New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
THE PLOT IUICHENS
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS IN THE
KEEGAN. SAGE SUIT.
4 SISTER OF MRS. KEEGNN TESTfHs- MI
s,cE,s AFFIDAVIT DECLARES THAT SHE &C
CUSEs J. BAPTIST MNESHNI. HER

SAGE'S IIIDNN IL Di'l+N4'i' ''''' $3.50
crsrs J. BAPTIST MNESHN.L HER
SISTERS LAWYER. OF CONSPIRACY.
The plo, seems to be- tbIckcnne In the Kccsan sag"
breach Of promise suit. Yesterday. In the court "l
Common Pleas. an order appeared which h"d b''h
filed by !. H.. Marshall LAWYER IN JnN i" '"r me
examination 81 MIR Mary Muln~rn. Mr.. K"csan's
sister Of 80 7G6 COlumhu,-av".. ana u irln~fr'''
that the my tcrou, wi,n,ss- before Referee Charlie
, Runk ON Thur-day Wa, nonr other than THIS same
NJ. vuIb.,rn Jean BAPTIST Marshall, MR.. k"'gah 5
lawycr WAS anxious 10 have Mr.. Muih"arn examine"
IN Thursday 20 that lor testimony In hN"r "i "'r
sister might be- admitted at TIE argument 90 The case
in The special Term 81 th" Court oil common T'"'
next Monday. Mr. Marshall has al-o seen extracts
from an affidavit made by Russell SAGE. wherein Mr.
SAG, saws that Mrs Muhcan Acknowledged 10 him
that the whole case was conspiracy against Russell
Sage. aud that Mr. Marshall was concerned III 'h'
consprucy
A. testimony that Mr. Marshall had been ~ con
cerncd a report published yesterday h''rh""l
saving that Mr.. Muhcarn confessed mat me ~"
been cocrccd into giving testimony Tor her sister DIV
MIR Marshall. her sisters lawyer. ana lhAt az VI"
examination before the rcfcr, Thursday only ie'u
uonv favorable 10 Mrs Kccsan had been admitted.
when confronted with th, remarkable and startling
statement which involved his good nam' Mr. M'rShhh
aid Yesterday ancrn that the woman. Mr.. Mul
hearn was queer person: that sh" had SlEn'd WIN
the utmost readiness the testimony In her 'AA'rhh"'
tiou ON Thur-dny-aftcr making few unimporiant
changes In the wording Of th" testimony
MANY drvelormcni, In The ease. however. and
,h general lin. Of defense which Mt sag intends l"
tonow I'm thc suit. appeared IN the affidavit which Mr.
Marshall filed on Thur'day WIN the oru'r i"r INV
examination 81 Mr.. Mulhcnrn.
In tlis aNidayi Mr. Marshall quotes the following
EXTRACTS from an affidavit made 10y Mr. sage "h'h lie
had seen
81 have lcorncds says Mr. Sage. Through the sworn
affidavit Of the only sister and relative OF the pIhl'
Della Krccanl, who resides IN This 'iy' 'Ni '"'
pl,nun ha, for many years led such an irregular ana
incorporate lie that she Is utterly irresponsible f"r
y., She saws or does Most Of The time during the
last fifteen wears She has been Blackw"lls Island
and at other public Institutions TO when she ha' oc'h
committed 10y reason Of her crralic conduct ana n''h
pcrancc. | am Informed and believe that the S;id
Eap,ist Marshall plaintiffs attorney. Sought her ou Ill
one Of thc, Institutions and induced her To sign III"
compIalrt when she wa, partially intoxicated am
also Informed by Mary MulhcnIn. the sister OF the
pI,intin who /, u respectable janitrcss In this city,
that tc said Marshall visited her several times To
Induce her 10 support by her testimony the iaise
aycrmcnt, I'm the complaint. and promised her In con
sder,on thereof u situation Janitrr,s with larger
salary Than she i receiving and portion o tue
urnc.od, of the moneys to be- cNtOrrd from me etc.
In answer 10 thi, grave charge Mr.. Marshall makes
Affidavit that Mr.. Mulhoarn told him She never made
tn. statement which Mr.. Sage In his affidavit SAYS
IA. made Mr. Marshall says further That Mrs,
Mulhrirn tried to get her alleged statement from Mr.
sage who refused 10 give 1t up. She utterly denies
mat She spoke dI,paraeingy Of her sister to Mr.
sage and She says that Mr.. Bennett. Mr. SAG,
LAWYER tried to get her 10 swear that the action was
a conspiracy
ON the contradictory afdavlts Of Mr.. sage and Mr..
Marshall light will probably he let in at the argument
on Monday. -,
Henry = Bcnnctt. counsel i)r Mr.. sage seen
hv , Tribune rep rtcr last ~ nng. vi. Bennett
ala moi care 10 talk about the ca>r. II learned.
ON excellent authority, that Mr.. Mulhoarn. Ms kr"
ran's lister had called Mr. Bennett Yesterday.
She told Mr. Bennett that the case against Mr.. Sag.
was a con plrlcy. and That an effort had been mau"
to iutlmIdnr her 80 that sh" would testify for her
SISTER, benefit.