The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
PLATT ADAMS CASE
is NOT YET DECIDED
Committee DcfprS Action After
Long Session and Plenty
Of Oratory.
ACQrITTAL Is PROBABLE

After hearing another batch of evil /
dence yesterday In the charges made ,
against Plat Adams and also listening I
to the defence OF the champion jumper. I
the registration committee OF the Metro
politau Association OF the \. \. L. re-
served Its decision as to whether or
not adams mad Hypothetical his prizes |
until such time as the mass Of evidence |
could he examined The second act In !
this drama Of The Amateur and his )
Prizes was staged in the building OF
the American Express Company EN-
ployCcs Association at 81 Madison ave- /
nue.. This was formerly the home Of the |
Ncw York Yacht club and It was in the |
very room that Adams was tried that the /
New York Yacht club discred!ted The /
charges made 10y the Earl OF punrayon /
against the handlers of the Defender |
which won the Americas cup in 1895.
The additional evidence produced only /
served to strengthen thu opinion reached :
| by the spectators at the first hearing last /
Wednesday. that the charges had been /
! trumped up and prosecuted more for /
private spite than for any desire 10 purify !
athletics. At no time was any direct .
evidence presented that Adams had sold I
or exchanged prize and direct contra !
diction was furnished by Adams and /
other witnesses on matters that might /
serve to incriminate him in q crcum- +.
StdUtlal manner MI the important
trophies won by the champion were pro- |
duced and checked by the committee. So
that there was some surprise among the
spectators who had made up their minds !
, for quick verdict Of aCquttdl when
the committee announced that the case
would go over until the record of test-
( mouy could he examined.
i-tr = Hahoney ard Warren g. Field
b ing again represented Adams and the
/ charges were pressed by Charles T..
Thorn. The last named handled a dtii-
. cult situation I'm an able manner. but the
aEgrcss'veness OF the counsel for Adams
had him frequently defending his own
witnesses. one Of the new features WAS
the appearance Cor the first time Of mem
bers OF the NV York \. G. as witnesses
one Of these was Robert Stoll the John
stree. ieweller. who was called by the
committee and the others We're George
r Hetherington. the we'll known anna
tour pool player, and Martin r =,
Waterman. who Is blamed by Adams and
his friends for the instigation Of the
charges.
Waterman was handled without gloves
BY Jerc Mahoncy. both in cross-cHamina-
ton and summing up. He attacked tho
crcdlbility Of the witnesses and insisted
that the deep laid plot had b On enfl-
. necred By Waterman In following out
his determination to get even with
Adams because Of some tancied business
not mince his words and after adjourn
. ment was taken there was talk OF legal
proceedings by Adams against the VIII
! pesses and by Waterman against Ma
honey for the tongue flashing received III
the summing up
Resides the claim that Adams had sold
rings to Glynn and Schenck made ~ me
oprnIng session, Il was charged yesterday
that he had two prize cups credited TO
his account with Stoll II was mere that
the New York \. G. men came mo the
umelight Waterman testified that ne
! and Hetherington had been on commit
tee to purchase a cup for sinclair the
captain OF the Tuesday Night Bowling
Club of the n. Y. \. {. Ihey Went 70
St.ll cor It and purchased a cup TOT $E2
that, according 10 waterman, H'ol, s"'n
, stood him" SIS. which he had allowed
ar credited 10 Adams's account The TWO
men had gone to Stoll last WEDNESDAY
"a confirm the conversation, and atler
doing so still retained the idea that the
Guns had been credited to Adams .,-
A simple explanation was made oi tIlls
circumstance when Adams went ON M
stand lie said the cup sold to the y. l.
g boylers had been received by nm
with another FOR his brother Ken as
! gift for an exhibition which they gave
"a tho openinc of the Newark Motordrome
, I'm Nngus, 1912. These were not prizes
for a competition and the mauaSemthl
toiJ them they could exchange them TOT
ANYTHING they wished. Adams took both
. to StoIl and received four STICK pms one
of which he was wearing III ms We HtS.e
10 doy Another Plat had given 70 w htei
70 man refusing Si2 offered to him io' H.
ID ana the other two went to Brother Ben
Nd,ms's statement that the cups were
q gifts for an exhibition was SUBSTANTIAL"
hy "A letter from l., T.. Upper'u' propr'
d, etor of the Newark Stadium and received
Il fur,ner Endorsement from W. II, Robert
- son. manager Of the meet I'm question VINO
n hoppcned to be I'm the audience without
any idea Of giving testimony un'll he
y prosecution attempted TO make chpta, ou'
e ~ th, matter Robertson said that ne
Ind intended to run off competition, but
could not get a sanction as there was am
t other meet on. He, however, received per
,. .ni-.lpu to mold the exhibition.
. Stou was an Impressive witness for the
defence lie stated positively mat re
had never bought any OF Adams prizes
If or exchanged any except the two cups
y mentioned, that Adams had no account
m with him and that whatever j"welry the
athlete had purchased had been for cash
u Mr. Thorn wanted him to produce ms
y books. but the icwcllcr said that they
- Were his personal property ana thdl M
;" considered his word enough.
+ Adams had several surprises I store
y when he took the stand and MahonrN
said. "Now, here h" is. Any one ear
w ask him any question in relation to hi'
"a amateur career In direct examination
n. he said that tho ring which Glynn testi
b. he'd he had bought for 81 had been givel
h tn Glynn by him and that the check fo
=! 81 which Gynn had said was In par
=, payment FOR the ring had been for pat
- Of ahooi which Glynn admitted the othc
day he bought from ADAMS. In regarc
-- Ia the ring Schenck said he had bough
81 and which had heeu placed IN evidence
ADAMS said he had never seen II before
" lie had. however, sold a solitaire ring h
>" schenck for a friend, Henry Schwind, VIII