The record-union., 1898-02-12

duty to himself and his. TO make
statement that would minimize the
great damage being done to him. That
was his sole reason. The Bee" had
day after day been publishing articles
concerning him that he considered were
false and libelous.
Sheehan called On him on March 9th
and expressed his regret that. through
no action OF his, the names of Mr..
Lubin and witness had been dragged
in the mire BY the Bee" and also TO
say that he was in no way responsible
for it. Won Arnold had come to him
with the proposition to interest promi
nent citizens in the scheme of starting
a daily paper. Won Arnold had sug-
sested the names of witness and Mr..
Lubin and had insisted on Sheehan's
telegraphing to Mr.. Lubin. in Philadel-
phia. Sheehan said he told Won Arm
old it would not be good policy to in
terest witness or Mr.. Lubin, as ii
might prejudice smaller business
houses against advertising. Witness
told Sheehan that he thought Won Arm
old was fraud and the latter said that
they could tell about that when the
$50, 600 check arrived, if it did arrive.
Sheehan also said, in relation to the
statement that witness was spoken of
as a candidate for Mayor, that his
name had never been mentioned by him
in that connection. Witness had new
er in any way given any one the slight
est announcement or reason TO think
that he would engage in the newspaper
scheme.
Leonard. before this. came to try 10
interest him in the scheme and when
he said he had no money to spare for
it. said that need make no difference,
as some stock could be given to him
in order to induce him to lend his per-
sonal prestige and advice to the paper,
and also. as it would have a job print
Ing Office and they hoped to get con-
siderable business from his house. He
told Leonard that he could not think
of taking any interest in the paper. but
If it was a good advertising medium,
his firm might patronize it.
Witness sent the copies of. the Rec
crG-Union" to his customers III order
to count eract the effect of the Bees"
articles, which he considered had gross
ly libeled him.
HE DEMONSTRATED.
He met Mr.. Brown, the Bee" re-
porter, on the 22d or 23d, and remon-
stratad With him on the misstatements
made in his report. He met him near
Seventeenth and j streets, and asked
him why he had garbled his (witnesso
statement and distorted his words. Mr..
Brown said that he took no notes, hut
wrote it up after he returned to the
office and turned it over to Mr.. Nc
CATCHY, and was not responsible for
what happened to it after that. Mr..
Brown also stated that he had told Mr.
McClatchy, after turning in his report,
that he had thoroughly satisfied himself
that witness had no connection with the
matter in hand.
SCORED THE REPORT.
Witness took the Bee" containing the
interview with Mr.. Brown He said
that the entire paragraph stating that
he had been interviewed by Brown in
relation to the scheme to start a news
paper and concert hall was not true
Mr.. Brown spoke to him of his name
being connected with the newspaper
scheme and that he had been sent by
his employers to find out. He never
told Mr.. Brown that Won Arnold had
consulted him in regard to buying the
Clunie building for concert hall and
that he and his brother had a large one
in Chicago, which was verw prosperous
He never, he said, told Mr.. Brown
any such thing, as Won Arnold had new
er said any such thing. 1t was a pure
fabrication. He had never told Won
Arnold that he would consider the prop
osition Of taking an interest in either
newspaper or concert hall. He had
never said any such thing to Won Ar
mold.
The report of the alleged Interview
at witness residence, that Weinstcck
refused tc surrender the letter becaus-
he did not wish to betray Won Arnold $
confidence, as the letter contained his
plans, was false. What he said was
that the letter was private commune
cation. ard he did not think it proper
to make it public. Many facts II the
report We're substantially true, but not
correct n form, as Mr.. Brown. came
with list of written questions, to
which witness answered yes or no.
In answer to the question as to his
candidacy for the MaYoralty, he told
Mr.. Brown that he was not a candidate
never had been and never expected 20
be-
He did not say that Won Arnufd's
letters to him all conveyed tE- idea that
business men were going to engage IN
the scheme. Nor had he any Conver-
sation about advertising. He lid not
say that it would not be wise to start
paper for immoral purposes, and that
it would he better to shut up the ruo
daily papers
Mr.. Brown told him that he did not
wish to Violate confidence, ,ut there
was something else connected With tnA
newspaper scheme-tha starting Cf Il
gambling hell. which the raper would
protect, and that there vas apparently
evidence that Wenstocz or Lubin
would Re associated II. the paper with
Leonard and Sheehan bu. .har their
names u,rld not be mentioned. lie
told Brow that the ether oap.rs would
soon find out the weak point Of sucn a
paper AUD it could do nothing. II was
not true that he hal stated he had
been approached, but that he would
cot put IN any money When MIR.
Brown a.led for the letter from Won
-tiiiiiu. Hs dSheu MIN ~ step out or the
Office for q minute while ne consulted
with Mr.. Bonnheim. and after doing so.
he simply stepped out ana ,ld Mr..
Brown he could not have the letter.
The court then adjourned till Tues
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