New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-20
ROTH SIDES FULL OF WRATH
TWO LAWYERS APPEAR TO BE INDIGNANT.
co,oxxr Miss AND Mr. uNTERMEYrR wRANGLE
o,,r, rur FLANAGAN AFFIDAvITs.


OVER THE FLANAG N AFFIDAvIrs.
Colonel, George Bliss the counsel Of Mrs. Louis
,ro w Flanagan. and Samuel Untcrmycr the
counsel Of William l.. Flanagan, the young brewer,
a. ,hoir intended suits for absolute divorce, faced
..cb other Yesterday in the Supreme Court Cham
hers before Justice Andrews Colonel Bliss use
of the affidavit of Charles l.. True, of the 9TH
Regiment Mr.. Flanagan's former friend charging
Mr.. Flanagan and Mr.. Untermyer with getting
witnesses out Of the way relative to Mr. Flanagans
European trip in 1856, had put Mr.. Untermycr
ON his mettle. lie had announced that he would
supply afiidavits that would knock Mr.. True's anl-
davits into smithereens." Mr. True it will be
recalled, is accused by Mr.. Flanagan of being
guilty with Mrs. Flanagan, who in turn bases her
action her husbands trip to Europe when
Mr.. True was his companion. .
When the first case was called yesterday Mr.
Cntcrmyer called Justice Andrews attention to
the order Of the General Term staying Mrs. Flana-
gan's suit, pending the disposition of her husband
action. Justice Andrews struck the case from
the calendar Colonel Bliss then announced his
readiness TO proceed with his motion Tor a con-
mission to take important testimony IN England
Mr.. Cntermyer fastened to call attention TO the
afidavits put in by Colonel Bliss containing what
Mr.. Untennyer characterized rs scurrllOus matter
which he had not yet answered.
Colonel Bliss tquiclxly)-N0 and you don't dare
to undertake TO answer them.
Mr.. Untermycr-We'll answer them and perhaps
more fully than you desire. The General Term
has already answered them by stating that we
shall not answer them
Justice Andrews had the call Of the calendar CON-
plcted and then Colonel Bliss urged that the com
mission was necessary to prove that Mr.. Flanagan
had been guilty of the charge against him at the
White Hart Hotel, Brighton, England. Colonel
Bliss wished TO amend his answer so as to include
this specification. Mr.. Untermyer forged prompt
ly to the front with wish to amend both his
complaint and his reply by putting in a further
charge Of infdehty against Mrs Flanagan, one
recently discovered.
Both motions granted. Mr.. Untermycr
Immediately moved to discuss the motion for a
commission and this led Colonel Bliss to smile
earcastically and utter side thrust about pro
fessiOnal courtesy and tcchnicalitics. This fired
Mr. Untemyer who, swelling with wrath, ex-
claimed:
" ] want You to understand, Colonel Bliss, once
for all, that exchange professional cOurtesies
with you. All our communications will be strictly
In accordance with the code of procedure. / can
exchange no friendly acts with man who sends
type-written copies Of afdavits, not filed in
court, around to the newspapers. You dare not
deny that YOU did that"
Colonel Bliss looked serene as May morn
ing, as he softly replied " Do YOU think am
going to waste my time denying what you say
unless you make affidavit to il ?'
Justice Andrews graciously put an end to
further hostilitcs by denying Mr.. Untcrmvers
motion TO DISMISS ana ordered the case to stand
until the new issue should be framed.