New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18
FRIDAY.
JANUARY Is, 1895.
Mr.. SAGE ON THE STAND.
JOSEPH H. CHOATE STIRS HIM UP.

HE TELLS HOW IT ALL HAPPENED-HIs MEMORY
DEFEcTIvE-sOME OF HIS QUEER TRANS
| ACTIONS WITH Mr.. KENDALL-AN IN
TEREsTING DAY IN LAIDLAw's
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
| There we're promises OF a sensation yesterday b
| the suit OF William r. LaIdlaw against Russell
Sage for $4,000 for being used as buffer for MOI.
| cross's bomb. President Kendall. OF the New-York
| Bank Note Company. testified on Wednesday that
| Sage had admitted to placing the plaintiff between
| himself and the dynamiter. andsColone James was
cross-examinng to the stability OF the witnesses
| memory, which not especially good on some
matters.
| Colonel James started right in when ne got Mr..
Kendall on the stand yesterday
What day OF the week was the exposonT'
IL don't remember.
What month";"
at was in cold weather"
What year?'
"In 1891"
What hour?"
about noon"
did you speak TO the policeman at the inner
| door when you reached the Officer
Yes | told him that Mr. Sage was the president
| OF company. and | wanted to see him. He al
| lowed me to pass l met another policeman up IN
the corridor Sages office. He said to me: LOOK
| out where you are going said What is It" The
| recognize it as a human head. 1t begrimed."
| This the head OF the dynamiter. Colonel
James led the witness at some length through the
rooms. Finally Colonel James got the witness over
to the drugstore where the admission by Sage was
made to him. Here another lot Of trivial questions
| followed
Mr.. Sage in court again, In the usual seat
near the jury box. He made Intellectual attempts
ns xs but his III. lips .~ishsa and
a glass OF water from the tank by. There
was large crowd in the courtroom
Mr.. Kendall reiterated that he asked Sage II he
were hurt. and that after the third time Sage said:
NO. / don't think am much hurt, but II did not
get that young man between us would be dead
man now
when did you first hear Of this suit?'
After the first trial.
Now. you friendly hostile TO SIR. Sagec
II am neither the other
us that the best answer you can give?
yes: you trying to get me say something
that do not mean. and want to be very careful"
Did you not accuse Mr. Sage OF conspirins
against you"'
He robbed me. and mean that"
And did that make you feel friendly toward
him.
NO; want him to go his way and let me 80
mine
Now. didn't Mr.. Sage get the contract for FIVE
years for the New-York Bank Note Company for
Yes. and he made me pay him 81 900 in cash for
getting the contract"
did you take 10 per OF the gross earnings
OF the Bank Note Company
Il have the pleasure of regulating that lie In
Mr. Sages own handwriting said the witness.
handing a letter Mr.. James. which when read
showed that Sage knew the witness entitled
TO the percentage.
Colonel James asked the witness whether he had
been sued for accounting by one Rand TO
whom Sage had transferred some stock. The wit.
admitted that he had been sued and also that
he had settled the
Did you bug the dissatisfied stock.
holders?'
Il bought out Sage | had loaned him 1000 shares
OF stock with which 10 qualify. and was forced
to buy them back FOR $1,000 Here is the check
There a sensation at this statement.
Did you not state that you would get even with
old man Sage. and bring him TO his knees?
That's too Idotc to answer. / never did"
Didn't you charge Sage with conspirng ruin
YOU"
Il didn't. but | will make the charge now"
And does that make you friendly"
Il want to be rid OF him. | fear him so much
that would not have come here but TO do Justice"
Mr. Choate conducted the redirect examination.
Mr.. Kendall made statement Of now he came not
TO be a witness the former trial. He said he
went to Judge Davis with the statements OF his
relations with Sage. and Judge Davis advised him
prejuilced witness Before this trial the suits in:
yolvng the bankn9te company were se bs,s ana sni
into the AFFAIR, Of the bankn1e , ,bS Susss
no worh a cent but Mr. choae that the
witness had been impeached. and he was going to
The witness has said hat Sage conspired to rob
him and cheat him. and We are going to prove that
Judge Patterson said hat II objection had been
made a, the time he should not have allowed any
' "A complaint in suit said the Judge. proves
nothing There persons connected with this
vho hay hoe
in every court in Christendom No.. cs.
Mr.. Kendall then tod low Wilder his own law.
sr had tho s brUash y sase
empoye. for an accounting, and how. while ios u
to attend to business. he had paid to fase $500
Sage TO qualify director In telling OF the con.
versaon Of the witness with Sage at the lattsr'
ton. Sage hau said. the witness remarked, that
Divine Providence was on his .Ssses, she, Mr.
Choate and sat down.
the redirect testimony OF Mr. Kendall 80, ph ere
a few unimportant questions and then IN, me
Patterson remarked: The will have to 20
Rush Tasgart made the opsnns speech to si the
marks the jurymen direct He told how Laid,
law wen, to his S Se wne as sad hs e
.adlaw into the main room and then spoke to 9th, the
s fSr . Sn He a detailed he
the dropping OF the bag. This was all supposed 10
have happened while l.aidlaw was IN the once:
while the latter swore he came in after the letter
was handed to Sage. and that not word nI,
,rust Won was spoken while he was there; Sage
denied that he ever said words IKE these re sad
any time hut was only dazed. Sage said ne neiped
Laidiaw up after the explosion and showed MN
the way out Sage denied fatty that ne had any
cnnversstion at ali in the drugstore with Kendall:
He said he never heard the words until ne heard
Kendall say them In court -. ,
~ infer from your manner. was Mr.. Cnoates
hat "a Uh
Amusement you. Is that so'"
"Oh, no." J.. .,.
Yes" .
plantn?' -, ... .
his condition until | heard he was going to sue