The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-13
mrs. LOEBINCER DISCHARGED
WONT nom HER
ON MRS. W. RT tGHS PEA.
o., en ConcetiinE Al mat Compiai naniS
witnesses Would ~ ear Tn. There u
NJ Ease cant y Lad, s!uesi of the
Hoffman House Ne On vacation;

W CaSe CaR't y Lad, s:aesi of the
Hoffman House Ne On vacation;
Mrs. sofia Loebingar walked out Of the
York VILE uohce court yesterday freed
OF the charge made against her 10y Mrs.
Sarah Alice Cunningham Murtagh, who
had accused her uf the larceny nj tl2S.
There Was disappointment among many
women supporters Of Mrs MuHagh who
had come to- court To testify Tor MIS-.
Murtagh lecainss Magistrate Herman
declined to hear them after Mn. loebin-
gers lawyer had said that he would con
c,.d. anything they would have testified
to.
The proCpding- were th" outcome ot
the fractional war among the sunrag"tt"s
IN East Twenty-third street. Mrs. Muir
tagh having charged Mn. l.osbinger with
obtaining sI2S from her on the falsa' rep
rs-entatIons that the National Woman
suffrage Union was Incorporated and
! that Mrs Isosbinger was its treasurer
Mrs Luehingsr came 20 court with her
brother and counsel. David Neubergcr,
aud Misc Mary Col...ia., the lawyer
Mr. Neut-rgrr hrgan at OI.ce 10 cross
axamin. Mrs Murtagh and h. wanted
, tn know Il she lived at the Hoffman hou-"
which she had gwen m the court papers a.
her residence She sand that she did and
I the lawyer called Col. Peacock. clerk oil
the Hoffman Hous-. who testified that
Mrs. MurtaRh had not heen guest there
sine. June " Mrs Muuagh wanted 10
know II lady could not te on vacation
! and still have town Address, "A question
which was not adludlCated.
To a question whether she had not
soma fifteen cases IN court IN which she
made charges against lawyers. Judges
/ and other par.ons Mrs Murtagh replied
! ma jestically that she was witness Tor
the state and for the United States and
/ that until she had testified IA court IN
thu-- Cases she would rrfu-. To tell Mr.
I N.ul.rg.r what cases she Wa Interested
in 1 am a Witness for tn. Government
against men higher mp she SAID, hut the
, Identities IT the Mes-rs Higher Up wrrr
not disclosed
To a question bv Mr. N~'IUergsr as
TO whrl her she had NOT been forced by
the polio. of Washington To aunt tn"
, CITY on short motto" because she mad
attempted to COMPROMISE two congress
men and senator Mrs Murtagh
answered No Mas a nurse IN the
p family 81 Secretary HttchcocS
Ask-d 4 Mrs l.o.binger had sworn
on the Rhl., that She was treasurer Of
, TN. National Woman Suffrage Union
Mir NurtARh made th.. response No
Whs' would "A Bill" n- doing among
/ poiItici4ns'
Mrs Murtagh. si,Il under cross eyami,
nation sad rha' she had gwen the tl2'
To Mrs IoeDInGcr 10 help paw IN" expenses
of a maya ylfI, which waS To toe puullsheSt
for the purpose Of paving the organilA
tIonS rent and That IN. rent Tor June
had then h.rn due When asa 81 u
Mrs Ilo.'h.user had not sent back the
money -he said only a part Of II had beer
cen back and that she had dsClnsSi
J 10 acrept that as she wanted the ful
sum Counsel asked her n a sig,naturs
20 a letter which he handed her Na-
hers and she ~ id
4 refuse Ia answer NV name has
been forged TO stocks and INV stock Na-
stolen Thus NAV H.. another signature
thai was forged
When Nagi-tra'" Herman announced
that h.. had d"cId.-i TO dtSchArg" the
defendant Nh Neuberg-r ash ~ for a
warrant for Mrs Nurtagh on a .harge
Ut perjury hasi1g his request on an
davi'S hy Mrs IG"nIng"r and Miss Cole
man ~. zaii that Mrs MurfaCh had
c-pmmItts-i p"rJury IN saving that she
IIv,-i ~ 'ha Hoffman Hons" and also IN
having Testified that = Mr. Houburg
hai seen Mr. IJnahing-f raJ-Iv- the si25
" hen IA fact the money had h'..n sent
bV mat
Mr. Nurtagh met this move hv ass
Iug for warrant for Mr. N~ub-rger
for perjury IA that n" secured IN" pOsi
pon"fnsn' - ia" h..aTtng S@s'k ago
ON tho statement that Mrs Ip.btngrT
was M Mr. NUrtarh Said she hai EN-
rIov.d detectives Who would swear
thai MR. Io.biuger was not ~ a. the
tI'u. Tia. Magistrate. however. refused
~ issue .-n.r Narran' ask 81 for and
r.f.rr,i Mr N"uberger when the attor-
nov d.clt r.-i Irs Nurftgh - b." "A dan
g.-puS woman. 70 rho District Attorney :