The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-12
rHAW ON THE WITNESS STAND
HEARD HiRTRIDGE LOST $1,000
THlW MONEY ar nos LETTE.
HaFtrisige Mad Denied That-ssea. Traey
and Jshn v. Mcintyre Appsaase var
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Harry X Thaw was a witness yesterday
IN the United States Circuit Court in the
trial Of Clifford W Hartridge's suit against
Mrs. Mary 4. Thaw 90 recover So. go.
balance % counsel fees
The Court limited ThAWs direct ex-
animation 10 half an hour The croes-
examination lasted nearly an hour
Neither SIDE Was able to draw out from the
witness much that was important or
relevant. Thaw's answers were frequently
mere iTreieVancies. and the Court inter
Tupted several times To- urge haste.
William r. Wilder. counsel for Mr.
Hartridge. at first objected 20 Thaw
testifyinG. on the ground that he had been
legally adJudged insane and could not
be a competent witness. Judge Holt was
inclined TO agree with Mr. Wilder. but
said he would allow Thaw Co testify and
let the jury take the testimony for what
u vas worth
Thaw gave ready answers to most Of
! the questions psIt Ia hmm. hut they were
often unduly prolonged and vague. He
said he had retained HartridRe as counsel
hecause he was a friend I'D TO Deceun-
Der, IsS. he had paid Hartridge Ss7. IOs
and then thought "a was time "a give
over tho charge of expenditures TO John
Gleason. He prOfe-eed not to know
that hartridRe had been spending his
and his mothers money Ia prevent women
Of the Tenderloln from spreading stories
hurtful To the IhaW inseFcsts nor did
hArtrIdge 10 his knowledge deal with any
womansWho had claims against Thaw
ThaW said that a Was IN september and
October. iaoa. that he heard about Hart
ridge frequenting gambling houses and
losing ST. 40 Of the ThaW money al
roulette Mr. HArtridge has denied losing
Thaw money m gambling
Mrs Ihaws counsel sprang q hypo-
thstsoal question yesterday 20 offset the
effect Of that read last week by Hart
ridges counsel and in answer 90 which
James W Osborne and William Rand. Jr
estimated Hartridgc's services To be worth
from tl2s,ooo TO tlSs.OaD. The defence's
hypothetical QUESTION WAS ASKED oG Gen
BENJAMIN p. Tracy and John p Mcintyre.
Both thought that SIS egO would amply
reward Mr. HAFtridRe
Gen Tracy said he was one OF the co1In-
sci for Henry Ward BSecher in the famous
Tilton- BeeCher case and for a year. work
60 which he devoted his entire time he
received $40 D.
Mr. Mcintyre said that he Melted S.aOOO
~ the two Hams trials IN laOs and 1870
He had asked for more than Sp.OOO. he
-aid
We'll. the Hams family was not wealthy.
and that N why you didn't get more, isn't
it, asked Mr. Wilder
No. | wouidBt charge the rich any
more than anybody else said Mr.
Mclntyre
sir. wili.r objected IN the statement
in the d~fence's hypothetical question
that Mr. Hartridge was a frequenter Of
gambling houses. The Court refused,
however. a. have "a stricken ou.
While Mr. Mcintyre was testifying
Gen Tracy was sked 10 read Mr. Milder's
hypothetical question II last week. He
was then asked II there were any state
menLs ia that question which would lad
him to change his estimate Of the value
Of Mr. Hartridge's services.
Nothing substantial tho General
replied
Both sides rested at ~ y. ". and
counsel will sum M to-day
ThAG went hack tn Matteawan last
night and hl- mother vent too. saying
that she regretted that both could not
hear the ca-e to the end.