New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04
MIR. BANGS SARCASTIC.
FUN IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
PULLING A wHIrE-IArRED WITNESSING. CHOATE
RAISES LAUGH.
Tho Gnporo1 . H.

RAISES a LAUGH.
Inc General TermrOOm of the Supreme
Court yesterday was again devoted to the judicial
animation OF the statements of David Stewart and others
that Coils T. Huntington I'm 1870 bought Central Pacific
STOCK oil Them at par. under promise to pay them
mnch more for 1t rs might he paid to any else
that no would give them back the stock. As
Central Pacific stock. according to Mr. Stewart was AZ
erwai sold by Mr. Huntngtons partners more than
Ho" M stewart wishes the difference I'm his 200 shares
Atcr justice Van Worst had taken his seat and Messrs
Choate and Bangs had arrayed themselves at udicous
distances from each other and the spectators had be-
slowed themselves like packed sardnes throughout the
court roo Mr. Choae proceeded To finish the deposition
OF Thomas c. NJ. Patton. Certain letters of Mr..
Huntington setting forth the nature and pecuarties of
~ ne stock were excluded In accordance with
nervous white,haircd man the uncle of Thomas c. NJ
Pat"n was then called to the stand by Mr. Choate. M
facton recalling line OF questions which Mr.. Choatc
facc%sy pu to Juror Kapp The day before the counsel
for Mr HUNTINGTON deliberately and succinctly pre-
sented these intcrrogatorics
Mr. Bangs-IIaye You been approached by any mys-
Mr. I,anGs-iIas any invited you ont for refresh
yesterday.
INT Mr. Bangs teleyating his eyebrows-Declinedi A
Mr. BnngS.Thcn some one has invited you, Any
soi,-lh Jaw asked me ont to lunch.
stewart A. He knows Mr.. stewart.
Mr. Bangs-A great fricndl No.
WI i'huG1 VnttlltaINcI})-An, "a TREND. Attcr n
pausc, Tor breath Are yon intimate terms with Jay
Goili! Al never saw Jay Gould in my life. Ihave
stamp.
Mr Bangs-you and Russell Sage often sleep in each
others houses. don't youi A. with puzzled look i
No; never don't even know Russell SAGE.
Mr.. Bangs-And Mr. ID: o. Mills-arc yon on specially
intimate terms with him A.No, sir. have seen him
ONLY once. and that in court. at th,'la.t trial
Mr. Bangs appearcd Satisfied. Mr. Choate seemed more
city incc 1920. and had been drygools merchant at
No "a Broadway. lie had bought of Mr. Huntington
pcl 1t
Nav ~ 1850. To April p. 1860. OF these he had re-
tanned 20 shares the other 30 going to Patton co. The
1866 and $50 and $50 In 1869. In April 1870. he had
been approached by Mr. Huntington. who desired to pnr
chase the stock. there had been Ovcrissuc and ir
regnlartics in Central Pacific and Mr. Huntington was
anxious TO bhy mp all The sock which his frields nat
said that he would do nothing in the matter unless he
should receive much for the stock as anyone Mr.
Huntington agreed To make good the difference.
MIR. Bangs, taking the croSs-eXamnatiOn referred
70 Mr. ratons previous Testimony that Mr. Huntington
Pacific stock made in California by his associates at
500 aud more "Thcy sold it az loaded pistols were
pointed ut their heads. and they acted like blank fools
variation .hit foo" Mr. RAMS Wa x"m- I" fix the
date Then MrChoatc tried his hand at staighicnng ont
matters. Mr. Conking FASTENED into the breach with the
remark This refers to another time
YES put in Mr. Choaic with ~ainl-lkc expression
his face. and Ia another kind If fool The Other was
y blank fool and this turnng politely to the inter
The Court smiled the spectators found relief in
laughter. the officer pounded the desk and every
General Lloyd Aspinwal testified next that he ap..
pcHrcd among the plaintiffs executor OF the VIII or
his father who had always insisted that Mr.. Hunting
ton owed him the difference between the price paid him
for his Central Pacific stock In 1870 and
inat given To others aftcrwari " MY
fnthcr,' SAID the witness. " had no knowledge
the value NJ the shares in so and sold them with the
understanding that difference IN price would he
made good Shares were afterward sold at SiOO' but
Mr. Huntington refused Ia pay the difference on the
ground that the agreement was only verbal ana not
binding" The witness being que STONED rs 10 persons
with whom he had conferred ~ the present matter, was
asked 10y Mr. ChoIic whether he had seen Mr. Bangs.
Thl. brought Mr. Bangs 10 his feet with bound. oh
icct he exclaimed hoty on the ground that the qcs-
ton IL silly
Justice Van Norst-Ohicction sustained.
Mr. langsics, sir. on the ground that the question
Wa, hllY. II IL 80 recorded
MIR Choatc smiled gool-humordly NJ Mr.. Bangs aud
then read the dcposons OF f. H. Miller and william T..
Brown, taken In san Francisco.
Tho case goes on today.