Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-16
TANGIERS CASE
BRINGS A CLASH
OVER TELEGRAM
Lawyer for Senator Hughes
Asserts That Quimby Could
Not Have Been Reached.
OTHER SIDE CLAIMS
HE WAS IN NEW YORK
Witness Herd Tells of Agree
ments-Case Adjourned Un-
til Next Monday.
IsneclaI to the Newark star.l

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-"Fake tele-
gram allegations that marked the
opening of the case of James Long
worth against the Tangiers Manor
Corporation. Of which United States
Senator William Hughes, of New Jer-
sey, was a promoter, were brought
to the fore again today when Hugh
Gordon Miller, the senator's counsel,
asked Justice Lehman to have them
investigated.
Under an order issued by Justice
Lehman last April, Senator Hughes
will not be required to be a witness.
The action is aimed at Hughes as a
trustee. The New York & Middletown
Realty Company seeks to compel
Senator Hughes to deliver, as trustee,
100000 bonds of the Tanglers, grow
ing out of a realty trade in 1870
It had been insinuated when Miller
attempted to have the trial postponed
yesterday that a telegram purporting
to be from one of his chief witnesses,
Frederick j. Quimby, in Virginia, was
false and that Quimby had actually
been served with a subpoena here no
later than Saturday evening.
Telegram Is shown.
Miller produced the telegram. 1t
was signed Frederick j. Quimby,"
and dated at Roanoke, Va, Sunday,
and read:
Arrange an adjournment of the
Longworth case one week; detained
here on important business. Have
been i'll four days"
He went on to tell how Otto A.
Gillig, counsel for Longworth. claimed
to have served Quimby with a sub
poena at 6:45 o'clock Saturday night
at Seventy-second street and Broad
way.
That could not be so, Miller said
He showed letter from Philip Car
penter, of this city. personal counsel
for Quimby, which enclosed a tele-
gram signed "Quimby." dated at
Roanoke, and received by Carpenter
at 1:3G o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The telegram mentioned that a letter
was TO follow. This letter was re-
eeived by Carpenter. so Miller as
serted, yesterday morning, and had
been mailed in Roanoke Saturday.
THAT is a very serious charge
against me-" said Miller today, "and
! want to have it investigated
{s'I have no chance to do any in
sestigating like that" said Justice
Lehman. "but shall send the case to
Justice Greenbaum, in Part 4, special
term
The understanding was that il Jus
tiee Greenbaum found that Quimby
had not been served with a subpoena
Saturday night he was to send the
tsse back to Lehman.
Witnesses and counsel then went to
Justice Greenbaums courtroom,
where the telegram episode was
taken up.
When Miller had proceeded that
Tar. Justice Greenbaum said:
ut looks as if somebody undoubt-
sdly is departing from the line of
absolute truth,
Miller then said that Quimby had
eft Roanoke Saturday night and was
not in Toledo, O. TIe showed a tele-
gram from Toledo reading: left
New York December for Virginia.
Have not heen in New York since.
{ want prosecution of person who
says ] was there Demand full in
Yestigation. want to testify In case
when il comes to trial.
While Miller was arguing excitedly
,bout this, Justice Greenbaum inter-
united him and said:
Don't let us get indicative. I
I'M going to stay here for two months.
We can have plenty of time to thresb
his thing all out, I am going to hold
)rima facia that this man was served
Saturday night. The other matter
AN be taken up later. and we can de.
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