New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10


Carroll shifted in his chair for few seconds
and then faltered: We'll, we may have talked
about 1t in general way. but 1 never advised
him to buy the stock"
Mr.. Untermyer sought to bring relief to his
client by interposing some objection, but he was
not needed by the Court.
ana city officials who subscribed for stock In the
booker Company? & Know Nothing I'M att ali ABOUT
OF e sst the and
companies were good investment? Al think 1t
,-Q-Did he advise you to buy the stock? A
5s ShnS 5fP Eood
to 6uS h n" snSt you heard from him led you
! Odd you know up to the time of the organiza-
tion of the American Ice COMPANY Of any prom
! ed In the Consolidated and Knickerbocker COM
Q.-Prior to the organization of the American Ice
COMPANY did you have any kpowedge that Ya Tue
Gompany in contemplation of the consolidation
,Qr7Whsn, did you buy your American Ice Stoke
shares bought S5o6 yG pre- feqf f shares The
the ssn o of the o5
did any Of the general public subscriber Al don't
| on the same terms yourself?
FELT THE SHOE PINCH
Mr. Untermyer objected. whereupon Mr. Peck
|
! the shoe pinches these fellows get up and OBJ
! ject.'
| There is no pinching"-Mr. Unternyer began
loudly, but was stopped by the Judge. who or
! dered the witness to answer the question. Car
! roll replied that he knew nothing about the
| terms on which any one else obtained stock.
stock AN Soer s raf 10 the Mayor ABOUT your
suscbe aT and the Mayor both T Ia tx
OF discussion about it between you whateveir? A
ice company until to-day.
.Q-The7n you and the Mayor never talked about
o1Y You ac%%mp39ed Mr. Morse and the Mayor
o-And You were careful not to talk to each other
ABOUT T ice on that trip? objection overruled9 a;
a general character.
| Mr.. Peckham put the question In another
| form, and Mr.. Untermyer again objected, which
| brought from Mr.. Peckham the observation that
he wanted to show that the three men went to
Maine together to examine into the ice matter
and what ice would stand in the question
or price The witness was instructed TO reply
A CHARACTERISTIC ANSWER.
| He did so. Well II we passed an icehouse
We said. There's an icehouse'" was the answer
| Carroll gave.
The course of examination Mr. Peckham was
pursuing was obviously distasteful TO Mr.. Car
roll and to his counsel also Mr.. Untermyer
sneered at Mr.. Peckham for appearing on "a
newspaper retainer" and another remark was
made to the effect that Mr.. Peckham himself
was n stakeholder in an ice company This
brought Mr. Peckham to his feet with jump.
NOW, have heard before. he angrliy eN-
| claimed. that I a holder Of ice stock. do
hold little stock In an ice company away out
| in the West. I mentioned that fact TO a man
near me Conhdentally. and say that any one
! who would repeat 1t under the circumstances
! has not the remnants Of gentleman in him
1t was not told to me" Mr.. CnterUyer said.
! but at the same time Mr.. Peckham is 2 share
holder in Chicago company just like this"
Mr. NicoIl also made the disclaimer that he
Was not the ore 70 whom Mr Peckham had
spoken. The examination Of Carroll was then
resumed.
in The American G9 5 o 1'sa 1S shares
,@-Did yon hayc any 2rransem n,a With t the
and he should raise money from the Garfield Bank
10 pay for tn A.-No sir.
10Th BORROWED FROM MORSE.
Dd yog have any aT9nssTsnt WITH any ioc In
A-Yes' win Mr. Morse,
= Who introduced tie Mayor TO Mr.. Morse?
Was 60 you? Al would not he certain possibly
And possibly 4 wa; You who told tho Mayor
o~pd the Mayor tell You tina, he could borrow
money from Mr. Morse A-No sir.
casc that both the M?yoT and yourself agreed to
.o;-pid not this tTansaeuon take PLACE im11medi:
e'e aST ,a tnS M@y1T d 20 or NV Two anS
half years before the American Ice Company was
. DO yOq knew 4, the Dock ComTmissioners had
sto n IN the GrrbnG IN sh hearg
the last few days
,o.Ana dld you make no effort 70 get list Of
before you made your investment? A.-No.
Cross examined by Mr.. Untermyer Mr. Carroll
said he helped 10 pay for his stock by raising a
mortgage Of S4I.Jco on a vacant lot which ne
owned at Onc-hundred- and -fourt eenth-st. and
Eighth-aVe. lie also paid 100000 in cash. lie
had been Interested in large real estate transac-
tons he explained also. for the last fifteen years
You say YOU have held office. Did YOU have
any separate business" Mr.. Peckham asked.
Mr. Unternyer objected
Il am going to show" Mr.. Peckham added.
that this man never had any business and did
not have any means"
Justice Gaynor. however. said he thought the
matter had gone far enough. and Carroll was
allowed to leave the stand