Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-02
WARRANTS FOR KERR
Are to Be Served on Him To-Day for
Libel and Conspiracy.
QUAY AND sHApLEY CONFERRING
Over Plans for Carrying Out the Threats Of
the Senator.
SUITS WILL DOUBTLESS BE PUSHED

Senator Quay and Attorney Rufus
Shapley got their heads together yesterday
and prepared plan of action for some i'm.
portant operations TODAY. The Senator
will make good his threat of proceeding
against Democratic State Chairman Kerr
for alleged libel in issuing the fac SMILES
of the Bardsley certificate.
Considerable interest was aroused at
Beaver yesterday afternoon when it became
generally known that Rufus Shapley, the
Philadelphia lawyer, had been in consulta-
tion with Hon. NJ. s. Quay all day. Sew
| eral attempts were made to interview the
Senator, but he was too busy to be seen,
and not until tonight was it known that
the long consultation had not been without
effect. The two gentlemen had been busily
at work on certain papers. Last night a
statement was received from Senator Quay
to this effect:
VIII Proceed at Once.
Tomorrow morning, as early as posi-
Bile, State Chairman Kerr will be arrested
on warrant which is now on its way for
the gentleman. The charge on the warrant
is that of libel, and conspiracy, and 1 ask
$10O, 900 damages for the libel in issuing
and having had printed the famous Bards-
lev certificate The State Chairman will
also be arrested on a criminal charge for
conspiracy.
MI. Shapley said later that Senator Quay
had retained District Attorney d. A.
Graham, of Philadelphia, as associate coun-
sci in the case, and that Chairman Kerr
would probably be arrested in Philadelphia
early this morning. He added that the
cases were to be rigidly pushed, and that
other suits would likely follow, though on
the latter subject he refused to talk longer.
The first signature on the Duquesne reg
lister yesterday was Rufus E. Shapley, Phil
adelphia. The distinguished attorney, who
is retained to defend State Treasurer Boyer
and Auditor General McCamant, arrived in
the city from the East about 4 o'clock A. M.
He Immediately repaired to the hotel, and
was assigned to room 5S, where he washed
and brushed up. He took a short nap,
after which he came downstairs and break
tasted.
Took the Train for Beaver.
Later he consulted the clerk about trains
for Beaver, and being informed that the
first one available was at 9o'clock sat in the
gentlemens parlor reading the morning pa
pers. He conferred with no one, and when
the porter announced his train, Mr.. Shapley
got his traps together and shot down to
Beaver to advise with Senator Quay anent
the proposed libel suits.
Postmaster Mexican, who lives at the Du-
quesne, was called at o'clock, and. it is
thought he also went down to Beaver.
Senator Quay's suit for damages for GRIM
lnal libel has not made any further prog
ress, but his attorneys say they will get the
papers ready and file them during the week.
They say they would have entered the suit
before this, but they desired to hear the case
of the defense presented in Saturdays hear
ing, which they claim was greatly to the
advantage of the Senator. Major Montooth
was seen yesterday and speaking of his
client said:
"Unless 1 am totally at fault in reading
human nature, Mr.. Quay will follow these
suits to final conclusion in the courts
He has told me he would, and I believe
him. He has given each of his attorneys
handsome retaining fee, which he would not
do if he were simply entering the suits for
effect, and, lastly, believe he has straight
case, without legal complications, and am
unable to see anything to prevent his win
ming it.
"There is no great hurry about filing the
If they are turned into court within
a week or two it will be plenty of time, as
all such suits are made returnable on the
first Monday of each month, by which time
the defense will have had time to file their
answer. After that the case goes down on |
the list for trial"