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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
$4,000 SEIZURE OF
AIGRETTES REPORTED
Raids Are Made on Four New
York Merchants by state
Game Protectors.

Announcement was made yesterday
that several weeks OF detective work on
the part of men and women game pro-
tectors had resulted In the seizure OF
$4,000 worth of aigrettes in New York
city.
John T. Mccormick, chief OF the met
ropolitan division OF the state Conserva-
ton Commission, gave the particulars of
the commissions war on the merchants
who. Mr.. Mccormick said. are CONNER
cializing the delicate feathers. which can
be obtained only from the breast OF the
mother heron while she is caring for her
young.
Raids were made by Game Pro-
tectors Venson. Ward. Gallager. Allan
and Wackerman on the following deaf
ers Thomas Reilly. West Third
street; l.. Yarnus, 81 Clinton street
blanche Goodstein, 70 West ll6th street,
and VI. Finkelsten. 1903 Delaney street
Civil actions will be started against
these persons for $50 for each violation
of the game laws.
Mr.. Mccormick said the commission
was endeavoring to detect and punish ais
violations of the State law of 1910,
which makes il Illegal to sell the plu-
mage of birds native 20 the State, and of
the Federal law of 1913. which prohibits
the importation into the State of all
plumage of non-domestic birds except
the ostrich.
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ton to dismiss the complaint indicated
a desire on his part TO get out Of the
cts. without a fight was promptly ana
,nphatically denied by hts counsel. who
Issued late tonight the following state
meui.
one ~ tho counsel for the defence
stated, for the purpose Of correcting the
erroneous impression which seems to
have been created that the motion was
merely Intended 20 he the usual one in
the conduct Of such case and in no
way implied any change in the position
OF the defendant.
The defence viii proceed along It's
original lines. There was not and -
not now any intention to deviatc there
from Mr. Bowers in the latter part
nT HE argument was simply discussing
the legal situation, which attached ~
Tho article. as published IN the absence
~ an inNuendo. which under well recoG-
uizcd rulers of law requires II possible
q harmless construction Of the language.
~ such construction is considered by the
court To he possible.
THE motion having been denied the
defence will now proceed TO prove the
allegations set up in the answer Of Con.
Roosevelt The question was purely
loyal one and in no way involved a
change Of front a. to the facts
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RUMOR OF DIVORCE
DENIED BY M'COMBS
Democratic National Chairman
RcfuteS story That Wife
Has Left Him.

A story from Washington was printed
yesterday that William + McCom6s
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, and Mrs McCombs had sep
arated and that close friends OF the
couple believe that Mrs. McCombs will
soon sue for a divorce. Mrs. McCombs
is the daughter OF Co and Mrs John
X. Williams of Washington. She was
married TO the Democratic chairman on
November !. 1913
Lately Mrs McCombs has been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs Joseph Letter
at Mclean, Va. Her husband has been
at his plantation at Little Rock, Ark.
and is now in New York. lie is soon
TO leave on Western trip.
Mr.. McCombs gave out the following
for publication;
ANY statement of separation or in
tended divorce IL entire news to me.
There IL no truth in this report, hut
| don't wish TO dignity IL with de-
NAL
WAsHINGroN. April 1s--The domes-
tic affairs of Mr.. and Mrs. William
+. McCombs have been the subject OF
gossip throughout the latter part of
the winter In Washington owing IA
the prolonged stay OF Mrs. McComhs
with her family here, first with her
parents, Col. and Mrs. John r. Will
Jams, and more recently with her
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter All of the family are
noncommttal as TO the length Of her
visit here. and they have been so all
the winter. and as TO her intentions
regarding separation from her hus-
band
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WILSON TO REVIEW
FLEET HERE MAY II
Seventy L. s. Vessels viii
Take Part. Including 81
Battleships.
LAND PARADE PROBABLE

