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meeting OF the Town Board and as Mr..
Breen says, when II copciuded. after
II o'clock at night, the plaintiffs had Sc
cured every vote In the Board for the
The precise reason for this radical
change OF heart on the part of the
members OF the Town Board Is not
made apparent in the bill of particulars.
MIR. Breen had another set-to with this
| sane Town Board little later. The
Gerard Railroad Company had been
granted a franchise some months before,
with, the "Huckleherry" peoples plans,
Mr. Breen set to work.
Again" says Mr.. Breen, the plain
| tiffs appeared before he Board OF Trus-
tees and succeeded in having them pass
a resolution declaring the franchise
granted to the Gerard Railroad Com
psny to be invalid and of no effect
Union Company in Wiliiamsbrldge and
left II TO enjoy this most valuable fran
Enemies to lie Crushed
| In the sixth subdivision of his bill Of
particulars Mr.. Breen goes into the de-
tails Of the war waged by the 'Huckle-
berry" Company against the election OF
A. II. Morris to the Assembly on the
Democratic ticket. The reason given
for trying TO defeat Mr.. Morris is that
he was strongly in favor OF the traction
companies getting the Westchester fran
chse.
| Mr. Breen states that II was the Union
Company's belief that Mr.. Morris was
panies, and that his friends and many
OF his relatives were directors OF these
coamganies
| Town he ~ 10,
| lars. 1T was impossible to secure these
advantages. meaning the franchises. 1t
was determined to curb the Morris in
f1uence." 80 as ito change the complexion
OF the Town Board at the next election. .
when the Fall election approached
MT motifs was announced as candi-
date for the nomination for Member OF
Union Railway Company that Morris 5
election would not only secure his power
IN the T2wn Board. but would enable
pany, in other directions.
THE Company therefore determined to
| defeat Morr ISIS nomination, and II nomi-
mated to defeat him at the polls II posi-
Influenced the Press.
Then Mr.. Breen got out his pen and
began to write for the local press.
Many and long were the articles printed,
with-a view of defeating Mr.. Morris's
Evidently Mr.. Breen could not manage
to get into personal contact with Mr..
Morris, so that his persuasive powers
h aHs bette Play Mor1S MA vas s%ssn
takes to himself the credit of having
made the candidate run about 900 votes
behind his ticket.
divisions Of the bill of particulars are
devoted to the methods followed in OBJ.
tainins the franchise from the Board
OF Trustees of South Mount Vernon, the
hp
kleberry" road in the case of one Craw-
ford, who consented to be the catspaw
Of the franchise-grabbing corporation
against the oBard OF Trustees. and the
manner In which the influence of Mayor
Brush. of Mount Vernon. was enlisted
to help the "Huckleberry" people to get
what they wanted from that city.
About thirty Of the typewriter pages
of Mr.. Breen's statement are devoted to
a minute and detailed account of his
movements while employed In persuad-
come over to his side of thinking.
Men who We're behind Him.
The cross-examination of the plain
tins before Referee Sewell, when the
proceedings are resumed in the early
part OF September, will. II liz said. he OF
the most interesting nature. All through
the proceedings, up to the time of Ref
cree Sewclls departure for Europe "A
mont II .asn the me. of President Ed
ward A. Mahar, of the 'Huckleberry"
road; ex-Judge MCNAMARA, Anthony
nave APPEARED Te p az the power Which niS WAY.
behind Mr. Breen,. and which actuated
him In most of his persuadins tours
into Westchester County.
Mr. Bresn said to-day to an Evening
World' reporter: THE claim of 1885,, 900
does perhaps look rather large to per-
sons who are unacquainted with the ma
But the Union Railway Company must
remember that the franchises were
taken from under the very noses OF the
people who had to all intents and pur.
Thinks His Services Cheap.
Here is a franchise worth over S.
100000 placed right Tin their laps for
and what Is sl35.OO0 as compared with
the value Of what they have got"
Mr., BreGn to-day would not admit
the actions a Of those Who had the powef
to grant the "Huckleberry" franchises.
1t was. all due to his argumentative
power, he declared.
At the Office of Hoadly, Lauterbach &
Johnson 1t was said that Mr.. Breen's
claim was out OF all proportion to the
services rendered.
Want TO settle for $4,000.
A rather peculiar feature of the case is
that while the Union Railway Company
Is fighting MIR. Breen's claim tooth and
nhll, tndt gentleman Is sui IN Its EN-
ploy, and has tried several cases for the
Company since the bringing of his suit
1t Is probable that when the reference
II continued, next month, an effort will
be made to keep the testimony from
the public. as has been done up to this
time.
1t has been learned that overtures
have been made' by the "Huckleberry"
people to compromise Mr.. Breen's claim
on a basis OF $4,000 Mr. Breen said
to-day that he had not yet been ap-
prised OF the fact by his vcounsel. but
declined 10 state definitely whether or
not he would accept such an amount
and call 1t on.