New-York tribune., 1900-01-03
GRAND JURY AND B. r. T.
JANUARY BODY CHARGED TO INQUIRE
INTO THE CASE.
JUDGE MMAHoN URGES THE MEMBERS TO
GIVE CAREFUL ATTENTION TO IT
CoMPANY's COUNSEL DE-
CLINES TO TALK

CLINES TO TALK
The January Grand Jury was sworn IN and quail
ned before Judge Mcmahon in Part I OF General
Sessions Court yesterday morning. James 3 Curry
merchant. OF No. IS East Tenth-st-. Is the fore
man.
Judge Mcmahon IN his charge touched on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit affairs. which
sidered by the December Grand Jury. and which
caused dissenslon IN that body. resulting a
presentment advising the January Grand Jury to
take up the matter
Judge McManon said that he had received
document from the December Grand Jury relative
to the alleged sander Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and said that this document forth the
suggestion that the January Grand Jury take up
the affair. the December Grand Jury had no
time for IT, The Judge read the law on the sub
ject, and said that he hoped the Grand Jury would
give the same care and attention 10 this as they
gave to other questions.
Mr.. Lindsay. who represents the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company called at the District Attorneys
Office and took the list OF the Grand Jury After
the jury was charged the members were taken 70
the Grand Jury room. Assistant District Attorney
Unger did not know when the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit would be taken up.
Mr.. Curry's associates are J. G. King Duer.
tired No. 60 East Fifty-thIrd-st; William Jung
hans trimmings. No. ass Broadway; Fitch W.
Smith. merchant. No. IS West Thirty-sixth-st; ;
Samuel Lave, real estate. No. 142 West Twenty
second-st.; Hugh D. Auchincloss. merchant. No. a
William-st-; Edward D. Depew. grocer. No. IA Har-
OT.
way: De Forest Grant, president No 2sT Fourth
ave-; William F. Dorfinger. glass. No. Sc Murray
St; Edmund Dwight, jr., Insurance.. No q Will
am-st.; George Reid. painter. No. l.464 Third-aves
Meyer Jonasson, cloaks, No. S1T Broadway; John
D. Barry retired. No. 1GS West One-hundred- and
twenty-ffth-st.; Edward c. Wells. drugs, No 100
Warren-st.; John Vesey. blUestone, No LIS First
ave; holman c. Haas. quicksilver. No 2 Will
iam-st.; Herman Bendix. neckwear. No % East
Thirteenth-st.; TOmo Sargentich bOokkeeper, No
2S0 Fourth-ave.; David W. Granbery, manager No.
$50 Seventh-ave-; Michael b Fielding, merchant,
No. Is William-st.; Fred F. Lockwood insurance,
No. $50 Produce Exchange, and John l. Lapham.
banker. No. % Ferry-St
sci for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. de-
clined yesterday to discuss his plans for bringing
rumors deroSat0ry 10 the company, or 20 cOmInent
on the long advertisement printed day or two
ago. which predicted further heavy fall in the
market value of the cOmpany's stock
The voting trust OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
cember 81. and the direct control OF the system.
heretofore lodged with the voting trustees, Anthony
y. Brady, f. p. OlcOtt and Arson r. Flower, hak
passed to the stockholders of the company.
Voting trust certificates will soon be exchanged
Interesting developments are not unlikely at the
annual meeting OF the company on January rs. and
will, it Is expected. show just what interests now
control the system. II Is said that several new
meeting.
1t was reported unoficialy yesterday that the
annual report OF the company would be ready for
distribution at the time OF the stockholders meet
Ing, and. while no advance opinion is be had the
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company now con-
trOls. by purchase or lease. all the surface and
the lines OF the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Company and the Ettle Van Brunt Street and Erie
basin road and IS to-day the largest street railway
Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock was weak vestsr-
ket It sold between 6S1I and 717s Closing az 76I
net loss 1or the day OF per cent.