The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-16
PRESIDENT TAFTS
BROTHER ARGUES
FOR TWO HOURS
Attorneys Parcel Out Time in
Encyclopedia Britain
MICA Case.
MR.. WHIPPLE WAKES
ELOQUENT AND SHARP
Proceedings In Court Before
ce-Chancellor Howell
Prove Spicy.

vice-Chancellor Howell opened court
10 o'clock, in order 20 finish the Ency-
clopedia Britannica r~eceivership case,
which commenced yesterday. Sherman
r, Whipple stated he would require
about an hour and q half more in his
treatment of facts, and Z Rfchards VI
Lindabpry, who appears with him. said
he would like one hou for his argu-
s1ent on the applying law. The vice
chancellor then allowed this spacing Of
time and will allow Henry w Taft,
brother Of President Taft, two n a
half hours to reply.
The lawyers had a field day of repair
tee and legal lore today.
Mr.. Whipple at times grew very sar-
castle in his treatment Of the answer
ing ~afidavits, and of some of Robert H.
Mccarter's remarks OF yesterday.
There was always y private agree
ment," he said, between these men as
to their business relations with one an
other; that is, that they share n own
equally the different corporations. all
branching out from the Encyclopaedia
Britannia Company. Mr.. McCarter
said yesterday that there was no writ
ten agreement to this effect. Why, 1t
was put In writing and is contained in
the very letter which he exploited"
In this letter Hooper spoke of how
wonderfully their business had sue
ceeded and been built up.under their
joint direction, and brought stress to
bear on the fact that neither had at
tempted to get the better of the other.
In all the letters the word partner was
used to define their relations,
Now. sir" said Mr.. Whipple, in a
loud tone, and shaking his fist at Mr..
Hooper, you can see just what their
relations were! And you car see how
faithfully Jackson trusted this man
and his brother. Why did he boast of
the fact that neither had tried to bet
ter the other? Had he felt the tempta-
ton before? Was there something on
his mind then of the treachery to jack
son that was to come?
Tn his remarks Mr.. McCarter char
acterized these proceedings as 'revolu-
tionary.' Is it revolutionary in the adj
m~inistration of justice in New Jersey, or
Is 1t unusual to ask the enforcement of
an agreement And this proceeding IS
merely the asking OF the enforcement
OF An agreement fully recited in Dur
bill. and which wa broken by the de-
fenGant. 1t was also limited that such
proceeding would indicate that this
court controlled the destinies of the
,xorld. ! do not claim this, but ! 40
claim that you can enforce his
agreement
Among the other letters spoken of
was one from Hooper after Jackson's
second marriage, in which Hooper
spoke OF a gift he was sending the lat
ter "as a memento Of nine years of
happy partnership All their letters
opened with the salutations Dear Hor-
sces or Dear Walter +
while Mr.. Whipple was speaking of
the alleged ousting proceedings Mr.,
L~indabury remarked that Hooper had
lust returned from Chicago.
eyes, quite SO; he must have gone
there to prepare this trick" said Mr..
Whipple.
ooh. no." laughed Mr.. woolman. who,
Is with Mr.. Taft in the defense, lit
was Just after a Boston trip" tMr.
Whipple comes from Boston.)
mo, sir. No such tick was ever
arranged in Boston. They don't do
such inartistic things there"
Another friendly tilt occurred wheh
Mr.. Whipple stated that the most i'm
portant asset of the firm was the right
to publish the book, which had been
conveyed to them individually.
For the company" interrupted Mr.
Woolman.
Then followed an exchange Of re
marks between counsel, which the vice.
chancellor stopped,
II beg the courts pardon for starting
Mr.. weollnan talking" said MT
whipple. because ! mustn't do this II
we want to get through"
Mr.. TAFT started his argument At ~
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