The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-23
n HAGAN'S WIDOW SUING
THE SENATOR'S "ErGHTH" or
Fon TIST RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.

.u a Lot OF Politicians Got the Fran
I" .s,,s and Sold Out TO the City, and h
nH.,. some Of the Proooeds-James Bhev-
"."JobnF Fox, n w. u. Clark Defendants
colin. A. Hagan., widow OF Senator. Ed
Y, p uaran, the politician who died I'VE
N 70. AGO. has brought an action In the Bu-
Je"I. ,Tourt 20 recover from the stockholders
pH'LSS Feat River Bridge Company an amount
onev which she says Is tho proceeds OF the
o. ~ stock In the company belonging to her
ets,d She says she does not know how
hu u,S Tho stock sold for. but she declares that
w., had an eighth interest" She names
sa,,ndants in tho action the East River
49, Company, James Shevlin of Brooklyn.
p" " !, senator John Fox and Incorporation
Snan.sl william II. Clark. .Shevlin. Fox and
S S.rS A.. not on the c~ompany's books asstock-
v"isor, and never were. but Mrs. HaGan SAYS
tS.s al held stock in other mems names. Not
Using how much to ste for, the widow.
nSur,h her lawyers. has examined Shovlin
VS For. under court orders. and President
r..asroL Uhlman OF the East River Bridge
n..nsny is TO be examined Of Monday.
senator Eddie" HaRan. 30 his widow says
..~tn,.red the East River Bridge Company's
ss..,r through the State Legislature In the
s...,on Of 1892 and for his work was to have
g. ,lrhth interest In the company" The
.omp,py,s charter was a very elastic one and
.v.r valuable one to sell. II gave tho right
- construct bridges across the East River
ANN points on either side Of the Grand street
isa navy yard, and to build railroad approaches
10 Iths bridges, Three years ago the company
SScdS 70 The cities Of New SS.995s k and HJS1 HSI
tSs comnany stating that this amount. had
v expended in the preparation Of plans.
he purchase Of real estate and the securing Of
'n sspstor 'Hagan died in the winter OF 1893
" y; A. c before s sss eGT HstP the sol @e ins eiTh e
IA Legislature attended his funeral. HaRan
Sd been very prominent az q Temmany lead
sShI, death his friends raised a fund OF S2S,O0O
XII XII ni fsu Niu we're s' Charles 8. waSio, q LAWYER.
S No.. G3 NSo $3.50 ALSO r aRs BIZ ! dD'FTsR sSie E ahS sson &C.;
Contributor to the fund, was TONY" barrett,
a vel. known Brooklyn lawyer and politician.
NS SENATOR 1HHaean's widow says that the rea-
son she did not bring suit several years ago
ests. Barrett and Hagan were friende, and
Barrett, she says, was one OF the leading back
es Of the East River Bridge scheme. Bar
looked after. but since Barretts death. she
has been unable to get any money out 81 the
company. she says tnaJ ,fresldenC Unlman
told her that her husband owned an eighth
Clark, Mrs. Hagan says. have also refused to
helm her get any money out Of tho company.
When Shevlin was examined a few days ago
IN the Supreme Court by Mrs. Hagan's aw-
yers, he denied that he had ever had any in
~isrestin the East River Bridge Company or
that HaRan had. ,
Tgaye $1,000 to Tony Barrett about FIVE
years ago." he testified. but I do not remem-
her what for. II had something to do with
this company. Three Years later Barrett
Ter about it,.
Ex-senator Fox said he knew nothing about
the company's affairs. FL