Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
QUAY'SLAWYER HERE.
Rufus f. shapley Talks Of His
Client and His Libel Suit.
HE THREATENS IMPRISONMENT
And says Some People of Prominence
Must Go Behind the Bars.
NO CRIMINAL SUIT AGAINST KERR

Rufus E. Shapley, the prominent Phila-
delph'a attorney, came up from Beaver
last evening after spending the night in
consultation with Senator Ouay relative to
the libel suits both civil and criminal to be
brought against Chairman Kerr and certain
Pennsylvania newspapers.
Senator Quay wired Mr. Shapley to come
to Beaver, and as stated in THE DISPATCH,
he went there early yesterday morning
The Beaver Senator thereupon retained
him to represent and prosecute the suits
against Chairman Kerr and such news
papers as Attorney shapley, after a
thorough examination of published matter
which these mediums used, as he Judged
ibelous, and upon which the Senator could
recover damages.
Civil suits have been brought against
Chairman Kerr for sending broadcast the fac
simile certificates of deposit alleged to have
been given by Bardsley to Senator Quay,
but as yet. no criminal proceedings have
been instituted
"Wiil you bring criminal suits?" asked the
reporter.
:'That don't know" Mr.. Shapley an
swered, ''but my mission to Philadelphia
tonight is to collect all evidence pertaining
to the matter, and to act according to my
judgment.
Confident of Success.
"Have you good case, Mr.. Shapley?"
Have we? The most positive grounds
any one could wish. In nv mind no trouble
will be experienced in recovering As
to the Pittsburg Posts editorial comment,
and other ibelous publications, there can
be no doubt that its owners will be
made suffer according to the law, if our.side
is fairly dealt with, and, you know, the law
is the thing
"How about the other newspapers
throughout the State which published the
certificates and accompanying NATTER"
well, they will be all looked over care
fully, and the ones which scored Senator
Quay the worst without cause and to his
personal detriment will be dealt with to the
fullest extent of the law. This is no bluff
or political ruse on the part Of the Senator,
Mr.. Shapley went on. Decidedly not. l
never saw a more determined man in my
life to push the cases to an end. And why
not? AS said before, he has the most open
grounds to institute suit upon"
'1t was reported that a number of coun-
try papers would be made suffer, among
them two Meadville papers?"
eyes, know that the Senator made
affidavit to the falsity of the reports in the
Meadville papers, but as to bringing suit
against every little sheet which copied the
reports Of the big dailies would be the work
of lifetime
''What do you think of the report that
the New York World, which published
everything, is preparing to bring branch
establishment to Pennsylvania and insist
that Quay sue it along with the other home
Il had not heard of that, but I hardly
think the World contemplates doing so.''
Knew of the Worlds Offer.
'eYou know, Mr. Shapley. that the World
once offered to pay the expenses of bring
ing a suit against it, if Senator Quay wished
to, in answer to the voluminous charges
made against him two years ago?'
"Yes; 1 remember that
"Do you intend bringing action against
the World?"
81 can't tell yet, for have had no time
to look it IN"
No~criminal charges have been brought
against Chairman Kerr, but a thorough in
vestigation will be made by the counsellor,
and if it is thought the evidence is sufficient
he will be made answer charges instituted.
just as the affable attorney was stepping
aboard his train East, he said: II will not
be interested in the Western or Pittsburg
cases further than to be advised from time
to time, but shall attend to the Eastern
end of the matter, and you can say for me
that am determined that some people will
have to go to Jail, and some very prominent
ones at that"
Mr.. Shapley was accompanied to the train
by his father-in-law, James S. McCord, the
President of the Real Estate Savings Bank
Of Pittsburg.