New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-09
ACTING FOR MRS. FIACR.
EvARTs. CHoATE g. BEANAN HER COUNSEL
JUDGE pooKsTAvER MAKES Az ORDER ALLOW
ING A MEMBER OF THE FIRM TO COPY
ALL THE PAPERS IN THE CASE.

ALL THE PAPERS IN THE CASE.
Tredwell Cleveland. Of the firm of Evarts, Choate
& Beamsn Informed Judge Bookstaver, who was IN
his private room. adjoining the Special Term room OF
the Court Of Common Pleas yesterday aHerhOoh,
that The firm had been retained by MIS-. fiack, ana
asked permission to the record of The testimony
taken before the referee The Judge thereupon made
the following order;
At Special Term Of the Court OF Common Pleas for
the City and County NewYofk, held at the Chambers
thereof at the New Court House, in the City Of New
York on Thursday, August 8, 1889.
Present, the Hon. Henry w. Booksiaver' Judge
Mary T. Flack IS. James A. Flsck
Upon the application Of Messrs. Evatts, Choate x
Beanan representing Mary f. Fack party t. an action
for divorce file in this court the clerk Is hereby
directed 10 any OF the members OF that finn to take
copy Of any and all Of pesdngs. testimony, or other
proceedings IN said action.
H. W. sooKsTAvER. J. c. P.
Armed with this order Mr. Cleveland called upon
Nathaniel jarvis jr, chief clerk of the court, VINO
Immediately gave him the papers. Mr. Cleveland was
accompanied by clerk who copied the papers ia iu'
after which they were retained Ia Tie safe where lhty
have been kept since Judge Bookstaver first ordered
hat they should be placed there n sealed envelope
Nh jarvis said 10 Tribune reporter that ne was
clad that steps had been taken 10 open the case lie
declared that he had only obeyed orders In sealing
The decree and the testimony in The case lie h'd
not read the papers in the case and Knew hOthl's
about IT, IL MI Ilach hau gone 10 MN anu IVi"'sV"
him 10 Keep the case secret lie would not have donc
So and he had only casual acquaintance with either
flack or Joseph Meeks. the referee
Owing to the illness a Judge Teac's mother Jooge
Boolstaver viii take his place the bench for The
remainder OF his week aud next week also.
AT the office Of Mrs Flacks counsel 1t was said
that Mr. Cleveland had gone 10 Philadelphia after
the copy OF the papers had been made. Allen W.
Evaris would not say whether steps would be taken
To reopen The case.
District Attorney Fellows said that he had n It
received any complaint against sheriff Flack and had
not sent the case before the Grand Jury. lie did
not expect TO take action unless affidavit va,
made and submitted 10 him showing that crime had
been committed.
sheriff tiack was at his Office again, but the pa
saqr- thereto were carillly gualdd, and one was
admitted whom he did not ~ This j. u
new order of things the Sherlts Office, Instituted
since Mr. Facks return from Great south BAY on
Wednesday Jndri-eherih Sexton suavely replied
10 inquiries thai Mr.. Fiack had nothing 10 say ABOUT
The divorce scandal lie had yet prepared no
statement for publication in defence of bl, course anu
seemed to say that the public would have long
wait for that statement" In answer 10 question
the under sheriff said that papers relating 10 the
divorce proceedings had bean served upOG. either
the Sheriff h, counsel civil Justice Ambrose
Mcneil. Tie latter among ;he Sherlf'S callers
yesterday and spent Zine with his clieut. The
shelif's son William went 10 The office in the after
noon and Iem9imrd until hi, father ready 10 %
away for the day, when they departed together.