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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
POLLOK MAKES LAW DIZZY
But Deputy Sheriffs Finally Get
Six Day Race Promoter.

Harry Morgan Pollok. manager Of
boxers and one of the promoters Of the
six-day bicycle race. now in progress at
Madison Square Garden, was before Judge
Smith in the City Court yesterday for
contempt of court. Pollok had been ar
rested earlier in the day by Deputy Sheriff
Winters who had alternated with Deputy
Meter at the Garden in watching all
night for the promoter, until they grew
DIZZY looking at the wheels 90 around.
Dandy Darke, "a tailor. had Pollok ar
rfsted II appears Darke made several
suits Of clothes for the sporting man hve
Years ago There remained an item OF Slp
70 favor Of the tailor which he has been
liable 70 collect. The judgment was taken
"a 1911. Since then DarSe has obtained an
oder to examine Pollok in supplementary
foceedings, which Pollok disregarded, as
ne did a subsequent order TO show cause
Why he should not be punished for con-
Tempt OF court. Finally the order for ms
arrest was issued. member of the law
Tn Of Begg. L, g g. Begg, who repre-
sented the tailor. held out for $40 costs
Wnen the matter came before justice
smith, but the court seemed TO think
ar Begg well repaid II he succeeded In
setting the $40. Pollok explained he mad
wen out Of the city for a long time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10

Judge Holt followed a finding of Judge
same matter.
Judge Rogers, in the decision concurred
in by Judges Lacombe, Coke and Ward,
after mentioning that it was expressly
stipulated by both parties that any
printed decision of any court Of Eng
land material to the issues in the suit
might be received in evidence at the trial,
said Ia part:
las all the transactions took place in
England, there is no doubt that the law
of England, as the place where the con-
tract of acceptance was made and was
rights and liabilities"
Further on Judge Rogers said: 1.-The
testimony established that the instrument
in the suit is an unconditional bill OF
exchange under the law of England; that
It's acceptance by the Bank of Liverpool
was absolutely unconditional; that the
presenter of a bill Of exchange to the
drawee for acceptance does not, under
the laws OF England, implicitly warrant
the genuineness of an accompanying
document or attached bill Of lading
that the duty to investigate and deter
mine to the satisfaction of the party
ultimately liable, the genuineness of
documents accompanying the bill Of ex-
change lin this case the bill of lading)
rests upon the person who authorizes
the acceptance. in the case before us the
plaintiff herein.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
LAWYER HELD IN SWINDLE
Finkel Found Fake" Damage
Suits Profitable, 1t Is Said.

S. Henri Finke, a lawyer who is said
to have obtained about 10000 by fake
damage suits. pleaded not guilty OF grand
larceny before Judge Swami in General
Sessions yesterday. He was released in
$500 bail.
one indictment charges that Finkel
attempted to obtain 5000 from the
Travellers Insurance Company Of Hart
ford Conn, by a fraudulent suit. 1t is
alleged that the plaintiff who presented
physicians certificate Of serious in
jures necessitating medical treatment
for seven weeks, did not receive such
injuries The second indictment charges
the obtaining Of 500 from the CONNER
cial Casualty Company of Newark by
means OF the same manufactured testi-
mony.
Evidence in the hands of Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney John NJ Minton, jr., IL is
said. shows that the plaintiff never Tell
down coal chute as he alleged. 1t is
charged that he received SIS for testify
ing that he did receive such injuries and
that the physician who certified to them
received s.. The remaining 81, it IS al
legged, went to F'inkel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Broker Drops His Divorce
Suit and Court DismiSSeS
Wife'S Action.
"CANNED" LETTERS
OPENED IN VAIN
End Is Not Yet, However, tor
Mysterious Summons was
Filed on Saturday.

