The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30

In Mr.. Andtews's Office at the $50 A. NJ.
meeting at the Hotel Manhattan, refused
to answer any questions a. to what was
said between him and HE client. He denied.
however that Mr.. Andrews made any
threats. Mrs. Strosnider, he said, acted
under his advice and the advice Of her
husband all tho time. The early morning
meeting MA held 30 that the thing could
be disposed Of at once
Mr.. Andrews testified that the $500
lost by Harris was tho result Of plan to
trap Strosnider and Mckee, but that 1t
failed. He went over the story that has
been told OF Harris going TO tho gambling
house and Of The arrest Of Harris. In the
cab ride to Police HeadquArten Andrews
said he questioned Strosnider about giving
up the $500 he had. In the hope that
8trosniter would make admissions that
would help to convict bun. When he went
to Assistant District Attorney Hart, Mr..
Hart was reluctant to prosecute. because
he didn't believe that there was case
against Strosnider or Mckee. Harris re-
fnsed to prosecute. he said, because his
wife had threatened to leave him. and that
was moro to him than maintaining the
dignity Of justice.
.When was called to DR.. HAIRLESS house
that night, said Mr.. Andrews, Mrs. Stro-
snider told me that sheJhadse her husband
and Mckee and that she didn't realize that
her house had been purchased with stolen
money. She said she couldn't sleep under
a stolen roof. told her that it might be
all skilfully devised trap to catch me
and Dr. Harris and that wouldn't talk to
her unless her lawyer was present
Mr.. Andrews told Of his arrest on the night
after his visit to District Attorney Jerome
at Lakeville. Conn. Mr.. Jerome had prom
Used him, he said. that he wouldn't be
arrested II he put on . trip to Europe which
he had scheduled for the next day.
when I came back said Andrews,
with tears In his voice, Il was met by Mr.
Cans and he asked me II didn't think 1t
would be better for me to submit vohln-
tarily to arrest. told him that his chief
had promised me that wouldn't be ar
rested II did not. sail for Europe; that Mr.
Jerome had told me that the complaint
against me was tainted and needed further
investigation, and that wouldn't submit
voluntarily to arrest. But In spite Of that
I was dragged through the streets the next
day like pickpocket.'
uIs SOGTAkAu dbhCu AuI' ocoN~
the case against DR.. Kane, who got $4,000
out Of a young man named McCullum OF
Mount Vernon by fake radium cure.
Kane pleaded guilty and made restitu-
ton. Andrews said he got 1900 from
McCullum, but that that was approved
by the County Medical Society.
Dr. Harris testified that when Mrs Stro-
snider came to his house 1t the midnight
meeting she said:
Il have been 10 $50 my husband and
Mckee. Their stories do not agree. The
one failing Of my husband is that he lies
and that he will stick to lie even II he goes
to jail" "She said that all lawyers were
scoundrels and insulted the legal profess
sion." Or. Harris added.
He said that bis wife was very nervous
and that she came 70 court yesterday with
DR.. F. leroy eattefiee. She was 80 ner-
vous that he was afraid she'd commit sui
eide "She told me that II didn't do some
thing she'd separate from me or do some
thing serious" he said.