New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-11

They must be the bosss letters MT.
Gleason said Cumming replied.
Thereupon MIR Gleason said he told
Cumming. They ought to be turned over
10 the District Attorney at once and
walked out, of the room and left the
apartment with Mr.. Soaring returning
10 the AnSonia.
Didn't See Letters Found.
Mr.. Gleason was asked If he had actu-
ally seen Cumming find the letters. so
that he could swear Cumming had not
put them there.
mo" he replied. ii did not see him
find them"
He had been back at the Ansonia about
an. hour, Mr. Gleason said, when Cum
ming returned and produced the letters
from his coat pocket.
Il took them up stairs" Mr.. Gleason
continued, land put them in the private
safe in my apartment. l read them that
night. You bet I did And as the next
day was Saturday. and would be short
day at the District Attorneys office, |
sealed them in an envelope and took
them to my office downtown on Monday.
Cumming came down TO my office, and
j sent him over to Mr.. McManus's office
with the letters and McManus took them
10 the District Attorneys Office
IF YOU thought they should go to the
District Attorney why did you send
them to Mir McManus, Mr.. Stokess law
yer, instead of the District Attorney"
Mr. Gleason was asked.
The arrangement had been made for
Mr. McManus TO take them to the Dis
trict- Attorney" Mr.. Gleason replied. He
acted only ds an Intern ediary"
Did YOU think you had a legal right
20 take the letters away from the apart
ment VIXEN the police were there in
charge" ne was asked
Il CcTtalnly cid" he replied.
Did you think YOU We're concealing
evidence? Suppose the District Attor-
ney had broken into your safe on Friday
night and found those letters there
wouldn't you have been in a mighty bad
position
Il certainly would have" Mr.. Gleason
heartily agreed. But my acts prove my
protestatiOns OF innocence"
TIE question was put to Mr.. Gleason
in many different forms if he had taken
all OF the letters to Mr.. McManus and
what proof there was that they all
reached him He was also asked if he
sent them all and if he was sure that
Cumming did not retain some af them.
Original Package Delivered.
Il certainly did send them ALL" Mr..
Gleason said And the original sealed
package l sent tied with the identical
string that l used. reached Mr.. Nc
Manus. ! received think it was-ten
letters and two kilograms, and they were
the ones that were produced in court"
Mr.. Gleason said Stokes had never
Seen the letters after they were found.
81 told him they We're found he said.
~ told him that they were in the proper
hands"
Mr.. Gleason was asked If the thought
had occurred 10 him that il was proper
for Cumming 10 take the letters and for
him 10 receive them because Mr.. Stokes
had paid Miss Graham 5000 for them.
and Cumming was only recovering the
property Of his employer.
II thought OF that" he replied. but 1
decided that my duty was TO the District
Attorney"
Didn't you find a conflict between
your duty 10 the District Attorney and
your duty to Mr.. Stokes, your client?'
was asked.
ITO hell with Stokes said AR Glea-
son.
Mr. Gleason said ne had not known
that Sullivan had been in the habit Of
doing private detective work for Mr..
Stokes and his friends. 81 don't know
all that goes on around the hotel he
said.
Mr.. Gleason added that he had written
a letter 10 Commissioner Waldo yester-
day offering 10 testify at any time as TO
his knowledge of the finding of the
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