New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
COL. FELLOWS TEsTIFIES FOR HIMSELF
HIS MEMORY WEAK ON MANY POINTS INVOLVED
IN THE GEsCHPIDT CASE.

Colonel Follows spent HIS halfholday yesterday III
c,vipg ev,dence In the case OF Gescheidt against
himself before Referee Davenport In the Boreei huhu-
Ing The Colonels admissions simplihed matters
considerably they were childlike and pano Anu TO
markaby pertinent to the ISSUE
Mr. HILL his counsel, called Colonel FELLOWS as
witness on his own behalf and the session was taken
lid with his examination. In reply to questions pu'
by Mr. HILL the witness testified that no became ciece
in tho matter OF the partition sale OK inc
estate at the request Of d. Rymcnt then couhsei ior
tho Geschedt heirs that he was extremely busy a' 'o
time and only accepted the reference on tho pro'ns.
OF Ryment that he would do all the work connected
with the case the Colonel would merely SIT as reerec
Mr. Hill said that Il had been charged by the plain
ts that there was collision between Colonel FELLOWS,
Mr.. FaIrchlld the auctione6r, and Others who had
charge OF the Partition sale. This C0lonel felo"'
emphatcay denied. Mr. Hill reminded tho WITNESS
that Charles A. Gescheidt, H. NJ Gescheidt ana othcS
Of the heirs had testified before the referee thaS 'hes
had made repeated efforts to effect settlement WIN
him. and that they had been put off from year 10 year
But I'm regard this as to many other points, tlo
CoIoners recollection extremely detective hc
said he could not recall than one or Two OCCASIONS
when objections were mado by some Of the heirs nc
could not remember when or by WHO'LL io
denied having told II. NJ Geschedt SION aner 'no
sales that he would make all right with tho heifs anu
mako an effort get back the property that hau pco
sold at auction as he thought IL hau ocon SUI
He also denied having any knowledge OF the Union
Trust Company certificates Of deposit for Sl,4oo'
part of the proceeds of one of the sales. NO oe-
clared that he did not know the money had peen
drawn out of the Trust Company until the tace was
proven before the present referee.
Mr. Ull-Was there not proceeding like this against
YOU in 1897 Al cannot as to the DATE out IT,
member that there such proceeding In this matter.
oIIave any bills OF costs in that suit been preSen'eo
A-None that have any recollection Of
H. NJ Gerschledt-Did you not make several sales IN
the partition and the or part OF the money
for the same7
Colonel FelowsI recollection Of the sales oil
the received
Mr. Geschedtwll you swear that you did not deposit
the money you received from those sales In your private
bank account draw 1t out, and use 1t IA such
Mr. Fellows-I may have done so with part OF IT,
Mr. Geschedt-In what bank have you the money paid
to you these salesl
Here there were objections which resulted IN an
explanation to the effect that all the money was
placed in his private account, and his lawyer, Mr.,
HILL conceded that no special deposit had Deeh mauo
of the proceeds from the partition sales. 60,
The hearing was closed with statement from Coio-
mel Fellows that every cent should be pad 10 the
Cesc heidi heirs the momen; the amount sun que Is
settled by the court