Another unusual twist was given IN the
Supreme Court yesterday TO the already
much disjonted matrimonial affairs Of
John BOYD Gray, a member of the Stock
Exchange firm of Fuller & Gray. and Mrs.
Justine Sutton Gray.
This couple were married and then di-
vorced and subsequently were remarked
to each other. Then each again sued for
divorce. The suit of Boyd against his
wife was withdrawn when II came before
Justice Page yesterday because II was
found there was no evidence to sub
stantiate the allegations. The counter suit
Of Mrs. Gray was placed on trial. and
that was dismissed later in the day by a
Jury on instructions from Justice Page
because of lack of evidence. The Grays
are still husband and wife.
Efingham +. Sutton. a brother Of Mrs.
Gray, testified that before Gray started
on a trip to Europe he wrote number of
affectionate letters, and left them all in
New York, to be mailed from time to time
to his wife, who was then in Bermuda
The witness also quoted his brother-in-
law as saving that nc had gone 10 Europe
on the same steamer with BESSIE Clifford.
an actress. who was brought into the suit
by Mrs Gray. Sutton said Gray spoke of
having called on Miss Clifford in London.
When further questioned about the
bundle OF letters which Gray left behind
to be mailed to his wife, Sutton, who WIS
a confidential clerk in the office Of Gray.
explained that Gray told him to open any
letters that Mrs. Gray sent for him in his
absence. and send one of the canned"
letters In response
"Mr. Gray did not want my sister TO
know" said Sutton. "of his trip 10
Europe and took this means TO make
her think he was in New York"
Miss Anna V. Carrigan. trained
nurse. testified that Gray had said 10
her he did not blame his wife FOR being
angry at him.
Following the dismissal If the case in
court another turn was given To the Cray
affairs by the filing Of "a summons I'm the
office Of the County Clerk Of still another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
DECISION QUASHES
$4,5O0,OOO SUITS
Test Cotton Judgment, Won
First by English Firm,
Is Set Aside.
CHECKS LITIGATION
INVOLVING BIG SUM
Judge Rogers Declares New York
Bank Didn't Guarantee Forged
Bills of Lading.

In the first decision of importance writ
ten by Judge Henry Wade Rogers. until
recently dean of the Yale Law School,
the United states Circuit Court of APP
peals yesterday reversed the Judgment
for $3.50 directed by Judge George c.
Holt in the Federal District Court in
favor of a. Hannay e. Co, cotton mer-
chants. of Liverpool, England. and
against the Guaranty Trust Company.
AS the judgment now set aside was
render ed In the first OF a series of test
suits I'm which it was sought to fix la
bility upon New York banking houses for
the forged cotton bills of ladlng which
they discounted for Knight, Yancey &
Co, of Decatur. Ala. and Steele Miller
&c Co.. of Corinth. Miss, before the fail
ure of those firms in 1910. Judge Rogers
ruling practically quashes litigation in
volying the sum Of $4,000
In support OF the argument made by
William ID. Guthrie that it was incon-
on the basis of guaranteeing the genuine
ness of bill of exchange, the Guaranty
Trust Company called as its principal
expert witness Sir John Paget. *. c.,
and lecturer on banking at the Unit
vcrsity of London. The English ex-
pert stated that 1t was contrary TO estab-
lished banking custom In England to hold
bank responsible for the genuineness
OF a bill Of lading. but he explained that
the law OF Great Britain regarding eX-
change differed from that of the United
States.
In directing the judgment for a. Han
nay & Co on a draft for $3.50, which
was supposed TO be secured by a bill OF
lading for one hundred bales Of cotton,
but which. after being Endorsed by the
Guaranty Trust Company, and paid by
the Bank Of Liverpool, proved to be a
forgery. Judge Holt held that the draft
was conditional on the shipment Of the
cotton referred to on the face of il, and
on the attached bill OF lading He re-
fused 10 consider Mr. Guthrie's contention
that the action should be governed by
the English law and held that the Guar
anty Trust Company. by discounting the
draft. guaranteed that the cotton had
been shipped. In making this ruling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
TO DECIDE BANKS COURSE
Directors of Bayonne First Ma
tional Meet Friday.

AS National Bank Examiner Charles
II. Chapman has announced that ne would
not permit the recognizing of the First
National Bank of Bayonne, which he
closed on Monday. until 1t was reor-
ganized, the directors announced yester-
day they would meet Friday night, TO
decide what course is to be pursued
II is probable that Chapman's hint
that 1t would be wise to GUST George
II. Carragan. the president; William II.
Vreeland, vice-president, and Hyman
Lazarus. director. will be seriously
considered. Carragan has been severely
criticised for his methods. 1t beinE said
that his policy on loans was too liberal.
One of the institutions hardest hit by
the banks closing was the Y. VI. c.
A.. of Bayonne. Last summer IL con-
Quoted a campaign for a $4,000 building
fund OF this amount, $1,000 had been
paid in, and deposited in the First Ma
tionaI. Several fraternal organizations
also will suffer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
WALDO AFTER GAMBLERS
Commissioner Tells About De
stroying Their Paraphernalia.

