Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-28
PULLMAN MAN GETS
REFEREES JUDGEMENT
Another Interesting Chapter Written
in Case of NJ. G. Gray, Former
Mayor and Horse Importer
of Pullman

evening, comprises another chapter
in the interesting Chamberlain-Grav
accounting suit, which has extended
ever a period OF two years. AR.
Gray, one OF the principals, is a form
or resident OF Pullman and we'll
lnown here. He served for one term
as mayor OF the city and conducted a
horse importing business here for
several years.
Recovery of $22,370.91 by NJ. c..
Gray in the dramatic Chamberlain
Gray accounting suit was recon-
mended TO Superior Judge Huneke in
a report filed this morning by Ref
cree Dwight S. Anderson.
Half an hour later the referee APP
peared before Judge Huneke on cita-
| ton to show cause why he should not
be removed for alleged misconduct
during the proceedings which he
held. Attorney Frank Graves ac-
cused him in open court of holding
up previously written decision
after threatening to do so unless he
were remunerated.
wy 'i"l Sc S"'o Attorney
Graves, is that you prepared three
different opinions in this case; that
o' 'i'iio''nceu oli " certain night III
the absence of my firm and in the
|OSehce VI ho''ce thal you were gong
W ''loe' al op'll'oll unless you
we're pau some money ana 'lat you
o''ie" w tn0 P"i''eS 20" hao ho'I-
'eo anu 'olu 'hein you WOULD put 1t
oii' 'iia' YOU u'u put 1t on Ihat you
0'O''''o" 'e'ollu opiiloh ana lhaI
9'oou ior qui'e WINE ana theh you
''u' nave 'ii"' written up ana theh
"'O'''e" 'nIiu oP'nloh 10 your
VIC
III 'he nearing "l''h loIloWed the
ll'hs Oh the report Attorney Graves
i'o'VH " oct II aSioe on the
same sIouhuS Ihat ANDERSON re-
''''' 81 was ue"l "iiueu' lie hoIloh
'0l MS lelno'al was maze on sup
po'' Vi diiiuaNIlS alleSlhS mat he
''oN e'''"ionS uhueI threat Oh
poi''eo reNolNer' Attorney Graves
also SET out the further reason for
''0 'eJeo''oi u tile report lhat IL was
'ot ."OVoilip aiiieu ny the testimony
"''" "'u peeh taken
<N"o''SoH entered as an exhibit
''''ei "hlch lie declared was lntlml-
u"''h5' me letter winch he said
was anonymous was not read. He
'SNeo lhat suopoehaeS be issued for
al concerned III us writing
me referee asserted that the testi-
i''o"s anu eAlipliS had not been
I'i iieo over because they were too
o'iNS' anu 'he court authorized the
e"hpioEile Vi men TO transfer them
ON Tue rauISeh pullolhg TO the
court mousse
ne olaSh came Wheh Attorney
"raVes asked that the two previous
! opinions De produced TO the court.
ANDERSON explained these dictations
as preliminary deliberations. 4 had
the last one drawn by my wife be-
cause could not trust any one else"
lie SAID
II MIR. Graves had examined my
WasteDasket few days ago he would
nave found a great many of these
papers SAID the referee.
l mad no occasion to examine
your wastebasket,' Graves retorted.
We have never been free of sin
iSter attack at any time, Fred Will
iams' attorney for Gray, remarked.
Attorney Graves declared that it
was ms intention to go back of the
recent contempt proceedings to show
the grossest kind of misconduct by
the referee. An order restraining
Anderson from making his report
curing the pendancy of the removal
1 mo -