New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-09
MIST MRS. THURBER PAY I
. HOWARD HINKbE's SUIT AGAINST HER

- ryrrn tn MAKE GOOD A DRAFT Foh
$4,000 WHICH HE INDoRsHD ~" ma" VI mn"
IN .as. q, A Howard Hinkle, Of Cincinnati,
.coinst Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber odme up De
tora Judgn Coke in the United States Oircule
Cent yesterday The burden OF MI HlnRie s
.,oim is that on November 90 1886, when the
American Opera Company was in trouble in Cln-
.,rati Mr. Hnllle advanced $4,000 to Charies
y Locke the manager Of the company, on inc
,e,eoraphed guarantee of Mrs. Thurber that the
check would he made good Marsh, wilson I"
wallis represented Mr.. Hinkle and l.. c. Waehner
Mrs. Thurber MIR. Wallis conducted the case lor
Mr. Hinkle.
The first witness called yesterday was Ohris'o-
pher b. Floyd. the manager OF the Uni'eo H'n'
Telegraph Company, through whose once "' ''e
Hoffman House Mrs. Thurbers telegra" ""
sent He identified two kilograms deilVereo "
his companv ON November &c, 1885. Mr.. Waen-
aor snurbt 70 show that one telegram bore the
a. or;oirouv NJ November 2E but had been re-
nlaced nv November 26. Mr.. Floyd denied .rns'
Tho lawyer soueht to entangle the witness aoou'
his business but Mr. Floyd respectfully decnheo'
Uo know that Mrs Thurbers telegram was seho
ohont 10 n m because of tic nu"ber ana IRON
his experience of the business OF the oiice
Frank X Lawrence at this ront with sar-
castle smile pervading his countenance' admi''eu
that one dispatch was sent by Mrs Ihaioer Oh
November %, 1886, a Friday and that asecono
dispatch was sent on November p, between ana
2 a. M
Mr.. HiNKLE TAKES THE STAND
Mr. Urnl,lc. slrcwd looking, business IKE
man, wearing glasses was then called. lie 'es,
tilted that on November 26, 1856, he received
the following dispatch; ,
NYw-Y DIRK. Nov. Is, 1855
Nj Eaton con6denuay representing the America
49,. Coror,nv has inst left for Cincinnati and will sec
Won Friday Please give any information he desires
and help him all you can, US am not well ana can W
with you during opera soourney In your city pu' WI"
leave SUNDAY morning auxiliary meeting csiieu ior
TUESDAY Meeting Yesterday, Philadelphia for com
plene ary work great success Please CONFER WIN
MI Eaton about having Ohio legal papers ready 81 VIZ
80, ,no.eod in lega form JEANETTE NJ THURBER
The LAWYERS mutually agreed that" Jealette' ana
Jeaunetin referred to were the sane person Nlr;
jIinkle said that Mr. Eaton called on hm' ana
he told him that he mir Hinkle) would advance
The $4,000 asked for by MI Locke, ii Nrs
Thurber would guarantee payment IN one Week. ~
Despite the vigorous, crisp and able protest OF
Frank r. Lawrence that the following telegram
was irrelevant, Judge Coke admitted IL:
JEANETTE NJ THuRBER 40 Eat TOentyars-st N'o. lerh
CINCINNATI Nov ~. 1885
1ono and exhaustive talk with our mutual friend.
Please wire me early morning ask him 10 advance u
Thousand 20 be repaid St Louis and can get IT.
lie will do it favor TO you Auxiliary question poV
poned till can report situation personally WIN ieaVe
here tomorrow night Sunday. Think you better no'
leave till my return o. d. hA"'
MRS. THURBER's GUARANTEE.
MIR. Ulnkle next identified the following teie-
gram as having been received by him Oh Iovem-
Der %, 1856.
ToA HowAgD HIxKLE CINCINNATI Ohio.
Kindly arrange to cash hekes draft In ST. LOUIS ior
twelve thousand payable Friday will guarantee 'h@'
draft be paid promptly. With com limenls,
JEANETTE NJ. THuRBER-
Mr. Hinkle said that McsSrs. Locke and Eaton
called on I'm aud Endorsed the diait for 81 y Oo;
Mcssrs Lawrence and Naehner here developed
their ideas Of law and equity of the situation oy
arguing that Mrs. 1hurber had guaranteed dIa1t
PAYABLE ON Friday, week from date ana
that the draft called for by compla nant referred
TO one week after November q, Saturday ana
hence was outside the pail OF Il guarantee
Judge Coke said that other draft than the
one referred TO in the complaint had SO far been
referred TO and nc did not see what other one
there was than the one sworn TO by Mr. Hlnkle.
1t was p. m. at this point and an ADJOURN
ment was taken until IL a. m. to-day