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Show VANDERBILT NOT THERE Prominent Witnesses in Gambling Case Fail to Answer. , . , NEW YORK, Feb. 16. At the request of counsel for the defendant the trial of David W. Eucklln. indicted on the charge of keeping a gambling-house, was today adjourned for one week. Counsel for Edward Waseermann asked the court to make an order that his client be examined by deposition, that' he might keep important engagements engage-ments In Europe. Justice Herrlck said he did not have any power to make such an order. , District Attorney Jerome then asked that the doors be closed until he could reserve subpoenas showing the new date for the trial. The doors were not closed but the court clerk called these names: H. Archibald Pell, Clarence Luce. W. A. H. Stafford. D. I. Halght. R. C. Van-derbilt. Van-derbilt. H. K. Lingard and Jacob Fields. Messrs. Halght and Fields were the only ones who replied. Mr. Jerome instructed Mr. Sandford, his assistant, to issue attachments at-tachments at once for the others and if they were not arrested at once to take the matter to the grandr jury. |