The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
IT WAS MUSGRAVE'S ANSWER
ORIGIN OF THAT ODD ABATEMENT
OF n BLACKMAIE CASE."

His Lawyer Drew II Upto Convince Lutte
v. Smiths Lawyer that Sho Was Not
What He ThouEbt-The New Attack on
MusrrAve to bo FonEht Tooth and Nail.
There promises to be an interesting scene
in the Tombs Police Court on Monday after
noon when Thomas B. Musgravo appears for
examination on the charge which Augustus ID.
Iasigi Of Rhinebeck has made against him OF
sending obscene matter through the mails.
1asiRi and his lawyer. Gilbert II. Halves, will
be on hand TO press the charge.an Musgrave's
two lawyers, Judge Charles Donohuo and
James NJ. Donohue. say they are roaly for
fight from the word 20. Lawyer Hawos
stirred them up yesterday by sending this lot
ter around to Judge Douohue.
Charles DonohV.
DEAR STA In this mornings Sun find the following
In regard to the suit of Smith Muszraye Ia which
am counsel for plaintiff
Both MIR Ferguson and Judge Dononue declared
that the Smith womans suit was puro blackmRil, and
that continual attempts had been made by her aud by
her counsel to settle 1t for all consideration Judge
DOnohuo said
80 First thoy came down to $2SOon then to $4,000.
and finally to S25U0 Al last the lawyer offered to take
S2a and guess An old pair of boots would have set
tied it"
Every word Of the above is absolutely false No
proposition of settlement has ever been made by any
one on our side as you very we'll know. when the suit
was FIRST commenced the plaintiff offered TO discontinue
the same without costs or money damages provided
Mr.. MusErAVs would withdraw tho vile calumnies
tered and published by him and apologize for tile same
The defendant refused to do 30, and the plaintiff
therefore compelled TO 20 with tho suit. II tho de-
PENDANT had been content to leave tho matter in the
hands OF his lawyer and awaited tho trial OF the in
court ho would not be in his present prsdcamen As
the statement credited to above Quoted without
the slightest foundation of truth ask deny
Same Yours truly. GiLBkRr X HAYES.
When THE SUN reporter asked the Judge
what ne was going to 40 about the let
The idea Of his sending me around a letter
couched in such language as that. He knows
very we'll that was only asked 20 appear for
that time was completely ignorant OF the
earlier complications, in the case. What l
terday. and did not speak from my own ac-
qqaintance with tho case"
for MIR. MusRrave in the suit which Miss Lutte
Y. Smith has brought aga nst him for defama-
ton OF character aud who will appear. with
esting Information to give yesterday about the
offers to settle which Mr.. Hawesis said to have
when Miss Smith brought the suit last
fall" he said. Mr. liawes took great interest
In the woman. and declared that she was per-
come out In Just so many words then. he init
mated that he would settle the case for O very
small amount before we put In any answer. |
told him the woman was Just the opposite Of
respectable. and 1 could prove 1t. He said
H., that if l could do that he would drop
accordingly furnished me with a number Of
documents which / laid before Hayes with
Then drew up a statement for HIS benefit, OF
which the statement OF a bae kmallinG case"
an exact cory. Hawes insisted that he must
have an apology which HIN my client: OF course.
suit and made the statement part OF it,"
Of Common Pleas. while in the counter suit
s. Armstrong for conspiring with Lutte V.
Smith to blackmsi him no answer has yet
been pnt IN the defence having obtained an
. MI: FS!spson aiso SAID tina. Mr. Mnssrsye
iasic attributes to him. Mr. Fergslson says Hi;
he Doesn't know how It reached IIr.E IasiRi.
although it Is absolutely Identical with part
suit which Miss Smith Instituted, and that the
"defendant Of the document f. MpsRraYe,
Woman ws Who ' is responsbe for The tempest
hall dozen different individuals: is said . be in
as well as Tor lasigi and Armstrong. will not
say where she is. hcQuantances ,professed
or two Wall street men said they had first come
across her several years ago down town when
1hs MI in hS vi sSos
day undertook to give her side OF the story.
Miss Smith" said he. ia q perfectly re-
spectacle woman. When Mr.. Musgrave be-
came acquainted with her he spent consider
able money on her with sinister purpose, but |
found he could not accomplish II. some time |
later he saw Mr.. Armstrong with her and be-
came jealous. Mr.. Musgrave then began his at
in con seGuence for $4,000 damages last fall. |
few weeks ago Mr.: Musgraye began to send
this Statement Of BlackmailIng. Case
whom she Intended to call: hoping thus, to |
cause her to back down; lie was warned TO
desist, but when the sixth copy OF this state |
mont was sent out to Mr.. Iasigi. Mr.. Halves de- |
termined TO retaliete. and the arrest OF Mr.. |
followed
related to Miss Smith. said last night that she |
had never hoard oil her.