Commissioner Waldo gave out a state
ment yesterday covering the activities OF
the police in suppressing gambling houses
and other disorderly resorts. The stat =
ment says that before the coming OF
Waldo gamblers were In the habit of get
ting writs OF replevin. and in that way re-
covering any gambling paraphernalia
which the police had seized.
The Commissioner said that at his sus-
gestion the practice Of destroying gam
bling implements as soon as they were
seized had been adopted.
An estimate Of $1,000 is placed on the
value Of the property destroyed. From
June !. 1911, TO November 90 1913, Sls gam
bling places were closed and 1873 arrests
were made. Five hundred and sixty-one
convictions resulted, while l6j cases are
still pending. The statement says that
50 ,2l8 was collected in fines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
SON TRAILS DR.. HENDRICK
TO SPRING ALIMONY TRAP
Lad Sees Father Passing Elk
Wife's Home-Arrest Doctor
in Saloon Fight.

DR. Charles c. Hendrick, divorced
twelve years ago by his wife and ordered
TO pay alimony of so a week; once con-
victed and later acquitted of conspiring 20
get the estate Cf Henry NJ. Bennett,
Pittsburgh millionaire, who, Laura Big
gar. the actress. asserted, was her COM
mon law husband, and so concerned with
Miss Biggar that Mrs. Hendrick, suing for
alienation of affection, won verdict Of
81, 900 from the actress, which later was
reversed, was passing the house of mis-
former wife, at No. 90 Carroll street
Brooklyn I'm an auto last night. when his
son. Thomas, sitting on the stoop, recog-
niZed him.
The boy hurried in TO tell lis mother
who has a warrant against the physician
charging contempt of court in that he has
failed to pay several thousand dollars in
back alimony. Mrs. Hendrick told the boy
TO get a policeman and have her former
husband arrested.
With Patrolman Conroy, the lad trailcd
Dr. Hendrick to David Davidson's asloon
at No. 2ss Columbia street, Brooklyn
Conroy refused to make the arrest, say
ing II was civil matter.
Davidson. who lives in the same house
as that occupied by Mrs. Hendrick, took
a part in the conversation and quarrelled
with the physician. a fight ensued and
Conroy arrested both men. taking them
10 the Hamilton avenue station, Brook
lyn, on charges Of disorderly conduct
Davidson was baled out. but the physi-
clan was unable TO find a rescuer.
When Mrs. Hendrck learned o. this
she notified two private detectives, who
went with the warrant 10 the station
prepared 10 serve it II Or. Hendrick is
bailed out. His case will go to the
Butler street court, Brooklyn, this morn
ing. and the warrant will be served at the
first opportunity.
Ten years ago the physician kidnapped
Thomas, but the boy was recovered in
Vermont. Two years later ne tried 10
get hold of Mary, his twelve-year-old
daughter. There is a third child, Joseph,
fourteen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
N. Y. UNIVERSITY PLANS
Consulting Architect Named to
Help Develop Campus.

FRANK Miles Day. If Philadelphia. was
appointed consulting architect Of New
1ork University yesterday by the COM
mittee on the University Heights prop
erty. Mr.. Day will advise with Frede-
rick Law Olmstead. of Boston, who as
landscape architect has been working
out plan for the development of the
Schwab property. Mrs. Russell sages
gift to the university.
This property has been added 10 the
campus since the original design by
stanford White, and it will be the task
of the advisory board to extend and
adapt the White plan to the entire forty
acres so as to preserve the trees and
natural beauties of the estate.
Mr.. Day was member of the advisory
board of the new Johns Hopkins tni-
versity. and has built college buildings
for Cornell University and the University
of Pennsylvania.
The university campus in 9'hc Bronx
is one of the largest single plots in
the city, and is protected by special
clause in the city charter from div.sIon
by streets. 1t has frontage II 1900
feet on Sedgwick avenIe, Ito feet on
Hall of Fame terrace. and 600 feet on
University avenue, and is flanked on the
west by University Park and on the
east by the old Croton aqueduct. The
land is valued by The university a;
81. OF $685..
The university also retains the OIL
site on the east side of Washington
square for it's Law School and School OF
Commerce. and the site on First avenue
opposite Bellevue Hospital for its Medi-
cal School and the Ca,negia Laboratory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
PAUL Armstrong DIVORCED
Playwright's Wife Gets Final
Decree and $500 Alimony.

