The evening world., 1890-03-22
the SherlTS Son on The Witness
Stand In Ills Own Behalf
His Explanation OF How tho Eras-
ures Appeared on the Summons.

By agreement Of all the parties the trial Of
the Flaok conspiracy case was continued
to-day, despite the l f-holiday.
The cross-examination Of Joseph Meeks
brought out strongly one or two disagree
able points. Under direct examination
Meeks admitted many things hat were In
themselves irregular. and might DO made a
basis for his prosecution and punishment,
but which. In themselves, indicated. not
that he was one of q party Of conspirato-s.
but that no had. Of his own accord and In
~dividually, altered court records and falsi-
fed certain dates In those documents.
Mr.. Meeks was made to appear by his
lawyer, John II. Bird. a. an innocent fool.
to put IL mildly. and TO have done these
things under the advisement OF Judge Book
staver.
But when Mr.. Goff c~ross.examined. he
produced q letter from Ambrose Mcneil to
Meoks. In which he refers to Meeks's request
to him to write q note Of authorization to
Wright, but declares that he can not SEQ OF
what use II can be. inasmuoh n the decree
had already been granted.
Then the date Of thia whole proceeding Ii
fixed, for II was dated Adirondack, July D.
and Mcneil speaks OF mis- illness and says he
is at q loss to know what Judge d desires,
Vi u NIihb NAb AttNtA W We
be destroyed II not read.
EI-Jpdge Armour, was called 70 testify that
he had been counsel with Eibridge t. Gerry
Mcneil, Mecks'a -brother.in-law WAS attor-
ney. He saw nothing wrong in IL.
William l.. Flaek took the stand In his
rel between his father and mother early last
Spring.
II said to my mother afterwards Why don't yoa
s SSis 'n1 a 81 si's .:la t hey Ssd' s agreed e ' get : . q.
NJ. R..4:r !: s SsP'si g give .rS NJ tn: .S B, bona S.,. and az b.
week. . shs said.
~ asked father II that was 50. and he
aid II was, asked him about ths deed,
look after It. lie replied that he would al,
tend to that all right IN a little while.
"A few days aiteE he gave me ths papers
them in my safe at the bindery In North
William street There was the deed Of the
house and the insurance policies, apd they
have been in my custody ever since"
Will Plack iH a big. robust fellow, with Q
puffy face and bullying eyes. His alimentiye
bumps are indicative OF a hearty eater and 4
OF a consumptiye,, and lie lisps ridIculously. |
Ex-J udRe Russell introduced tho papers In
evidence. The deeds were, first from Mr..
for a loan OF els. 900. for James
A. Flack's election expenses.
This is the deed which Mrs. Flack denied
hANlnk hlkHtl, III u lhtl hilt iii having
ever signed any deed At all. Will FlAck tes-
tined that he saw his mother sign that deed.
The other deed Was from Nh, and Mrs. Big
that the Bigelows made the deed in blank on
the payment of til loan, and Mary Il.
FlAck's name was written in by Judge
EApril II, 1850. Judge Mcneil told me
he had been retained to bring an action
for divorce In behalf Of my, mother. He
gave me a summons, and April IL l gave 1t
''She took it. and next morning | ran it
in one OF the Pigeonholes IN a desk which
All used. She signed i on the morning
OF April 10, and ! dated IL myself. l erased
10Th. which /, by mistake, wrote ia the
space where the name OF the month should
~ had seen Mcneil the night before. and
he asked, me II mGther,, had signed the
wait I'LL she feels we'll and is able to sign
Next morning she said she was ready to
sign the pApers, She said she had read
them. | told her she must do il before a
~ stopped to get my shoes shined AZ the
and then sent a boy IN. Ia tell Morris
wassel | wanted IN see hun. sent my card.
vent With me to lie 'heuss.
'NotheT VAS down IN the basement and |
called her NJ to sign the papers Massel
VAS Introduced aud he s"oFe her by the up
"AftsT he went ont I Jaw that the figures
the date we're left out aud | wrote them
In 10Th gave the papers to judge
who Was the attorney for plaintiff
IN them. AfterwArde, Mcneil gave me the
luminous and complaint aud u CODY OF q
AhidAyl OF service.
lie told NE Ia serve the nAperE on my
but | hAdut the heart to do that,
| went 10 the bindery and got De Camp
10 serve the papers. Then met him At the
County Clerks Office and bis affidavit Was
lakCn by Sylvester Nolan, Nolan had not
bee n told anything about IL, and had NOT
thought OF him TIL / saw him. saw my
mother sign and swear 10 her deposition be-
fore Referee Meeks also,
y. Did you ever oher TO her what she
a -epaTation pApeT7 A. No, sir;
never cav any such paper, DOR any paper
begincing, ~ hereby certify,
MY mother, Nhen We talked about the
divorce and how she was e. have the house,
said, We'll, your grandmother aud gAmess
:%istsfs will have to get out l Sont
About June l2 SIR, Meeks ave me the
deposition aud took 10 70 mother, l told
her that after she had read u carefully, aud
II Il Waa all right. / would bring Mr.. Me5ks
up to lake her oath to IL.
f'She keptitnn Friday, June a, and then
nEnel 10 at the FROM bAsemSnt desk before
Meeks came. This Was IN the morning,
M. Meeks came that evening and TOOK