Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-17
THE FLACK DIVORCE.
Annullcd in Court Of Common
Pleas by Judge Bookstaver.
THE ENTIRE CASE SET ASIDE

Some Sensational Disclosures In Court.
lawyer Wright Conf-..rs That He
Acted a. Mr-. Fiack's Counsel without
Proper Authority-Sherir fiack's Coun-
eel Denied . Hearing-Thc Conspira-
tors May Be Indicted.
New YORK. Aug. il.-Therc was q
sensational scpEe in Judge BOosstaver's
court room in cu:sincn pleas when the
famous flack divorce rasc came up ON
the order io show cause why the pro-
cccdinSs in the case should not be- set
aside and the decree Of divorce given in
favor Of Mrs. flack vacated.
The crowd Was ST great that every
in05 Of standing rom was occupied.
and many people who came to hear the
proceedings could not get inside the
door.
Most of the spectators were lawyers.
who are Interested in the cas-. on account
of the prominence of some Of the law
yrrs involved. and whose professional
reputation depended upon the dis
closures that might bc made.
DtetptrEtca.
The disclosures which were made in
the subs. lurnt proceedings wcr. start
ling AMI sensational. AMI the result WAS
that .Iuis. liookstavci immediately va
Gated the order of r.'i, renee made. and
all the proceedings under it were set
aside and the Judgment of divorce made
10y linn was annuiled.
Mr.. cleveland started the hall rolling
by making his application for the order.
which was supported by Mrs. Flacks
affidavit.
In this she began by stating that she
WAS married TO Mrs. flacS in 1850 and
had since that time resided with him in
this city a. his wife.
Never Hoard of the suit.
On Aug. she avcrrcd that she had
been informed by "a =, rsnn. who repre-
seated himself rs a reporter OF The New
Yclk World. that she mad been a plain.
iii, III suit Tor absolute divorce. that
proceedings had bccn taken before
Jo,cph W. Mecks as referee. and that on
Jul, |? "A dccre,. oil divorce had been
granted Ia her.
That one benjamin Wright had acted
as her counsel. and that she had after
wards employed the firm OF Evarts,
dDaie X licainan 10 represent her,
sine declared that she hal never heard
b-iurc al any such suit. that she had
NJ ,cr authorized Wright To- act rs her
ccdnscl in any suit. att. that sh'' did not
knvw him aud hal n,."r seen him un-
Ill she met him in the office Of her coun-
sci. f.vartS. Bcaman u Choate. on
Aug. ..
she further alleged that Sheriff Flack
hri not appeared III the ease. and that
she believes that the referee, Mcrks. had
been appointed at the request Of Mr..
Wright.
Lawyer Wright's Affidavit.
\ deposition by Benjamin Wright.
who had appeared on record as Mrs.
Hacks lawyer WAS RAD. in which h.
y: ,tc' that he never saw Mrs. Fiack un-
al Aug. y lat. that uc had never lccn
employed by her IA .,n way. had never
al pcarcd ia the al, :, i divorce suit.
aud had never attended any hearings in
that case. lie avowrd that some time
in June he WIS asked by Ambrose
Mcneil Ia allow him Ia iise his name ;iS
counsel for Mrs flark and liz had con-
sented and had signed necessary papers
in the case ~ u matter Of course. His
confidence in Mcneil was 80 great that
hc gave the matter little Thought.
Mr Wright ass"ris that he was kept
~ ignorance oil the proceedings had 10y
the appointment OF referee. knew
nothing Of the taking OF testimony and
Ind no notification OF the granting oil
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s""r'" f'"eh', Counsel >""pr",,"d'
AZ the conclusion of the reading Of
the several afli'lavitS ex-Iudgc Fullerton
again arose. and SAIL: After bcing com
PEELED 10 listen I" all these things. |
again ask that may he heard in this
case Tor my client. James y. F'lack.
Judge bookstaver denied Mr.. Fuller
sion Ia rcmnrk that he was acting IN an
extraordinary manner u" Always
thought Mr' virgin WAS an hon"ranie
ineni"er al me profession. bui ne was
inclined !" the b'ii"i That the court had
been triicd win. " su'h was III" case