The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-13
PHELPS AND CONOVER OUT.
DEALINGS OF a STREET RAILROAn
MAN WIN albany LoBBKISTA

Conoyer Tc-uaes That He Refused to sub.
NIT Any Longer to BIack mAII-PheIps, on
tho witness stand, BlHckguards ConOveP
Edward Il. Phelps, tho Albany lobbyist, was
very lively witness yesterday before Judge
Beach In the Supreme Court where Jury 10
trying the suit of julius F Chesebrough against
Daniel u. Conover for SIC. 900 damages. Cheese
bsouGh alleges that In March. 1879 ConoveP
engaged him TO draw certain bills and present
them to the Legislature. They covered leRiai
laton regarding tho Forty-second Street, ST.
Nicholas Avenue and Msnhattanville Railroad
Company. OF which Conover was President-
He says that Conover agreed to compensate
him with $4,000 in bonds and SIC. 900 worth OF
the stock OF the company when the oars were
running on Forty-second street. Mr.. ConoveP
denies that he ever made any such contract
with ChesebrouRh, and says that all his deal4
ings were with Phelps. whose agent he supA
posed Chesebrough was.
Chesebrough declared that ConoveP told
PHELPS that he was going to give ChesebrouRh
the stock and bonds. Mr. Conover denied It,
MIR. The lps was called to the witness standIto
Is W%s years of age and lived
at White Plains, and had been Interested in the
railrond at first, having held 100000 OF Its fret
returned $4,000 of them. He met Conover on
the Albany boat. and Conover told him that he
Bonds. 'D' ''00A "n"
Conover had testifed that Phelps had told
him that unless Chesebrough's claim was set-
tied ui Of the matters concerning the Forty.
SECOND e,n;nS street Railroad and Conoyers family
ConoverS replied that he Would no ionser Ts sub.
nit to blac kmnil. Phelps denied that anything
was said about blackmail. lie had a CONFER
the matter, would be set, led because ii the suit
would otf SCANDAL tkat h Hs Pheps woua
very MUCH regret Conover told him he would
suit. Austin g; Fox. the defendants counsel.
Phelps.
A. des and eleolTie IFh. business
so Sfs' eSS1a fSm'Fy engaged
ths e A3o III; .Son'
Mr.. Fox seemed startled by the force OF the
Gepiy and b ksrt silent for couple IF minutes
years. Do You hearY For twenty years. "'-''
Q.-What wero you doing theros A.-LookinE after
o-wero you ever inlictedi A.-Yes, wAA. can
protect myself t. there IS no one here 70 DO 20 for
havo the hight 70 d Do 10 anu suppose
The judge nodded his head, and Phelps be-
sa nakd h the 5us 10 s3TRs SS
question. remarking that Mr.. Fox had no right
Well have answered It," exclaimed
9n.Af Phelps, do you understand tho term "lobby.
What were your A gentleman
Q-YeG understand-but what elset
The witness 8 answer was inaudible.
Odd you know any OF the lobbyists 40 Albanyf
A-YeA
called one "' AA'' '''"
Mr. Phelps was then asked to look at q tele-
gram sgnod Ed" asking Chesebrough to
come to Albany. He was asked II no sent 1t,
and said that he might have sent 1t.
sogSR 1sqs hnai No Void
Forge man name soon a. do anything else.
This created sensation, and for q minute
everything was still. In measured tones Mr..
Fox said:
Il MIR. Phelps. what you have said was not in
answer to my question. and you volunteered
that statement. did YOU not"
Yes"
Q-You understand that what you have said charges
Mr. ConOver with u readiness to commit an Infamous
crime A--leA
Mr.. Phelps then stepped from the stand and
left the court room, looking sharply at MIR,
Conover. Counsel will sum up to-day.