The evening world., 1890-03-19
be read aloud. II was not dated. but was
in August II was Ike this

| iotciNSu III husust. ~ Wus iiho thib
| DEAR BES-Everything ia being hushod
mp. Keen to the plan originally adopted by
Your authorization from. Mcneil protects
pun. do not think anything will appear
after to-day. Yours truly. JOE.
Several words were underscored as
shown in the italics above.
While Lawyer Wright was testifying the
witnesses most interesting, after Mrs.
Flack, entered. They were Mrs. Margaret
Smith and her sister, Miss Kate Cannon.
They were attired IN the latest fashion,
and Miss Cannon, having been seated in
one corner of the frigid courtroom, pro-
duced a big white satin fan and vigor-
ouslv famed her heated brow, while
everybody else IN the courtroom shiv-
cred with the cold.
Here was ofored another letter that
must be explained. The envelope was
saved In this instance. II was addressed
to BENJAMIN Wright, ESQ.,. Bayshore
Suffolk County. N. "" where Mr.. Wright
lives IN Summer.
1t was postmarked at New York. Aug.
:, 1899. ana the receiving mark Of the
BRyshore Office gave the same date. But
the letter itself was like this:
No. NORM WILLIAM STREET,
NEW YORK. April 10. 1889. :
DEAR SIN: My mother contemplate, COM
mcncing proceedings against my father for
a divorce.
II IL understood between them and wish
you to represent her III the matter. Yours
truly, WILLIAM l.. FIACK.
With this damning letter against Will
Flack the prosecution ended its examIna-
ton of BENJAMIN Wright, and John Bird
took him up.
He got Mr. Wright to deny conversa-
ton hnd with Meeks which hs had tes-
titled TO before the Grand Jury. Then
NrtT, ,I,t y, - Al.
through Meeks, who visited him at his
Office in the Potter Building.
Mr.. Bird showed him the summons
which he had signed and dated Mt 1872 !
Nassau street. The witness explained |
that he did that from force of habit, not
having been in his new Office long enough |
to get used to it,
Benjamin Wright. lawyer of twenty |
years in practice, don't you know that |
there was statute against your lending |
your name As an attorney, as you say yOu .
didi" demanded Mr., bird in voice of
thunder.
Perhaps there may be-, " returned the
smiling lawyer.
Now if Mr.. Meeks first told You OF |
this case ON July 2. and You signed the .
other papers, then you knew that twenty .
days Lad not elapsed since the service Of .
the summons and the appointment of a
referee, didn't you 7"
We'll 1t of course, il couldn't very
we'll" returned the talkatye witness.
still smiling
Mr. Bird obliged Lawyer Wright TO
read an Endorsement written by himself
ON the back OF the letter from Judge
Mcneil, purpOrting TO have been written
April 23 last, bnt which Wright claimed
TO have received after Tue WORLD ex-
posure IN August.
The Endorsement was like this
appeared as the attorney for Mrs. Flack
IN the within case as requested IN this letter.
II wasn't dated aud Mr. Wright could
not exp lam why, but denied that he had
omitted the date because it would conflict
with his present story.
Justice Barrett grew weary Of B6niamin
WIlghts talkatiyeness and cautioned him
10 keep still, answer questions and re-
fran FROM making a speech every time.
Mr.. Bird slowly and deliberately put
this question TO tie witness:
- BId not Joseph Meeks come to YOU
with all the papers IN this Judgment roll, (
and saving 10 you that lie had come
from Judge BOokstnyer to YOU with
The papers IN Flnck against FMCk:
that II WAS an action for divorce IN
which he was referee that the pro-
,eedlugs were all complete, except
he granting 81 a decre Of absolute
llyurce. but that judge MOuClps name
.
Judge buukstnNer would not giant de J
zee because Mcneil was Flack's attorney
z q. aud that he wanted you To al How your
elf TO bc substituted :"
Joseph Meoks, STRENGTHENING in lis
hair, g.zed inieutly into the face OF the
witness. but Mrghts eyes never visited
iim,
They Looked at his own fingers. that
we're drumming on the corner OF the
Judges desk. lie denied thc story.
Can yOu explain. Mr.. MIl.Lt. how il
.aupens that all the pal ers in this case
we're in the lands Of the Court on July .,
yuu mrs, heard OF tie case through
'lecks IN July, and after that soino time
iguei the affidavit OF regularity
u which you affirm that twenty
lays have elapsed since the summons was q,
igucd los you. the summons and the att q
VT being IN that bundle of papers in
he hands Of Judge BookstaYer ON 4
uly 2I'
Mr.. Wright couldn't explain it at all.
nd recess was taken to give linn time d
. Tehect omit Ia