The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-23
H~UNTINGTON'S ARREST
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PRESIDENT IN
THE CLUTCHES OF THE LAW.
Charged with Issuing n Railway Pass
Part of Political Agents.

NEW YORK April 22-collis p. Hunt
ington, president of the Southern Pacific
railroad, was arrested to-day on the charge
of giving a free pass to Frank Stone, in
violation of interstate-commerce law. Pres
ident Huntington was arraigned before
United States Commissioners Shields. He
was represented by his counsel, Frederick
r. Coudert. Mr.. Huntington admitted his
identity.
The Indictment against Huntington was
found on March 26. in San Francisco. a
certified copy of which was sent to United
States District Attorney Mcfarland, who
notified the railroad president to appear
before a United States commissioner and
furnish bonds. When Mr.. Huntington was
arraigned Commissioner Shields said the
only question he could inquire into was
the one of identity, which Mr.. Coudert. for
Mr.. Huntington, said would be admitted.
An order was then made out holding him
to await the issue of a warrant of removal.
Counsel then went before Judge Brown.
of the United States District Court, and
a hearing was fixed for next Thursday, at
3 O'Clock, Mr.. Huntington in the mean
time being allowed to go on his own rec
Mr.. Huntington said to a reporter. after
the proceedings before Commissioner
he said, "for twenty-five years: He is q
San Francisco lawyer. l would not call
him a wicked man, because a wicked man
would not do things that way. He's an
innocent kind of a fellow. 1 suppose he
has started this thing because L have
I don't know; I may have given him a
pass; I probably did; but I give out so
many passes that l don't remember one-
given out are Endorsed, as a rule, not
good outside of the State and l presume
advantage of 1t. i do not know anything
about the matter beyond that, for | don't
pay attention to such things. In fact, l
other. 1t don't amount to anything, any
how. 1 really don't know what action was
taken in court this morning. Some routine
business. | suppose 1t was, but l did not
pay any attention.
Arrests are made among the high and
low and criminal procedure is not confined
to any class. 1 don't know what will be
done. I guess Frank got the pass all
little details. 1 have too much else to
do. I think the root of the whole matter
ident of the Southern Pacific railroad 1
discharged twenty-three men out in San
Francisco who were, SO far as J could see zee.
politicians. They did no work for the
railroad that I could discover, so l cut
them off. Perhaps they are hungry now
and have got to make a strike somewhere"
The A. II. U. After Huntington.
SAN FRANCISCO, April PC. P. Hunt
ington is mistaken as to the cause of his
arrest. 1t is not Frank NJ. Stone who is
after him, but the American Railway
Union. During the long and bitter trial Of
the A. r. u. strikers in this city for viola
tions of the interstate law, Frank M. Stone,
a politician and lawyer, was called as a
witness for the prosecution. He had been
a passenger on a train stopped by the
strikers, and his testimony was wanted by
the government to convict them. Attorney
Monteith, who defended the strikers, cross
examined Stone. and during the cross-ex-
animation elected the fact that Stone trav-
eled on a pass. The pass. an interstate one,
Stone said, he had never used outside Of
California. After this TESTIMONY Monteith
applied for a warrant for the arrest of
Huntington, but it was refused by the act
ing district attorney. Finally the federal
government officials had waited in vain for
the railroad magnate to come West and be
arrested, the warrant was sent on to New
York to be served.