The sun., 1889-12-11
WHOTOLD MISS CLARATOGO7 7
vxR PIRTING MANIFESTO as VIEWED
BY THOSE CONCERNED.

.nt Blake Says They Were Not-Talk
ASeut Conspiracy, and u Lot OF State
r.snts That Don't FIT Together.
Ono lost complainant, one triumphant
h,,dsoroom. and several sorely disgruntlod
i.vyars are about all that 10 left Of the Ches-
,.r.Iederer case. that has been on trial for
,rs.ks past at the Tombs Police Court. The
,ropble IA due to the fact that Lederer has sue
coded In persuadinR Clara Chester to leave
tovu. after making an afIidavit before q Notary
publIc to the effect that Ledoror is not her hus-
band. and charging Richard T. Newcombe.
AIhrrt Cardozo. Judge Donohue. Assistant
district Attorney Goff, and others with having
conspIred to mako her testify as she did before
Justice Hogan.
Tho afldayit sets forth that the said
cara Chester was made tool OF for
the sake OF allowing Mr., Newoombe
10 prove that the marriage Of his
daughter Florne to Iederer was invalid. Miss
chester also alleges that Mr.. Go6 made her
change hor original statement as to her rela-
tiops with Lederer. so as to mako the state
ment strong enough TO allow the Grand Jury to
And an indictment for bigamy against him.
The affidavit recounts an alleged interview
with Justice Hogan In his private room at the
Tombs Court. In which Miss Chester besouRht
him TO allow her to withdraw the charge against
Lederer.
The statements In Miss Chester's afidavit
arc emphaticaly denied by the gentlemen
against whom she brings this charge OF con-
spiracy. Assistant District Attorney Gon said
Yesterday: Tho charge that / made Miss
Chester alter her original statement is utterly
absurd. The papers in the case were submit
ted to me, and / was asked to bring the case
directly before the Grand Jury. said was
not warranted In taking such course. Mr.
sisters to Col. Fellows's house. There they
made such representations to him that was
directed to bring the case before the Grand
Ss 5 district SoSSs hce sa ha i s sG
3 iSsfS SsssS .aS Se,ion apsrSsise $SSs Was ali
Col Fellows said that he was informed that
the action for ahandonment was instiGated by
Who VIII oIRGl tsarod that Clara Chester was about to
becomes mother and would be charge on
the community. ,
on the subject: The main facts alleged in
Clara Chesfer's afidavit are true. except as to
h Il to pSsh or
charge d abandon%enf. What l aid say was.
tOrney to- push the charge. 1 admit that we
furnished the Chester sisters with money on
to s az fns
cent her $25 and told her to call here on Mon
own accord on the morhiug after the account
Of 5sT t9 AN Mise YES
they lied, and the fact that Lederer has spirit
Ssn WY Is sS SS S'ss
cross. examine y Miss Chester in regard to this
: Mr., Frank Of Lederer's counsel talked de-
family 1t ID evident" he said. that tho
other side has got the woman out of the way. I
ss :1e rhsr s'sEsd nsr MIL fses
action aeainsF hia ptofa for iaise arrest,
sf sf sRs ~ ssf ssS =
called him a bigamtst."
Mr.. Hummel laughed at the idea Of con.
was brought by the Commissioners Of Chart
ties and Corrections. thereby corroborating
Mr.. Cardpzo. who made the same positive
a can a. the ofaee e e the Commissioner,
Blake. who has charge Of all abandonment and
oa.tardy cases. was certain that the Commis;
nI nevor even ven heard OF Il except K through the
M5 NswsG%So vas seen =. his house lqss @
The action for the annulment Of Lederer's mar |
Est @ along M w Without her or R Lederer either. Ann n
pile evidence was given before Justice Hogan to |
prove that Clara Chester is Mrs. Lederer. I
on the part of Lederer to furniah me with
!t6tutory evidence sufficient to enable my
soGrts decide % he was a single % man 'W when he he
married my daughter. The monetary con-
liberation demanded was originally $50, 900. but
lhould hesitate to attempt to secure divorce
u any case. because i cannot bear to have IL
tbs man st All eRsn In TRs
o. conspiracy is all nonsense. Finding that
ibis woman; according to her cwn statement.
any other father would have taken fhave not
the Chester women In any way. but
sy Ra 10 e Of er fa
after they were disShaEeed By asrrmaPn 'aiaP
4 me and said his name was ~ Edwards. caS and
That LedeEer had married bis sister Alice. who
IN Rnd S sSad Hs sHd stbass
aIstsiis I5.; shst Believed 6i%: sent one oi my
~ on the telephone next day by man in the
S Adfs 70 II House n PosoP as him
covered that Edwards was in Ieder-
I'li who tsiephoned me from Boston; His
SobS to @ Fl ,bs Ss1 scent
mere is nothing left but q divorce"
Mr. Price. Lederer's senior counsel. de-
sSsGnced the rr9ssedings Sgeinst bis client as
Afrested without q warrant before any indict-
nent was found against him. Who ever heard
y such a proceeding as that OF CardoZo In |
!. ie.klnR those women to Col. Fellows's housel
Y has 6een said that drew up the affldavit
.nich Miss Chester signed; As a matter OF
agt knew nothing about It."
LSderer was In o very happy frame Of mind
NJ night He said that he proposes to make
Y BOT Tor the people who have been bothering
lin. He showed q telegram from Hermann
!, LING him TO come to Cincinnati to arrange
ieslness matter. The day set was Sunday.
In1aerer q teleRraphed Mr. Hermann that he
aa not care to see him. He says he will take
ssgsl means to secure an. accounting from
'SAr 1'srrmann when the vaudeville company again
Flora Chester appeared at an Eighth avenue
sssisty theatre yesterday afternoon. She says
] !, am certain Of It." sha said. because she
y y the periormance yesterday Flora made a
.HiS speech before beginning her act This iB
Ladies' and gentlemen: / want TO apollo
.Ls lor the non n-appearance OF my sister, who
anavoidably detained: but i will sing the
qet alone and will do 1t with both feet"
LAWYER Price yesterday gave to Justice Ho-
ts.n s.nn note from Clara Chester askinK the jus
ss ase 70 dismiss the suit instituted by her
kainst Mr.: Iederer for abandonment. Justice |
\ ltofan said that II Miss Chester falls to appear
y stH me next examination, he will dismiss tho