New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-04
[P|ANGER AGAIN CALLS
STEUER BLACKMA|[ER
o.eIares Reconciliation with
wife Would Have Been Accom-
|oIished Except for Lawyer.
PLAINTIFF TELLS STORY
o,.rged Manager Ended Their
d. confessional Relations Be-
cause Another Actress Did
Not Want Her Employed.

cause Another Actress Did
Not Want Her Employed.
-. standing room only sign was out
4 .sov in the part Of the Supreme
u.here Justice Pendleton and jury
earring the suit of Miss Edith st.
| .oainst Klaw e Erlangsr for $4,000
contract which superseded an al
oral agreement made by Abraham
rr,aneer to pay the plaintiff $40 a
,or life The crowd became so
IN the courtroom that the court at
tents we're unable TO handle the curl
rd a telephone message was sent 10
Gus r,ornev. OF the Elizabeth street
ip.~ Who hurried 10 the court with
sA'O~' ..o,r,en They kept the crowd IN
check. 49,, emit Miss
:, c,a,r. Mr.. Erlanger and Marc Nav
=. ,ortner we're on the stand YESTERDAY
~ r,,sneer began the days proceedings
M continuation of his testimony
WIZ pendleton had decided overnight
',,o,y certain questions asked on Mon
-, Edmund L. Mooney. counsei TOT
u e, clair. TO which William Travers
,.,ora counsel for the defendants nau
/ 's,sctsd The first was whether the VII
Nod risconducted himself with an
- named Ellie Snowaen In june
'am N young's Hotel. Atlantic Ci;y'
IT Ala not" said Mr.. Erlanger.
NJ Mooney asked whether Mr.. Err
orgsr had not been found guilty OF such
.o,duct in the divorce suit brought oy
! bis wife.
NJ Jerome advised his client not 10
answer whereupon Mr.. Mooney handed
80 20 the Justice the record in the divorce
,nn Mr.. Granger said he, Miss Snow
asn and her mother went to Young $
Hotel in his automobile while his wife
vas in Europe.
Court Warns Witness.
He answered a question as to whether
Ne was put out Of the hotel by saying IL
vas AN absolute lie" Justice Pendieton
suggested TO the witness that he be more
careful in the wording of his answers
Mr.. Mooney then asked Mr.. Erlanger
about the Lambs gambol at the Metro
politan opera House in the Spring of 1903.
Were YOU there with Miss Snowden?' lie
asked.
/ The witness replied. II visited her in
box She was there with her mother. No,
did not pay for the box Miss Snowden
occupied"
The examining attorney wanted 70
know whether Miss Snowden was an
actress. "So-called," replied the manager
Injecting a little sarcasm into his tone
fNr. Mooney asked. well, she worked
for Klaw & Erlanger?'
That does not always make them
actresses" said Mr.. Erlanger. and the
audience laughed.
so silly" the witness added.
Mr.. Mooney went into the separation
agreement made by Mr.. Erlanger and his
wife in 1910 Mr.. Erlanger explained, lone
Of the conditions of the separation was
mat Mrs. Erlanger was not to enter the
Office Of Max Steuer again"
Mr. Mooney wanted to know why
your hatred for Mr.. Steuer?'
The witness answered, Because he is
blackmailer. The reason that / did moi
want my wife TO go to him was l ha'
hoped for a reconciliation. The reconcill
alton would have been accomplished IL j
bad not been for Steuer.
Al this point another diversion was
caused by juror y. a white bearded Ole
man. who announced that he could ne
hear the witness except when he was
calling some one liar.
In answer TO the question whether M
had called Max y. Steuer, attorney foi
Miss St Clair. a blackmailer I'm the hope
that it would be published, he replied
What does a man usually make a state
ment for?" The witness acknowledged
calling his wife a blackmailer
sesMr Klaw said on the stand that he die
not mean 10 defraud the plaintiff, anc
when he signed the agreement to pa!
Mss ST. Clair he meant to carry 1t out
On cross-examination Mr.. kla aid hi
signed the contract Ito help a.. partner
out of a bad scandal and save Nnm the
pain that would be caused when MS wife
returned from Europe"
Miss ST. Clair Testifies.
Miss st. Clair testified that she hat
played in several companies owned b,
the defendants and had worked for then
from twelve to fifteen years. She saiC
she had attained high rank as a soubrette
In 1908, she said, Klaw & Erlanger wer'
paying her S65 a week and the Schubert'
offered her $50 a week. She said Mr. Err
larger offered her SO q week and employ
ment for life il she would refuse the offer
She stayed with the defendants and re
ceived the s75 a week for the season o.
ls3-04 Then her salary was increased L
sl09 a week, where Il remained until 1909
Mr.. Granger having promised to increase
the plaintiffs salary according to hel
merit Her last engagement in the EN-
poy of Klaw & Erlanger was In Miss
Innocence. which was owned by Floreni
ziegfeld, jr. When this engagement
closed. she said. Mr.. Erlanger told he
their contract was at an end.
Il told Mr. Erlanger." said the plain
(sn. 1T was because Ellie Snowden tolt
him not to give me any more employment
he said that while he would not place
he with one of his companies, he wa.
|iilling 10 aid me, and suggested that
Iet IN an act and go into vaudeville. III
Promised me the necessary bacKlng' pu
II refused and left the office in anger.
Miss St Clair then told about engaging
,ounsel and having the agreement drawn
That Is now in dispute.
MAKES MEAT HIGH