wAsyINcroN. A,rn ,s-prss,do,,
Wi,so, viii r.,.,. 49,, 60,
eve" 'he A''ah''c meet ~
I'VE" fork on May II.
This announcement was made TODAY
by Secretary Of tho N,v, nar,.,. =.
10 ,h., r.,.,.
~ e'ees ne had re-
Gently with Admiral Fletcher. commander
In chief of the fleet. and other navy Off.
GERS In regard to carrying out the DE
partment's desire to have a fleet re.
viewal prior to tho departure of tho
battleships to Panama and San Fran.
cisco. The fleet will spend al ieas,
nine DAYS I'm New York arri,,na ,har.
on May s.
Abundant shore leave will be given
to members of the crews after their long
winters drilling In Cuban waters ylsi
tors will be received daily on boa ri the
ships. Admiral Fletcher and the sec
rotary are also considering plans for a
night illumination and carnival
II Is possible n land parade of sailors
and marines will be given on "a d,v
during the fleets stay in Seu VII
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NJ. Burden seemed to think they
were a bit too neutral and out they
Went. Juror No. TO- Boschert, is u
German descent. and 50 IL No. IL,
B"uek". Roschert is Progressive and
Beueke is a Democrat. The evicted Ger
mans are Republicans
The first day OF what is apt to
prove the most sensational legal battle
this State has known couldn't have
been more pleasant In tho way Of
weather IL all the lawyers. the Judges
and principals had arranged in advance
for bright sunshine and summer heat.
When Col. Roosevelt, arm IN arm
with John VI. Bowers. and followed 10y
their numerous STAFF. left the Hotel
onoudaca Cor the court house they
walked right on, into June weather.
The Colonel seemed brimfu II vim and
energy. His heels clicked on the side
walk. His eyes snapped His teeth
CLEANED IN the familiar Roosevelt smile.
Photographers ran relay races for three
blocks in their eaEerness to snap him.
only "A short distance back OF Roosc-
Welt strobe Bar-rs OF Albany, IN com
pany with the dapper Mr.. Wins and an
imposing array OF counsel He's a big
man ply -Ipally, ~ well as mentally.
is Barnes and rs he swung toward
the cour' house, heavy shoulders back.
strong chin uu', straight lips So, eyes
hard, he commanded abou, as muah
attention rs the eN-president received
When YOU weren't watching the lead
ing actors I'm this drama you We're apt
to get the notion that. after all. II was
gay. pleasant party, sufficiently tine
tured with excitement to make IL ron
tiuually interesting, but with no more
bitterness I'm II than convention
gut herring which u rcscmhled oui-
wardlv.
But whe you studied NJ Barnes and
observed IN" Colonel YOU got "A diff
feren, notion. Their every glance and
movement revealed that here wc-r tWn
irreconcilables, as far apart as tie poles.
and determined 20 fight out their dif-
fercnCes once and for all
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The comment that ran through the
crowds that lined the streets put the
thing pretty we'll They mean bust
ness. | guess"
AZ 10 A. VI. the supreme Court room
on the third floor of Onondaga county's
beautiful court house was az fun as
1t could be crammed. Mr. Barucs's
counsel table was placed squarely I'm
front of Justice Andrews's bench and
Mr. Barnes from where he sat could
look straight up into the Justices eyes
To the right Of the bench and little
removed WAS Col. Roosevelt's counsel
table. Nearly half OF the room was
occupied by newspaper reporters from
New York, Philadelphia. Buffalo and
other large cities of the East, while a
small section was reserved for the gem
cral public and the remaining space for
the talcsmen.
col. Roosevelt sat half turned from
Mr.. Barnes, AZ whom he was not oh
served to glance Il single time during
the day. Mr.. Barnces position was
such that he could scrutinize the Colo
mel as much az he pleased. and many
times he glanced Roosevrltward, and
his glances We're not ut all amiable
For few minutes nothing happened
Barnes sat brooding. Col. Roosevelt
stared at the blank wall LAWYERS
whispered and Confabbed Reporters
pencils raced. Then the Justice entered,
a handsome. clean cut man Of middle
age or a bit more Oh" was Col Roose-
NGlts classmate at Harvard) and with
iron gray hair and close clipped gray
muStaChc.
His smile was spread over the room.
embracing principals. lawyers, reporters
Somebody back in the room said soto
voCe.
There amt finer fellow In the world
than VIII Andrews. He's as clean as
they make 'em, All parties nominated
him last time"
In the humdrum OF talesmen roll call-
ing many looked about for the man who
has held til" Republican organization of
onondaga county in the hollow of his
hand for forty ycars-Francis Hendricks
and found him Mr.. Hendricks, they
say, Is quite neutral in this fight. but lie
likes Teddy and if he leans anyway he
leans toward the Colonel
only reason I'm here" he said. sis
that It's a big case right at home and
J wouldn't want to think later had
missed it,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
BR0KAws SUE FISCHER. HANSEN
Heirs Turn Tables on Dtsba IRE d
Lawyer 10 Recover Loan.

