New-York tribune., 1886-01-23
sH4FER IN "A TOWERING RAGE
ur nEyouNCEs REPORTERS AND EDITORS.
PIE STANLEY REFERENCE CLOSES wITE AN Ex-
CHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS ALL AROUND.

suv srANIEY REFERENCE CLOSES WITH AN EX-
CHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS ALL AROUND.
The Stanley case is at an end as far as the
naar,nes before Referee Knevas are concerned. The
.onnse yesterday submitted the case TO him without
further testimony People who were guilty OF youthful
ndscretons In the period Of time covered by the his
sorIca inquiry into NcwYork life on which the case was
based cannot rest easy WITHOUT urcamine VI supP"'
and inquisitive counsel
Thomas W. Pitman, who Is associated with the great
Mr. shafer trying to establish the right OF Mrs. Eliza
to Stanley to Eer many aliases, Took exception 10
the testimony introduced at the last hearing The tes
mony to which reference was made was that OF MISS
Kate Wood. old business acquaintance OF Mrs. Eiz"
r. II was introduced by John d. Townsend counsel Tor
Mrs Emma L. Stanley and indicated that Mr. Pltman
knew both the witness and Mrs. Eliza T. wheh they "eio
keeping lady boarders" In West Iweh'y-nltns'.
Yesterday Mr. Pitman wished hiinSoh put oh reooru
as denouncing this attempt to blackcn MS character
He said with deepfeelng that IL was Infamous" He
never had anything with Mrs Eliza c. and had no
knowledge that she kept anything but respectaDle
house. 81 have known Townsend since his b0yhood,'
said he land always thought him my friend until this
witness was produced to throw slur np2n my good
name lie is falling into the shoes OF Marcus
Cicero Stanley. When that scoundrel alive
he did some OF his dirty work." and Mr. Pitman tear
fully asked the reporters TO give the public tho benefit
OF his remarks.
Mr. Townsend summed up his side Of the case, and
,id that he believed there had been conspiracy 10
establish the woman, Mrs Eliza c.. the legal widow
and when the time came he would prove 1t. He had
never been connected with moro than one of
stabeys cases. and he withdrew from that As for Mr.
Pitman he was sorry to have to drag him into
the case, but had hoped that ho would be
willing TO 60 the stand and contradict
the unfortunate testimony of Miss Wood. As he had
not avalled himself OF the opportunity he considered
tlat part Mr. Pitmans speech. which was doroga0ry
10 his client and insulting TO himself, as eblrey un
called for and unjust. ~ visa II TO be understood
concluded Mr. Townsend, that take Dck H0tnlng tnal
l Ihaye said In this case. ~ -,
Then Mr. Shafer walled his customary little wall. In
the the hearings Mr. SbaeI has r quehty given
the reporters advice take that Gown and then when
the passage referred has appeared in black ana white
the next morning his suSccptlOes have been ucelIy
wounded In the hearing week ago he threatened 10
"mark the who reported his little row with Mr.
Townsend aud when his disinterested advice on thS
point sighted he felt badly as on previous occa-
sions when 1t closely followed. SO he walled again
yesterday that the testimony OF the woman hate WOOD
had beef incorrectly reported that it threw sur
:" believe" said he, with his most crushing manner
and impressive gesture, that reporters are mass Ol
uumtgatet liars and scoundrcls." THIS was accOupa-
MED with terrific glare that caused the unhappy
objects of his wrath to shrlyel up with dsinay th
exceptions" continued the learned anu
yeraciOus counsel there is newspaper man III
the city who knows enough or is honest enough 10 wre
a correct repor: Of anything"
Referee knevals tried to pour oil on the
troubled kindly suggesting to the rae Shaler
shat perhaps reporters were always - blame. He
with the inaccuracies. "Wel,' replied the rnfied
LAWYER IL any class of meaner than the re-
porers il is the editors know that it Is not policy TO
make such assertion, but 1t is tact, nevefthelcSs
Then tie trembling objects OF this TRADE stole out OF
the room while referee got his bundle OF testimony
ready 10 send TO the Surrogate