Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-14
DEFENDER INVESTIGATION.
DllTaYen's Visit 10 hsR YORK NOg
Postponed lOr q Time,
Hat Arrangement. are stiii dot. or
for the IuauirY DE.
mhaded.

NEW YORK, Dsc. i4.-Allhouqh the
visit Of Lord DuuTavon 10 New York
has been postponed for time, tue
special COMMITTEES " the yacht club
appointed 10 invosll gate the charges
made against the Drfondeipoopie ate
rsiBg ahead with tho arrangements
made for tue Inquiry demanded In the
case. ono officer Of ths house cjm-
mittro OF tho club to set aside q portion
OF the model room for tho hearing haf
been accepted by the special commit.
tee an the best place for their meeting,
considering all tho circumstances and
the first session OF the court will be
held at tho club house ON Friday, the
2O,h lust, Ut 9 O'Clock pm. IL l. not
possible for Lord DunrAven TO DO here
at that time, but whether this fac, viii
cause any Of tne plans agreed upon by
the committee 10 be changed cannot,
Of course, now be- told, yet It SCENE un.
| fortunate that the dlnaster TO the Ger
manic should have delayed the sr-
rival OF the British yachtmAn.
ment, II is said, 20 be ready on the 20lh
inst, 20 hear what Dunraveu has 10
disclose, was dus to the fact, fret, that
he would then be In New York, hnd,
second, that they would have made
themselves acquainted with tho report
OF the cup committee, anu thus, In n
measure, be In a position TO appreciate
| the strength or weakness Of his tssti-
mony. Butt may be that the Ab.ence
OF the autnUr u the Defender charges
Mt the drst or second session VI the
COMMITTEES Will not be- material, rs, II
any evidence Of an important charac.
| ter IL taken before his APPEARANCE, he
\ can DO made acquainted with II, n
auch IL his wish. SIN IL IL necessary
that Lord DuntavOn should be on
hand at the hearing at the first possible
moment, as with tue charges officially
before the committee, the rest OF the
work will DO tolerably clear.
II viii, of course, b3 the with OF ths
Defender syndicate 10 crosf.examint
Lord Dunfavon through their counsel
aud Il is reported that Joseph IL.
Ch0ato has been retained and will look
after the interests Of the syndicate, OF
TO bo more particular, alter Mr.. lee
Inns Interest ut the hearing Of the
committee. Then Lord DurnAveu
will, no doubt, DO glad 10 hear this
evidence Of the Defenders crew, that
tho otoSs-examinGtlou OF bis counsel
may be based on his suggestions,
and lthus be satisfactory 20 himself
According to the latest cablegrams,
Lord DunrAvon, after tne accident "a
tho 9ermRuio, returned to London
and announced that no would max,
some nea arrangement with tho New
YrrE Yacht club before proceeding Il
America.
+ Maitland Keuey, Lord Dun
rAver's representative In New York
was asked when The earl would sail FOL
this country and whether no had mai'
any new arrangements with the New
York Yacht club or tho special oom
mittee. In reply Mr. Kersey said;
~ have not heard from Lord Dun
raven and do not know what arrange
msnts he has made. He has rs ye
probably not completed his plAuB. o
oougse, after the accident 10 the Cor
manic, no returned TO London.
any arrangements have hoen mad,
with the COMMITTEES they have not bseI
made through me.