The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-24
TOM REEDCROSS-EXAMINE
,ytorISG HIMSELF HUGELY Nv THE
LOGAN Gas CASE.

~. Inst Ills Lovely Disposition, Not the
u.nutics of tho Case Itself-Chiidliko
pleasure Indicated by His Progressive
sm,le-The witness Is Less Ecstatic.
Uh,, Thomas Bracket Reed OF the New
yor. bnr took up the cross-examination OF W.
! Incan in the lattsr's suit against Henry
Rogers. william Rockefeller. q. b. Schloy and
n,hsrs before Judge Werner ~ Part ~. OF tho
S,,nr.m, Court Yesterday afternoon Mr. Reed
.oomcl TO anticipate good time. and Mr..
Iovon did not. When court was adjourned
NJ, Reed remarked that II had been most
.,,oyable afternoon: Mr.. Logan heaved great
.iah n. OF rc,icl and did not sny anything.
The object OF the suit 10 ostensibly to find
o,, whether tho defendants owe Mr.. Logan
any money az the result OF deal In Brooklyn
s,s stocks In which they were a'l concerned
.averal years ago. and " so. how much. The
l.uyer- young and old. who crowded the
.our, room regarded the occasion as an un-
.,ampied opportunity Of hearing Mr.. Reed.
Mr. Reeds great babylike face is Just as in
aeon, and lust as helpless In expression when
hs anpears as counsel as when he was presd-
inc over the sessions OF the House OF Repre-
,sntatiyes. lie raised his great form behind
tho table reserved for counsel and stood before
NJ Logan at such a height that. though the
the lawyer seemed to be looking down upon
him.
NJ Logan testified to tho effect that he had
dane certain things In order to find out what
n,oa,s were coming to him as a result OF his
r,r,ripation with the defendants In the gas
moi in question. Mr. Reed asked In an almost
careless ton. whether Mr.. Logan had not de-
,Ied that la had parted with gas stock to the
,ool Mr. Logan said he had never put any
stock into the pool
Yet you expected to take some outf" Mr..
Reed asked lie opened his eyes wide aud his
lin. pqrtrl as IL he anticipated the astontsh,
ment the witnesses Affirmative answer would
"'S"YS.." said the witness.
Mr. Reeds mouth dropped wide open... You
vow never put in?' aud then he stared at Mr..
Logan a full minute, wnilo u Utter spread about
iht cour; and the witness shifted around In MS MS
Mr. needs face and spread over the whole OF
i and he began TO shake. Even the witness
The cI Speaker, began TO ask about his rela;
tons with Nj. shelton. who was associated
with Nr Logan IN ~ pool eat, "vo, an,
shelton were very thick about that time.
VIII How thick" asked the witness,
Thick, dtawled NJ, Heed. looking more
Innocent than ever. thick as two - he
agss4 ant l9oSsd sdew,e at Mr nhaSher a,
ins H. question in a 3 ishtIy lIyclirr tone. lie
SALT as two gentlemen ordinarily aret'
We we're associated in business: Is that what
ygu mean" asked the witness almost timid!y
NJ Reed Sosca him sGlCmnY N r. the nee. eye
then added: ANYWAY, thst,s a large proper
ton 0; what mean grin spread down
Thacher and bumped his shoulders.
In the course OF the relations oetwren Mr
ar 1att 10 ahDnll Ha ~ n
Logan admitted that the object OF the letter
wa. = conseal the truth from some oil the
Mr Reed asked i i had occurred, to Mr.. Lo.
gan that he had done that which was not
written 10 himself.
don't sco anything the matter with IT,"
oh" said Mr.. Reed, with bland and era.
cious smile. Il see nothing from your point OF
We'll. what is the matter with it?" asked the
oh, aoihIne" .s,a III heed. chucklinc
When Mr.. Hornhi5 lower took mp the redirect
:mGg,hy !ST ra,S; TLsp Mr. tHaPn :sid ;:
iofSarm on the ,ahs and the osher propp Gns
RSpTSslite eheruS, Wien Mr Losan's mem U.
eFi failed, thG biz LAWYER tipped his face to one
IT 4 the first time he has failed 10 under.
stand your Questions, He lost the point oil
mine more frequently"
You went too much into metaphysics" re-
tort.d Nr Horn blower.
"Ye.s-es." said Mr. Reed. with JUNCTION. 81
guess did. guess did"
Pretty soon after this Mr. Horn blower began
totel the Court how late he had been up study
ing the case on Wednesday night and that he
thought that TO expedite tho case and mas
mpcha as
-, You mean you are tired? put in Mr. Reed
81 am
The, crier stood UP beside the Judge and
w1iled:
A'a-a-all persons having bz-z-zerum .er-er.
"."rum an-er-er-um er-take note er-er-er-an-
0n,At y o'clock, 90 out quietly: hats on"
llr; Reed locke W at him with absorbing
atmirntion and shooE his head obviously.
You seem to enjoy this case" said one o, the
awyers 10 Mr.. Reed
D. That's my lovely disposition" said Mr.