New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-23
BELASCO SUIT CLOSING.
THE CASE AGAINST ". X. FA1RBANK MAY GO TO
THE JURY TO-DAY.

THE JURY TO-DAY.
The testimony having closed when court
adjourned on Friday afternoon, counsel summed UP
Yesterday when the trial OF the suit OF DAVID Be
lasco playwright, against y. *. Fairbank OF chi
eago to recover s65 900 FOR making a star actress
out OF Mrs Leslie Carter, entered upon Its fourth
week before Justice Gieserich in Trial Term Part
" of the Supreme Court. Horace e. Deming
counsel for Mr.. Fairbank, began addressing the
Jury at 9:45. Mr.. Deming read with considerable
dramatic effect the testimony Of Beasco, that at
the outset of the enterprise Mr.. Fairbank after
being told by Belasco that it would require $1,000
$50 co. perhaps $4,000 $4,000 to launch Mrs. Car
ter as a successful star said Go ahead. my boy.
make million day and lose ii the next. and
make 1t again. I don't what lose" rs that
the talk of business mani" exclaimed Mr.. De-
ing We'll no can call Mr.. Fairbank fool
business The first advances by Mr. Fair
bank were made without expectation Of returns.
He did ne has done In scores OF other cases, and
as he will do as long he lves-heped people who
he thought deserved help. He did not regard the
aid he gave Mrs Carter business transaction"
In commenting Mrs. Carriers appearance on
the witness stand Mr. Demng said: This woman
brought suit against her husband for a divorce.
She testified in her behalf and lost her suit.
She has testified numerous times In supplementary
proceedings In suits for dressmakers bills and for
livery bills
you, gentlemen. have this woman OF forty
come to the witness stand and shipper with all of
the innocence of d girl Of sixteen Gentlemen, you
have seen this smooth piece Of Titian-hared du-
plicty on the stano. She is woman who would
take in almost any man who trousers. Only
did Mrs Carter. this actress. forget herself,
and that when she admitted that she under
a ten-years' contract with Mr. Belasco at $50 a
week This IS the whole story. Belasco owns this
for $50 a week He farms her out for 80 q
week and puts the rest OF the money received for
her services n his pocket. That's the interest Be
lasco has in Mrs. Carter: that's what he taught
her for
Mr. Denng after the recess took occasion to eulo-
gze Mr.. Fairbank He said "Mr. Fairbanks name
thing that has made Chicago great His word is as
good his bond. You, gentlemen of the jury. are
TO believe him this woman and BeascO There is
only motive in the plaintiffs suit and the aid
ginning 10 end 1t has been but cry-Ynoney.
money. money. Is there man of you who does
not believe that Mr.. Fairbank would have com
promised this suit II 1t had not been demand for
We stand ready. should you find that this
man and his coadiutor. this woman. cent. TO
give our check for all you find We owe on this mon
strous strike"
Mr. Demng closed at $780, after speaking just four
hours. Ex Judge Dttenhoefer and addressed
the jury behalf OF Mr.. Belasco He vigorously
denounced Mr.. Dernins for the manner In which he
had sneered all through the trial Of the Turn
ing TO Mr.. Eemlng, he said THE learned and eo-
Quent counsel fer this good old has cowardiy
rained down upon the head of this woman. who is
trying TO earn her own living honestly, those sly.
covert and mean insinuations that his sneering
tongue Is capable of" Judge Dittenhoefer said that
Bassco Was without a peer in the dramatic pro-
until 1870 this morning 1t Is expected that the
case Will go to the jury late to-day.