New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
THE UNION CLUB SUIT.


PEELED for
tits now prctendeiI think FOR the first time in tho
history of the case-that he expelled Tor words
spoken IN the club housc IN November II hc ne
expelled without any notice, without any charge, with
out eng inquiry. ! believe That 10 Ice after
thougtt there various which
never ovid have been heard OF outside of the in
which they were uttered II It had not been. hrS for
Henry lurnhu and then for the action Of him and his
friend IN distributing tie circular and then. for the
IN trying To al the newspapers win absorption OF
those Words and OF thH parties concerning whom y are
supposed TO have been uttered almost calling them Ivy
name.
rnpprc, sion of all possible scandal and am sure was
not les surprised than shocked 10 hear my learned
friend the other side try M not only the ears Of
this COURTROOM hut OF this whole city VITA revival o
that unarpy crcumsance-Pcniing directly at parties
Dont Charge thst TO Mr. Loubat That the action Of
IT." counsel Of the Union Club i'm defence Of their case
Tho ,ris wcro uttered on the 18th day OF November
What does my learned friend say about them He says
ONT those words should have been made the subject
Of nay should not have been made tie subject oi eA
Mr. Cirter-I did no, soy that
Mr.. t"oate-He said what understood 10 he that.
TIE QUESTION OF CLUB MORALITY.
Now, nero is a club morality aud public morality
boaring directly this question. which SUI
tains c suggestion that said AR Carter made, aud
which he did not make. do. Aud here differ rom
both nv learned friends on this subject Of private
langusse between gentlemen in ouO. in pslior. OF
IN couuNng-roomL or IN the street
MY proposition Is this that il such language uttered
code Of morals 10y which gentlemen bound Will see
that goes no further The learned counsel the other
at Robinson says: why nobody asked Iunbu lot tore
peat the words therefore lie repeated them there l. no
tc very foundation OF social morals OF public de
oeney. That Is Mr. Rob nson's doctrines but il Is not
Prom philadelphia, or from Virginia Where ana TINS
panion. your friend in whose you whisper re
mark not TO repeat IT, he is under no obligation to Keep
NY brother Carter has in the of this argument
had son to reject good deal that his associate has
said lie could not stand that, not he But lie says:
Why. Tuubull repeated II all about the town, aud mon
lands Of gentlemen have done thai before deny That
that has over been done 10y gentleman any mere l.,
Vow your Honor begins to soc where the dnereoce be
gated began. IL offence against club moii'i
what the offence ALI. your Honor. the club IA never
ers in The Of another the club never to n4ae
ior eTpoR And what iS more don believe you can
find Colp0rals guard of men III the Union CuO 10 SAY
geo what comes Of IT. ii il is Then every indcrect
snd improper word uttered after diunT 10y one gentle
inan n The ears OF another gentleman II the nearer
adopts Mr. RObinsOns rule and ana spreads II on the
wings o The morning because lie Is not requested mol To-
gentleman somewhere other who repeats such REMARKS
tsy not IN the Union Cub for the ony man l
ever did il there has eGtwhat comes OF ~ TINS comes
III t-ePos,Fe comes OF it, u that the mon CIuo lneo!
of the p election OF innocent regulations Is that the
Club theory of confidential communications bctWecnsti
ilemen don't want live gentleman IN TINS city.
II thai Is the code OF morals TO be admlsiree III srig4
~ Gnhs IN e9nrches or IN co, o OF morals hat
ever heard OF, or can ever Imagine.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS.
it, aud nobody ever brought 10 the "ieh
ton OF the Governing Committee Why do say that
BecaSe the record shows IT, II You are going to mold
that he expelled for that or tha that was iaIi {"
A. show il me in the charge which he was cdieA upon
anl not scruping now abont the form of summoning
him Iiey say that when e got The resolution appoint
lng the sub committee. he onght to have known thAt
5c Us what the record says 1et rs see Il this was
committee appointed to INVESTIGATE lht felnArA' OF II
had any thing whatever to DO with the remark say II
had not. .-,... .,.
