The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-20
TANGLED ACCOUNTS.
Judge MARITIME Says the Figures
in the Peshall Case Nix
Him up.

The trial Of Mr.. Charles ]. Peshall Of
this city for libeling Alfred p. Vreden-
berg, Secretary and treasurer Of the
American Kennel Club. was resumed be-
fore Judge MARITIME this morning in Part
I OF the New York Court of Gen.
erai Sessions. Mr.. Peshan continued
the cross-examInation OF Mr. Vredenberg
by asking him IL he had the bin for print
ing the clubs Gazette. Mr.. NredenberR
produced the bill. MIR. Peshall then pro-
ceeded TO question the witness as to the
items in the bill which were included in
the report belonged. Mr.. Vreden-
berg began to cipher. when the As
sistant District Attorney objected
on the ground that as be had not vet
proved the libel the defendant had no
right to pursue that line Of examination
The Court overruled the objection and
directed Mr.. VredeHberg to bring In the
statement tomorrow.
Mr.. Peshall then took up another line
Of examination. He began to question
Mr.. Vredenberg ia regard 70 his resigna-
Club stud book. Mr.. Mcintyre OBJ
jected and the Judge asked Mr..
Peshall what be proposed 70
prove Mr.. Peshall replied that he want
ed to show that Mr.. Vredenberg resigned
from the edItorship Of the stud book be-
cause there was no money in It for him,
and contract was made with man
named Lewis By the terms Of which
over 500, which Mr.. Vredenberg report
ed as belonging to the club belonged to
Mr.. Lewis. He was allowed to proceed.
In doing this Mr.. Peshau asked aquestion
nbout resolution which he introduced
at a meeting Of the club which
sought to increase the registering fee.
Mr.. Mcintyre promptly objected, and
Judge MARITIME again appealed TO Mr..
Peshall TO state what be wanted TO prove.
Mr.. Peshall replied that he wanted TO
show that the club was losing on
each entry, whereas, according 20 the
treasurer's report, which he attached
in the article which IS claimed to be
libelous, the club was making money on
the entries MIR. Peshall read articles in the
official Gazette Of the club. to prove what
he had claimed. Mr.. Mcintyre was on
his feet again with an objection, but was
promptly sat down upon again.
I'VE ought to have some consideration
for the jury, your Honor" said Mr. Mcln-
tyre; ''and we ought not to continue this
case all summer"
II expect to sit here until the first
week in July" replied Judge MARITIME.
cody; ''and would just as leave try this
BY series Of skilful questions
Mr.. Pesball then brought ont
the fact that Mr.. Vredenberg made bis
report, showing that there was balance
of IS. 80 In the clubs treasury, there WIS
in the Chatham National Bank of New
York between 5000 and 500 in the name
Of the Kennel Club. The witness said
that he had never made any report for
the year 1888. He simply made reports OF
balances TO the various accounts.
Mr.. Peshell then proceeded TO show
that Mr. Vredenberg claimed in 1888 that
there was almost 81. 900 due the club for
advertising in its Gazette, and in another
report made the next year contradicted
the first report materially. Mr..
vredenburg and Mr.. Mcintyre
tried 10 evade the Questions but the judge
sustained Mr. Peshali.: Finally Judge
MARITIME declared that the matter had got
ten inuossuch snarl that he must confess
that he could not understand the manner
in which the accounts had been KEEP t..
The Court then took recess.