New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-22
THE CASE OF Mr.. LOUBAT'
WHAT SECRETARY KING KNOWS ABOUT IL
MR.. CHoATE FINDS OUT WHY HIS CLIENT WAS Ia
pr,IFp FROM THE UNION CLUB

,a ruu,ber OF club men dropped In during the ua''
Among these were Wright sanford, ssmue l. D"suen
and Herman Le Roy ,., ~,
secretary King was again called TO the stand MT.
rho,e nrcsented the amendment 20 the complaint OF
which he had given notice Friday This set ortn an
additional ground for action on the process OF
The invalid nature Of the expulsion OF MI Louoa"
and was in substance that several members OF 'he
Governing Committee, 1t was legally constituted al
The time that MI Loubat expelled, had not been III
Formed OF the meeting and that others who were pres
rnt were 10 longer members their terms OF once haN"e
expred Mr. Carter asserted that the whole matter was
based on a technically. There was no pfe'enco
that Mr. Loubat had been outraged in this particular
direction bJ the whole business was the result Oh ne
asutcnoss Of his counsel who had been burroWnS ana
boring into the banks Of the with the rehrkaoe
result shown I'm this amendment
Mr. Choate observed that If MI Carter bore down on
little thing like the amendment with so much NeDstelah
momentum he would not have any left for more impor-
FAINT matters If the amendment was strcnuoy objected
70 new complaint might be had at cost OF SlOoi Dut
Mfr Choae did not think that the counsel
for that august body, the Union CUB would
Give him to any such course. III
conclusion he said that the amendment was not pSeu o
atcchncality Four gentlemen elected on May "a
1889 10 I'LL four vacancies the Govenns Committee
and as soon rs they elected they were members OF
the committee. b. II Brstow was one OF THESE matters
would probably have gone differently If man OF Iorce
and character ike him had been present at the meenh
would have secuted inc lutd ~ 'AVlNi'ib- '
trary power which the committee exercised tha' nI"
He u..zht lave converted the sc rotary, even.
The court ruled that the amendment was acceptance Il
the names Of the four members VINO should nave ote H.
formed according 10 Mr.. Choaes argument were aHueu
10 it, They were added They were J0ha A. low
ery Roland Redmond Cornelius Fenowes, H. w l. Ian
ana b. H. Brisow. Judge Van Worst said that II this was
a surprise TO the Defendants he would adjourn he case
The counsel on that said that they wished TO pro-
coed
MIR. KING CONTINUES his TESTIMONY.
MI King tbereupon continued hs testimony He said;
am not Henry Turnbulls friend now. l was not so
previous to 1857. He was merely club scqaan Ilce
and in no friend may have been acquainted
with him than ten years. as stated on ti4ua!.
knew MIN, perhaps, seventeen years was never" Wis
flor at his house We met frequently al the club lie was
ahauitue I do not think ever dincd with him, aud
never with him took part In any OF me games or sI9i ~
tha emp with ne w.m Trn6l were intimate and
friendly. do not like 10 he pinned Ia dates ln| nave
ether governors Of the cub dim there ON one
occasion met c. C. BALDWIN AM two otners 90 InHI
not know whether not it was IN The preeeunk We'k
live the club and dine frequently al the houses o'
rst heard the 1u .sti0n OF M Lou1rt's expulsion
mentioned between the dime heard OF the qnrie an
the date when expelled. II may nave ben III rem
ruary March, $50. 1t was he ore MS return 10 amor
cannot name them any one ot them deaIot say TO
August Belmont prior 10 Nay % that me %oneiI5
Committee three 10 in favor OF expulsion nc
her ever saving ANYTHING to that effect cannot recall
what the substance of the conversation was Tespctng
Mr. I0ubat's expulsion. one meober said that if the
salon between Mr. Loubat and Mr.. Iurnonu;
Mr. LouGat should he C fHTfG was ' dGci
for May II, lss2, TO take @fHon IN Inc Sit
and Tnrn6ull 80 complaint had been made. 1t the
icsirr Of the president MI ousabc tfat the m'tuh5
To- take evidence IN the matter. They reported at an
adjourned meeting held May %. Aerthe reading OF ne
report MIR Bld-den made motion cxpe. Ii was sec
OudeI by John ". Draper, and carried by vote OF Ior
teen 10 four Mr. Loubat was not informed ri ihn
such ion
were eighteen members present and the}
porters present VI less they disguised waters and
then thev would De outside the doors gave 40 accom-,
9'clonS How Tnf TRIauvE cot The result meeting
IN time for the next mornn Pai 40 e or d.
