The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-01
CANF|ELO WOULD
PERMIT NO STAIN
UPON HIS HONOR

New York. June IA new phase OF the
character OF Richard A. Garfield was
brought out today during the cross-ex-
Delahunty. whose suit against canheld
for $4,000 for legal services performed
after the Jerome raid three years and
half ago. Is now on trial before Supreme
Court Justice Newburger and jury.
Immediately after the raid. according
TO Delahunty. Garfield determined to as
sert his rights. the rights of every man
i'm his own house and to teach the officers
OF the county that even II he was a gam
bier, and his house at East Forty-fourth
street the best-known private gambling
establishment in the world, police officers
could not break into his premises with
impunity.
"Canheld wanted II understood" said
Delahunty. "that these officers should
learn that somebody I'm this town was
prepared 10 stand on his legal rights and
that they who violated .he sanctity of
his home should have TO suffer for the
consequences"
IL was wfth tf1Jt faudabte object III
view that Garfield instructed Delahunty
10 sue Jerome, Piper, Inspector Brooks.
Chief OF Police Murphy OF Jersey City
and every other person who dared TO In
terfere with the personal liberty or pri-
vacy OF Richard A. Garfield or his man
Friday. David Buclxlin.
Delahunty brought the suits and" they
were kept very much alive under Cam
fields order until the Dowling bill was
passed, by which Canfeld's customers
could be compelled to testify under prom
ise OF immunity.
Then, having made a deal for his pres
ervation from jail and finding lawyers,
especially Delahunty, who had worked
TO keep him out OF jail for two years
an unnecessary evil, he discharged them
all. paying them all. some under protest
except Delahanty. And he discontinued
the numerous civil suits and abandoned
his intentions OF asserting his civil rights
AS Delehunty sarcastically put II. FOR
Garfield had decided TO forget and forgive
the injuries to his honor and his pres
tige' as the prince of gamblers"
The threatened split over the conceal
ment of the names OF Canfeld's Gus
toners, especially those who failed to pay
promptly, did not occur. but early In the
morning session there was a passage-at-
arms between counsel that looked TO pres
age a repudiation of all agreements. But
Canfield's nod to his lawyers smoothed
the troubled waters for a while again.
j. Snowden Marshall, beginning his
cross-examination tried to get Delahunty
TO admit that at the end OF all the gam
blers troubles, when he decided TO plead
guilty and pay a $1,000 fine. he was left
In precisely the same position as when. on
the night OF the raid. Jerome offered to
let Garfield off with a fine II he would
plead guilty.
Almost two years had intervened, and
Garfield had spent close on 10000 on
legal and other expenses. He has been
quoted as saying that IL cost him nearly
four times that sum, but where the money
went does not appear. He had many
subterranean channels for It's disburse-
ment
Delahunty refused TO allow the truth
OF this statement. He declared 'hat from
the night OF the raid till he. Deiahunty.
was dismissed by Garfield in the row over
the fee to be paid TO Justice Fursman
as associate COUNSEL the gambler had
steadfastly maintained that he would
never plead guilty, that IL would hurt
his prestige and destroy his business.
Delahunty's work resulted in the ouash
Ing of the indictments against Canfield
and Bucklin, and Il was only when Can
field found himself In the grip -uf--tn
Dowling law that he decided to olead
guilty. Meanwhile he and Delahunty had
completely severed connections.