Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-12
MR.. STRONG'S PAPER.
Gen. Butler Wants Him Examined
About IL In Open Court

MIX SThONG'S PAPER.
Gen. Butler Wants Him Examined
About It In Open Court
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The appearance Of Gen. Benjamin r. Butler
and his partner, o. D. Barrett, at the city hall
this morning was sufficient TO an the equity
court room In few minutes, for every lawyer
knew that their presence meant some new and
perhaps startling developments In the cole
brsted case Of Butler sgt Strong.
They were right for no sooner had Justice
Coz settled himself in the judicial chair than
Mr.. Barrett arose and moved that the
court, - chancellor, hear tho testimony
Of Samual Strong, who would not, he insisted,
properly testify before Examiner Forrest. The
only remedy was to have Mr.. Strong examined
in open court
In support Of his motion Mr.. Barrett read
the cross-examination Of Mr.. Strong by Gen.
Butler 90 IL took place yesterday before the ex-
aminer. It was made plain by the testimony a.
read that the defendant was unwilling to state
whether or not the alleged forged paper was
messed BY him.
Mr. ". A. COOK APPEALED 10 tn. COURT
not to grant the petition Of Gen. Butler. He
said that Strong was an old man, nearly eighty
years Of age, and that many Of his answers
were necessarily irrelevant His memory
was In that condition which while it remem-
Ders the occurrences Of youthful days was
feeble as to the happenings of recent years
THAT IL 90 with ell of u.s." said Justice Cox.
Mr.. Cook insisted that Gen. Butler was
endeavoring to compel Strong to answer o
certain question to his (Butler's) satisfac-
tion, and this Mr.. Cook asserted was not
on which Strong was summoned to
appear before the examiner, was also very
GENTLY specific.
As Mr.. Cook sat down his client got up and
addressing the court said: will your honor
allow me word or tws."
Justice Cox smiled at the old man and said:
=, IL am ready, Mr.. Strong, to decide this matter
STRONG SAYS GEN. BUTLER SNAPPED HIS FINGERS
At HIN.
Lawyer Cook signalled Strong to sit down,
but the defendant was inclined to talk, and he
proceeded: ''Your honor, want to
tell you that while was before
the examiner, that man (pointing
q trembling fore6nger at the generaD made
races at me and snapped his fingers under my
nose; that's why wouldn't answer his ques-
Here somebody pulled Mr.. strong's coat tails
and he set down. while Justice Cox said that
nothing would be gained by conducting the
examination of the defendant in open court
GEN. BUTLER GETS Up.
That brought Gen. Butler to his feet and for
some time he argued O. to the necessity which
had been set forth in his motion. Strong
ought to be compelled to identify the paper.
Justice Co1-"How can compel him to say
that that is the paper?"
Gen. Butler-'.But il he would not swear to
the genuineness Of the paper your honor would
not allow him to set the paper up against me,
S wouid yorY" The demand made upon
papers, he said, was reasonable, for this case
would involve much expert examination Of
handwriting, II that paper, which was of such
Importance, was forgery, might not the same
manufaotory which turned it out turn
might seem to Be necessary, s.but, added the
general, iii it does manufacture few OF them
they will not be on paper which was not in ex-
istence until three years after the agreement
was alleged to have been signed by me. II
there are duplicate originals in existence / am
entitled to know it."
4R. COOKS LOGIC.
Mr.. Cook said that the complainant was At
tempting to make Mr.. Strong say that the par.
ticular paper referred to was the original
made by Leonard Huyck, and this his client
very properly declined to do, because
1t had passed through so many hands. There
was no doubt that that ives very proper, but it
would'be impossible to compel Mr. Strong to
swear that it was
Mr. STRONG EAGER 10 rA1x
Just at this juncture Mr.. Strong arose again
and very excitedly cried out: .'Give me five
minutes and I'll answer all his questions, and
more, too. He was proceeding to pour out
the denunciatory walls OF his wrath
on Gen. Buffers smooth head, when Justice
Cox pounded with his knuckles on his desk
and commanded him to cease. Mr. Strong
continued, and the Judge called out very
emphatically,. "silence! there must be silence
sirr'
The old claimant shook his head Is If in dis
approval Of the action Of the court, but he sat
down.
GEN. BuTLxR's APPEAL.
Gen. Butler then made a few remarks as to
the assaults which were continually being made
on him by Strong, and regretted that the de-
PENDANT thought 80 little Of the dignity Of the
court. Then he closed with an appeal for an
examination Of Strong in open court.
REFERRED TO THE HAMMER AGAIN.
Justice Cox said that the time of the court
was very precious and the examination Of this
witness would consume . great deal of il.
He thought another effort might be made be-
fore the examiner and he hoped il would
be properly conducted. He had always held
that the examiner, while sitting, was to all
intents and purposes the court, and that any
should be punished. Any person.
alities were as much out Of place as in open
court and they should not be permitted.
The examiner would give another hearing
but if it was not satisfactory then the court
would take the matter up.
MR. COOKS PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Cook, with apparent asperity, then gave
notice that he would require that all the wit
nesses in the whole case be examined in open
court.
Two minutes later and there were not half q
dozen people in the court room.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Interior Department Omcials on the
List Today.
The President to-day made the following
appointments:
Richard @. Kerr Of Mississippi to bs register