New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15
THE COURTS.
MRS. BYRyE's CONSPIRACY SUIT.

| MRS. BYRSE'S CONSPIRACY SUIT.
FURTHER TESTIMONY BY THK PLAINTlFF-nOw sHr
BECAME OWNER OF "THE DRAMATIC NEWS"
The trial of the suit respecting the owner
ship OF The Dramatic Tevs contn ed before Judge
LaTremQre yesterday. The crossrxaminaiion OF Mrp.
| Laura f. Dyruc conducted by Mr.. DlttenhOefer.
Mrs Dyrne reiterated her evidence OF the day before
with the following additional details: borrowed the
$500 rBm Mr. SLrakOsch for the purpose OF starting
board;ng-bOuse. wanted TO help Mr.. By ne. who
to get paper. Afterward took Ouly floor, and kept
| q few bOarders."
The letter Of Mr. Hummel, marked Exhibit L." which
! the witness testified Tuesday was written at Mr.
Iarrs house aud ut his dic,Grion, then shown TO
her. and she asked II she again identified writ
ten there After careful thought ana IN response to
other question: Mrs Byrne said 81 wrote one letter
Mt NJ Hummel's dictaton IN The Dramatic Neos Office
and one at Mr.. Hrrs dictatou ut his house. swear
that wrote this referring Exhibit u at The Drama
Tie Netcs OGlce; Mr. Humme dictated it.. Ibid not look
Mt 1t carefully yesterday, and mistaken did not
notice the green paper. am not mistaken to-day"
On the redirect examination Mrs BYrne gave evidence
That she had written two letters TO Mr. Hummel about
the divorce proceedings, and was dictated by Mr.
Hart. She had known Mr. Sir1kOsch long time. Dir.
Byrne told her that $500 would DO enough to start a
paper and the first issue cost 800. AS the money
needed she borrowed it and supplied 1t 10 him. She
gave authority to 3Ir. Byrne, and he IN charge Of
the paper. On the REORGANIZATION she testified
mat She wrote frequently II Mr.. Hummci the time
Of the trouble last FALL only twice about the divorce
suit. The letter ut Mr. Harris was written the
next night after the agreement signed Mr.. Post
was there aitorwSrd. she never went to Mr. Harris
house again.
Jeptha Park gave evidence that he hoard Mr. BYrne
stare that Mrs. Byrue the OF The Dramatic
NcpS This was In May, 1879. Judge Larremore dc
cidrd to admit tho testimony against Byre ono Of
the defendants
Mr. Townsend then offered in evidence transcripts OF
unpaid Judgments for 900 against M Hart 10 show
that at the time be took The Dramatic Nes aud agreed
to ray SEQ week he absolutely lmpecunons.
Hse Tee Lied out An aTSuHeat atOS over thr offer
" on IucSuay 10 grant All asked by tho
plaintiff In her petition in references 10 At conspiracy
original uto or ownership vas by ;he decree al.
lowed ny the defendan,s which would put Mrs. Byfne
set aside a. procured by fraud aud coDspTcy aud by
inSnE SllcI decree the equitable rriei sought IN
Hr: Hart; In hi' answer. claimed to own totynvc
TO airs Byrne by decroe Of the court Toe JUDGE
piled that ny decree nll OF Hatts rights. as gained
Mr.. Hart cl umed TO other rights Ia tne paper.
, Ashley w. Cole iostihed thai on seYerl occasions he
owner Of TIE Drgmatic Ners George +. Rervcs a
lawyer testlrd to Il examination OF Byr1ie proceed
g. growing Of the Jucmnnt against Byre IN the
libel suit al Augustn Dtly. Byino then testified that
testimony before Judge sedgwck mr TSTnsspd then
read from the evidence rc'crrcd TO 81 Mr. Reeves
Mrs Bvrre had always Owncd III paper, and he fur
saed no money for It, ami she could lurn hin out Of
Tho mnintln then rested tn case, having decided not
to CiI Byrne.
Another scusson arose about the decree IN the mat
ter OF conspiracy To- take awsY Mrs 81 rnes properly
Ihc judge rcStdcd TIE position be tuuk the nutirr |
and Mr.. D.tteuhDefcr caunes that hy signing tar b
" sale, which was ~ ehect quil-claIm deed 3Its.
BlTnc admitted Tint Byrnc Ownel part uaBer
rs all rights OF both HIM and her signed away. lie
tAen moY'd to STRIKE out AL the testimony brought
70 show cOnspiTdcy, In reilly Mr.. Townsend said that
MR.. Bytne went TO Mr.. Hnrs. believing him TO lie a \
good man, and topping heal the terrible wounds she
had received lie Whites back and tells her 10 wait and
lien gets his lawyer Humnel to get letter himself
iheu these three men gCt tCgrthcr-ihree ccnGeutai
-ouls, who arc together IN all thB walks OF hfC- n
mi Induce al woman To sign paper which sine
az 10 knowledge beforehand, and hurry through "A | u
yorce. These three pcrsOu5 enter into q conspiracy
which they Should on the stand 10 explain. Mr. Post
ala that imputltionS had been put on Mr. Hart. and
hey eOudnf leave the here, una he then stated
hat r Harris father was dead ami asked 10 have the
asc postponed, as he wanted 70 call Mr nrs
me OF tie witnesses Max StfakOReh, ia lac court
oOm and nc briefly examined one point 40 tnat II
~ need not he present again He cYidt that Il
loaned 500 % Mrs. Byrne iecauso her had
sized him for II and sent note to him 10y 1t Il
Or the purpose OF starting boarding house. aud Mr.
yrne paid portion OF u by writing for him. "
The case was then adjourned until Friday, April o. X
hen the Judge aid he would 1uish the tho gas
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