The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
HE WANTED TO
 HEAR HER TALK Mrs, Leslie Garter on Stand Thanks Untermeytr "ZOZA" HAD MUCH TROUBLE klaw & Erlanger Are Most Dla agreeable Persons to Deal With,"
 According to Mrs.
 Carter.
"zOzA" HAD MUCH TROUBLE

New York, April 17.-Aars. Leslie Car ter. the actress. was a witness today ia the case of David Belasco, the play wright against Klaw .- Erlanger, which has been trial for several days in the supreme court. Mrs. Carter was called by Samuel Untermyer, counsel for Belasco, to testify regarding a meeting between Belaseo and Nixon & Zimmer- man. theatrical managers of Philadel- phia at which she was present
 Belasco had testified regarding the meeting when he was questioned last week. Mrs. Carters testimony today corroborated that of Belasco regarding the Philadelphia meeting
 MT. Beasco told Mir Nixon, said Mrs. Carter that he had been obliged to give Erlanger 50 per cent of Warfied profits. Why said MT. Nixon, I did not know that. and then Mir. Nixon said that his time would come when he (Nix- on) would bring Eranger to terms for double dealing"
 Abraham Gruber. counsel for ESlaw a Erlanger. objected but was overruled,
 Did you know Mir Brooks at that time?' asked MT. untermyer.
 Yes, but his name was not mentioned MT. Nixon said he wanted MT Belasco
 
 wanted to get 'zaza opened and they were trying to serve papers on him"
 Did he use a profane word?"
 Yes" replied Mrs. Carter MT. Nixon said there would be"-she paused a sec ond and said-"to pay
 Has Talked to Everybody.
 Have you ever talked to anybody about this case?" asked MT. Gruber.
 ''l certainly have It has been on my mind for year. and l have talked to everybody about it..
 What did you tell Mir. vidaver of counselg
 'l told him what l knew and that ia what am going to testify to-
 What did you say you were going to Just as I have told you" replied Mrs Carter
 Won't you pleace tell 1t again." asked Mir Gruber. 'I love to hear you talk
 Thank you" said Mrs. Carter "It is so kind of you. I told Mir Vidaver that they were trying to do Belasco out of all of his money and how they tried to get 'Zaza' away from him."
 No mean what you told him you were going to testify to as to the Nixon interview
 "I am trying to tell you" said Mrs. Car ter. T told MT Vidaver just what have told you. Mir N .on said they said Kfaw X Eranger had tried to jump Belasco from one part of the globe to another They were trying to make him spend his money; they were afraid of him with money They were afraid of him anyway Nixon said he had none or the money, and he was going to call I<lnw & Erlanger to account for their actions.''
 You are friendly to Mir. Belasco. are you not?' asked MT. Gruber Is Profoundly Grateful.
 Not only friendly" replied Mrs Carter. but thankful. grateful from the bottom of my heart"
 Mrs. Carter said that Mir Belasco had been obliged to spend s3O. 900 to remodel hall in Washington 10 make 1t possible for her to appear in one of the plays in that city.
 What are your feelings toward Klaw X Erlanger?" Mrs Carter was asked.
 'l know them personally but I think they are most disagreeable people to deal with"
 Why do you say that?"
 Because l have had chances to play Tn houses controlled by them and have been subjected to intense mortih- cation. l have been turned out of house after house. That Is why I say they are very disagreeable persons to deal with"
 Do these feelings color your testi- mony?" asked MT. Gruber
 MT Gruber, 1 am testifying to the truth and the truth cannot be coIored,'' said Mrs. Carter. The Mir. Brooks referr- ed to by Mrs. Carter In her testimony i1 Joseph Brooks who is named as MT. Belascos partner. Belascos suit was brought for the purpose of showing that Mir Brooks represented KIaw & Erlanger and that Klaw & Erlanger were his real partners