Heirs OF Isaac Brokaw who left sl2.-
10000. who beat 500, 900 suit for
pay for legal services brought against
them by the testator's son-in-law, Carl
Fischer Hansen, disbarred lawyer, al
New city the other day turned the
tables upon him yesterday and pressed
a counter suit for $4,000
They alleged through lawyer Howard
Taylor that the defendant owed the
estate on notes given Mr.. Brokaw by
Fischer Hansen, former husband of AL
vira Brokaw McNair Howard Brokaw
was a witness and Mrs. McSair, who
divorced Fischer Hansen In Reno. was
an Interested spectator. Hansen's de-
fence will be. II Is understood. that
the loan was made to his wife by her
father and subsequently paid back.
The case will probably go to the
Jury to-day.
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ATTACK ON WOMAN
REBUKED BY COURT
Mrs. Csbcck's BrOthcr-in-Laws
Testimony Declared Tn
bplicvablc.
DIVORCE IN QUESTION

Sensational testimony marked the
hearing before Justice Garretson in
| the Queens County Supreme Court yes.
terday OF the suit brought by Mrs.
Helen NJ. Usbeck of 701 West l76th
street. Manhattan. against George r.
Usbeck OF $685. Broadway. Manhattan.
president OF the Blur Piano Company.
for separation and support for herself
and her thirteen-year-old son. After
the testimony had been taken Justice
Garretson told the attorneys for both
sides that he would refuse to believe
the statements of John Henry Usbeck
rejecting on the character Of his
brothers wife
Several letters written by Mrs. U.s.
beck TO her husband. following a separa-
,ion by mutual agreement for one year.
were introduced.
Now that | am grass widow
read one OF the letters, II have plenty
of admirers. l lead them just SO far
and then give them the mtt. They
tell me that during my enforced widow
hood that l am daily growing sweeter.
Men are all fools and could set any
number or wives crazy. i have cap
tivated several men,
On REORGANIZATION Mrs. Csbeck
said she wrote the letters in spite. She
said she wanted to make her husband
Jealous and get him back again. II
was Nj in my right mind at the time"
she said. "and | thought these letters
would bring him back to me-
Mrs. Csbeck. VINO IL an attractive
woman. about 30. said that she was
married TO UsberX In 1901. and that
they separated September 25. 1911. and
on January II. 1912. they entered into a
mutual agreement to live apart for one
year. during which time he gave her
$50 a week for the support OF herself
and boy. Since that time. she said
her allowance was cut down to $40
week. which Csbeck said was for the
support Of his son.
Csbeck In his defence sought to show
that Mrs Csbeck was intimate with DR.
Frank Wyss OF AZ Lexington avenue.
Manhattan. hut owing to the fact that
the papers stated that the alleged i'm
proper conduct occurred in 1911, in
stead of 1914. which was explained to
the court as a clerical error. Csbeck's
attorney was forbidden to Introduce tes-
timony on this point
John Henry Csbeck. who lives at 1852
Courtlandt avenue. The Bronx. where
he keeps a grocery store, testified that
he kissed his brothers wife on numerous
occasions. Mrs. John Henry Csbeck
swore to finding the couple I'm the cellar
of her house embracing. The plaintiff
denied this testimony.
George +. Usbeck testified he visited
Iowa in 1913 for mis- firm and obtained
residence at "A hotel in GAINESVILLE. Ia.
getting divorce in Woodward county
in that State. Justice Garretson brought
out that tsbeck was only a transient
guest at the hotel tsbeck also testified
that he married Helen +. Cousart in
Belford " J.. in June. 1918. and was at
present living with her. On cross-ex-
animation he denied that he paid the
expenses incurred by Mrs. Cousart when
she obtained a divorce from her hus-
band
Justice Garretson said he would in
quire into the legality OF Usbeck's Iowa
divorce. Both sides handed up papers
and decision was reserved
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BEGGAR HAD BANK ACCOUNT.
OiIsktu BAG on Prisoner Also Con.
tRtncd $500.

Simon Krum. a neatly dressed. rosy
checked, gray mustached man. 20 years
old. who, 10 was shown by Detective
Harvey of the mendicancy squad. has
savings OF more than 5000. was SEN
fenced yesterday to ten DAYS In the
workhouse in Yorkvilfe court OF the
charge of habitual begging.
He was arrested at Thrtv-fourth
street and Third avenue and when
searched SIG In cash and two bank
books disclosing balances totallng $500
were discovered in an oilskin bag next
TO his skin. The pleasure OF his life
he said. was accommodating money, which
when he died he would leave to the
city. He saw no use in working when
he could accumulate money o. the
streets. lie came 20 this country in
1859, married twice and both of his
wives. hc says. have died He has
lived alone at 33i East Ninety seventh
street for years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
HELD FOR ASTOR THREAT.
Police Believe NurieIIa IL a Vic-
tim of Cocaine

