The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
CALL KEENE'S SON-IN-LAW.
b. n. T. sUBPoENAs TALBOT j.
TAYLOR BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.

Edward ID. Jones, Manager of Taylor's Of
fee, Also subpenaed-what They Say
-Shcehan Says It Is Presumably in Con-
nection" With False u. II. t. Rumors.
To show what sequel there had been to the
action OF the Board OF Directors OF the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company In Offering O re-
ward OF $4,000 for Information that will lead
to the discovery and conviction Of any person
who has been guilty OF making false statements
about the financial condition OF the company.
William +. sheehan OF counsel for the COM
pany. gave out the following statement yester-
day:
Talbot J. Taylor broker and son -in.law
OF MIR. Keene. was to-day served with a
subpTna to appear before the Grand Jury on
next Wednesday. presumably in connection
with the false rumors Ia circulation about tho
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Mr.. Taylor
was evidently surprised at being served. and
exclaimed TO Mr.. Cole who served the subpoena:
Why. have a pull in the District Attorneys
ONCE: had Mr. Gray. one OF the Assistant
District Attorneys. appointed. This Ia very
annoying"
Mr., Cole is a clerk employed In the law office
OF sheehan & Collin. When asked about the
subprna at his homo last night Mr.. Taylor
said that II was all nonsense and that he had
not the slightest idea OF the meaning OF It.
Neither does my manager. Mr.. Jones, know
anything about It," added Mr.. Taylor.
What Jones is THAR" was asked.
why. Edward d. Jones'" Taylor replied.
They accuse him OF having said that Brook
Ign Rapid Transit was going into the hands OF
receiver. He's got a subpoena, too"
Manager Jones said at the ONCE OF Talbot J.
Taylor & Co. yesterday afternoon that he had
heard somethine about tho suhpnnas. but
In sh.a ha.l svNt Nla,..
thing.
sheshan declined to discuss the mater. and he
served with q subEena; Mr. sheehan, id say
gated the recent strike were the same who
were now circulating false reports about the
Relative to the attitude Of his firm on the
Br9Woklyn RAPID Transit stock. MI; Taylor, said:
ing II all the way down from lis and advising
about the, time ~ the strikeY' was asked.
All iss. x aSod5 the e peThap; little before
i0% and s.s sr ewa s,oef e
se sn NV VI out q i
onlce. We cred about 1000 shares four or
I'VE days neo and that practically wound US up.
share So you see neither he nor anyone else
in the Office would have any object in crculat-
ing any bear reports on the stock. Mr. Keene
Is not short.
why. when the stock broke to o. began to
tell customers whom / had been advising 10
sell that It was then another story Mr. Tay-
Tor took exception to the statement credited
to him by Mr.. Sheehan.
Il didnt know who the young man was whom
he came with the suhprna." said Mr.. Taylor.
Il thought he was from the District
what the matter was all about I
didn't think Of Brooklyn rand Transit. I
Thought that n servant OF mine. a cook that /
had had arrested some time ago was m making a
fuss and having tho subpoena served. so |
asked the boy to ask Assistant District Attor-
ney Gray to call me on the tclephone ard tell
me about II. didn't want to waste time over
trne. did not once make use OF the word
pull did cay that I had signed a petition
for the appointment OF my friend. Mr. Gray"