Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
GREEK MEETS GREEK.
A Regular Tug of War for Awhile in
Alderman McMasters' Office.
THE LIE PASSED RATHER FREELY.
Some of the Witnesses Accused Pcintblank
of Eavesdropping.
A COUNCIL CONFLICT OF THE CLANS

When Scotch-Irish meets Scotch Irist
then comes the tug of war. This was clearly
demonstrated at the hearing in the case o.
Juergen versus Hanna before Alderman
McMasters yesterday afternoon. W. C.
Erskine, Esq. was attorney for Juergen,
and K. T. Mead, Esq, for Hanna. Mr..
Erskine had the advantage of knowing how
to make one of his own countrymen mad,
and he used his knowledge for all it was
worth. 1t was a rather unequal fight, as
| there were between 5000 and $500 worth oil
interest in the suit to Mr.. Hanna, while
Erskine was only directly interested to the
extent of his fee
Mr.. Hanna thought he wasn't getting a
fair deal in the advantage that an attorney
has over a suitor, and he insisted on being
allowed to talk back, and he certainly did
get back hotly when Mr.. Erskine pictured
the depravity of the average Scotch-Irish
Presbyterian of Belfast. Plaintiff and de-
fendant gave the lie to each other repeatedly
during the hearing, but this wasn't a cir
Gu instance to the frequent locking of horns
between Erskine and Hanna.
The whole question hinged on whether
MIR. Hanna, in contracting with 81. w.
Juergen for the printing of The Faith of
God, acted as principal or agent.
HEARD THE BARGAIN.
R. B. Cooper deposed that he heard
Hanna contract with Juergen for the work
one else for pay.
Mr.. Hanna swore that Juergen under
stood that he was working for Rev. John
Morrow, editor of The Faith of God.
Hanna said he felt friendly toward the di-
vine healers, and on that account inter-
ested himself in finding where the work
could be had the cheapest, and Juergen
made the best offer.
Mr.. Morrow testified that he was a friend
of both plaintiff and defendant, but had
never looked upon Hanna as in his employ
as manager of the publication, and never
paid him as such; had paid Juergen himself
in January, and supposed that Juergen
knew that he (witness) was the editor and
employer. Juergen knew that proofs were
read by witness, and sent them to him for
that purpose.
Mr.. Erskine-We don't care whether the
proofs were sent to Mr.. Morrow or to the
d, the Office devil, / mean.
Mr.. Morrow took the management
finally into my own hands because, though
both Juergen and Hanna were honest men,
l thought them careless in their accounts.
After wrangle as to the identity of the
book of original entry, during which
Messrs. Hanna and Juergen called each
''another" several times, Mr.. Mead produced
receipt in full, given by Juergen to Hanna.
OVERHEARD IT ALL.
Juergeu then called witnesses n. L.
Dauds, William McCandless and William
Clark to prove that the receipt was given
with the understanding that it was merely
10 show to Morrow that matters were
straight and that he might settle with
Hanna was to settle with Juergen sepa-
that Hanna twas to fix it up" with Juer-
gen subsequently. They also deposed that
they had heard Hanna offer Juergen an
order for $50 on The Light, and the latter
expressed doubts as TO whether it was worth
anything.
Mr.. Hanna came back at the witnesses,
stating that the testimony was false, and
that there was no one present during his
conferences with Juergen, or if there were
they were eavesdroppers. To this they re-
piled that they were working in an adjoin-
ing room, separated by half partition from
the apartment in which Juergen and Hanna
were talking, and could hear what they said.
Plaintiff and defendant occasionally took
the case out of their lawyers hands and run
it for themselves, until the attorneys would
get wrothy and pool their issues so as to get
the hearing on its feet regularly again. All
that was necessary to make Mr.. Hanna
burst the barriers was for Mr.. Erskine to
suggest that, if the defendant had any faith
in God he (the defendanD would pay his
debts.
Decision was reserved.