Mrs. Rella Abel Armstrong is no longer
the wife Of Paul Armstrong, the play
wright, Justice Lehman yesterday slsh-
ing the final decree of divorce. They
were married in London fourteen years
ago.
The court awarded to Mrs Armstrong
the custody Of her three daughters. Anna
bel, Myrell and Elizabeth, and gave the
wife $500 a year alimony.
Mrs. Armstrong named Catherine CAL
vert, leading woman in company pre-
senting one Of Armstrong; plays, as CO.
respondent. and the referee who heard
the action recommended decree for Mrs.
Armstrong on the evidence given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
CODE REPORT LANGUISHES
Herbst Says Grimm Won't Sign
Building Document.

Alderman Herbst, chairman Of the build
ing code committee OF the Board Of Alder
men. acknowledged yesterday his inability
to get the requisite number of members Of
his committee TO sign the report he has
written on a proposed new code. The
committee had been lined up five To five.
Alderman Grimm, the eleventh member,
Icing on the fence. Alderman IIerbst now
says that Grimm has refused to sign the
report and it will not be presented to the
Board of Aldermen unless one Of the
members changes his mind. which is not
likely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
NEEDLE CASE BAIL LOWER
Megaro, First Held in 5000,
Released on $1,000 Bond.

Bail i'm the case Of Armand Megaro.
who was held in $4,000 following a charge
by the Newark police that he had
prckcd Mrs Marjorie Graf I'm the arm
with poisoned needle. was reduced TO
5000 yesterday ny Judge Hahn. on the
motion Of the prisoners counsel. J. Vic
tor D'Aloia. Megaros uncle furnished
bail. and the prisoner was released.
Captain Tuiic OF tn" detective bureau
said he had no further evidence to Of
fer I'm the case. He made no objection
10 the reduction OF bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
More JOY for Daimlers.

More wherewithal for the JOY Of exist
ence has come TO William Daimler and
his wife. No. "a East Sd street. the small
family i'm straitened circumstances which
has been aided from time 10 time since
THANKSGIVING Day by readers of The
,r,ih,,ne who learned of the old couples
sad plight Yesterday they were the re-
ciplents of a s. bill, the gift of a Good
Samaritan" who desires his name with
nd THE husband. who is still jobless'
savs he'd be happy If lac could get work
in a stable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
Dinner for Judge Mahoney.

Judge Jeremiah r. Mahoney or the
NVurt Of General Sessions. who was APP
sD"nted by Governor Glynn to fill out
Wy Term Of the late Judge O'Sullivan
~, III be guest Of honor at a dinner given
hiP friends at the New York Athletic
up Thursday evening. December IS.
fnlong the guests will be Governor
a1hh, Mayor Kline, Controller Prem
s.lgast. John Purroy Mitchell, President
.YAneny Dudley Field Malone, Collect
me Port James L. Sullivan viii be
's toastmaster.
before, his appointment Judge Ma
'ey was Commissioner Of AG"""nis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
christmas Seals Put on Sale.

The Rcd Cross Christmas seals are
nov ON sale. Frank II. Mann secretary
~ the Committee on Prevention OF
TubercuIosis. said yesterday that many
new advertising methods were oeliis uSeu
TO boom the sale of stamps. Inc COM
mittec sent out 375 express ana deil'erS
wagons last week with display siehs'
Blotters have also been sent proauc"S''
MIR. Mann said everything pointed 10
good financial return from the sale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10

action brought by Mrs. Gray against her
husband This summons was served on
Gray last Saturday. There is nothing on
file 10 show just what it is about and the
attorneys refused to talk about it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10

