New-York tribune., 1886-08-13

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sdro Mr. sSd am afraid if don't get the chance now
The Corporation Counsel advised the Mayor that ,hs
granting Of the application was matter wi'pih "'
Jurisdiction, and Mr., Grace promptly denied H.
'Mr Strahan-Mr Squire,ta the stand ~, Nv
Mr. Squire took it and Mr. strahan proceeded, nn ~
Squire these people say that you have been tTyng ~
dodge subpoena. How about that .r;ac nv Is
"@, % Wby did YOU not attend here this morning
AWhen left my counsel, Mr.. Strahap after pyng p,vhu
Ing this morning. he advised me thao ' hf 90 about
my work ~, >,,o - oftorward A-Yes,
ne came over to the Department about nn
@ - 20. ENC here told him l should not come 'li'n
YOU directed me TO do So - :. Nor sir Ito
Mr. Strahan- That Is all, Mr. Squire N0T sT oton
.ho Movorl IN consequence of the wrongful % on
& ba 90 niaced me in In forcing this hearing 10 ~ "
without giving me days delay to consider my every
Tbaye advised Mr. Squire that he may ans
onesiion except such refer to the chaI &c "A 70
10 the indictment now penang asad "dyised him that
that matter In all Its relations nave ~, onesons
- ;s IN decline TO answer any ana an Yuot; tr;,os
& he s ono IU ta because that letter in all its oearhgS
bss NV the indictment been taken out Oh 'n oecntor
conrt IN when you hare o., he will be tried by jury OF
honest men, and also because, as one ;,;on with him
has been placed IN sgo decline TO permit him to
anuear here. am without most ;S Ssaring with
in nv defence. i cannot G9neiuus @ ussnomsibty of my
out 'tl ls testimony So5ne icis yoar witness mora
ticns to ssaI didn't say that. said that under
.,n r cr"nmstances l unable to pursue my eA"ii
nation -, p.hhoro,Usve YOU ever been on the
.,ogga A-What stage
5s."rhe dramatic stags' A.--No. Noi,oou;st, Al
ES-Uave YOU ever been q Vcntrhoq"iS'' "
never made ventriloquism profession
o.-Answer my question A. r raNe III ,ho an
0-Answcr my question: A-iha' "'i ' 49,
swer you are gong 10 get q, .roo,,;s,,, Al
have esperimentcd triie in .;.., T.
MIR Strahap-ls it a crime to be ventri'o9ulIst s
there ANYTHING about it In these charges o'''''
to his M ,,. :; d,ioa
Mr. strahan--Ot course it is. Aoa nee" no' ""'"''
The witness-I decline to answer u.,,
Mr. Peckham-Have you ever oeeh "a in'S''e ~
BERT A. lquickly)-No.
O.-Nor a mesmerlzerf A'-No. .:,s,
Do YOU ever recount tales aud stories IT., ,;
Mr. Strahau-What tonioolery Is tnls ici III"
you won't answer, . ~
The witness-I decline to answer r.
oWhy do YOU decline to answer! A.-Becaisc
'',nss, od xises me TO do 40. l should otherwise
4ale great pleasure in answering any question: w"
wen y VS. Won Informed and did you understand be-
tor YOU came on the stand Tuesday that you were
10 Wr Gr StrabanI object Don't answer, Mr. Squire. u,
MI MI paoIbsm-Do you decide when witnesses shall
pr M '' strahan Cemphaticallyl-I DO. You've been
carrying on a silly farce all by yoursen long ooS'
Mr Peckham-This would not be worthy oil a ionDS
Ir Strahsn langrily)-You may characterize i as
Won nleasc sir so long YOU and these people mere
s,t "a conspirators TO accomplish your poi,ucal Pu
noses without regard 10 decency OF justice WI" "0"'
sI39 @po a' YOU know Judge Spencer Al do ,.,.
