safd; S''' '1' "o 'a'"'1 "
@''s -, - r,,... -,
:, - , !"sA ,lA'. THAT AesoLuF1os,'
a''.l the clerk produced the following document:
l2ttoited. That The menlorallsts, Acssys, Coopof.
Kp!ckcrbockcF, and shcl!!on. atd thof coun.ol
II" sssnsea .% mn 1nc Hen ~ " nase. an hi.
GoMnte,; 1nu uu .k3 A9s Asspciated
rtss. easn newsnaper y! ii!,s city ad othsE t1exs.
ppap!t;c to Ihe aesaons n III shaI 20
aakius testimony. "A'''''' "a''
Lfsarki, That unc OF tho nlemor1a1lsts or nny Of
their caunsci, anil Indgo ijotlso;t or orc "f hts
counsel, shall 10 lenntted to introduce md cxa1n-
Inc or cross- examine witnesses wha maX bc intro
luced ana present alcl docuMonsaFy ssdcucs ~
@ tiM lii inyas.tHation anbect r. ~;