John huri"lla, who was arrested on
friday IN the Grand Central Station for
tempting TO blackmail Vincent Aston
'dead"d guilty Yesterday to the charge
# carrying loaded revolver and at.
cmptod oNtortlOn IN the Yorkville court
VI" police believe the man is cocaine
'"nd He was held in $500 bail for
'c GRAND Jury on each charge.
Although the powders found on Muri-
'0t ~ III" time Of his arrest have not
Do<'a 4I.A!yzed Detective Barmetz tes.i-
80 ha' frfcnd telepnoned 10 the
"r'son Yesterday and asked him If Muir.
''" Wa held this time for the happy
Insi,' meaning cocaine Muriella he
"a, also had half admitted To hoInp =
-"r Of tho drug. To these statements
N"''''la inicrpos"d no objection. lie is
npoarlug without counsel William 4
'.'nhfl'' "lr. ANt"r.s secretary, Wa he
ore the court as complainant Muri.
ia, who is 10 years old. lives AT ia
iI,' tsr street
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Barnes libel suit. He is required 20
he in the court house NJ Syracuse on
April 81. 90 and 90.
II cant fer the lifo Of me see why
] should ne called" Mr.. Smith said ~
never met Mr.. Barnes but once, and
that was two years ago was up at
John V. CoGg.y'S bal, In Terrace Garden
and somebody suggested that go across
the street to the Palm Garden where
John y. Lyons. Republican leader of IN.
Thirty first. Was having "a ball We
went over and saw Mr.. Barnes In q box
] was introduced to him"
Mr.. Smith said that SO far as no
could recall lie never had seen Mr.
Barnes again except at the constitu-
tiona! convention. 10 which both are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
S63, 900 PAID FOR SEAT.
ViRh Record Price Is set for the
Present Movement.

a scat on the Stock Exchange was
sold for $4,000 the high record for the
present movement, il was announced la.o
Yesterday afternoon. seat WAS sold
ast Friday at s62, 1000. and Thursday AT
$4,000
sale was made at $50. 900 about two
weeks ago. a seat sold for $40, 900 in
March and during the depression of last
'ear sale was made as low as $4,000,
although II is said memberships were
then offered at a lower price.
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STATE RECORDS REFUSED
comptroller Travis Won't Furnish
Them for the Trial.

ALRASY, April la,--State Comptroller
Travis declined to-day to produce under
a subpoena, issued by counsel for col
Roosevelt, a mass OF state records re-
lating to many subjects.
lie pointed out that u would be un.
lawful for him to permit the removal
of these documents and that to make
transcripts and Certifications of then,
would require three months work AZ
least The documents then would nil six
trunks. he said.
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After Justice Andrews had squelchch
/ The merrimrrt Mr. IIoag went on 20 say
that he was sure he could be fair. and
both sides evidently believed him
/ ~ IL 80 =. NJ. Mr. R,ru.s's counsel
announced that the jury. ~ IT stood. was
satisfactory 10 him, and Justice Andrews
/ ordered the noon recess
Oliver - Burden began AT = N tho
/ work of wiunowiug talosmen In col.
I Rooscvelt's Interests. he asked IL they
had read William ". Iviuss statement.
issued on sunday. and II they would
accept charge from tho Judge that the
statement was lihellouS He wanted To-
Know If they wouid'take into cousidera.
ton the fact that the defendant. AS 4
citizen. was criticsiug the adminis,ra-
ti"n of public affairs
Have YOU any FEELINGS of prejudice
against col Roosevelt because he ran
'"r president IN 1877 he asked every
man.
None said hi cherished a lr-udg,
Then MIR Burden Introduced IN. great
war. To tHl'smen admitting German
birth Or rarentage he asked
Nav" YOU any prejudice against col
Roosevelt because of his stand as To-.
CARDS Germany "u ia" war, plrtic..
larry as regards iermauy's alleged v!n-
ton Of Belgium neutrality"
OF Mr.. Somcis ne asked
DO YOU believe mat = man can
dodge responsibility FOR his acts Dr..
receiving funds or gain from u cor-,,-
ration rather than personally
Again he asked
'I'" you believe thar " IS fair for
man to soil products ~ the State ro-
igher price than he could got I'm the
open market
To Mr.. Tanner. q Democrat. he pu,
this question:
III II appeared tina. Charles r Mu,.
ply Was charged with the same acts 90,
the plaintiff is charged with. would (,
prejudice you
Mr.. Tanner said II wouldn't
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Would the fact that the defendant
President of the United states influence
you?''
"Do you realize that mans good
name Is To he protected. no matter what
position in life he holds
DO you believe that II there L. \
political atmosphere about this case Il
should receive the same consideration as
"A business case"
IF the court should instruct YOU. as
u matter of law. that tho article was
libellous. would YOU accept the instruc-
tion?'
Turning to Irving J. Mills. Mr. Rar-
mum asked
DO you believe that the greatest cl,i-
zen even has no greater right than the
humblest to commit libel7"
or another talesman he asked
Have you any special sympathy for
either Of these Individuals"
Finishing his examination Mr. Barnum
withdrew to the counsel room with Mr.
Barnes and stan. discussed the talesmen.
came back IN fifteen minutes and pucked
three from the box
These were james Credo. George T.
Spencer and Charles ~ King Mr. King
~ a Progressive. soon after "a fourth
man was challenged and his place taken
by Henry Hoag TO become Juror No. I.
Have you any special sympathy fnr
either one oi these men," inquired Mr..
Barnum
We'll" Mr.. Hoar replied. "one Of
them IL a little more of a fivoritc Of
mine than the othcr?"
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lHotty soon twelve talesmen were in
tine box and sheriff Jim Matthews and
County clerk charles j Clarke were
h"rding the others.
tA-llstrirt Attorney william l., Bar
mum, arising from a table crowded with
lawyers Mr.. WINS. John j Adams. a
libel specialist, and John j. Lyons Of
Now York and Edwin NJ. Wells of this
"i'y--hegan to quiz the twelve Once
through with the routine queries his nrst
line of questioning WAS significant
DO you believe inat man in poll
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delegates, and on that occasion 'r.,
not meet.
~ never have had any dca '..c> - a
Mr.. Barnes for Tammauy or s~vr.i w
else. directly or through any o'.,. Tsr-
SON" Mr. Smith continued
II was denied that NJ Nuro' VA
also been suhpnr1cd
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CortinVcd from, First Page.

