New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-30
MR. CoNKLING CRITICISED.
ovvrRA1. RULER OBJECTS TO HIS COURSE.
Mp ROOT Defends HIM AND THE sUhHo"NiA
TAXES THE CASE IN CONSIDERATION

AID MOOT DEFENDS HIM AND THE soh"o"Ni~
TAKES THE CASE IN CONSIDERATION
xyban Surrogate Rollins took his seat yes
s for the purpose Of continuing the hearing I'D INC
rIov, will case Senator Evarts asked that the ic'
- Danars which ex-senator COnkling had piaceu ~
,he hands OF the Surrogate be produced I' .tould
pu,ler opposed the application. "Those papers
be in 10y pocket" he said. n,oa TO-, re-
eve could get them out Of there II We "'''
piled Mr.. Evarts. .,o .ose even II have to
The ex-Govcrnor-rH hgnI 'N0
On IN Ludlow Street Jail
The surrogate-I hope not ,6
AR Fvarts-The place Is too i''ii S"o""'' - ,roDor
1rcovernor Butler-Yes because you "an' - ~.
,,n,,tiop OF Justice in this city, ana that Is Jus'
what am fighting for here ,.o ,oners e1.
o~r Rntler smoke of Mr.. COnkling as an oihclous'
Rtermeddling outsider" and said that Lawyer n"n ~
ord have given one OF the letters to him 'buViciJ
had not had such bad example. Mr. Evar's coI'c"ue"
that. the papers having been proouceo W WI
Conklng. they should be placed Go.
hands of the executors counsel ENoov ,
arnor Rntlor criticised Mr. Conklings course anu
oid that he should have kept his mouth SMUT
ms nrotest Mr. Conkling insisted upon descIio'"e ~
oners There was occasion for MN 10 "o so' ~
contents of these papers have been gwen " ''''
side by our counsel ..,
NJ Fvarts-That is not our fault Is
~. 81 c,ornor Butler-It's one of our misfortunes IN
-, sncb distinguished counsel that AJAX the Court
roec MS against the consequences OF MS act rs
10 pIoeO Zinc IL your fault. You want 10 DC the re-
are no" 80 the distracted goods. Laughter A. ca
referred to provisions OF tse Couo
Inc nrosucton of papers in cases like this
goyerF ySsrtSIOh / don't know anything ABOUT tnc
Code. -, urnu youra mt the only coun-
eel rye seen in court that don't know anything ABOUT INC
Ebu Root said he and his associates had nothing 10
do with the misunderstanding arising CUT Oh tne
sion of counsel the other side but when tne gc1e
nan whose character had been stabbed was present. ut
one word Of this contumey was nearu. no % az
The contestant had objected to his delivering he papers
10 the Court stating the oates OF sisna'uio'
Ex-Governor Butler-luu ,,
Mr. Root-Not one word OF objection . -, ..
NV young friend" said Ex-Governor Buter' tuIhns
IN MI Root " has ntmated that was IKE suckIng
dove when Mr. Conkling here, ana aunt uaIe W
saw ANYTHING If had believed then that the @ @
wanted to make sucE use OF the papeS ' doe 10
nronose might have turned from sucking u0Nc 10
very different of animal 1t never ocSuIre9 W
that Mr. Conkling and the counsel on the other s
I'm partnership. AS they now decnu nIs "V g.; Ia q
snsnicion comes upon me that they were ID eOi
huston I hone the suspicion Is not well iounueu.
I'm not particularly afraid TO say before any man vi
earth what think about him. cannot penoNS9 aaVar
what know Of Roscoe ConKnng t hr 1 notb'nr that
Ihaye said that have TO apologize Ior OF he 70 an
Mr. Root did not mean TO lmpute ceWaVloe W 90
distincushed soldier and SUCCESSFUL cohqueros o.
General Butler bave only stated the fact that thee
statements about Mr. Conking have been maze when no
was absent and not made when ne was mere. ,,
Ex-Governor Butler-I know he ISN'T mere Dut 20" q
send for him tomorrow I'll say before him Gil I've sau
here. - no.s,o,, NJ dtssent
to Mr. Conkngs statement and acton az te ,Y he
Tho Court had them rightfully Court or whether
they must be returned to Mr. Conklng Inc Cous sa
promised to send IN briefs on this point anu bn The
was adjourned to next Iuesuay al IL d. me- "-'0- '
ID