National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-17
suBonNAr1oN AND COERCION.
Charges of which y. w. Fitzgerald is
cited TO Purge Himself Before Judge

cited 10 IurgC Himself Before Judge
Cox.
The troubles between George l.. Lemon
and n. W. Fitzgerald, growing out Of the
sale Of the pension claim agency business
formerly owned and conducted by the lat
ter, seem to he getting into serious com
plicotions. Crossbills in equity have been
pending between the parties, and the taking
Of testimony before an examiner has been
in progress for some time past. II was
known that considerable feeling existed ON
both sides, but the announcement made be-
fore Justice Cox yesterday was q disclosure
US unexpected us II was astonishing.
Judge Cox directed a rule 10 issue against
Nathan w. and Samuel G.. Fitzgerald, In Che
equity cause Of George L. Lemon against
Fitzgerald ct al, TO show cause why attach
ment should not issue against them for con-
tempt Of court.
Capt Lemon In potitioning for the rule,
after speaking Of the fact that testimony
Is being taken before Examiner Albert
Harper on bill and cross bill, states that he
has been Informed that n. w. Fitzgerald
went to Robert Kopp and STATED to said
Kopp that If he, the said KOpp, would ties.
tify to that statement of alleged facts he,
the said Fitzgerald, would pay him S25, and
would pay him an additional sum of 500
when the case was gained by the said Fitz.
gerald"
These facts coming to the knowledge of
Capt. Lemon, he made witness of kopD,
who testified before the examiner in sub.
stance that the offer had been made to him
10y Fitzgerald. shortly after the examina-
tion Fitzgerald met Kopp, so the petitioner
states, and told him that unless he went be-.
fore the examiner and retractcd what he
had testified to he a.. would bring wit
ncsses to destroy the character Of Kopp.
The petitioner says that Fitzgerald, after
Kopp had testified, went to one Bssell and
stated TO him that he desired to procure tes-
timony TO impeach the character of Kopp,
and told Bisscll that he wanted six wit
ncsses for that purpose, and would pay ten
dollars TO each witness who could be pro-
cured to testify against the character Of
KOpp. The petitioner then called Bisscll
before the examiner, and he testified In
substance that Fitzgerald had made the
statement TO him.
While Bissell was on the stand being ex-
amned, Fitzgerald, who was present, Tin Il
loud and violent manner asserted TO the
witness that what he had testified to was
lic.n Mr.. Charles King, an attorney.at.
law, was called as a witness, and subsc-
quontly Fitzgerald accosLcd him on the
street and denounced him as liar and per-
the petitioner and told Mr.. King but for
his age he If J would chastisc him in the
public streets because OF his testimony. \
day or two after that Fitzgerald wrote Mr..
King the following letter:
WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb. 10, tS3G--MH. KING,
Liar, or rather King OF Linrs-Sir! When
spoke to you last week NJ the +. o. had not
then read your lying testimony rs TO me aud
my business. IL Is q lie in almost every answer
you gave, You know that you committed
perjury all through that deposition, but you
nrc @ constitutional liar from your make Of
! brain, am appalled, that you were not struck
| dumb in tutoring such infamous. lies You
| lied me out Of that Sl0J you lied TO me when
| you claimed TO have rendered service. You
| id old reprobate why did YOU not also tes
| tiiy to the fact that you solicited the case vs.
| Lemon? Don't you remember standing and
| talking with me on street when | gave YOU
| let you take It; TO pay you retainer and an
| interest in the result? Don't you, you id IS
| ing rcprobOtC2 How can man of your wears
| ready almost to meet his Master reconcile hi.
| pnlled at reading your testimony. You have
always acted the hypOcritc when you met me
pref ending, friendship. Now because | die
not furnish you with the names las
winter Of my clients whose case.
were in Lemons hands, aud bacaus,
! you did not succeed In dclrnuding me out o
your ,cowardly soul. You robbed one Fita
| gerald, J. A., out Of his business, and suppose
! that fact whcttCd your thicving propensity L
| such apitCh that You became cmbittcred whcT
| you could not rob me out of my business, u
you. did Jenk Fitzgerald. The 800 you sue
| ceedod in lying me out If also whetted you
| rapacity for more" when obtained so easil,
| by lying, and since you could not buy tn
names and addresses Of my clients, last win
ter, so as TO secretly rob me or Lemon, an,
finding your last jig up, your last card played
you have at last sold your perjurcd oath /
| Lemon for what you could get. If you thin
the matter Is to end here, dn you, you ar
mistaken. I'll have you punished yet for per
bring poriurer 10 Justice. Your age Is al
that saves you from personal punishmen
equal TO your cowardly and vlliunous act
Lemon robbed me and you know II, and yol
| also told inc So Now, for personal gain OF
few dollars know that must be it-you per
| iurcd your gray.haired soul to aid the rObbcr
| The mills Of the god's grind slowly, but might,
fine. Every dog has his day-yonrs will come
Your enemy, y. w. FITZGERALD.
The petitioner further states that Mr.
King was approached by Samuel c. Fitz
gerald, who denounced him rs n liar an,
perjurer, and threatened to chastlse him
Capt. Lemon lastly cites the case Of b. II
Warner, who had been summoned as
witness, and met Fitzgerald at the door o
the examiners Office, and afterward dc
clined to testify The petitioner has bee
Informed, aud believes that the refusal wa
in consequence of threat made by FIT
gerald to Warner that If there should h
anything IN his testimony discrcditable T.
Fitzgerald lie (Fitzgerald) would hOl
Warner TO personal accountability.
In. support Of this petition were affidavit
made by kopp and King and It was upo
hearing all the papers read that Justic
Cox directed the rule to issue.