New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-07
STEUER DENIES He
FOUGHT INQUIRY
Accused Lawyer Says lie
Asked First for Probe OF
Granger Charges.
NOT so. DECLARES
LATTER'S ATTORNEY
One Quotes Bar Association Inc
Other Justice Golf, to Prove
Assertions.

~, .,,trovorsv between Abraham l..
r,-iarger the theatrical manager anu
NV n etauer. the lawyer. the latter -
.,ho-, must stand trial before a reteIee
n be appointed by the Bar Assoc'a'
ON charges Of unprofessionsl cohuuc',
degenersted Yesterday into a question: ~
no FRS. sought 20 have such proceeu-
inc instituted. Mr.. Steuer contends tha'
ia asl,e1 for IL in open court ana MOT
,t-oer Fischel. counsel for Mr Erlanger'
ossor.s with equal vehemence that Steuer
80 fought. with all his might 10 pre-
vent IT. p.-
The grievance committee OF the
Association, at the request OF tne ~
pella,e Division. made an in'estlsa',o.'
Of the charge against Steuer ana hier
report on December recommending '''"'
referee be appointed.
This followed the announcement .,
Miss Edith St Clair. an actress, VINO hau
obtained 4 Judgment against klaw q II
LANCER that she had testified falsely on
IN. witness stand in the trial OF her sun
under instruction from her ID
S,suer. The Bar Association inVef uea'-
Cd Steuers professional relations. not
only with Miss ST Clair, but with MIS-
Erlanger. who obtained divorce from
Mr.. Erlanger.
Miss ST. Clair reversed her testimony
in three afidavits which she filed last
summer in the Office OF William Travers
Jerome. counsel FOR Erlanger. Jerome
,bareupon asked Justice Goff 10 set aslde
the verdict in her favor, and TINS was
done Il was AZ this juncture that
Stauer saws. he asked for an investisa-
,ion of his conduct. He quoted yester-
dav from the report Of the grievance
committee Of tho Bar Association 70
prove his assertion. as follows:
That in his affidavit filed upon sara
motion 70 vacate the Judgment in the
action of St. Clair agt Erlanger, the
said Max D. Steuer requests that the
matters presented 70 the court by MS
affidavit and that Of Miss ST. Clair be
investiga ted. and that referee may De
APPOINTED so that the witnesses may De
put under oath and be examined ana
cross-examined. He also states therein
that he is anxious to have as full ana
complete an inquiry into the whole mat
ter as could possibly be conducted.
The following is Mr.. FischeIs version
Of what took place at this time:
when Judge Jerome filed the affida-
Wits Of Miss ST Clair charging Steuer
with subornation of perjury and Judge
Cor thereupon from the bench set aside
the Judgment that Miss St. Clair had Sc
cured Mr. Stcuer attempted TO defend
his conduct in this St. Clair suit. Judge
Golf interrupted him. saying that an IN
yest.gation Of his conduct could not be
there conducted. but by the Appellate
Division. and II Mr.. Steuer would make
applicatlon the papers would be sent TO
the Appellate Division for investigation.
Mr. Steuer stated that he would make
such an application.
Ten DAYS elapsed. He did not make
it. I thereupon sent a certlhed copy o.
tho 81 clair affidavit to Judge Goff. ask
ing him 10 send the papers 10 the Appel
la,a Division. as Steuer had failed 10
make anplication. Judge Goff asked tnat
Mr.. Steuer be notified TO come UP TO see
hin, This was done and Steuer refused
n comply with the request on July -
1q12 William Rand. jr.. Judge Jerome
mariner. fled an affidavit 70 that effect
and thereupon Judge Gof sent the -
,,lair napers 10 the Appellate DIVISION
In any case. the formal charges are
soon 20 be formulated and Steuer VIII pe
oaIlsd upon to plead. He has denied the
charges