TO ottin the sense OF me committee rs 10 re io
licty o. the club investigating the recent diicuEcs
which have taken rl zoe 9etTen tTo lnemeF7 oi the e'n
Rccnf di0icu'teSl This remark was made away back in
i g. i.ri He returned on the Both day OF April and
ihrn IL uIties for the fi.t time arose between ien.
the i-ijcDt 10 investigate and report TO tLoC oyeinie
ann M Ect statement Of facts relation TO ne lia
cultla sfing bc,wc NeSSrs. j. r. LOu'at and Henry
Tarb. With instructions to inform M Lo'hat and Mr.
Tunbul O.! the resolution ana giving them an opio'-
Wen there here any warrant to invest2te that re-
nalk o. W-ch lne eltIns sSaI o. S t IN, nm ~
aciioa Of Turnblll Who're is it d. not clam at
al ticie irust bc sonutlin. in tie charge now
ever orining the defendant what t.cv m.cnd 10 in
vesisa aud If II oo,. TO o., GNlniIs"3 op lIa T'
aIoui Iis conduct toward TuInbui and tie existing
@',''V poit came u what did nat gay 7 is en-
L,uJq; n1 then tie report continues ~ toi ne
1omg 5Ioin,G 10 gC 5eiw rr ,5 Inn
buil aua ~ +; I'obt met at the Union 'in' nj h.
IL; Ing ~. the lat api osant occurrence" - It almost
go. ~ SLOWS, n bc-., t,,r tie return 81 Loahst from
Tif,,.': il culmiuatcl ia tie Belmont circular. That
Nys Tie ule,siut occurrence 3D. Wt.n them Ire 'c'I
carried By Nj King was ot sun more hO>ue 'o"S',
0uencc apparently threatening tie other SIDE, ara
e intervention Of expcr'-. TLcu you come 10
1pe aeti l4 of the Committee it~o.t: q,
IL, Committee aIpGn'ed pursuant 10 III. ',t
Nir. Lo@aot ANA Mr. IuIHbuH Ie'pecu"i@ i'Io-|
MI lorBAI's KEMARK NOT 1hE SUBJECT or TIE
CHARGE.
NV .lat have to say Is that tbs suggestion OF Nj
JouDa.'s reuark ever being male the subject oI 'Ne
.le which he was summoned 10 answers pure alter
tLou. IL was never thought OF by tie subcommittee
Or IN the Governing Committee What further sthere
why tnere is uis, that when the committee took no
oy1d,nco they left out the remark Wien thc! ini-t
in blaLf and the Governing Committee never hhcF
F".r oaor to this moment knows ro what it was.
81, i,-.cl friend says o., II WAS some my Ieafld DO
y0ud expression aud tAat lie can ih0l;e Il ln'-i.
Hon oHi tuat y0u can indulge yoAr m'n".OA' 10 Ia"
VI anal eptil 70 ont. , -, . ,... o.. ,,,,
ceut word used there Is 10 nuch VOID IN no evidence "I
Nsbrl iu TIE form Of Governing Committee or J"! t0
81 ne a.1cur Cour. were to decide " ease purely upon
M. liG va, LETT blank with purpo.e II was lolt
So, , reason Because part OF TIC charge
-, ID mad unt!iiu. 10 40 Win tAc ct>ti hecNat d.
90 Iy .mc within thc scope oi lue COMMITTEE ""t'Ni
~ ia . s.rc Oh report thereon ana "ei'1Ne u Wac
- - Governing Committee dld not enc 10 know,
Is. .c of cuU al- ana oi pu'hc mo- ~, "n1 OF
,.l1c aecoucy, constrained them iIoil hl anu
Srl0-r iAeil fIuui knowing Wil ino 4' n'' l. Vs. "a
,.. ION. OF my statement that from ne "H"' ,'H.'
. 49,. rfon II was perfectly obvious ihii lh' H"N'i
a. ,... De did NOT ttcLg 10 MAKE le it"i,' 90 t
sea al Ialy. say tA"i Il "d l a Az -
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,r. irI no ,aIf OF iHc COutrVNeI-}t lh "} We" 90
-. anon any Uo5y IS evidence doh cars "'"'' ="
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o. .to aad ascertain an cAart ei".ylhriit "i '"''
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