New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18
POSSIBILITIES IN THE FLACK CASE.
NO EXPECTATION THAT Observation-Disclosures
FELLOWS WILL ACT-THE BAR Asso-
Citation NAY.

Neither side took any new stop yesterday IN the
F1ack divorce case, and the whole business stands
practically where il did on last Tuesday Wheh 'u"eo
Bookstaver annuled the absolute decree u ulNo40o
which he had signed on July l.. The fact that the
Iudpe himself has gone off on two months Nacauoh
is pointed at pretty good evidence uhaI nc mas
no present fears OF impeachment
Regarding the predicted prosecution OF the par"eS
who engaged in securing the divorce for conspiracy
q veu.Inown lawyer said yesterday " II the people
exnect District Attorney Fellows 20 take independent
action In this affair they are vastly Hls'aNo"'
Colonel Fellows is not built that way. nc hoN'i
takes the smallest personal responsibility III Oilnss
offenders 10 justice. In fact he has kept away I'm
his Office most Of the week. fearful that somethihs
.I.ht arise relating to this case which would re-
Uuire movement on his part Fellows never .ooA
notice Of crime Of any sort Of his own mouon,
although that Is exactly what his oath OF once "ouu
REQUIRE him 10 do - !,
n was reported Yesterday that Judge BookstaNeF DO
fore starting away sent in his resignation lron 1io
Tammany organization but this was denied py U''l
Jobp Cochrane. chairman Of the Committee on Vt
eanjzatlon TO whom all designations are auoiVssou'
The General said that the only recent lesis@'io"
vre,e those of Sheriff FIack Civil Justice Mcneil anu
Joseph Meeks III. ,.o.,or
sheriff Flack went TO the Court House early yeSlcr
day and was accompanied By his son Niinah' mo
sbcrGs counsel, Judge Moncl spent much 'inI0 ~"
him as usual, in consultation. In answer W d -
me reporters question the Judge sad that hei,hcr
be nor the Sheriff had anything to say yet IN u.eH
own defence. He ntimaed that something III '1
toro NJ an Injunction would be asked for u-ihoiIV"
,r, Judpe Allen In the Common Pleas, ana thh 30
soon as the case was fully before the courts 1io
nromised statements" would be forthcomlng' ~ p
not generally believed, however, that any thihs Oh r
sort is going to take place Bo'h sluo' "i0 g"
,,sont bent ON settlement and compromise. and tie
- ;,ft,u which
been adlod out during the week are regarded as ou'
The bvulay of the real piece. All concerned are urVu
of # and want to withdraw it from the boards
Included in Yesterdays gossip was repor' 'la' VIZ
IAN, Flack had succeeded Friday evening II oD'@ I'M
an interview with his mother at the mousse u W.
bingham. IN East Eighty ffthst. Tor the purpose "
inducing her to agree to settlement asdin'v VI. -.
vico of her counsel and her friends. AnH rt 'as
was nositively denied at the sheriPs ONCE II "''
aid that William had made effort TO see his moler
,co flo arst few DAYS after her return to -lorh'
ond that the negotiations were being carIc' ".
n,ropch a wholly different channel At the ONCE VI
Fvarts Cboate & Beaman all Information vi NiS
point was refused although the fact that
arc IN progress TO induce Mr.. flack 10 agree ~
suitable amount in tho shape OF almohy Ior lis WIG
was not denied 49,.
town since he placed his resignation as a member OF
tle Tammanv General Committee Of the AAl,t DIS
trict in the hands Of Police Commissioner Ma w.
- not behaved however that he has tecn iilghehe't
away by threats Of coming prosecution NnaooE ttg
S ~ SVssocafion said a member Of the ASSOCIATION
rc.tarsy: aThe cases Of Mcneil. Meehs and Wright
viii certainly receive attention al Inc LIoped uho,
~ ibHv have been guilty of unpr0fessOnal conduct
mofion 70 dsbar them or any one OF them lounu
guilty of improper practices VIII he maqe,a in mo In
aver part in The case and h there eb m@4 Scs 10
III SiS,i Jnstica Mcneil started for Cape May ycster-
day afternoon It rm9red that the pqrposi o.
o,nan In the case Judge MOnelrs departure revived
the story Of sheriff Flacks marrisg3 to MTs Ray
mOnds since his divorce in July, but no eviusnce oI
lis truth Is yet forthcoming, althOuSh many poIS0HS
continue 20 assert IL as fac''