New-York tribune., 1899-11-22
MR.. LOGAN'S SUIT TRIED.
Ex-sPEAKER REED APPEARS AS ONE of
THE COUNSEL, FOR The DEFENCE.

THE COUNSEL FOX lfiE' bh~i AN-'N
Justice Werner in the Supreme Cour, yes,e''sy S,.
began taking testimony in the su'' piousn.
william J. Logan against william hocheieno.
~ q co,,.,, and others to compel an account
inc ~ tho nroAts of the Consolidated Gas b,s
comnanv of RrooSyn, from whch coIPo -,
the nlaintin asserts he was frozen out pa
the case in which ex-Speaker i"oiNa' -
appears counsel ,,r9e stock
-. q. ,ho Williamsburg Gas Light Company.
IIo ,,os % have taken part in the consohuauoi =,
,ho d,0eren, easlight companies or brooh'S" a
N rece,ye stock In the new orsani|a''o " 49,,
change for his Williamsburg hoioihss' 80
consolidation. Logan asserts, ne was not -.
to,rIr and he now sues TO compel the deienuah,S
to account TO him for all their
h-,neIng about the consolidation
,r, ,,n,,1 was the first witness. He was asheo
., ., ,.s NOT true that the Brooklyn territory wa"
not divided among the companies'
"Obtected to-" said MI Reeo'
"sustained" said the Court
Mr Logan said that he first began buyins s'oo"
l., ~ Williamsburg company in 1855. ana hep'
ntv,rg I'm odd lots until in 1892 when he was inaue
. a,roctor he held some six hundred shaieS.
=, o,,, his interests In the Peoples anu ti,e
Nunicinal companies because he tnonsh' ''' W."
,amsburg stock the more vaiuaoie' - 49,.
NJ Logan told Of his having been sent lot US
~ s,mnson OF counsel fo- the proposed conSon-
- nro,ectors He said that paper dlsciosliie
aonaoi,dat,on plan was presented to MIN ior
his signature ., ~, ,ogon land
T d,d NOT sign II then l drst wanted ~ 'eo ~
Rogers and get his opinion on the matter 49,
=. NJ pooers and asked him whether shouu sie"
- :, ~ '-' t1a ,o,d me that II was all right, TO go
80 - na <,op asked him II II would mahe
or,, d,nerence In regard TO our unders'oou ae
rrert and he replied. You go ahead anu ''e"
that's all right ..o, mt in
The consolidation agreement was ~. aar,s
evidence and read in open court py MI, 49,
LAWYERS 1t disclosed a plan 10 cohsoiiu"'e 49,.
coronanies or most of them. in Broohiyh "
80 naraqement Mr.. Logan rected severa eoii %
versations he had with Mr.. Moore iinnieuia...
after the consolidation scheme went INV -
"As I was about TO leave Mr.. moore '
said SIT down here and let's talk thls '"ii's -
sat down. and Moore took out pencil anu ,s
on a tab the figures $4,000. He then looked i"'o
said to him No IT don't go I'm not ban IN mat mat
business I'm not a fool; there IL "io''
Wnere then put fve after the two ana aea1d and
tsfsed Then Moore rubbed the figures out ,bat alf
wrote $50 cO6 But / said no again saying pni ba5
there was more than that due me anu ,bat b left
rs9 Moores Once ard Mr. .aS Rogers isnt ahS S
gave note TO Moore: W, wiYrH wIth me would be
settlement Moore might make VIII" '''
ratified by him Rogersl. . ,,oo~a no said That's
d mean OF Rogers. He might nave se''ieu WI"
II then protested against the anotnles. - )"
bad heen made 10 me. and left Moore oHlDts oHlDs,h ha
haa oeGt, gam tben related a conversation which ne
had had with Moore in Delmonco ;, IN IN "I 49,
Moore promised reserve 1000 shares Oh ber tIr of
Of the new company for him at S Ths hannyee
shares would have enabled Logan 10 DeeOHIv Hn1ce q
director in the company. some cor ire7p
on the subject was placed In evidence ,o.n.oor
Coming down to certain TRANSACTIONS D Det"eo CO..
himself and Mr. Sheldon. who was acuIs oid Shei J
r = RenedIct Mr. Logan said that ne toi1 oIeI-
don that he was desrous of holding the Wlliains ms
burg stock back from the projectors & oi We We svg
gested TO Sheldon that he buy up all the s'och he
Could and he would stand good TOT IT, ",ho,. hs
"Mr sheldon told me- said Mr; Logan, tnat Una .h he
Thought ne could get Mr.. Benedict TO carry ne he
stock but that Benedict would have TO get niue
slice Of whatever came OF. ,, .-.or,
Al this answer there was general lauen Hinoils
tho MANY counsel engaged in the trial. MT heed
.mrrnd .mr I'd 70 where Mr. Benedict was sitting ana
iaughngly remarked. That shows that the "luiess
aid not know Mr. Benedict very wei. - W.
Mr. Benedict laughed heartily. ana ne ana MI
Rod shook hands Soon after this an aolourh-
ment was taken until this morning.