New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
SITTING THE CHARGES.
PHILLIPS HAD ACCUSED WALES F. SEVER
ANCE OF EXTOETION
DARK SLOTS N HIS LIFE HROrGHT OFT
cp1ss " AMIN ALTON

HE TELLS NJ, STORY At SPECIAL SESSIONS
DARK SLOTS N HIS LIFE RRorGHT OFT
~ CROSS EXAMINATIONS
Harry Philips 81 so s2G Central Park West gho
charges Wa.es +. Severance. the LAWYER u No. 20
Nassau-si.. with cxtor;inE various sums - money
under threats OF prosecution FOR larceny and per
july. the only witness examined At the hearing
% the case held in the old Special Sessions court
room Yesterday. Hugh .. Pentecost. who. with
Thaddeus u. KenniSon. appeared for Phillips. said
ne expected to prove clear case Of eHior'ion
against tho defendant.
EX-Surrogate Ransom sad ne would show that
philips was entirely unworthy Of belief and that
the case against his brother LAWYER would fan 20
tho ground Of itself At his suggestion all the Wit
nesses in the case were excluded from the
Phillips told the story OF mis- dealings with Mr.
Severance since he met him three years ago. He
was at that time and is stiil connected, he said.
with a mercantile agency az No. e COrtlan1t-st.
Mr. Drew had secured Judgment against him, and
during supplementary proceedings growing out o. il
he met Severance. Severance said h. knew Phil
nps's whole history that he could have him arrested
for perjury larceny. and that unless he came
up" with money he would have Phillips sent
10 jail. Severance also mentioned some trouble
hag II DaE9 s con,gasf s ayaaae whether
would accept notes ndorsed by S +. kneeand
Severance he said replied: if you don nave
The witness said that Severance. when he told
him his fears about the Dakota matter said:
All have to say to you Is. that youl have TO
keen up Your payments or something Will happen
He Severance again and told him ms wie
had Brghis disease. brought on by his troubles.
Severance said money talks" continued the
witness Il promised to pay 500 IN ninety Gays
Severance assured me that II" had personal IN
ier.st In the Drew judgment
on cross-examnation. Phillips said he was = years
9od. the Of 49, i'ebro Of Manchester II, EngS ana
lie came to this country nine years ago hls Iahe,,
he said lived in this ely Witness s adm,ted that i'm
ne was dishonest "My wifc's name was 'ertrude
her lived with her several wears before marie,
married by magistrate who's name ! dont rscoi o
lect." Tho witness said New-Jersey court gave
year H went under an assumed name when ne
Mas ,S With mn" anSha W perhaps he
had cousin reputable man. q the same name
%ss ar 2 m IN donnd the wit
ness under Lawyer Ransom's prodding. for back,
Hxm soe Bicycle companys on REPRESENTING myself
as an American gentleman Yes e., the s1ns %
name was Chaplin. He was worth $4,000 ..,.o
Witness added that at the time OF the trouble
on Gs' yes: was in jail Two or three months,
added Phillips. but honOrably dissharsed DIT az,
whether there hsc trial at ALL nsit geo, mi" D
DSqhsm over Ensan ssFex gave had
the banks My father Just evi9usiy had ,Ge s Som
ola pisln s in the case went herself my bond
Yes they told me 1t was better for me o 10 go
fugitive from Justice ,, .,
Phillips said he unfortunate in having me mei
in collecting the Drew judgment The witness
couldn't say how much $1,000 II wae -
The witness denied emphntcally that he had ever
paid Severance anything on account OF the Ore"
Judgment. a., NJ,
What about his receipt for x5O?' asked Mr. ran
som. ut reads Paid on account OF Ore" Juds-
ment.'
well. I paid that money" he Ieplied-"and say
that with the full appreciation OF what perjury IS
| paid the money stop the Dakota arrest
Phillips then told Of some trouble he had had in
Brussels.
II was arrested in Brooklyn a trumpedup
charge" said Phillips. "A man gave me s. to get
him emf loyment inside OF thirty days or the money
was to be returned. The man claimed the money
before the thirty days up. | fined 800.
! might have been sent to the peni,entary for one
year"
Witness said that the General Term reversed the
decision. because extraneous evidence had been
allowed In the trial.
PhiIlips's examination was then adjourned to
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.