Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-15
SEN. HUGHES LOSES
FIGHT TO POSTPONE
THE TANG|ERS SUIT
Counsel Declares He Can't Get
Necessary Witnesses in
Time.
ACCUSATIONS OF FAKE
TELEGRAMS ARE MADE
Justice Lehman, of New York,
Orders Action Marked
for Trial.
LFrom a staR Corrernondent.l


Efforts of counsel for Senator William
Hughes, of New Jersey, the case of
James Longworth against the Tan
giers Manor Corporation will go to
trial tomorrow before Justice Irving
Lehman, in Part of the Supreme
Court
Longworth claims title to s1O0. 900
bonds of the corporation. The bonds
he says, were assigned to him as trus-
tee by Hughes. The New Jersey
statesman says he made no agree
ment to transfer the securities.
The Tangier Corporation several
years ago backed real estate scheme
for the development of a large tract
of property on the south shore of
Long Island. An extensive advertise
ing campaign was started. It appa-
rently did not realize authorizations
IT is said that many persons in New
Jersey We're deeply interested finan-
clally in the Tangier proposition.
Many OF the stockholders lived in Pat
erson, Newark and Jersey City.
NO courtroom could be obtained
When the case was called today. 1t
was then agreed to begin the hearing
tomorrow
Ill Feeling shown.
lll-feeling cropped out at the hear
ing during the noon recess TODAY.
Hugh Gordon Miller, representing
Senator Hughes, verbally attacked
Otto A. Gillig, attorney for the plain
tiff. 1t is said he used the world
llar- and asked him to come out
and fight.
"a wv
Miller is a Southerner and accused
Gfllig of having boasted that the case
would never be tried before Justice
Lehman
G1llig laughed and denied that he
had ever made such an assertion.
Miller insisted. Again Gillig laughed,
I'm not going to allow you to ex-
plot yourself in the newspapers al
the expense of Senator Hughes, y
shouted Miller
The smile never left Gillig,s face.
We can't fight here" .thundered
Miller. Come on outside
"Oh, there no use doing that,
said Gillig. You are just a little
bit huffy now. !"
/ Miller made a motion as If to put
well, you're liar he said, "and
| can prove it. can make an affi-
davit to that effect, / dare you to
come outside
The men went out by different en-
frances.
When the case came up this fore
noon Gillig said he was ready to go
on. Miller asked for an adjournment.
He said Frederick j. Quimby, a wit
ness. was out of town.
Gillig refuted the statement imme-
diately.
Mr. Quimby is in town." he said.
Gle was personally served with q
subpoena no later than Saturday
night at Seventy street ami
Broadway"
Miller insisted that the witness was
out of town and showed q telegram.
dated Richmond, Va, in which 1t
was said that Quimby was i'll In that
city and could not attend the trial.
Gillig insinuated that the telegram
was q fake.
'Tf he has gone away, 1t is simply
to escape testifying," charged Gillig
Justice Lehman said that the case
would be marked ready and the trial
would go on.
"The matter of having this witness
here" he went on, addressing Miller,
SIS up to you, and the court also
WOulu llht u kIlOW dDOuL L,
The tale OF Senator Hughes's con-
nection with the Tangiers Manor
Corporation is an involved one dating
back to the early part of 1910, and
through the story is weaved a trail
of high finance, intricate real estate
deals and the apparent disappearance
of 100000 in bonds of the Tangiers
Manor Corporation that at one time
at least on January 20, 1910 were ac-
knowledged by Senator Hughes as
being due to Anderson T. Herd, who
was at that time interested with
Hughes and Frederick j. Quimby in
the Tangiers Manor Corporation
then in process of formation.
It Is these bonds for $10o, 900 that
are now the head and centre of ali
proceedings arising out of the ef-
forts of Mr.. Gillig to obtain DOS
session Of them for James Long
worth, trustee of the New York and
Middletown Realty Company, con-
Germ composed OF wealthy residents
OF Middletown, Conn, whose connec-
tion with the present mixup will be
told later
Gillig's Claim to Bonds.
Gillig bases his claim on the $780,
900 bonds on the following order
signed Herd and accepted by Hughes
on January 20, 1910, the order reading
as follows:
"Will you kindly deliver, as soon as
issued. to James Longworth trustee,
100000 par value of the bonds to be
issued by the corporation acquiring
title to what is known as the ST.
George Manor property at Smiths
Point? Very truly yours,
ANDERSON 7. HERD"
The acceptance reads: "I hereby
accept the above order and will de-
liver the bonds called for therein as
soon as they are ready for issue.
"WILLIAM HUGHES, Trustee"
In his answer to the suit instituted
by Mr.. Gillig, representing Long
worth and the Connecticut syndicate,
Senator Hughes, through Gordon
Miller, his counsel, denies that Herd
was to receive securities of the Tan
giers Manor Corporation In excess of
100000; denies that he (Hughes) was
to hold these securities in trust; de-
nies that he has any knowledge of an
assignment of securities to Long
worth, and denies that he ever re-
ceived such securities.
To refute the above denials of
Hughes there is known to be in exist
ence a contract or agreement between
Herd and Quimby to which the name
of Senator Hughes is attached in
writing. in which he states he agrees
with all of the statements made in
the agreement.
The Agreement.
The statement was made on or
about April 10, 1910, at which time