The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-08

AT Saturdays hearing in the injunc-
tion case of the Rocky Glen Water
company against the Lackawanna and
Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit COM
pany and others, a little enlivenment Il
was injected by an allegation on the
part of the defense that the plaintiffs
side is the representative of interests
hostile to the new railroad enterprise.
The identity of the alleged hostile in
terestS was not disclosed in so many
words, but 1t was fair to gather from
all the circumstances that the MEM
bers of the Rocky Glen Water COM
pany, Arthur rockingham ct all were
not the parties meant.
The allegation came forth during the
examination of George A. Lee, of Phla-
delphia, an officer i'm various of the de-
fendant companies, and, according to
Major Warren, of counsel for the plain
tiffs, "the biggest man in the scheme,
next to Senator Quay"
Major Warren asked Mr.. Lee where
the Wilkes Barre terminal is to be
located. Attorney Gill objected to the
question as being irrelevant, and in his
argument in support of the objection
he made the declaration that Major
w '"iiNil was tillDlpyeu DN interests un-
friendly to the defendants and that if
the information he sought was dis
closed, it might be used to the disad-
vantage of the defendant companies.
QUESTION RELEVANT.
Judge Kelly ruled that the question
was relevant to the inquiry as to the
bona fides of the defendant companies,
and overruled the objection. The aues-
tion however, was barren of results.
Mr.. Lee answered that the Wilkes
Barre terminal has not as yet been de-
cided upon.
1t was further attempted to get Mr..
Lee to admit that all these various
roads, some chartered as steam roads
| and some as street railways, were to
be Joined together and operated as one
big trolley system.
Mr.. Lee would not admit this. The
| roads would likely be operated in har-
mony, he said, but they would not all
be operated as trolley roads. The char
| ters for the steam roads give them the
| right to use electricity as a motive
power. if they so choose. The power
would probably be applied by means of
a third rail, but this had not been def
mtely determined as yet. Electric en-
| gines or storage batteries might be
| used.
Mr.. Lee was asked by Major Warren
| If it was not true that he, next to Sen
ator Quay, was the biggest capitals,
interested in the new enterprise. Mr.
| } ae modestly disClaimed the dstinc.
| tion.
| Colonel Herman Osthaus, secretary
of the Connoll Park and Speedway
Street Railway company, was called by
| the plaintiff as for cross ior
and questioned at length concerning
the connection between his company
| and the others.
lie said that the Connell Park and
| Speedway company was originally
chartered as "A separate company, but
II has since informally decided to opcr.
ate in conjunction with the Lackawan.
ma and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit
company, but had not, as yet, come tc
any definite agreement He admitted
that the Transit Contract company
which is to build the other roads, is tC
build the Connell Park and Speedway
road Major Y. +. Penman and ex.
Senator NJ. F.. Mcdonald, he said, hello
the controlling interest in the latter
road.
SAW THE CIRCULAR.
| The circular purporting to have beCl
| issued by the LaCkaWanna and Wyo
ming Valley company, setting forti
that all these various roads, defend
| ants in the present case, were to be
operated by the Lackawanna and Wyo
ming Valley company, and offering Sc
curities for sale was shown Colone
Osthaus. lie admitted having seen on,
| before and that he received copy O
it in the Transit Contract company'l
| office. 1t might have been given hin
by Mr.. Boughton, he said, but on thi!
point he was in doubt.
He admitted, in response to qucs
tion by Major Warren, that ex-Sen
ator Mcdonald and Major Penman
who hold the controlling interest in tn,
Connell Park and Speedway company
are directors of the Lackawanna anC
Wyoming Valley company, but he re
peated, emphatically, that there wa
not as yet any definite agreement he
tween the two companies, other thai
that they should operate in harmon,
with one another.
Arthur rockingham, president of tn
plaintiff company, closed the days tcS
timOny with rebuttals of testimony O
the defense regarding the allegc,