New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-12
MR.. CoyKLING AVID $ rEVOGRAPHEE ADAMS
THE OFFICIAL REPORTER IL THE HAEIE-GARii-
son SUIT Defends HIMSELF.

THE OFFICIAL REPORTER IL THE LAEIE-GARHi-
son SUIT Defends HIMSELF.
The cudgeS were taken up again yester r
day in the u.rlGarrso suit AMI used In somewhat
violent manner by Mr. C,nk,ns and others. A soon as
the court was opened Mr. COnklin2 rose and san l
somcwhat personal, bat which mink belongs to ING
awning rejecting upon tho court senographer, Mr..
Adams, had entertained thoH9n INJURIOUS 10 Iii
but | fnd In TIN NEW-Inhk IbuiNE OF ApIiu
10, report of nteTiw with reporter
Of that paper where Mr Adams Is rpoT c,,ort az
bring this notice for two reasons first, unless III,
justice as am Bound to pnmo !. the tactl, pas ntUi
done tn he st"nogapher acf 49, Official ropo'
has held communication for blication IN rcgad Ic
the matters before referee VIII ancwspapsi
and IL - very improper in nm sccol, ne ia, ] ~
for lack Of ycracity statement when mIae, 10
your Honor concerning certain pages which were n
said the oh'r day 'hl the stcnogrphnr declared TO ne
rcction Of he counsel on the otner side Now men
ask Mr. Adams whether he has made statement 10 a
gcwnpgG fo,,rF sgn , S ptb me and M Adam
deemed himself AZ liberty 10 go 10 tho newspapers
presence. 10 not believe he made the statement
he could not forget tho propriciics so far. ask him
whether he made that statement.
Mr. AlIns--I tailed with lHE TRIM Ne reporter, and
he pabllshel correctly what said to him.
Mr.. Cooking then reiterated the charges he fr't
made.
Mr. Allms-lIv managing clerk went to Mr. Tyler
and asked hi il he wantal a Duplicate of Mr.. Conk-
ngs argument at the tjn,, and he said no, becaus
me afgl1rnt Wi3 all printed lHen.
MI. Fyirr-ThLt is
70 Mr.. C0nkns's charge Mr.. Albums replied that he
had been spoken by Mr. Conams rcspcr ting the
alleged On s>on o. pages that he recently examined hs
own ho-raphIc coy OF NJ Conking- argument, and
found that the pa gns aud that pages
were missing; that he had c0mptTri the argument a.
printed by Mr. ConSIng, with rae photographic copy and
found that the two cJrro%p0ujcl page for page,
with the exception OF toe corrections m1 ie by Mr. OuH-
Hing In his revision ~ the reports that no olc mad ever
Stcd to h i'm me oui sion OF anything from the rec
ord lie denied cmphacly that h. had ever so admit
ted 70 Mr. Conk or To anybO y cP. lie said int he
had preserved Ms s.rnog aplc MT a., and WI confident
thlt comparison OF the prin FL report with the notes
would show tdI there mad such omission "a al
legged; that il the had b'el withheld or lost TO the
number stated by Mr.. Coukins II would have entirely
OJeratod the record ~ that and there would be
nothing to print. whereas every page had been printed
by Mr.. COnkng.
Mr. Clinton and Mr.. Putney defended the stenographer
times in the discussion. ana at one tine Mr.
COnxng suggested that they seemed very anxious 10 aus
him. At end of the debate the referee adn0n
ed the aphrr that he must uot about
the case win reporters Ihe arg.menl on the question
OF the production 81 the books of r. l.. Cutting j, Co.
vas ended and the referee reserved his decision.