New-York tribune., 1902-08-05
SERVICE ON PETER POWER.
CONTEMPT PAPERS FOLLOW HIM ON
HONEYIOON-MUST APPEAR
TOMORROW.

Peter Power. who has obtained in a sense ma
tional reputation plaintiff in the suit Of Peter
Power against the directors for the Northern Pa
cifc Railway Company. will have to appear to-
morrow before Judge LacOmb. in the United States
Circuit Court show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt. The contempt proceedings
are the result OF the failure of George Alfred
Lamb to produce his client Power, for examna-
ton. despite the fact that subp9nas have been
served on the latter three times in week
The papers citing Peter Power to appear before
Judge Lacomb were served him yesterday at
West Hurley, y. Y, where Mr.. Power has gone
to spend his honeymoon. with his bride, who was
Miss Camille Dean. The marriage took place at
the Church of the Sacred Heart in this city, last
Thursday.
When the hearing in the suit resumed yes
terday before Special Examiner Richard A Mabey.
in the Postoffce Building Mr.. Lamb was on hand
unaccompanied by his client. After gancing over
the little crowd in the courtroom he hastened out
in the corridor.
After about fifteen minutes in which Mr.. Lamb
anxiously scanned the face of every one who
aghted from the elevators and passed through
the corridor A man whom many thought 70 be
Peter Power joined him. He proved to be Dr.
Richard F Burke of No. 733 Lexington-ave., the
physician who issued the certificate stating that
Peter Power was too i'll to come TO court.
DR. Burke, will you state what you found 10 be
the condition of Nh Power when you examined
him?" asked Mr.. Lamb.
ditfon of nervous exhaustion. Accompanying this
there were symptoms Of nervous rritabllity Of the
heart and also intermittent fever" said the ply
sician.
IN your opinion Mr. Power in a position to
undergo without danger severe mental ordeal?
DIT Burke said Mr.. Power was not AT the time.
as was told that it would be necessary TO try and
pull NIr Power together quickly as possible. 1
-.i5 7 Thought he might be able 10 be about IN
about ten davs | am afraid l was little too
ontirnis-ic It may be q month. II takes time 10
cure neurast thenia ,,-. .ta 4ha. =.
axaroined Mr. Power last Monday night At NO
West Forty-fourth-st
THAT is the house Of \ Mrs Dean. is II not
dshI ,T, o,, @ think il would he proper for person
4f.rrg from nelra sthenia. nervous irritabty OF
re heart and intermittent fever to get married.
asked Mr. Guthrie You don't know, perhaps
that Mr. Power got married two DAYS after you
examined him. a, ..,, .,s 49,
4 think So Dr. Burke rHPheo- he "ould ha''
somebody to nurse him WI,
A5io,,rnnent was taken until ?. N. on Wednes-
day The order Of Justice Lancmhe IN the con
tempt proceedings is returna bic before him on the
san an bed been the general understanding that Mr..
a%o Ard the announcement that II had been cele-
y, +sd only four or five days ago therefore caused
.o,,,e eurnrisa among those who have followed the
o1rees ~ the unavailing efforts OF the attorneys
tar=+ts >Sorthern Pacific get Mr.. Power into the
I,-i,rCes chair It was explained yesterday after
i,oG 1een a civil marriage some time ago but that
lg bot7 NTr Power and his bride were Roman Cath
ai;os there had also been a religious ceremony,
r.iicb was performed on last Thursday.