New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
IT'S LABORS HERE ENDED.
TIE BOOKSTAVER COMMITTEES LAST
SESSION n THIS CITY.
MRS. FLAcK AND MEEKs TELL THEIR STORIES
OVER AGAIN-NO NEW TESTIMONY oF
IMPORTANCE BROUGHT OUT

No further testimony in the impeachment proceed
ing, aean, Judge Henry ". Eook-Iaver VIII be taken
in this city by the Assembly judiciary 'o""''''c'
which has this subject in hand The lapors oi 'ho
committee in investigating Judge BoohstaNers CON
nection with the Flack divorce case are pract'aF
ended The committee sat for a few hours III inc
NOW tn,r House Yesterday, and listened to testimony
which i, known to every who has followed a'
all closely the trial Of tie Flacks ana MeeNS i"o
object Of thi, was TO get the evidence Oh INC '"''
Witnesses on the committees records. y" one ""'
side ~ tbc LAWYERS and wiincssc, interested anu
dozen or 80 who could not get mo ''c roo"
where the state senate Committee on 'i'e' was III
session listened to the testimony
BENJAMIN Wright. the real estate lawyer VINO N'"uN
allowed Meek, To hi, name aS the "att'rhel VI
record in Tnc divorce proceedings "h'h "S"'.'"
in the granting of the decree of divorce pl '"""o
EooLsta,er. wa- the first witness called. ms "''
the second time that he has been called before thS
committee lie was asked only question or t"o
hv cxIudcc Comntryman The most important ""o
mt TO him was about his testimony III the fh'cN
trial. II in regard TO Ms s
mcnt there that the first u'ic '
heard Of the flaci divorce case was IN 'uS'
Ills memory wa, 50 short that he could not Iccolcc'
,to,r,on or ,ot this WAS true 70 his testimony OF
bc Ia. hearing he added that he received the citcr
from VIII Flac authorizing him To appear Tor MIS-
T,ck which was brought ont during the fli'h ul"i'
This letter. IT Will be remembered. was daich Ap w.
1--9 while the envelope in which ihc ic''cF 'ac l"
Mr. Wright bore the Postofiicc canccinS stamp oi
August. -
Joseph Mcclxs the obngine referee who was con
iccd Alols with Flnck and his son OF conspiracy! was
called hy cx.Iudee CountNman The commune
lawyer said that JONI H. Bird, Mccks's lawyer, Wa
in court with the referee and II the committee "o"'u
hermit ne wonld "ntcrropaic the witness The mem.
bcrs Of the committee pnt their heads together "nu
after consulting for while. decided to allo" Mf.
Ird 70 ouc. tiou his client. Bo'h the questions an"
answers Of Mcchs and his lawyer when inc 'cici'o
gave his direct testimony during his nlal ioi '""
,pracv alonc with .hc two ilachs, were cNa'eN 'o
,mc a, those Yesterday Mechs told again his story
Of what he did in the divorce case. This Story "
the way differs in almost every particular rom ,h"'
told by Judge Hook,tlVcr and benjamin wright Inc
only new statement which he ma"c WI
that he would not have gone upon '''
witness stand during h' ul"l IL" '''
Judge Book,t.vcr and benjamin Wright put him III a
false light.
Judge rookstaver, lawyer. Dco. M,CnTdy, 70 orS, ,,y
he told va, IN many Ic1p,,,, u'',,i ,ciamin Wright
Mr- Fi,k. FRANK VI. uohonoi. Kate ,"nn"r' M@1r @
80 \n .,,ort wa made H. get Ncei- 10 tell what
Kind of an eraser h" used when he -," h'l on, ,'.r
Morcll- name the affidavit "i summon, ann t,f u"
order of reference in the Judgment roll oi ihc i.An
divorce case. \ half dozen Kind, Of cra>'f, "'f' %
handed HIM and after considerable hc,atloi me VII,
ness elected which be- thought looked Like The one
he bad u-cd on that o'c,,on. .,c Intimate term,
N.r.- aid that hr wa, on sN'l lh'"'''' '"
With judo Hooh.tAv"r that J., SUI, Snn t'n ri
90 ll. ,a-,d ~. 'Joc.' and called MN
. hook Curt j. Mar Nr"h"rk
star reporter testified that Dee had an Interview WIN
Judge Eook-taycr shortly after me "NI"-nt' 1i" '.. &
Inc Jude told him that be- had appointed h''h' T'i
..,,.. because he knew That Mock. wa- iIl'hu ."
Fl.ch', and would lo"h oni for hi' int'i,'t,. ,,o
Mr. Tlalk was c-lort'd To- the stand rom an am"
room where size had been waiting ht hrT liNf'I'
rr,,iwcM Cleveland Of The firm oi tVari- 'H"t"
\ I,,m4n ~ Judge Clunir. man went over Pr
,..ov H.. same ground with her in' ASSISTANT l,i-
f.i.. ,f..rus, con dd In her examination Al i''
lu-laud'- friu NofLlrc nrw wa obtained if"n
her "A. she cuug & the same -iory wn'h She t"ln %.
,fc u.,,... land fncn Mr. Nc, urdy tried to shake
hcr testimony on some minor points, but without
succ'--. -, - - -.
d,, afternoon next ~ O'Clock Assembly man Nrt'i
af ,i,f l. Thought hs committee would report - tr
4. emily flr result 81 the finding n the impcach
mont proceeding iu about two weeks. li' - ~.
iy Nj Nsfurdy Il TIE committee lnt"nN@l - oiht
ANY remedial divorce leg lluon ti" result 81 ihct
Investigation. The chairman replied That he did 10,
think II would.