The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
BOGUS TELEGRAU SENT?
Another Charge of Fraud in Bishop Talbot
prrtentment case,

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 81 The friends Of
the Rev DR. Irvine denounca the alleged
telegram which ". Graffius Miller Of Hunt
-iaedeR saw he- has received from Dr.. Irvine
as AN absolute falsehood and another evl-
dence Of the rnderhand means being emu
ployed TO attempt to discredt the unirocked
rector in favor Of Bishop Talbot.
Herbert Noble counsel for the presenteis
Of Bishop Talbot, denied to-day that the
Rev. DR.. Irvine had ever sent the message,
said 10 read Don't say anything. have
written each a long letter explaining mis-
representations.
The appearance Of this bogus message,
according to Dr. Irvtres friends, has
strengthened his case II Is predicted that
the source Of the message and all about 1t
will be made plain speedily and that It viii
confirm the charge Of a conspiracyto defeat
the presentinent of Bishop Talbot.
The new turn Of the case is given by Mr..
Noble az one Of the reasons why he did not
give out this evening his promised state
rneut ehowing how, according TO his version.
the signers of the presentmeut Of Bishop
Talbot living in Huntingdon have been bull
do2ed into repudiating their signatures
Mr. Noble had prepared n statement
covering six typeviitten pages. dealing
with the question OF the signing Of the pre-
sentiment and the pressure that IA said
10 have been brought 10 bear 70 INDUCE
some of the signeg5 10 repudlnte the docu-
ment He carried this statement back 70
New York with him this evening, saying
that in view OF the new evidence at hand,
be wished 70 make the complete statement
still! stronger In lieu Of this Mr. Noble
4People NAV rest assured that there
Haa In cot q 81 IN al
to the presentment of Bishop Talbot The
gentlemen who are making the present
rnent against the Bishop desire TO do justice.
and they viii come into the courts alb
solutely free ftom any suggestion Of wrong
doing
The telegram appearing in the news.
papers. and Tor wffcif -the Newspapers sav
Mr. Miller stands sponsor. was never sent
to him by DR.. Irvine. You can not make
this too strong, If there was the slightest
suggestion OF fraud being used in the case
represent, could not ger out OF It quick
enu1igh ! have made a most thorough
investigation Of all the details. and my
opinion j. expressed when / say that ! shall
remain IN the case. There is no fraud
But the other side ie making defnit
charge@ while your statement IS Of a gen
eral nature.
There will be plenty Of definite state
ments and proof from our side within
possibly SKY nouns. Why, ] don Z see
how some of those Huntingdon statements
can he believed for an instant"
Hive you heard from Bishop futile
today
Mr. Noble declined 10 answer this ques-
ton but said he felt quite sure he Bishop
had been misquoted in some way in the
reported statements that he found the
page Of the presentment upon which the
Huntington men signed differed from the
Others
am rather anxious continued Mr.
Noble that the great sensation that has
been aroused hy this case he permitted to
srhside lit,le have plenty Of evidence
al hand that shows how this Huntington
matter has come up. but there are other hi 3
Of evidence thar are hard 70 get while 80
much publicity Is being given every move-
n1ent lam going to New York tonight. hut
will ta back on Sunday night OF Monday
morning. and may spend 1eat week here.