rot know who furnished IT, l mentioned me i"ct tna'
Nj Loubat had been expelled to L. l. Cutting Tue s'n5
Uign about IL O'Clock 10 not think spoke to any one
else leave the minutes around loose Oc'ei
uIem up ii my desk
THE WINES QUESTIONED BY MR. CHoATE.
Mr. Cnoate-Did not another member Of The Governing
Committee tell you that he hal given II To 4Ia TRIBUNE
Mcssrs. Carter and Robinson dn choTn>)-"e OBJECT!
The objection sustained and the witness said tAai
IN accordance with the directions Of the Commute" he hao
cent copy Of the r-sIllon Of expulsion 10 Mt L)Upd,
lhi, occurred on the following morning.
Nr Cboata-Why did Won not inform him why he was
expelled Objected to ana objection sustained o,
Nr. CLuatr--D you know why he WIS expelled IOD'
iccad ana OBJ c'ou sustained MI Cfodte al2n- iH'
Mr. Cuoat nd the Governing committee exp D mn
for language used in priv ne question &
Guided 81" fAltitu iVI tli- I't'NA' '' -'i
Iuubul TINS question also excluded
The rcport OF the subcommittee OF five and the ap
pended testimony WAS then pat IN evidence.
Mr. Choaje- .ii you not TO George II. Sands what
the cause OF expulsion was
The question was objected but the court we that
TIL, question was different question from the previous
ones EXCLUDED and admitted 1t.
WAY MR.. ioUBAr WAS ENPELIED.
After some hesitation tr King at length said that he
had stated that Mr.. Loubat had been expelled for using
fmrropcr language in the clubhouse. He denied saying
10 Mr. sands that NJ LoUba had been expelled because
lie had failed TO prove the lie direct Of which he had ac
cuscd MI Tuubull
Nj Carter accused MI Choatc OF a sinister motive in
framing the question which had elected the last reply
and the court mildly reproyed him for the language ME-
Choae observed that harder things had been said
about him than that and he not in favor OF eXpenS
reutemen from the bar because Of Easty words n5ed IN
court.
He then asked Mr. King if be had told anybody else
that VI Loubat had been expelled because he had not
proved the lie direct Mr. Carter contended that Mr.
Choae must name the person who had been addressed
Mr.. Choatc-I don't know. WHO was 1t Mr.. King
lLaughtcr
Thcnatter Of the circular then again taken M,
and MI King said that it MI Vikings letter to MI
Ioubat and no. one Mr. LOubas letters which he had
seen previous the publication OF the circular MI
Kernochan handed 1t to him with request that he should
make copy Of It. lie did and handed the copy to
Henry Turnbull He added that the circular was not
printed by the club printer paid FOR by tie club
Nj Choate-What was your next stepl
Mr. Catcr-I object to the question because 1t pro-
the wrong assumption that Mr. King had an cX-
tended connection with this matter
ST. ChOate-I think lie At the bottom Of the hostile
correspondence
THE PREPARATION OF TIE CIRCULAR.
Tho witness continued:
Isaw Mr. Willing on Saturday and Mr.. Kimball last
night ala not complain the Grand Jury of the diff
Gully pending did not before them and do not know
now thew CHANGED their attention to H. ana not
advise Mr. Turnbul the preparation OF the circular
do not know that Belmont, Hunter and IfaVeIs dll
never stated Mr. Belmont corrected The proofs OF the
circular
This tnstirnnnv was nhectnd 20 and MI. ChOate re