Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-03
DEFIANT LAWYER PUT OUT
Attorney Henderson Expelled for Disrespeot
10 the Mazet Committee.
PRICE BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST MOSS
Accuses Him of suborninE Witnesses
Before the Grand Jury, but
Refuses to Answer Specific
Questions.

NEW YORK, June 2.-Colonel Henderson,
lawyer for Captain Price was elected from
the Mazet committee investigating room to-
| day because he insisted upon his right to
advise the captain, who was upon the wit
ness stand, in regard to his reply to ques-
| tions asked by Counsel Moss. Price refused
| to answer questions regarding a charge of
| perjury he had made against Mr.. Moss. The
| captain also refused, upon the advice of
| Colonel Henderson, to give the name of the
witness whom he had charged Mr.. Moss had
| induced to testify falsely. Prices manner
Of replying to questions was irritating to
the committee and Chairman Mazet repeat
edly reprimanded him and also Mr.. Hender-
son, who frequently advised his client not
| to reply. "
Mr.. Mazet finally told Henderson he would
| have to put him out of the committee room
and Henderson said: Try 1t. l will not
| leave the room alive
After Price had declined to answer a long
string OF questions Mr.. Moss shouted:
"Mr. Mazet, you have declared you would
| put Captain Price and his counsel out OF the
room If witness declined to answer my ques-
| tons. 1t is time to act now.''
Captain Price, II you refuse to answer
| you and your counsel must leave the room, y
said Mr.. Mazet
Price is willing.
."All right" said Captain Price. "Ill go
| out"
Captain Price then started out, but Mr..
| Henderson refused to go, saying he stood
| upon his rights as an American citizen and
| would not go. There was a wrangle be-
| tween Mr.. Mazet and Mr.. Henderson and
then the former said "Mr. Henderson, your
| client has left the stand and you will have
| to leave"
when I want to speak as counsel l will
let the committee know. l shall remain as
| a spectator"
| Mr.. Mazet at first agreed that Mr. Hen
| derson might remain as a spectator, but a
| few moments later when the crowd in the
| court made a demonstration in favor oil
Henderson Mr. Mazet ordered the sergeant
| t-arms to remove the lawyer from the
| room.
| Several deputies surrounded Henderson,
| who warned them and the sergeant alarms
| not to touch him. A scuffle ensued and the
disorder in the room became so great that
Mr. Mazet called on Captain Price, as a
police officer, to quell the disturbance.
Colonel Henderson then, upon the advice of
Captain Price, allowed the sergeant alarms
to conduct him from the room and order was
soon restored. During the excitement upon
the expulsion OF Colonel Henderson the lat
ter was accused of drawing a knife.
John e. Thompson was called and testified
to breaches of ordinances and suggestive
performances at the Dewey theater.
Thompson also testified as to the fnade-
auacy of precautions against fire at this
theater.
Inequality of Taxation.
Tax Commissioner Feitner, who testified
reralle1 He exDlained
that George Gould, whom he testified yes
terday had not been assessed had been held
by the courts to be a nonresident.
Mr. Moss drew Mr. Feitner's attention to
a number of irregular and unequal assess
ments, but the witness maintained that the
apparent irregularities were justified by one
cause or another.
Mr.. Moss impugned the judgment Of the
deputy tax commissioners upon whom. ac-
cordng to the testimony Of Feitner, the
onus of assessments lay. Mr.. Feitner de-
Tended the individual cases cited, although
admitting that to some extent the system
was unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Hoffman drew attention to the fact
that yesterday the assessments upon many
prominent democrats were brought up before
the committee and stated that he had asked
Mr. Feitner to prepare a statement regard
ing the personal assessments upon we'll
known republicans. This statement being
read showed, among other things, that Frank
Moss in 1898 was assessed on $4,000, which
he swore off. Among other republicans that
swore off were John Proctor Clark of coun-
sci to the committee and the statement
showed that ex-senator Lexow and Lemuel
e. Quigg were not assessed Mr.. Feitner
was on the stand all the afternoon and at
the conclusion of his testimony the commit
tee adjourned until Tuesday next.
AS Mr.. Moss was leaving the court room
he was served with papers in a personal
suit brought by Mr.. Henderson, counsel for
Captain Price, for damages in connection
with Mr.. Moss nsstence that Mr.. Hender-
son be turned out of the court room this
morning and for alleged insulting remarks
made to Mr.. Henderson in the course of the