New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
TESTIMONY IN THE DINsMORE CASE.
THE READING TRIES TO CONNECT THE PEHNsYLyA-
MA ROAD WITH THE PLAINTIFF.

MA ROAD WITH THE PLAINTIFF.
TRENTON, Jan. 30.-In the taking of testi-
mony for the Philadelphia and Reading road In the Dns
case, to-day, William Henry Patterson asked TO
repeat conversations between himself and Judge Logan
regarding the collection OF evidence and the preparation
OF certain a0idayits To this Mr. Conkling oh.
Jected, the ground that the CONVEX
sstion a confidential between law
yer and client long wrangle ensued between Mr..
Conkng ON one side and Messrs Gowen and Robson
the other. Finally Mr. Seward formally advised the wit
ness not 10 answer and the advice followed Several
subsequent questions looking In the direction the
witness also refused to stating that he woud
reply to 10 questions which Mr. Seward requested him
not 20 answer lie then dismissed and Judge Logan
himself called An endeavor made 20 obtain from
him admission that the Pennsylvania Railroad
company hal nstgated the Dlnsm0re suit. He said
that the only interest me Pennsylvania had in the case
that the Reading proposed 20 attempt 10 abolish the
Long Branch pooling arrangement between the Central
and the Pennsylvania and OF course this being the case
Mr. Dinsmores had the hearty sympathy Of the Penn
sylvanla. He admitted giving instructions and memo.
randa to Patterson to be used IN working MP evidence in
the On cTossexamnatiOn he stated that he had
done so merely as a personal favor to Mr. Green. Mr..
Dnsmores counsel by whom he had been requested TO
such adavits included in and accompany
ing the bin
President George Roberts OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, the next witness. He was asked
what the Pennsylvania Rad done 10 ASSIST Mr. Dlhslofe
in his suit Mr. Conkling objected the question. and
another wrangle between counsel followed. Dir Roberts
length said that he had instructed bis railroad officers
TO do nothing In the Dnsmore sn matter that they mad
taken part in IT, and that the Pennsylvania had not
nterfered in way with the lease OF the Central by
the Reading. Judge LathrOp, years when re-
ceiver OF the Central had told the witness that IN Thomas
SCOTS time had been proposed TO lease the jersey Cen
al the Pennsy but that the latter had always
fused. NJ Ravens, OF the Long Branch road had pro-
posed that syndicate buy the Central stock for the
purpose of leasing the Central lines to the Pennsylvania
bat nothing had been done about It, Under Judge
LathTGps recciycgshp there had been carried on negO
tatious by which the Pennsylvania 10 have obtained
communication with the anthracite coal property con-
tr0iled by the Central aud In return to send its
Western freight tho Central Under
this arrangement The Baltimore aud Ohio to have
been kept from the OF the Centrs tracks Judge
LathrOp had told Mr.. Roberts that agreement pre-
viOusly made required the Central receive and for
ward the traffic OF the Baltimore aud Ohio The
tiarons iualy broken OF by Judge Latbrop. Mr..
Roberts that ne had had communications
directly indirectly with Mr.. DinsmOre to this suit.
After Jude IathrODs death Mr. Roberts testified
examination that Receiver LATHE Ofths Central came 10 him
and told dim that he could not tile the account with the
Pennsylvania the Long Branch traffic. because the
Chancellor refused 20 recognize The pooling contract as
had bee made without the authority OF the Court. Mr..
Roberts replied that the matter must then be settled by
The courts as the Pennsylvania would hold the Central to
its contract.