Dodge appeared in New York and swore that he had never been served with any papers.

A well-known and reputable lawyer, on the other hand, Mr.Sweetser, was prepared to swear that he had served them personally upon Dodge himself.

The matter was sent by the court to a referee.

At the hour set for the hearing in the referee's office, Messrs.

Hummel and Steinhardt arrived early, in company with a third person, and took their seats with their backs to a window on one side of the table, at the head of which sat the referee, and opposite ex-Judge Fursman, attorney for Mrs.Morse.