New-York tribune., 1903-04-30
PLOT TO PUMP AM0RY.
sly PAGE and MASON.
Latter Confesses Concealed Stenog-
rainier Caught Him Right.


.,,,oyeb the testimony of ". H. Page, jr-.
and Daniel Mason yesterday at the hearing IN
che Amory- -vreeand libel suit before Magis-
.s+u Barlow clearly showed that Page knew
,-oso, was representing himself to -Amory as
coming from Page, District Attorney Jerome
LET it be stricken from the record It had not
rroxe5 that President Vreeland OF the Metro
,olitan had any connection with Page or Mason;
,n fac.. their declaration that they were
acting IN their own interests to ind out what
Arnory was doing 70 Metropolitan
While Mr. Pages replies did not directly con-
eradict his testimony OF last Thursday, when
he swore that he had never requested Daniel
Mason to call on Amory, the distinctions drawn
were fine and there considerable specula-
tim as 10 whether the District Attorney would
conduct some further little Investigations on
his cwn account" after this libel suit is dis
posed of. Amory and his lawyer, James W.
Osborne, declared in vigorous terms that they
intended TO fight this thing through to the
bitter end" Mr.. Jerome would not talk about
Metropolitan yesterday. would he say any
thing about future developments from this case.
Last night Mr.. Arnory gave out a statement
containing the complete history OF his inter
views with Mason from February q, when
Mason called him over the telephone to make
an appointment until March 30. when Mason
made his final call Amory's home. In this
Mr.. Mason stated in court TODAY that ne saw Mr..
PAGE on February 23 the day before he first tele
phoned me He further admitted that ne was paid
called upon ne. ard that on March this sum OF
N .S,,t+ta5 tber he had meyer previously been paid
any attorney fees by Mr.. Page.
Accompanying his statement was steno-
graphic report of the conversation overheard at
the house of William n. Amory, No 127 East
sixty-second-st. on Wednesday, March Is. 1888.
between the hours Of s and 10 p m. and be-
tween ". N. Amory and Dan Mason in which.
besides those parts which Mr.. Jerome read in
his examination of the witnesses. there occurred
these remarks:
Anory-You say Page wants you to have talk
Nason-Yes Pag- wants me
Then there was some talk about Travers. which
could not be caught clearly. but st sounded like
This:
n: Travers can 90 you in this matter if he wants
aTars 9OugR6 that ii would be his duty to do
anything he would do it,
Then there was some more talk along these lines.
A. You know M well Dan n that that if s By ne9FS Pags
serious business. does It not? So
d well it does not mean business with TraTers
a; Well leave Travers out OF this whole thing
nays office.
N ] an the to go there at all. just
because l was partner and a friend
William A Hazard. who was said to have re-
ceved tips from Mr.. Amory on the movements
of Manhattan stock, and his family were
among those booked on the Oceanic. which
rived here last night Several rooms had been
engaged for them Just before the ship sailed
the booking was cancelled. The ships officers
did not know the reason for Hazards failure
&c sail When the ships mail was taken aboard
at Quarantine it contained several letters and
kilograms for him and members Of his party. 1t
was suggested that he had decided to remain
abroad until the present hearings were over.
OF the evidence brought out yesterday. James
". Osborne said that il established the bias of
Page IS a witness against Amory.' and there
fore should stand Delaney Nicou. however.
moved to have 1t stricken from the record. AS
the case had been reopened. he said he would
call Talbot ]. Taylor to-day find how the
Hertel report got from Taylor's safe to The
New-York World.'" He said that Taylor was
automobile trip. but General Tracy and
others expected to get word to him before night.
Mr. Nicoll further said that if he had couple
Of weeks mole he would get at the bottom of the
case. Mr. Osborne suggested an adjournment Of
three weeks in Mr. NicolIs interest, but the
hearing was adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
Two days ago Mr.. Nicol1 SAID to The Tribune
put Taylor on the stand" even if he could get
him. Yesterday il was also said that Mr.. Taylor
had been for a month under summons TO testify.
Shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Mason and Page walked into the District At
torney's library. where the hearing held.
Mason went on the stand Mr.. Jerome ex-
amined his former partner as follows:
Q.-were you at Mr.. Amory's house on the 18th Of
[c oA6d % 'ls dd yo there haVe @ with
Mr.. Amory between tie hours Of and 10 O'Clock in
oGDid You in that conversat ton at any time state
70 him that Mr. Page had sent you there2 Al
C-what is your best recollection as TO that? A
o.-was that true? Al told Mr.. Amory--.
MS E1S2se %ss tbaf @ r1f 1The cengersation had
o.-Never mind the conversation now Answer
Page had sent you there? At was rot true
Q.-Then when you told Mr.. Amory that Mr. Page
had sent you there, it was not true? A-That was
Q.-Did this conversation, in substance, then oc-
cur Mr. Arnory-Now come down to business,
Paee does not say anything in 50 many words
D. you suppose he would commit himself IN any
s-Is il the best Of your recollection that you did
TTsn Gid Amory w say this: @Mr Anory-Then
wat is your proposition in plain language?" Do
And did you then say: 4 think the idea is
some proposition from yOu"2 A--That is my mem
6-Then did Nj Amory say: DO you mean TO
has not proposed anything. IeleIIlLS W
Psse7 AnG that you replied: I mean that Page
has asked me to come up and see you, or course
Al think probably that is true
q T@ j. also tue that Page had asked you? A
Il is not true that Mr.. Page had asked me-
MASON SOUGHT IMPORTATION.
O-Wbat were you doing there then? Al went
u there then to get information for myself
o.-Irformstion Of what character? A--Informa-
Ton as 70 what was going had very great
interest in the matter myself have told you so
Q.-When did You tell me? Al told you your
aaFr house, in Rutgers-St-