The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18

ALL THE STAFF IN COURT
The Entirs writing Force OF . New Hsvea
New.raper Aceusea Of Contempt.
3 and 5 West 14th St.

Newspaper Accused OF Contempt.
NEW HAVEN. April 17.-Dsputy Sheriff Man.
ming last night served subpnnas on the ems
tire editorial stan OF the Evening Register. sum.
moning them to appear to-day before Judge
Robinson OF the Superior Court. who is trying
the case OF DR.. J. Edward Lee. charged with
murder. This morning the force OF the news
paper was present In court when 1t opened.
including Col. N. @. Osborn. editor; his two
assistants. Lewis Welch and Harry ". Palmer:
William Roiman. city editor; John e. Hubbard,
telegraph editor. and Reporters William Shelf
field. james r. Scott. A. +. Maher. A. II. Bar
clay and W. t. Clark. What the nature Of the
proceedings were was not clearly understood
until States Attorney Triton E Doolittle arose
and addressed tho Court. Among other things
he said:
My attention was called yesterday to the
Saturday edition OF the Register. and In 1t
found an article which demonstrated that
there was criminal interference with the ad-
ministration OF Justice In this Court. Tho
article In question was IN interview with
witness. md In direct defiance OF the law.
which procurss to the people OF the state .
fair and iin partial hearing. 1 do not care to
read this article to a Jury. but as soon as this
trial is finished. 1 shall! ask your Honor why
the author OF tho article may not be punished
for criminal Interference with witness. I
have seen somsimproprieties in tho newspaper
accounts Of trials. but l don't rem ernber any
which were as improper as this. 1t charges
persons directly connected with the admins
tration OF justice, the Coroner and City At
torney.with crimin al intimidation Of the States
witness The interview with the States wit
ness was gross contempt Of court. ask your
must oboy, tn. law Of the land ~ '''
When NJ pSolitis had s1nsTdsd his Re:
chair and speaking In mild tone. said:
= not often the Court 6as sS occasion to
sevss in sSs ~ h.a rssus d
s IL s!wa{s i, giyet one a. unpiS nSS ies
observe the d'nary rules governing the ID.
so 10 due to the news papers they represent and
to the Court. tits not D legitimate part of tho
case during is trial. to contrast tho Testimony
OF the various witnesses. or to go into a sum.
Rsrs O Sea ans the Gens
10 always pleasant to afford them all the
In any Breach Of propristy. T6ey M must con.
tns themselves the to reporting the facts Is they
upon our court. and especially when the Court
o. the syidsncs hope shall not have to give
suggestions again to the reporters. but
Ee0ister Company, said to tho court that i
would greatly Inconvenience the paper II
the editors and reporters were detained in
court during the day. 1t was evidently Mr..
DUolittle's intention to keep the newspaper
men In court during the entire day and thus
hinder the publication OF the paper, Mr. DOo-
little said that he had summoned the men
there in order that he might lind out who was
the author Of ths article. He said that the
Register people would not tell him who the
get out OF il. Judge York said that the snosi.
Ing was ON the other side. ,,,.
witness that's all want. II you don't shall
try TO ind out" replied Mr. Doolittls,
Judge Robinson said that he should be loath
to fine any one for contempt Of court II they
found IL necessary to leave the court room.
That IL all want" stated sK- udRO York.
., Directly after tho itrgister men eit the room:
The article referred to by MIR. Doolittl@ was
printed in connection with the trial OF Or lee
and purportsd to give an interview WIN
1irs. Lynch. one OF The witnesses tor the de-
FENCE, In which she related Things which she
declined to tell nn the witness stand. In the
interview she intlmRted that city Attorney
Matthswsman and Coroner Mix had thf.at-
sned her with arrest II she told story detri-
M entail to their case before the Grand jury.