New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-25
THE ATTACKS ON B. R. T.
INTEREST IN THE EFFORTS TO DIS
COVER THOSE RESPONSIBLE.
Mr. sHEEHAN. OF THE CoMPANT's CoUN-
Sci. SAYS HE is NOT AT LIBERTY
TO SPEAK OF RECENT DEVELOP
MENTS-WHAT A FRIEND
OF Mr. KEENE SAYS.

OF MR.. kEENE SAYS
The decision OF the directors OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company to use every effort 10
discover who was responsible for the many
malicious rumors put in circulation regarding
their property and their offer OF reward OF
So 900 for information which would lead 10 the
detection OF such person or persons. continued
n excite the interest Of Wall Street men yes
terday As announced in The Tribune yester-
day the interest has been intensified by the fact
that Talbot j. Taylor. head Of the Stock Ex-
change firm OF Talbot J. Taylor CO. and the
son-in-law Of James i. Keene had been sub
poenaed to appear before the Grand Jury next
"wednesday in connection with the matter. and
that persons not named had been attacking the
stock. Mr. Taylor told Tribune reporter on
Saturday night that he knew none Of the de-
tails. that he had been summoned to appear
simply as a witness. and that he did not kno"
what to make of il.
MR. sHEEHAN HAS LITTLE TO SAY.
William F. sheehan counsel for the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company, when ne was see"
yesterday at his home. No 16 East Fifty-sixth-
St was no more communicative than he was on
Saturday. He said that while personally he
would he GLAD 10 give The Tribune all the facts
in his power he was not at liberty at present
70 say ANYTHING regarding the case. When ne
was asked II any further subprnas had been or
would he issued he said he was not in position
to.aDswer. He refused also torjmpart any mint
OF what took place when he vent peiore the
Grand Jury or Of the nature OF the steps WHICH
were 10 be taken by the company. When ne was
eraIlv asked II anv developments, had taken
nlace since Saturday night he made the reply:
None that I am at liberty TO speak about
An effort IVES made to see De Lancey Nicoll
last night but 10 a Tribune reporter who caled
at his house. No. 123 East Thirty-eighth-st.' he
sent word that he was indisposed and couid not
leave his room.
James r. Keene who spends much or MS time
n the Waldorf-Astoria when he is in town was
not at the hotel last light. and he had not been
there IN the course of the day, it was said one
Of the clerks said he had heard that Ny. keene
had gone out Of town to spend his Christmas.
President Clinton L. Rossiter Of the Brooklyn
RAND Transit Company was seen last night al
his home No. IS Montgomery Place. by Trib-
una renorter but said that he had made il a
rule not 70 talk for publication at his nome.
1.-THE matter is in the hands Of the counsel OF
tho co-nnanv. Sheehan & Collin" added Mr..
Rossiter. and I sincerely hope that the as
honest practices which have been in vogue latei!
will soon be ended
STATEMENT OF A FRIEND OF MR.. KEENE.
friend Of Mr. Keene made a statement last
evening the substance Of which follows:
Several months ago. when the market was
/ ,.1tog along fairly we'll and showed only
~sgeed weakness in spots. and before the heavy
/ deDression set in James r keene was cIeui.eu
I Win being heavily short Of various so cdltu
Flower stocks notably Brooklyn RapIu - a', 80
! Iosonfe's Gas Federal Steel and one or tWo
/ o,,ers The drives against these STOCKS ohIS
/ made faint impression ABOUT ms IN
/ e+ories becan TO be circulated II wan SUecN
satd NJ Keenes friend, TO the effect thaL M;
/ - had assumed too big a job. 1t was salo
/ mai no had asked FOR mercy and was pegelnA
/ for extensions 1t was declared that ceI an
nersons had decided 70 let MI heene on On ne
/ Contracts and allow him 20 cover. 1hese stoIies
/ ,rfra nersistent and. according 10 TINS
friend they annoyed him ana ne DeSa4',o
! resentful He called Edward y. Jones VINO Is
I aeeociafed with the firm Of 1albot ). Ia! l'I
& g.. into his office. and said TO MN. Ie
/ Clarfd m. same authority: These stories
originate in the following places fiere ~ sao
I Kfene named them. Now. want you 10 80
/ nose men and tel them plainly want stop
mt 70 this Unless there is full denial IRON
their side within three days or the stories '0'u
/ l shall take my own measures 70 leLu'ys -. NJ
I Mr. ZONES did he was requested put no
,1Tjol cane Mr. Keene was bitter. He started
in to sell the market and plunged heavily.
The drive started by Mr.. Keene and his trlehds
/ ,.ent even further than Mr.. Keene ever antcl-
pated. IT was added 1t was said YESTERDAY tnas
/ Mr. Keene and his friends had covered ali 'he'f
/ shorts" and were out ID 49,
! Mr. TAYLOR said yesterday that ne Woulu APP
near before the Grand Jury to answer any
| questions Mr. Jones has passage booked LOT
/ europe a week from next Wednesday ana ne
/ does not think the subpoena VIII interfere WIN
his sailing. The explanation thal WI f. ' "a ,s
,bat they sold the stock because they thought II
was selling too high, that they coNeIeu "te.
/ they believed il had gone low enough anu tila'
they know nothing about the malicious Reports