IF there was any negligence 1t was IN
the acceptor, not i'm the payee, and there
Is TO reason to throw off the loss from
one innocent man upon another innocent
man"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-01-22

teresting people. The price OF the
book is fifty cents and it can be or
dered direct from Rev r. G. Lee, Fur
man University. Greenville, s. C.-The
Baptist Courier.
Rev. r. G. Lee is pastor OF the Bap-
tist church at Waterloo and has been
serving the charge at Princeton for
several years. He preached his first
sermon at Waterloo several Sundays
ago and made very favorable impress
sion upon the audience.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-01-22
WRITES HIS FIRST BOOK.
Minister Serving Charges in this Coun.
ty Author Of a Book just off the
Press

Minister Serving Charges In this Coun.
ty Author Of Book Just off the
Press.
We have received for editorial re-
view a copy of Rev. Robert G. Lees
book. Bothersome Fanatics So great
has been the pressure of work in these
recent weeks that we have not found
an hour to give to this first hook of
our young friend. Mr. Lee is a mem
ber OF the senior class in Furman Cni-
versIty and is the pastor of several of
our best country churches. He is de-
servedly very popular as preacher
and has a host of friends who will
take the greatese interest IN his work.
The fact is tAat it is a unique book.
The chapters are; THE Pick-a-Fault
Family; The I-Hcar Family; The
Knock-Around Family; The Long Fac
ed Family; The Know Much Family:
The Put-Off Family; The Spell Family;
and The Thcy-Sa Family These ere
all truly bothersome families when we
meet them within the walls OF a house;
but in Mr. Lees book, so far as We
have been able to Judge, they arc in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-01-22


victory when it cost Stonewall Jack
son, not to mention the hundreds of
chivalrous men now aforementioned
individually save by friends and low
ed ones who cherish their memory as
heroes whose deeds illumine history.
Though Jackson and Lee have we'll
established claims on the admiration
on all military men, the old question
of the credit for conceiving the Chan
cellorsville plan seems constant to
spring up again. 1t is interesting to
read Col, Henderson, the great biog-
rapher OF Jackson: We have rec
ord of few enterprises of greater dar-
ing than that which was then decided
upon; and no matter from whose
brain it emanated on Lee the bur
den of responsibility; on his
shoulders and on him alone, rested
the honor of the Confederate arms,
! the fate of Richmond and the indie
pendence OF the south and IL we may
suppose, so constant was the design
proposed with the strategy which
Jackson had already practiced, that
to him (Jacksom it's inception was
due, it is still to Lee that we must as
sign the higher merit. II is easy to
conceive. 1t is less easy to execute.
But to risk cause and country. name
and reputation, on a single throw and
to abide the issue with unninching
heart, is the supreme exhibition of
the soldiers fortitude."
AS stubborn, unconquered fighter
see Lee at Sharpsburg, the blood
lest day of the war each side having
lost about a quarter of its fighting
strength, with fewer than forty thou
sand men he fought an army OF sew
enty thousand and repulscd them so
cffectually that Mcclellan showed no
disposition to resume fighting the
next morning. After the battle Long.
street and Jackson, thodgh Jackson
usually concurrcd with Lee, urged
dauntcd spirit of Lee rcbcllcd at the
thought Of rctreating while a chance
remained, and ne replied: "Gcnu'e-
men, ! Shall remain wEara | ann If
Mcclellan offers me chance | shall
fight again"
Roper says much in praise of Lee
acre and adds Nor could any tr13ns
have more fully justified tine rcli-
ancc their leader put in them than
the troops of the army of Northern
Virginia
But the south cXults not so much
in the ripe genius OF war as i'm the
stately man, the courtly gentlemen,
the humble Christian In looking
back we thing more of the moral
grandeur of man than of his sur
tactician We think of how he re-
passing exploits as statcgist or
nounced military rank OF the highest
in the service wherin he had dis
tinguished himself for the sake of
cause, even thinking of enisting as
a private. We seem to hear him
cheer respondent subordinate and
take to himself all the blame: we see
him tower above the purely human
in man as he looks at the half
hearted support of Longstreet at Get
tysburg
We do we'll to remember General
Lee No life in history better repays
careful study. And as we think of
the man and the cause we get new in
spiration from his wholly unsclfish
life, his pure and radiant spirit, his
implicit trust in God, and his faith
in the ultimate triumph of right.
May the south ever regard men and
lofty character above all else and
continue steadfast in those old ideas
and traditions which in large meas
ure nodded Lee