The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-22

began the study of law in Lambs Office
IN April of that year. He was to re-
ceive $50 week salary.
Did you ever own any stock in the
orthern Pacific Railroad company ?''
asked Mr.. Kellogg, who conducted the
examination.
Mr.. Lamb told me Mr.. WeidenfeId
would carry 100 shares of the stock
for any one who would bring suit The
stock was assigned to me-
POWER said he never saw Mr.. Weld
enfield. All he knew of him was that
Mr.. Lamb told him the stock was his.
That was in May of last year. He I'M
derstood ne was to pose as plaintiff,
put ne did not know until six months
later what was the object of the suit.
WeidenfeEd to Pay Expenses.
He understood Mr.. Weidenfeld was
70 orlng the suit and pay the ex-
was from Mr.. Lamb. Power said he
understood the stock was given to him
because the real parties to the suit
wished to remain under cover.
You had no interest in this suit OF
the Northern Paeific?" Mr.. Kellogg
THE stock was mine" Power On
sWered.
rs it yours now?"
Il certainly understand that it is"
Power first saw the certificate at fine
auditorium hotel in Chicago. That
was the only time he saw the certif-
icate.
THAT was the beginning and end
OF your possession of the stock ?" ask
ed Mr.. Kellogg.
Not the end" put in Mr. Lamb. "He
wants the examiner to take that GER
tlhcate. 1t belongs to Mr.. Power and
he wants it,"
Stock Is Worth $4,000.
Power said he understood that the
stock, worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
was his payment for bringing the
suit.
Power said, replying to questions
that he saw in the newspapers, that
ne was wanted as a witness before
the examiner. The first subpoena was
served upon him July "a, and an at
tempt to serve a second was made
next day. A third was served on him
a few days later
Mr. Lamb told him that counsel had
decided that the service was not good.
The witness declared that he had said
he would appear before the examiner
if Mr.. Lamb advised him to do SO.
Did anyone else tell you the service
of the subpoena was no good?" Mr..
Kellogg asked.
Said Service Was Not Good.
sMr. Chandler and Capt. Stern were
talking about it in Mr.. Lambs Office.
and Mr.. Chandler told me in their
presence that l need not worry, as the
service was not good'
Chandler and Lamb met at the CAL
un1et club, Power said, and he called
up Mr.. Weidenfeld at Oyster Bay on
the telephone. After their conversa-
ton Lamb told him Weidenfeld want
ed him 70 on tn E1nr0no He said tno no
fused to GO
Replying to question by Mr. Lamb,
Power said he remembered Lamb tell
ing him he would have to testify in the
present proceeding, although Mr..
Wefdenfeld and the others did not
want him to do SO. He was willing
then to testify, and has always been
willing. He went away because he
understood the lawyers were satisfied
that the service of the subpoena was
not good, and the people back Of him
desired his absence.
To direct question Power said he
had called Bourke Cochran on the tele-
phone forty or fifty times during the
different times Mr.. Chandler was in
consultation with Mr.. Lamb
After Power had denied that he ever
acted as an automobile chauffeur to
anybody his examination was ended.
The hearing will be resumed next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Lamb said he would make ap-
plication to Judge Lacombe to remit
the balance OF Powers sentence Of
thirty days imprisonment for con-
tempt.
Cochran Says It's a Mistake.
PORT WASHINGTON, L. T., Aug.
Civ. Bourke Cochran, when seen
at his home at Sands Point tonight.
said: Il have little or nothing to say
relative to the testimony Of Mr.. Lamb