New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
no SUPPRESS TESTIMONY.
STARTLING CHARGES MADE IN COURT.

AN AFFIDAVIT IN THE FLANAGAN DIVORCE SUIT
ACCUSING A DETECTIVE AGENCY.
There was . lively scene In the Supreme Court
Chambers. yesterday morning between CSiohe' S"'so
Bljso representing Louisine W. Flanagan an Samuel
Unter.,yer In behalf Of william L. Flanagan, the wen
known brcwor. IN their mutual suits for absolute
divorce Mira. FLANAGAN charges her husband wi'' III
ntety during Eiro2oan trip In 1886 He alleges '"@.
she guilty of offending with Charles j" true' wen
known momscr Of 9TH Regiment The suits nave
Neeu c,ng on since spring with various motions
anil coz tier m,tions In the action brousnt ny MIS-
Flana :an her husband derautcd In May last In NoVem
Der auxgcnaeiner b Untermeyer moved to open the
efsult
This motion came uu for argument yesterday whom an
so,ieatlou WAS sde for further delay. Colonel Bliss
stren lou sly and ads the assertion that the
opposi IN wcrs enya yi In running of Mrs Flanagans
witnessed Colonel Bliss asked for the dtspositon OF
the m,t,ou tina. witnesses could be examined 10
suppor tins position put in the affidavit OF Mr. True
This ai avlt SGT forth Mr. True was frenl of Mr.
Fan,gln ani travelled with him In Eirope In 1855 on
business that after tho litigation was besun he had
decline to furnish All avit regarding Mr. Fanagans
COURSE subsequently he was surprised I" learn 'hat
Mr. Flu,g,n hal asciscl him Of improper conduct with
Mrs FLANAGAN that he therefore, felt absovei from his
frieafv obligations AMI mite this deposition regarding
Nr. Fanagans conduct in Europe.
The All iivit set forth th,t Mr.. Untermeyer himself
NJ Flanagan and john Bolani. of Mooney d Bolairs
Deessve Bureau. were In rope last sum ner seeking
u: dispose CT witnesses. Mr. Untermeyer fo"sht
douyhtiiy against the introduction OF the avn iaV&
Justice An irsws sustained the right to make use OF IT,
Co,ousI Bliss then read It. Mr. Untermeyer asked for
time to yet witnesses d,sprove the all iavt aui the
case went over till next Thursday.
WHAT III; AFFIDAVIT SHOWS.
NJ, T.ues All lavit begins with recital OF his going
vita Mr. Flaaa gan Europe Ia September 1886 Tney
re,chi nrland on September D. AT no time until Mr.
nj acti0u ayaiu w
fntintton that Mr.. Flanagan thought his conduct
towari Mrs Flanagan Improper After MS return from
Europe on learning OF the charges against him. ne
deter mined to make his attn lav AMI for that purpose
he went to Europe again last year to gather additional
proof" OF Mr. Fianagln's unfi'thtdl conducs lie re-
turned here on December Il last.
Mr. True. according his deposition left this city the
last time on June Is. Mt. Flanagan" assumed to go
secon class passenger on the same steamer oanue
Unterneyer being first class passenger In England
Mr. True first sought out one zllal East woman with
whom Mr. Flanagan Ia improper relations in L'nion,
Mr. True SAYS In 1886 refused to make state
men. TO him He also souglt triOn Bright, OF
Brentwood England, AMI one Rosa or Ennie Sanier-
son. said have ve15 on the subject Tor the same
alleged reason. The mother OF Rosa Sinetson SAID that
her da er and Bright hal sailel for Aastrat
on June IL. which," siys Mr. Truc, have since been
informed WAS untrue I believe anl charge tint this
falls, infor nation given in pursuance OF instruction
from said defen liant or his agents"
On July IL NJ Trae went to Paris in scarce OF victor
Cosset local lille" OF Paris, w1o acoomoanet MI
Flanagan to a of bal repue Cosset couii not DC
fouul As he had gone to Austria On Juy - NJ III nc
founa ,hat Csset was in auI teegraphei i'm
to return Cosses refused by telegram; lnen ty
that he wOul 70 Paris for LOO francs lot eA
penses. ~, -. ,, ,ho fr,ro, uo denoso, that
between the tmes teegraphng 10 Cosset at Dieseu
ana Carlsbad he hal received kno Wedge wnca ssn 10
III believe that the kilograms III return were not SEM
III good faith. He han lelrned that Cosset haa Peen III
Ne s@P . of an r., me M FsSasen and a said
Victor was then wit Mr. Samuel untermeyer, Ing
was conilrmcd wien earnel that on July p the wife
Of sail uncrnryer who was then sIyrg 70 n sdTess
him Drcslsn telcgraphei to her nus PANT sni s.u
eamuel Untcrneyer. at Basel Swz'riahd as ioiio"s'
Rasel Drrs len July 81, 1897. Victor just received
second telegraph from Charles True wing Where can
! meet sou on Monday. Shall ! detaln him mere
Answer. Minnie, Hotel Bellevue, Dresden.
TIL: WORK OF THE DETECTIVES.
Mr. True next expresses the belief that Mr. Fla nagan
ana Mr. Untermeyer had to Paris together after
laniing at Southampton and there employer COsset l"
preyent Mr. Trues obtaining his testimony MI True
next went to Naples to find Aessandro Marcocchia
local guide" who II is alleged acted in that capacity
for Mr. Flanagan. He learned that she had ieit Naples
with man who he he believes was Johh boiahu'
of Mooney & Boand professional detectives OF this CITY,
He believes that oland left this city in June last ID
the service of Nj. Flanagan and that he took the woman
Aessanlro away from Nal les at the instance OF MI
FLANAGAN or his prevent the securing OF her
MIR rue next swears that at socarno switzerland, on
September last he Francis kolo, VINO acteu AS
local guide for Mr. Flanagan III Rome, in N9veln,
her lss6 Dut Kolb, Mr.. Irues surprise pretehleu
NOT TO remember the depOnent so that MI true sus
pclsns were aroused ana he earned on looking up ,c
register hotel where KOlb was employer thaI ny
Kob admitted that lie had been visited by M faE
On returning England Mr. True was told that arion
Bright Rosa sandcrson had been lyps az an hd
pensiye in Hastings, and that tnes nag
been visited by john 5oand under ne n S ~
Bland Mr. True says that Marion Br1ghts mo ,her '
mitted that she had received moneys 10 Keep ner
daughter where Mr. True ecd not see her anu nad peel
promised more money. The same thing haa neen du-
n,itted by the Mother of Rosa SandersOn MT lrue
argos I'll East had also received large SUMS o
money TO withhold her testimony. Ziah East, Mr true
alleges, signed paper concssng her reiauoDs "
Mr. Flanagan. True asserts that Henry Heuges,
another witness, admitted tnat he had receiver
money and had been promised i've su'inSs Jay dui d
s,uston as these actions continue 10 give no
Information the subject, AMI that TINS promise nal
hrsa made by W " Brown London lawyer HeuSes
hcd said Hr Brca nai sIael tiat he wa' acuhS
iOr M Flanagan - o,.-.,o,o,
Mr Trae gges has belief that two professional
Ae,crtiyes scste Bslaa hal heen employed III the cc
br M Flanagan his counsel au1 mare ecch ~
Enrvpc for sereral to suppress testimony MI
rc vears TINT yieana aai aise Ia lfdy he ooainea
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