The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-21
B|DURTH Of PROFIT
FROM PERJURY TO
sTEUER, SHE SAYS
00h St. Clair Says She Has
Agreement She Signed for
Granger Suit.
tuS FEE CONTINGENT.
jerome Says Lawyers Con-
tract With Actress Forced
Revelations.
snS FEE CONTINGENT.

WA the extraordinary action oil
Ia 81 Clair. the musical comedy
en6ssA 10 reopen her suit against Kisw
= 0rianger. the theatrical manasers
aoDes TO court. and she makes good her
ooeomination 10 restore to the theat.
S1caf arm the Judgment Of S25.0oO won,
= ne nov oonfesses. by perjury on her
~, certified copy of an agreement
beewesn her and Max d. steuer. her at.
eerney. viii become part Of the court
record. BY this agreement the lawyer
49, Miss st. Clair now sayv. coached
~ In her perjured testimony. was To
rooolve one-Quarter OF all the money
vsung from Kiaw . Granger.
34e agreement, = copy Of which II
- In the hands Of William Travers
Jesema attorney for the theatrical
ons stipulated that steuer wa to 70.
eoevs M1o IN al. which was to be paid
~ he division Of the nrst I'VE pay.
ueents made under the judgment Of the
eeus& The existence Of this ssreeusnt
= Jsroms's rsfutation Of steusr's CON-
DoAant that Klaw . Erianger's attorney
~ tried to ''persecute" him by Oh
eo1ning afbdavits confessing perjury
ftoa Miss 81. Clair when he could
eoally have accepted her consent to .
~ trial without bringing to light
'AeDe siandsrous matters affecting
~
PoRcgo TO MAKE REVELATIONS,
GAYS JGRoMg.
u could have done ~ Mr.. stsusr
ooyu." Jerome declared to-day. land
howe avoided these 'sianderous matters
~ % not ben for the existence OF this
0ontract between Miss 81. Clair and Mr..
o1susr. Under that agreement Miss u.
CAY was In 40 position TO consent 70 Q
~ trial an not making any at.
tenot 70 'psrsscuts' Mr.. steusr; I am
6nUey following the oaiy course Of pro.
ee4urs LETT open 70 me By Misc o.
oon1rs statsmsnts to me-"
ne hsaring on the motion for Q new
eseal viii b held bsfors Justice oo6
-. wednesday.
ee1ss u Claire suit was tried twjcs
~ TIL On both occasions Abraham
+ uriaascr Of Klaw 4 Erlanger openly
oooaoed 0tsusr Of blsolsmaillng him into
agulag the contract on which Miss o.
Chair sued.
{ JIee confession has now brought TO
ut the fact that Erianger's charge
~ taken up BY the Grievance Commit.
~ q The Bar Association and that q
aght 70 bsaag made to have stsusr das-
eossoG Mis- It, Clair made Q state
1oat almilar TO that contained In the
oo1avits aisd ~ Jerome. before the
Grievance committss ON May =.
otsg oAvo CONSCIENCE ALONE
FORCES coNPUSSloN.
~ suit IN which Miss 81. Clair rot
~ 0.to judgment. and In which she
~ admits having psrtursd herself.
80 based on . written contract with
19av . crianssr to pay her os,soe q
yoAr tor ten years. The Arst payment
W asdA When she failed to Get the
eoeeea che sued. and after she got .
veE0Set there vas en- Appeal. which has
~ eesa decided.
- o. clais tsstiasd at the trial that
~ writtsn contract superseded Q YER.
~ agreement made with her BY Abra.
- h Driangsr Of Kiaw 4 Erlanssr
= ~ her a. week for life. Erianser
eoa1eo that such . verbal agreement
eyee existed. He signed the written
eoe6eet. he swors. because steusr
s1rea(ened TO bring . suit on the Al.
leeol vsrbal agreement a. would In.
Weee him In domestic trouble. This II
whnt he called Steuer's biackmail.
Ms o. Clair now admits there never
~ any verbal agreement 70 pay her