The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-07
MR.. DAVID MARTINS DENIAL
Will Demand a Hearing in the Phila-
delphia Investigation.
MAY PREFER PERJURY CHARGES |
The Investigators Take Another Adjourn
ment After Hearing Further Evidence
Regarding the Distribution Of Mutual
Automatic Telephone Shares.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Z - The senate
committee that is inuuiring into the mu-
/. nal affairs of Philadelphia, which
nlcll a sensation on Wednesday by be-
otgu'eCan Inquiry into the Mutual Auto
einnlnB ~ Lone scandal, continued its in
mutt ueieph Sterday There was "A large
eeSel5"Oloh yt' q anticipation of more sem
sational d%evelopm,I Iay,,,or testified TINT
he had been handed bytD 8 zach. He dc.
Of attorney for 1,525 share sandcd them
clined to use them, me l. IN .nhoto-
back. Witness, on being showl 81 they
graphic copies of two proxies, sdl@sS olc
looked like the ones handed him by q. h.
These copies, it is said. bear the allcgctsl
signatures of Messrs. Martin and Porter, |
and later in the investigation witnesses
are expected 10 testify to the g|enuineness
of the signatures.
j. Hibbs Buchanan, a young lawyer, told
the committee he received n share of stock
as his fee for getting a charter for the
company. He said he was IA director of
the company, but knew nothing about II.
On one occasion, subsequent tothe airing
of the company's affairs before councils
committee, he went to attend a meeting
of the directors in Camden, and was
forced to cave the room.
II. H. Piggott, brother of Councilman
Piggott. who died in 1884. testified to
finding six shares of Mutual Automatic
among his effects. He said w. C. Simon,
hen a member of councils came to him
and asked him to surrender the stock to
persons he represented. Mr.. pipgott de-
clined to do this, but sold the shares sub
sequently for $3.50.
Charles f. Persch. a brother of John p.
Persch. in his testimony threw consider
able light on the disappearance of the
company's books. and the alleged spirit
ing away of John p. Persch. Two DAYS
before councils committee met. witness
said, he saw John on the train for Trcn-
ton and gave him the books. At Johns
command witness delivered n message to
David Martin and A. : L. Shields. who
had acted ms counsel for the officials of the
company. Soon afterwards John came to
Camden. and witness carried messages to
Mr.. Shields and Mr.. Martin to meet John
there. Mr.. Shields. witness said. replied
that Il would not do for him to be seen
there. Int Mr.. Martin said he would be on
hand.
Later witness saw Martin there. He
also said he came from Trenton while
John was there. several times with Mr..
Martin subsequent 10 the meeting in
Camden. On one occasion he notified his
brother that Martin was coming to see
him. Mr.. Martin told John he was going
on the witness stand before councils com
mittee The witness then said Martin
testified the next day hat he had not seen
John or had not heard from him. On Feb.
IL 1Sg5. witness said he rot s25 from Mr..
Martin to give it to his brother, George
Persch. who was then in New York.
Referring TO the Photographic copies of
p~roxies partially identified bv a previous
witness. he said he got them from his
brothers safe. He coulG. not identify
either Mr.. Martins or Mr., F'orter's sigma
ture. but did his brother khn's.
James j. Breen, superintendent of the
lin orgo,nt-ot-orm of select counciI i'm