Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26

for Mrs. Watson had becn brought in
by the Jury before Judges ,'nNa am
Wheeler in the United ota.,s circuit
court of Vermont the foreman OF the
jury. 1. p. Hartshorn, and three of tho
lawyers who had appeared for Mrs. Wat
son, sent letter to Frank Plumley. now
member of Congress from Vermont, but
who at that time was the United States
attorney for Vermont.
No action was ever taken towards
prosecuting the perjury charge. because
Mrs. Watson, according to dispatches
from Vermont, did not want to- appear
against the man who had sued her, and
his principal witness, who was one Felix
McCloskey Of Brooklyn The letter 20
Mr. Plumley, of which the original Is re-
ported to have been lost was not signed
by any members Of the jury except the
| foreman
| TWO WHO SIGNED LETTER DEAD
The &C. A. Prouty," whose name is at
tached to the letter, is now member OF
the United States interstate commerce
commission. In 1890 he was Vermont
lawyer and was an associate counsel for
Mr.. Watson. The Judge Lacombe,' be-
fore whom the case was tried. Is at pres
ent one of the United states district court
Judges OF the southern district of New
York. Judge Hoyt o. Wheeler Is dead
and so Is "A. p. Hunton," vino was one
of the lawyers for Mrs. Watson William
y. G Stickney, on tho other land is still
living at Bethel, VT
How the copy came to he made is ex-
planned In the following sitter, of which
Judge Curtis has the original.
"Northleld Vt, Nov. Is. 1896
''Oftc2 OF Frank Plumley,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
"ULate L. S. Attorney,
"William y. c. Stickney, Esq, Bethel,
| "Vt:
Dear sir:-Inclosed and copy of petit
ton, as per request.
IF 1t is for the use of n client, who is
to be benefited thereby, 1t has taken con-
siderable time to look up the files and II
is worth st. But if it is for .he 2onven-
ience and accommodation of yourself II
will be nothing.
You: very truly.
l. (Signed) FRANK PLUMP IiY."
MCLOSKEy MAY BE NEAD.
Concerning the present whereabouts .
Felix McCloskey, Judge Curtis, who Il
the father of Assistant Corporation Coun
} sci George NJ Curtis, Jr. said he knew
: rery little, but had heard that he wa!
: dead. Beyond the fact that McCloske,
: had been a witness for Lawyer Sulzer IL
the suit against Mrs Watson, Judge Cur
tic said that he knew very little abou
him, though he recollected having hcart
that he was connected with the "lotter.
I company From other sources 1t wa
l learned that McCloskey was son of
former sergeant-at. arms of the House
, and that he was follower of Boss
i, Hugh Mclaughlin of Brooklyn
0 II will not discuss this matter in an,
= form, and will not go into .he merits o
2 the case said Judge Curtis, who at on
l time served on the bench of the marin
e court, which later became the city cour
b of Manhattan. At present he has a Law
t office at Beekman street
+ Il don't want TO harm anyone. and hav
no interest in the matter, but since tn
case has been alluded 20. l believe tn
records ought to be made public
Judge Curtis said that about the tim
of the will suit of his client, Mrs. Wat
son, whose maiden name was Mary Maui
Carr. daughter of Walter S. Carr, VII
liam Sulzer had occupied a room il
Judge Curtiss suite of offices on Broad
y way, and that after the will suit had bee
T terminated the suit for fee wa
o brought In the United States crcu
a court of Vermont against Mrs. Watson