lation OF Belgium's neutrality, and so
on and so on.
Another thing made for rapidly and
this was the method Of jury selection
employed In this section First they
NIL the box with talesmen Then the
counsel for the plaintiff. with only six
peremptory challenges in his quivcr.
looks over the collection and weeds
those whose records or whose faces
don't please him
Thercupon. with the vacant chairs
quickly filled, counsel for the defendant
/ with peremptorles has his turn at the
wedding out process And SO II goes
until the challenges are exhausted and
there's nothing more to be done but
swear In the survivors. The effective
ness Of this method was somewhat
amazing to New York city men who had
seen days drag YEARLY before a jury in
an important trial was complete.
VOOsevelt Gets the Edge"
II either side can be said TO have
gained an advantage in the filling Of
the jury box, possibly "the edge" as
boxing experts say. went to Col. Roose-
welt. In this way the three Progrcssives,
wdo may be supposed naturally to look
up to the Colonel AN the fountain of
wisdom and the very pillar OF right
doing. landed In the jury box in spite OF
the close questioning and sharp scrutiny
OF Mr.. harness counsel
Probably the fact that William u.
Barnum. one Of the Syracuse lawyers
retained by the man from Albany. was
somewhat prodigal of peremptories early
In the day had something to do with
the Progressive movement in the jury
box
Later. when the luck of the drawer
the Colonel's luck-turned up two pal
pable Progressives from the mass of
talesmen and added them to the one al
ready I'm the box. Mr.. Barnum's chal-
lenges were gone for good.
However. be II understood. nobody
has nsinuated that the seven Re-
publ!cans are going to lean toward
Barnes or the three Progressives toward
Roosevelt or that the two Democrats
are going to hold q grudre against the
Colonel FOR attacking Murphy with
Barnes Mr. Barnes insists there isn't
"A Whit OF politics in the case.
Next 20 the rnterest attached 10 the
survival OF Progressive talesmen the
torpeduinC Of German American candi-
dates was a feature Of the jury getting
Examining in Col. Roosevelt's behalf
Oliver n. Burden OF the Roosevelt sec
ondary legal battery, "A Syracuse attor-
ney. was very particular about ques-
tloning Ernest Wagner. redhaired and
a butcher. who was born In Germany.
as TO whether or not he would hold
II against the Colonel for saying that
the Kaiser had wronged Belgium. He
was equally pressing In questioning
Phillip Muth. a Syracuse cigar maker
OF German extraction.
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ROOSEVELTPLANS TO TAKE
STAND INLIBEL SUITTODAY

tics may he lbelled tho same rs any
other citizcn?'
He constantly rang tho changes on
this idea, asking
DO you believe that any man has
any special privilege to libel another"
would tho fact that either man had
occupied placc of prominence influence
your decision -