The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
LAWSON DIVORCE TRIAL ENDS.
LAWYERS ADMIT THAT WITNESS
FOR PLAINTIFF LIED.

HslmOwItz. Once n waiter AZ the Clarendon.
Locked Up On Perjury Charge Mrs.
Lawson. HystcrlcaI. says she Could
Not Live Through Another Such ordeal.
The third trial Of the suit instituted by
william NJ. Lawson, a jute manufacturer.
against his wife, Len Lawrence Lawson,
came 20 an abrupt ending in Part /. of the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn yesterday
morning. Tn trial was brought to a close
after an admission by counsel for the
plaintiff hat one of their witnesses. Leo
Haimowitz, had been guilty Of a perjury.
Haimowitz testified on Wednesday that
he was employed as a room waiter in the
Clarendon Hotel at the time Mrs. Lawson
was staying there, that one morning she
. had ordered breakfast brought to her room
and that by accident he had entered the
room of Allan Chandler Carmichael, the
correspondent.
Haimowitz testified further that Car
michael, who was dressed in pajamas,
Jumped out Of bed and asked, why the
witness had entered the room. Then.
said Haimowitz, Mrs. Lawson popped her
head out of the bed clothes and said that
as he had brought The breakfast she might
as well eat it there. and offered the witness
a $40 bill, telling him not to reveal what
he had seen.
Lawyer Mooney, for the defendant.
rs soon as court had adj ourned last Wednes-
day began a hunt for Haimowitz. He
was 30 positive that tho man had COM
united perjury that he presented the matter
20 the District Attorney. II was learned
that HaimowitZ. while he had at one time
been employed in the hotel, had not been
there for "A year preceding the time Mrs.
Lawson was a guest. When court opened
yesterday Lawyer Baldwin. couns for
Mr.. Lawson. asked Justice Marean to with
draw a juror and declare a mistrial.
Il am directed Ia do this by all the
counsel for the plaintiff. " said Mr.. Baldwin.
Il nave ascertained that "A witness called
by us, one Leo Haimowitz, who testified
here last Wednesday, is n periurer and a
liar. He was not at the hotel at the time
Mrs. Lawson was there. Mrs. Lawson on
Friday testified that she had never seen
Haimowitz. On Sunday | saw Carmichael,
who said the transaction had never taken
place.
Il then secured the city for the waiter,
and he was produced early this morning
and on my charge Of perjury against him
he a locked up in the Adams street
station after he had confessed that he had
deliberately lied. lie said that his brother,
who isl waiter at the Imperial, had put
him up to tell the story. This man has
deceived everybody connected with the
case. If the Court pleases, in justice to
the attorneys, L give your Honor assurance
that Mr.. Lawson had no connection with
this matter. ] ask you. therefore, to with
draw the jury and call il a mistrial."
Lawyer Mooney said there was no neces-
tity of having another trial, and that it
was not fair or just to his client to force her
to go through the ordeal again.
Gould l not impose the payment Of
some proper sum as indemnity for labor
lost and for the preparation of another
trialp' asked Justice Marean. "Somesum
which you think would meet the exigencies
of the case?"
After some further discussion the Justice
said
Il think this matter ought to be traced
back to the responsible party. IL it is not
n mere insane impulse on the part Of this
witness, if he has been brought into this
matter by agencies which do not now
appear, ] think it is due to the administra-
ESn Of justice hat the most exhaustive
examination be made into the origin of this
perjury
A juror was then withdrawn and a mis-
trial was noted.
Mrs. Lawson became hysterical during
the argument. She wanted the trial to pro-
coed and said she could not live through
another trial.
H counts on my dying" she sobbed.
can never live through another trial. and
he knows it. This is terrible. What shall
i do?"
Lawyer Baldwin then went TO the Adams
street police court, where he explained
the situation TO Magistrate Dooley, who
remanded Haimowitz in default OF s. 900
bail to aw ait examination. HaimowitZ said
he was % years old and lived at 122 East
Fourth street, Manhattan,