New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-10
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MR.. SQUIRE TO BE TRIED NEXT MONTH.
ASKING PxRMIssi0~ TO Withdraw Ms rLxA or

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NIX. SQUIRE TO BE TRIED NEXT MONTH.
ASKING PERMIssi0~ TO WITHDRAW MS rLxA or
sNor GurrTv"-vwReuAwy 8 THe DATE.
A hrios session Of tho coprt Of Oyer and Termines
was he'd yesterday, Justice fsgctt presiding Dis
trict Attorney Fellows sntorcd the courtroom and
aftcr brief conference with the Judge II was decided
to adjourn tho c0uit for tie term.
Before this was done winlam r. Howe, who had
been sitting m the court room beside his client, e.
Commissioner Of Public works Roln NJ Squire, ap-
prosched the Judge and asked permission to withdraw
the Plea Of not gultyS TO the Indictment against
Squire on a charge Of conspiring with Maurice n.
Flynn IN regard to hs management OF the Department
Of Public works. Mr.. Howe said that mott Of the
motion had been given to the District Attorney on
Saturday. Ifc dec arcd that Mr.. Squire entitled
10 trial on tho Indictment and to reinstatement In
his ONCE IL Is proposed TO enter demurrer to the
Deputy Assistant ret-Attorney Parker said
thar much Of the delay in the case w9s duo to Its re.
Oyer and Termincr had been fully occupied with
Mr.. Howe stated that Flynn was responsible for
Justice Barrett said that Squire was entitled TO
specify trial and set down the case for tho first Mon
day In February. when the February term OF tho
court will begin. The conft was then declared ad
the Indictment in the case Of Jacob Sharp to be
made proved TO DO without foundation.
"FfrzNoorLE" WANTS HIS BACK PAY.
NE SUES TIRE rDIToK OF PUCK" TO RECOVER
THE SALARY HE THINKS WAS ALLOWED Nm
The details Of the quarrel about money matters bet
Benjamin b. Valentine who made a "Fisnooae."
Of Puck nj Henri O. burner. who
publication WIRE laid beore Judge Pitks and jury
City Cont YESTERDAY Vaieintine Runner
p'iancs with aemanf By him for salary, got
from Messrs Happier schwarz mann the propreiors OF
Puck 81 600 cash and ~ extra every thou
sand copies Of the sold above 40 003 Valentine
amount thus receivo aud TO have this deter
mined ami to IT, Bunner denies the validity
claim.
Both and Mr. Valentine gave his story on the
witness stand He told all about tho strong tics
that bonnd hun and Bunaer together whoa began
ing Puck together la 1879 at $40 q week apiece. He
declared that he editor the paper for ten days
before Bnnuer employed AZ his solicitation He related
how with difficulty when the paper prosperous they
induced the proprctors give $40 anil week.
respectively and how 1885, finding that they could
further increase IN other they consult
o-Dil MT Bunner wish to consult n LAWYER Ayes
We TOOK ten ny tue tfoAis we never would get any
thing 1890
He saii Sehwarzn wasa mental mr. and he would
nGs sn u Go be a. rs 10 HPN n% a
was little bigger liar than sehwarknaln. only not 40
advised by lawyers that the pr0pretors could DO
brought to terms 1t agreed that Bunner shonld make
tho demand which successful Bunncr hal promised
him onehalf Of the salary interest obtained
but hal paid IT, The propretors after ari promised
the witness 81 and SO for copies sold
60Oo0 which the sales ho had
On cross exaGinai titznoode said he had vel in
traa South America the InGie. En gland AMI America lie
declared that hs had written for Torn 7Opics.
Bunner examined for the defence deniei with
phass that he had made any promise Valentine that
such nguage the latter had had
by him in regard Keppler ard Schwazmann. Other wit
examined and the trial was adjourned until to-