The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
FUCHS TRIED TOCALL HIN OFF
SO MN FORM OFFIGIII SHE AIS
~ CANNING ClSF.
O'BTlea. Proprietor OF HOT springs. Va.
Woodland CInb. Gets Two Months ana
sI.OOO IIR~ Assistant Corporation
counsel Jack sou Accuses Emit Fuch,.

counsel Jark son Accuses Emit Fuch>.
Hor SPRINGS. Va. Oct. s.-In dl-
minutive court room IN one Of tho annex
buildings Of the Homestead Hotel several
well known men Of New York city were
gathered to-day while justice Of thu
peace and three Virginia lawyers 81 the
old school wrankled and worked them
selves into occasional hts Of fury over
Testimony concerning the Woodland Club
at Hot Springs. raided recently and which
had h-en patronized during its brief ~N-
ist.nC. hy some we'll known folks - IN"
Eastern cities
A. the conclusion OF IN. testimony
Thomas @ Br.en. proprietor. was sem
t-nc.d to s.rv" 'Wo months IN jail and
paw a fine Of 81 uuD
The surprise - the day came whom
william u Jackson A.-,-tan Mt Corporation
Couu~"l 81 New NorA city. svors that ~
had been called Ipuu "a h,~ New y orr
Office yesterday afternoon bv Emil Fuchs.
q lawyer ~ $50 Broadway. New YORK and
that Fuchs had attempted Ia intimidsts
him into remaining away from TO-DAY.
hearing JaoE~ou testified that Furn-
read hun = better t. which I've saw ~.
pended the -IgnatuT. 81 Thomas - Br'"u
lie did not CIV" the contents of the letter.
but said that Fucu~ declared that O'Brien
would get him n h. came To- Hot Springs
to-day adding
-lou are the only witness that Mr..
% BTi-n FEARS II you STAY away We VNl
toe all right Ev.rybuiy will be all right.
Hut Il vuu ~ down and tell what yoI
know. Tor one thing goa Will l">" your
iuh
O Br-u - man Who never gives Ip
and - prepared 10 make u as nasty for
you a. possible Al Won have to do -
let m" bring physician here who will
certify that You are not IN physical
condition Ia make the trip. have "A
letter her. from MIR Brlen winch Ssys
that will he all right
The introduction 81 tins siimonv
threw The attorneys for the defence INTO
confusion and . hurried consultation was
held % BrIeu. whose lawyers appealed
The "a -. 20 h. Bath county Circuit Cour-
which Will convene on November p IL
shown her" 49, q man who made quite
for tune through his connection with
Tammanv Hall contracting firm and lac.
fall was constant companion 81 Lrile
Tim sullivan during his stay here ius'
prior ~ the illness which resulted in ms
death
The Woodland club - preLent iOuS
ahair costing some tSn. OOO. and was bult
by the late I \ Mcintyre of New York
and now stands ia OBriens name
About ten days ago Roswell Colt a young
Harvard man. son 81 Samuel p ooh 81
. h.. IFt.te..N - Rtt
: > the club and afterwsrd said TO several
persons that he had lost quite con
siderable sum of money No tesi imony
was given A. o. Jusi what the amount II
his losses was colt l-n here suddenly
and has not been heard from since
Mr. jackson. the prosecutions chief
witness -nid that he had met Mr. q BrIen
on a Saturday IN April of This wear
| went up TO he club about 10 o'clock
one evening said the witness saw Mr..
- Brien and told hum who ! was I nat
Iseen usherrd into a large elegantly fur
nished hall from which opened a re~taI-
rant 4 hand was playing The caf.
was very hesI'iful MANY ladies and
gentle IN evening dress were coming
and gong | asked - Brien u then" was
a roulette game gong on upstair- ""
sand that q was a club and that he wa
he manager and that u was only Olsen
to members and hat Il | wanted 90 he
com" a member an Application would b-
considered A. = de-h ! wrote on station
ery nv spphca' ,on
-O'Rreu sand NV Application would
have 10 b. submitted TO the hoard ~
governors lie lef' rhe room and in about
Eve minutes returned and said that I hal
been elected lie took me upstaI ant
showed inc the club. Inside n room ""
did not enter | heard a ball rolling around.
| sad | would lis" to go IA and play b'Ir
he MANAGER bcRged nv pardon and
SAID thar a. I was no. IN evening Clothes
wac IN golf lttir"II u would be IupoS-
: ible 80 | went over 10 ne bungalow amt
pay on nv evening dives and when | cane
back asked Mr. . Brien II y would noe
be- oil right for me ro plav roulette.
/ went upstairs 70 room where |
found some sixteen at eighteen ladies
aud gentlemen talking and playing
when asked 4 Ia. had played IN. wiz
ness replied that b." had bought few
rhip- and played ~ little
fortnight later. MI jackson test
fed. b. went 20 the club with n friend
from New York aud asked Mr. O'Brien
II there was a gam" going on Upstairs.
D Brisn replied
ONLY Tor members az the club
Jackson told him that he mem
ISer but O'Bren said there had Ueen SOM
mistake about hi- election
Eugene 4 Perry was put on the stand
10 learn what truth there was IA the story
about Col''s alleged losses lie Jaw
chips Ell over IN. tabl. br' could not
swear 10 any actual gambling
Didn't yOu assist Colt to leave tn.
ritvs- asked Mr.. Stevenson.
COLI came ~ m. in a very perturpad
stat. Of mind and appealed 70 ma
ri.nd 20 assist him IA leaving Hot springs
IN that he might his father. adj
,suc,.d han $50 aud left him. believing
hat he would 20 "a New York.' SAID Mr..