New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-23
SENATOR LEXOW CALLED.
HIS TESTIMONY OBJECTED TO AT THE
TRIAL OF THE AMERICAN TOBAC-
~ COMPANIES DIRECTORS.

Whom the trial Of the directors OF the American
Tobacco Company resumed before Judge fi'z-
gerald in the Court of General Sessions. yester-
day morning Henry l. stockwel. a dealer In
cigars of Syracuse. N. Y, was called as WIZ
ness bat as he could not remember what Dis
trict-Attorney Olcott wanted him to tell he was
soon excused
Frederick p. Her. another Syracuse dealer was
called to tell about conversation he had heio
with Stockwell HER said that Stockwell called
mon him and asked him If he did not know that
no was violating his contract with the American
Tobacco Company in selling Admiral cigarettes
The witness said he told Mr.. Sockwell that he oiu
not understand that he was under any eo"'. ,,
with the American Tobacco Company. ne 'o
Mr. Stockwell that he could get the co"pn'
cigarettes from jobbers. Stockweii rePiie" '.'"
he might do this for a short time. but 'h"' ''o
hoxes of cigarettes manufactured by the company
were all numbered and that his source OF suPPii.a
would soon be cut off. He refused 10 asiee W."
Mr. Stockwe that 1t would be TO MS I'te' C,
to give UP handling Admiral cigarettes MI VI
colt then handed the witness TWO e''
passed between HER and the officers OF 'he co"
nary Mr. Choate objected but the objection was
oyerruled and the letters were read. Ihat from
the witness was dated July 1884, and III IL ne
asked for consignment OF 2o,~o sweet Napo''
cigarettes at 50 GO. as he understood 'i"' NO"
York iobbers were selling at that rate because te
wages of the employees had been cut down. Inc
repv of the American Tobacco Company was
dated September 90 1894, and was signed by D. H.
BROWN The letter said tina; the story OF the re-
duction of wages was fapilcauoh' anu ' "
special rates asked for could not be allowed.
Ipon cross-examinaiion by NJ. Fuller the Witness
said tina; he was in partnership with Mr. lishtman
who was an agent of the National cigarette Con-
many from August. 1882 for two ana MAJ. years
Mr. Lightman failed in August 1875 ana ""ee'ei
g. Co became the agents of the National company
ateT on g Moore Moor w Sn asen! aH nd ored him the
agency of the company Tor me o'a.p' az 1hoy-
san sme leSi RP fT Ss' and dealer in
cigars ana tobacco in Rochester the next Wmess
testified as TO dealings with the American lopacco
Company in the last three years Ms tesnmony Ma
similar to Hers, but he admitted In answer n 20 i
Choate that ne had understood tha the America al
Tobacco Company might shut off his supply Oh
Gu n nsa , r6sq sa
by defence TO Mr. Saers ne and dae ten 'a
Keepers did put any of these G%som 1Sfy
s ShonId se goods or as to handling other goods
He never heard of any dealer VINO Mas Pi" anu
cgarettes manufactured. Witness said the same
as to jobbers in Brooklyn Mr. Choate ha rade
was injured in his opinion; by the terms OF Inc
OF the American Tobacco C9mP 29 On on5
Jerome Mal,by Sbbsr IN tG 3Ss Ssx eis WIf
ness said he signed the agreement win the Ae'
would he 10 his advantage, as better profits would
Then it your ADVANTAGE and at the same ne
time not to the dsadvantage OF any retainer Vi
consumer" asked Mr. Choate oa and tho oh
District-Attorney Ocott oo)ecteu anu '"e w
lection was sustained. , . - ,..,oo
Why said Mr. GhGate TIM co s 3a and it's
consumers is not an injury to trace. we pIoP%Us .
it. from dealers who SnG bs compa1 has
resulted, and that no man can cohoeNe Vi '''
Sq Mr. CRoa,e tried in many ways to get an answer
to the question. but was oyerrued by Inc - was
He then tried to get from the 10 handle the
goods OF the National Company put MI Ma''py
coe !Wa so it black man or a white MANI" asked
counsel. .,,on so,d tho wit
is that as near as you can come to II: We soI 1t
any member Of this jury? Did he crop cow" i'O"'
Mr. Malby thought the agent arrived IN me the
agency Of the National Company because 1t onered
him better terms he was excused oa,,ed Their
testimony was in the main like that Of rs theIr
called for the prosecution. After saying IN an.
swer DstrctAttorney Ocott that i1ve wds
gated number Of trusts last spring ana aner tna1
President Duke and other officers OF me before
that committee Senator Lexow was lhterrup'e co
by Mr. Fuller who objected to the INTRODUCTION oi
ut would be improper, Illegal and grossly un-
Mr. EULER sanns c SSmDs1s to 5h use
testimony asanst them the nre aey OF %ef Counsel
or hhf olcott said he believed there
precedents in the SHARP ana ana 'enres he
nudge judge Fitzgerald then ordered the court ad.
s witness qn' ' Chair he sad 1T
exercise my privilege as Senator Of na Whcb
was chairman privileged. and that had no
right TO reveal that testimony unless so directed
Nv ,ba Court