New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
MISS ST. CLAIR NOW
ACCUSES MANLEY
Actress Says Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Tried to
Intimidate Her.
ALSO SAYS STEUER
WAS VICTIM OF PLOT
Charges Erlsnger. Jerome and
Fischel We're All in Scheme
TO Ruin Lawyer.

II the prosecution Of Edith S. Clair,
tbe actress. on 2 charge OF psrjuring
s.rsc,f IS continued. evidence will be
presented IN an attempt to prove As
.is.ant District Attorney Manley guilty
~ attempted intimidation Of Miss St
clair when she was witness IN the
.isbarrert proceedings against Max
ID steiner. her former counsel. rms
throat according to Mr.. Manley, was
edo 10 HIM by an attorney both ne
so-c and since the trial Of Miss St
clair began. CO... Gil. .o.,;-
Late yesterday Miss st. Clair testl-
5ed: H.. uo+ol
Theresa with Dr. Flint. lie sald 'ha'
10 .llr Nanley) would be my attorney
. .bc matter. and he went over parts
~ r,y testimony. he said that II ! old
not stand by the affidavit / would DC
indicted Tor perjury. A..
Mo affidavit mentioned was tnat
.,bieh She is alleged 10 have MADE IN
fo,-,,er District Attorney Jerome Of
80 charging Steuer with subornauon
n rcr,urv. Mr. Nanl2y rs the tour'h
su.ver 90 be implicated by her since
5sr troubles IN the courts hrSt oegan
,,ith suit against Abraham l. 1T
anger for S22.5OO.
The others are Max D. Steuer, whom
.bs alleges suborned her to commit
reriurv in her suit against Granger
lie was. responsible for her testimony
.bs+ She had q life contract with hr,
lsrger. she said n the amdaVlI' OF
vIicb She now oiSciaims all knoWl-
s5ge. William Travis Jerome, former
District Attorney. whom she charges
,,;,b corspiracy. perjury and forgery,
and Mortimer Fischel. personal couhsei
Tor Frlarcer, whom she charges Win
Veiste-5av Miss ST. Clair carried out
20 tbe letter her counsels opening al
6ress 10 the jury, in which ne sald ne
would introduce evidence 10 snow thaO
here vas q conspiracy to rum Steuer'
Her testimony duplicates Mr.. ErlangeI,
Nv Jerome, Mr. Fisches, Pat casey
and "EdY Kelly. two theatrleas agents:
"you must not continue INT line OF
,,estioniDr." interrupted Jugtiee DAVIS,
sneakirg 70 BENJAMIN Slsde, one OF her
-t,orDevs who was examining her, IN
80 vor intend TO prove that such g
eo,snirscv was entered into by the
NE, mentioned. and that they intended
10 use Miss St. Clair for that pur-
pose" &c.. =,
responded Nh. Slsde, after some hesi-
Miss S.. Clair testified yesterday
that Mr.. Marley called on her during
a. s,,,,r-;er ~ 1918 and asked about
the life contract she claims she mao
with Erlanger.
al did not answer him. ] talked with
Mr.. Msnley about getting employment
and he told me that he would DO what
ever he could for me-" go,
She said that later she became III
and that he came 20 see her at the
hospital where she was staying.
@He asked me if wanted to be taken
elsewhere. / told him the environment
was such that ] wanted to change"
did he say snything TO you at that
time about immunity" she was asked.
"Mr. Msnley said that had obtained
immunity by going before the grand
jury. I told him then that / had told
the truth
Miss st. Glars head cropped on her
chest and she began sobbing.
"0h, | can't 20 on can't go on! "
she cried. The nurse rushed TO her side
and caught her as she tainted. Resto-
ratives were applied, and after a few
minutes she regained consciousness, but
her condition was such that her physi-
elan asked that court be adjourned for
the day. She was helped TO a taxicab
and taken home.