The evening world., 1893-11-14
He SCORES BUTLER.
Elihu Root Sums Up in the Up
ington-Keenan Suit.
Accuses the Ex-County Clerk Of
Misappropriatins $4,000.
Lawyer Hunt Aims Shot at
Political Bosses.

The last day of the trial OF the suit
| of Policy Dealer George =. Upington
against John Keenan,, eX-County Clerk
and bismarck" of the once powerful
| County Democracy, brought a crowd to
Part ~ of the Supreme Court this
morning. The suit is brought to recover
over $4,000, alleged to have been loaned
to Keenan,, but generally believed to
have been paid for providing protection
to the policy dealers Of the city. With
the compound interest accrued since
the alleged protection money was paid
the amount now demanded is over
$4,000.
The crowd which is still in hopes of
hearing something drop" and who are
anxious for the names of the officials
to whom it Is alleged protection money
was pad, listened rather impatieptly to
Mr.: Roots address on behalf of Keenan,.
He then took up the character of the
He practically stamped Barnes as per-
jurer, and showed by afidavts of others
that he had Giiyen opposite accounts
He has" said Mr.. Root, concealed
dared not have them investigated.
clerk What %Sa of m 'se aontnneS 9hs
lawyer; " He has told an improbable
story, but, poor fellow, he is in the po-
Snwn StSn ,6 of tbs to be ptiedd He is
be, the fact is there that when he left
office 1T, was found-a Judgment never
appealed from says so--that he used
S2 900 Of the peoples money. His story
Is unworthy of credence. He has moth
ing and lives upon the s. or so he can
! borrow from acquaintance.
| Coming down to Upington's CAIN that
the money alleged to have been given to
| Keenan, was an honest lean he de-
nounced such an assertion as an out
"Where are the receipts or the notes
call for7'' he cried. There is no evii-
dence that this money was paid at all.
neither Upington, Keenan, nor Caulfield
were willing to make known. They
wanted it kept secret II paid at al
as a bribe and for the purpose of brlb-
Ing.
.Upington says he did not insist on
notes, or demand settlement because
he wanted to shield Caulfield. who was
a public official
Shield him from what? Is it a crime
to borrow money? Is not every big bust
not our whole financial institutions rest
upon ra0!trdbt the principle Of lending and bor-
"Do not believe the rank story of
perjury told here to force n verdict
| from an American jury-a story so
black and foul that it kills its intended
1T is true" said Mr.; Hunt, that Up
he was twenty-eight years old. but he is
MIR. Keenan, are, however, in it still.
and the black cloud still hangs over
them.
| the fact that not one single receipt can
be shown for all the money given to
| Keenan,.
Gentlemen. remember the man that
Keenan, was. What great political
power and boss he was in 1881. Let us
| draw comparison, so that we may
understand just what his power amount
This is a bad time for bosses. Yet
less than one week ago how many
thousand men would have laid down
their very, last dollar at the feet of one
man in this city without the slightest
| scrap of evidence of any man that he
had paid i? How many men in New
| York would do 1t 1Dw?
Remember that IN 1881 John Keenan,
exercised even bigger powers as pollt-
ieal boss IN @ this city than that one mar.
hnve ny r1rerrrd to ever dared aspire to- "
bitter attack upon Keenan's character.
Holding up the indictment charging him
Tth bribery R,rooS in NTH the
traced Keenan's fight to Canada.
He told you on the witness; stand" "
sme 2nnHsa sg pSTYSs hs cd Sf hf he
Lakewood for Canada because his ply
sicians advised him to go South. Do you
believe him? Think Of his reaching that
beautiful salubrious climate of Montreal
in the month of March. DO you believe
he went there only on the advice OF his
physicians? See him sitting there now
with the same iron smile on his face.
He stayed in Montreal because he loved
that climate.
lie says he was innocent OF the
charge OF bribery made against him, yet
admits knowing
enjoying that beautiful Montreal climate
in the month OF March two men were
Sing Sing for the sclf-same crime"
MIR. Hunt then followed up his attack
and literally tore Kcenan's testimony
into shreds He also attacked the char,
them-George Caulheld = owed Keenan,
5000 and others are. still in the same
old business Al Of them, in fact, We're
denounced as giving false evidence.
Judge TruaX began summing IN At
1910. and after. explaining the issues IN
the case, he went on to tell what cor
mcny of Butler for l,pinGton should be
thrown out, he said, because 1t did not
corroborate upingtons. statement that
he had loaned Keenan, $4,000;
, on the same ground, the bank state
ment showing the amount of monoj
upington had In bank and the amount
drawn out should also b. thrown out
1t did not show that Keenan, got III.
! money.
The same course should ba taken con
corning the sums given to Caulneld he
, cause II was not In evideacc that Keenan,
had received the money 1t would hC
evidence in "A suit against Caulfeld, bu
not keenan,.
Judge TruaX laid stress on the fac
that Upington on the witness stanC
testified that he paid" the money. II,
did not say he loaned" 1t. UpnGtoI
also said that Caulfeld had collected
, It.
,, The jury retired at o'clock.
Railroad Sues Railroad.
| Justice Bartlett, OF the Supreme Court, brook
} Iyn this morning heard arguments In the sui