The evening world., 1913-08-07
AN Adjustment Satisfactory to
the Town Has Been Made"
Says Counsel.
ACCUSED MAN PROTESTS
Lawyer Demands That His
Client Shall Be Heard and
Justices IVORY"

An unex plained halt pat to-day upon
the judicial INQUIRY at Lynbrook. L. l..
into the retseutty .ot Miss Florence
Hans chilf now ~ charge upon the
town. has caused wsltsr OF excite
ment Alnoss the interested sossips and
brought = vehement protest from will
lam P.tw.IiaiY. jr.. ~ wealthy church
worker. INA sphilaithropist who vas
named BY tiis infants mother a. the
father Of fhp sofiorn little waf.
\ tho sdjourhhSpt Of the inquiry was
precipispted y Crown Counsel Smith.
who stated ia ,thsl opening Of the pro-
cssdinss to-day that he saw no reason
why the inqulrt ssould 20 further since
an "adjustupe4t Satisfactory to the
town. xAA Been made. He declined TO
explain what mis- adjustment" was.
and when ne lawyers representing Half
opposed the ,sudden hating Of the in.
quiry bsferp ohelr client had opportunity
10 defend himlen against the charges
made aoaipse him - rank injustice
Justices Neu and Norton declared an ad-
journment until they could look up the
law In the case.
Last week when the proceedings to
determine the paternity Of the infan,
were brought by Oversser Of the Poor
George Hurrel on the ground that
statements made BY Miss Han. no blood
relative Of william p. w. Han. indi-
Gated that the father Of the child wa
competent to provide for its care, the
young mother testified that the man Of
her name was the father Of the little
girl. Neither she nor her mother. Mrs.
Sarah Han. was able TO support the In
FAINT, she testified. She said that Hat
had been unduly intimate. with her In
April Of last ysar and that when tn
baby came he had from time to time
sent sums Of money to her mother.
ANNOUNCEMENT GAUGES . *
ciTeMGN1.
| To-day when Miss Han appeared Il
undergo the ordeal Of cross examina
ton at the hands of'MaGsS lawyers tn,
Town Counsel. appearing for the Over
seer OF the Poor. threw the crowdst
court room into Q buss Of excitement
/
"satisfactory adjustment" Instantly
John Morton Levy. counsel for Han
was on his feet with Q protest.
''Neither Mr.. Han nor his counsel hal
made any adjustment with the town II
this case" he cried. ''Mr. Han d read:
to 10 on with this case and demands
Il a. his right that the case should &
on. Aspersions have been cast upoI
his honor and his name has been drag
ged Into obloquy by the assertion
made. by witnesses In <sis court.
Now that the wOrst has been sail
of him the Town Counsel announce
that an adjustment has been made an
that the case need not 80 on; that Mt
Han shall rot have his day In court
This procedure Is diab0lical"
Spectators wriEgied in suppressed ~
element aDd the two Justices Of tn
Peace paved over their law books. Tn
attorney continued to declaim passion
ately that his client had . right I
know what adjustment had been mad
and who had made It. He limited tins
there were good many people In Lyr
brook who would be willing to max
an adjustment to prevent their name
being dragged into the widenin
, scandal.
since II has been announced by HafR'
lawyers that In cross-sxamining Mii
} Han to-day they would mention man
!. names. many In the court room thousf
I they could understand the reason Il
y q quiet settlement with the town II
= Ovsrsesr Of the Poor disclaimed. att
! court had been adjourned. any know
, edge Of the adjustment the Town Loul
? gel had darkiy referred to. That on
= DIAL said he could see no good In pull
= fishing the details Of this arrangemsn