O.-Yon have testified to conversation h"u Win
nm VLpid yon on July 20 see "The New-Y'rh Star p
40 DID J von see THE TRIBUNE of that datei A.
'Ss Gl Here are the papers. They contain sosToIn
oones of "A letter from YOU to Maurice b iltAl' No"
aid Won ever see them befOrei A-PosstIy.
Odd youl A.--Possibiy'
Odd youl A-YSn have got your answer a9swer
NJ Str,han-I object. There is no Irooi Yet that
such papers we're ever published. c.
Mr. Peckham asked SIR. Squire If II was N reference
~ itb"graphed letter that Mr.. Spencer he'd talSed
with him. Under Mr.. Strahan's "oVlce MI squire
"eS"IS sIr IpSecEhamWThe farce which this animal by my
side iallndng to Mr. Strahan has gotten up mere ma
roceoded far enough TO show that the Witness ihle7
fo fol ow the advice given hIm. o.. ,,,
EI Straban-You and the Mayor have forced this on
,o,r.ejvss by your dishonest course and you must
'avG W II peckbam-I submit Mr. Mayor. If This fellow
cont;unes his insults your duty to put hun out Of
the room . eoo ,.o,, ,,s, mn, tbo idea
SO. oxscution OF course this thing Is farce o'
course laugh at IT, OF course tell You tIal "il' @
yOn or do here Is 'o honest udgc ba az political
manager. All your ends ana mo'Nc' "'o Po'''''''
and - .;x, Of conrse tbov are-to
get rascal out oI oihce >, ...a . sto,r
Nr Strahan ,cortnuing-l do not lntenn 10 snow
@ ~ ,hn sI;Jl,est respect We will soon try these
!Hrres in q court where the majesty OF the law VII
Io unhed and wherein low and dishonest motives VIII
not enter. Therewe will meet them s,robo, i.ult.
ord ungcntlenany conduct as addressed TO ne per
anns,Iv bnt to the Mayor of New-iork and to the
pe%eS You are not fit to speak for the people
The Mayor-I do not know that have power u
oomuel his good behavior. -, -,
coupe e bnn,-It is quite useless to go on with thi
;,;ry If witness refuses to submit to crosse ani
iin IL ia the rule strike out his entire direc
;,a,;on h". I shall not insist on that being honc
INT ,rill content myself with the demand that th'
stiffness place on record his reasons for refusing u
Mr SQUIRE will gladly state them / am exceed
;1iy anxious to be permitted to 90 on, but eonsde
. .n Gould hest follow Not sir. that any question
of yours no matter how carefully put h9t thai an
answer of mine matter how lnSehously torture q
from, me by insult, sneer or imputatioh Woulu cih
80 ,,r inure me in the slightest. And yet kn0wln
o. | do that my very footsteps from the moment
a,ysten until enter my chamber at mghi are dOGGe
Ses in the service of the people who have brougi
tbsss charges against me for their own sinister d'
signs; knowing tnat every wora nave sp1h9n an
be snread broadcast In any clothing that my newspa
ner persccutors chose to dress 1t IN; knowing thal
ronld speak here only to have my language maitrea
ed am constrained to regard my counseis advice
wise ~
ARA Won apprehensive that what You might sa
would be a confess ION OF your CUNT Al iaiice1
s;r that I smoke the English language understand
;nclv | told you in my last answer that you had u
,nver of taunf or cunning that could make me crii
ina,e myself should tell the truth. and IT would nc
do that These charges should have been prougl
long ago. tor the men who bring them now knew "a a
tbey Know to-day least five months ago ~
conrnding against their malice and greed as wei :
your preudice and cunning and say TO you, slf t'
fully expect truth 10 bring me safely ont oil 20.
clutches / should he ashamed, if were you. oi I,
base and unworthy remark which you male wheh yo
said that this proceeding was to get q rascal out
Office That might have been expected from hasi
newspaper writer, but from you who have bee
nS~ca,ed In the law which bids you hold man inn'
o"I mill he is proved guilty il IL disgrace, and
hope you feel it as keeny as You should ,r for,
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