The morning call., 1894-11-21
0ST UNUSUAL PROCEEDING.
HOW THEIR HoNoRs LIKED IT.

merrlment yesterday afternoon, when the
business in hand was of a most unusual
description. Two intrepid lawyers had
the hardihUod to impeacn one of their
brethren by producing witnesses who gave
adverse opinions as so his character for
truth, honor, integrity and few other es-
Unable virtues. That lawyer was no other
than II. b. Lowenthal.
1t all occurred in the progress of suit
brought by M. W. Bode to recover some
money from LowenIhal for goods sold and
delivered. BOde sued as assignee of the
firm of +. w. Kreling & Sons, furniture
manufacturers. with gorgeous premises on
Guerrero street, of whom the defendant
LOwenthal was accused of having pur-
chased, some time in the dim past, guam
tity of furniture of the precise value of
1868, DO more, no less. 1t was asserted
that Bowenthal had omitted to pay for
this furniture, and proved so obdurate
when called upon to do so that was found
necessary to bring civil action against him.
Now the relations between certain mem
beers Of the Kreling family and II. 81.
Lowentnal are widely strained. This
feud arose from the fact that upon the
death of William Krelng, the popular
proprietor of the Tivoli, LOwenthal took
mp the cause of the widow, Mrs. Ernestine
kreling, in her struggle for possession of
the estate. John kreling and his father,
+. W., both claimed to be partners in all
the enterprises governed by William Krel-
ing in his lifetime, and in the case OF John
Kreling a very fierce battle was waged in
the courts, muchE personal animostty be-
ing thrown into the scales. II. IL. Lowen-
thai said many hard things of John Krel-
ing s. Co., and on the other hand FL. 81.
LoWental received much abuse at the
hands of the other side.
Matters nearly approached a climax
once when, owing to the sudden disaffec-
ton of Lowenthal as attorney of record in
a lawsuit against John Kreling. whom be
was engaged to defend. judgment against
Kreling went by default Gt has since been
set aside. and j. d. Sullivan and Herbert
Choynski, John Kreling's attorneys in the
settlement of the estate. were so incensed
thereat that they actually Instituted pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court for the dis
barment of 81. II. Lowenthal. That mat
ter has since been dropped, however.
The suit, therefore, which reached such
a pitch of interest yesterday, was made
quite a personal matter between John
enthal and his legal advisers. Peter F.
Dunno undertook the defense of Lowen-
thai. while Reel B. Terry and Thomas
a. MCGOWAN ministered to the wants of
John Kreling, as representing the plaintiff.
Ii may be added that MCGOWAN was at one
time in the employ of his opponent, Low
enthal, a circumstance which added nut
meg and spice to the whole ombin alton.
The case came on regularly for trial be-
fore Judge Sanderson and jury, and
very lively proceeding it was. Lowenthal
put in as a defense to the action that be
had settled his little account with William
Krelng personally during the lifetime OF
the latter. He had paid for his furniture
partly in cash and partly by legal services
rendered. This whole explanation was
vigorously combated by Kreling's attor-
Deys, strong point being made OF the fact
that the only possible witness to such
settlement of this debt would be William
Krellng himself, who could not be called
from the grave to tell whether this was so
or not.
Monday was the first day of the trial
and was passed mainly in the interchange
of various dubious compliments between
Lowenthal and MCGOWAN. Lowenthal
took the stand in his own behalf and made
a vast number of eloquent harangues 10
the jury under oath. He is rather an ex.
citable little man, Lowenthal, and as each
wrong done him during the course of
long and honorable career rose up before
him, embodied in the person of Thomas
a. MCGOWAN, the little lawyer became
almost uncomfortable.
In his testimony Lowenthal gave out
that for years he and William Kreling had
been as brothers. They had dine6 to-
gsther, drunk together, slept together.
There was a perfect confidence, perfect
amity between them, and they were accus-
toned to settle accounts in their own
fashion, without the interference of anv
third party. In the course of one of these
friendly settlements the account of 81. 81.
LoweDthal. for furniture, had been set
tied. and at the time of Williams death
Lowenthal was not indebted 1 cent for
furniture or anything else.
On the other side Terry and MCGOWAN
produced John KrelDg to show that
William Kreling and Fl. II. Lowentbal
were 20 more like brothers than were II.
81. LoweDth and Thomas A. MCGOWAN.
Lowenthal had said so; John Kre!ng
denied 1t. Lowepthal said he knew Will
liam Kreling in New York; John Krelng
said that they never came together in New
York. Lowentnal said William Kreling
and he had slept together; John Kreling
said that his dead brothers bed had not
been polluted by the presence of II. 81.
Lowenthal. And SO FORTH.
Matters were about even and Judge
Sauderson was thinking it was about time
to 90 TO lunch, when MCGOWAN said he
had some more witnesses 10 call. He
wanted an adjournment until the after
noon.
81 don't know about that" said the
Judge.
Your witnesses ought to be here" said
Dunno
IAN right, go on with the case" said
Terry.
I'VE won'tw shouted his associate. Nc
Gowau. 1--WE want those witnesses"
WELL" said Judge Sanderson, 'Pm
willing to accommodate you all l can; but
the question is. what are all these wit
nesses going TO swear ?"