New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
STEINHARDT OUT OF CASE
nENY HORSE PAID FIRM.
gummeI Nay Not Dispute Gen
aineness # Ruger Letters.

,-.,-,o+ions that Benjamin II. Steinhar6t VIII
ssver lis connection with the firm OF Howe
,rrrnrnel. and also that the genuineness Of
.-,r,s-, A. sweetser's Ruger letters viii not be
.-+ss bv the lawyers who are foremost in
.--,,-,nr Ms Charles T. Dodge's divorce
- her husband to have been fraudulent.
.-s among yesterdays developments IN TIE
.A.oke~ed Dodge-Aiorce case.
a. sfeirhardt's statement that Charles W.
,,o-se had engaged howe & Hummel-Mr. stein
s,-sfs nrrn-to investigate the divorce ana
= axpected 70 reimburse the firm for the
-osee Investigation. was fatty refuted by Abra-
tsm HummeL In a dictated statement, 0Ir.
1umrel declared be must attribute it to an
,rsortunate lafrmity Of which he CIr. Stein
hsrdp is possessed.
Assistant District Attorney Rand declared
.,s. alr steinhardt's statement would probably
make necessary Air. Steinhardts being called as
witness before the March grand jury
n many quarters ii had been assumed that
ee rer1ineness OF the Kruger letters, which
rurport 70 show Que and proper service on
ro5ee IN his wiEes original suit for divorce, was
~ pivot or which the whole question as 10
,hether the divorce was legal or not would
lurn.
Il coatestlrg the action by Samuel Unterrnyer.
counsel FOR Morse. to have the order vacating
she divorce set aside. however. IL may be said
hat Howe & Eummel wiz ia az probability
-aire the. genuineness. but challenge The valid
Az OF the letters, coutondlrc that their text is
=. bap6.work OF a lawyer, AID was copied and
,rned BY Nr. Dodge Il may now be said that
rsue & Fumlnel wiz base their contention OF q
fraudulent divorce on the allegation that coun-
AL f,r Mrs Dodse, in her original divorce suit.
rf--e~rr ~c-7-aer~~as -f1f-rf-f n-4f
,r,rloved lawyer. and was a party 10 defend
ne s.n This VIII be the ground taken by
,t,vs & Hunmel in .contesung the action 20 be
harm before Justice Truax in the Supreme
COurt to-dav
AZ aenhardts statement was also cate
rorizny denied by Mr.. Cnterrnyer.
~ Hummers refutatlon Of the assertions
rrbishs6 in the statement by Mr.. steinhardt
follows:
rrrt LEI ne refute the alleged facts cortained
q this statement Clearly. ule1uivocai-y ana az
frn o. Howe & Hummel In any way: never
promised any Zee, nor AIRY monetary return Tor
,5st,1- sr5 never nstgstsa through Ihe r-n any
Investigation into the clForce ootalneQ by Ars.
any report o. our work, was. 50 far as i know,
the frst intimation be hao that there Vas any
cannot understand Nr. Steinhardt's statement. ana
10 take ID In the most charitable light. must at
Both last night ana to-day AIr. steinhardt firmly
Denied that he altered the language u-b-
lshed You NAV say that III. StelnharGJ not alone
N this st case buj TIA, viii as have stated from
the outset, appear personally IN The matter and
conduct il throughout AID fully establish that
every proceeding taken By ny firm was amply
s1stife6 by the facts IN my possession. This VIII
be shown When the proper tine arrives
Mr.. Unternlyer's statement follows:
HIr. Morse tells ne that he has never met IL.
tTelnhaTcf Emu him only once. WIlCl was u
Referee Halls room al TIE tine NJ. sweetser was
On The stand. he had never met OF Known a..
September TO- 1-r Morse has never met or seen
Dodge. have no doubt that as The result - TIE
soon be unravee6 and that az and Mrs. Morse
VII be out OF their troubles.
lsrtsr o. septe-ber i6 from III Fir+aai - NJ
MORE are sufficient answer 20 the suggestion az
5umrnel ever represented Nr. Morse. which see
M steinhsrdt has repudiated
The extracts OF the letter referred TO by M-.
rntermyer follow:
The personal note referred 70 By ny repre-
sentative is one which Goes not affect you. Mr.
Dodge knows whom 7 represent d"
I have taken the liberty OF thoroughly IN
forming you regarding this matter, 80 Il you g.
sire you may at once confer with your counsel
before any legal steps are taken"
AZ. SteIEhaTGt positively declined 70 discuss
either his own or the statements q Er. Hum
me and Mr.. Unteruyer To al reporters the
Ftere0tEped message was given, 4 have moth
3ng 10 say"
Il was 6cried. however. that his dissertation
from the firm was in contemplation.
A. the apartments Of Nr. Sweetser. who was
counsel fer Mrs. Dodge in her original suit for
divorce reporters who called throughout the
Gay were invariably told that 1r. EWeetser had
3ust gone out and would not return until very
late. AT 100 o'clock this morning & was said
That he had not returned.