New-York tribune., 1896-11-19
SFN4TOR COFFEY SUED FOR LibEL
,ssrNPryMAN sCHoEPFLlN WANTS pAMA"r'' w
ACCOUNT OF a BRIBERY STORY.

,ssrNPryMAN sCHOEPFLlN WANTS pAMA"r'' Wv
ACCOUNT OF A BRIBERY STORY
pn~alo Nov. ls-The libel suit Of eX-Assemp'S
man Schoepnin against state senator 'o".'
Rrooklvn was begun in the supreme 'ou' s
,norn,nr Morris Morey. counsel for tho pialh""'
raod tho press dispatch sent out from <'"""'
tn, ,ba, Senator Coffey had announced tha' III
dictments for bribery in connection with 'n' ann
hell Ice bill had been found against Hss''''' n
Campbell OF Kings. and Schoepfin oi h'''. in'
statement counsel said, had been Irih''" Il. '
,arers in This State served by the Chicheo "Sso
oio,ed press The same day Senator Corey aiso
made the same statement TO Senator Persons ana
10 others ,.,,..o
caoree = Graham Albany agent for'the Chicago
Associated Press called TO the stand. lie au
,,,,,t.d having sent the lbelious dspatch 10 ms
association He obtained the Information on "n'"
q ,..s hased from Senator Coffee. who said ne got
If from a person who ought to kno" "h"' '' "",
talking about. Witness confessed tha' ne ''"
taken no steps TO confirm the report before m"h'hs
II nublic After Mr.. Schocphin came I" MN per
sonallv and denied the report he sent ou' cor
rcc,ion intended to prevent the publication oi 'n'
item but did not succeed
senator Henry H. Persons called as the second
witness He was asked about conversation ne i'"'
with Senator CoTey regarding the rumof'i lhI''
mont Il walked over 10 Senator C0Meys seat h'
e,td "and asked him about the story ne ha1 "''i
Cling and he replied 10 the effect tina, DE nab hea.i
the rnInsr from outside and believed L. 10 b' tIn'
Tafe Persons
rhilin t;,rs went COfcy. VINO tOii tneh d'"''
Mr Srhocpfn called and sad ne had seen, seen me ne
disna,ch in A number OF papers. lie told oil goihS %
NJ Grahan's office to ask him II any one han
rhsrpe1 him with bribery Graham adN!sfl mn ~
e"" Senator CoffeV He went 20 So" Seiial " 'oH'N'
,xho reneafed 10 him what he mad tod oirdhdin'
af,er some further urmDJrtani testimony 'p'"S''
for no nlantiff rested his case. ,, ~,
Nr Cunneen moved for a nOn-suit pcncralN, ~"
Cnur, held that the action for siard"r couid no,
be- SUSTAINED by the word alleged. but one 'onl' DE-
sannior ore the defendant; sworn lie
esId he never saw Mr. Scho"pnin before S,ho'p-
ai, calIed 10 ask him about the report IN c'rcua
ton Il first heard OF the report, he sad, rom rom
Aoeonblvman Kane. OF Brooklyn. Assembly, man
caScv Of Albany. also spoke 10 me on the sub)c'';
G" ala Sanaior owens. OF Brooklyn. FROM wiat
hcard was inclined TO disbeieve the report Son
.,nr pcrsons came to me. ana iold VINO ny III,
@ormants we're ! did not say to nm uha'
,bonont the report was true. aft"iWaiu W'i' "
ht,n and told him had been informed pN S'i"'"i
owens that the report had been investigated anu
was unf )Tnded- ,.., ,.,,h Graham a nd
,,hsoo,entlv with SchOephn. 81 had no intention
~" ~ b,rming Mr.. Schoepnn. on the contrary,
-, oi,o,id mrefcr 10 serve him. did not suggest u''
w. rennr be published and did not ana III us pun
ication'' said the witness. ., -. orro,, morning
conrt then adjourned until tomorrow n0in.ns MOI &
.Son senator Coffcy's cross ss-examnaton VIII i"he
place.