The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-22
POWER ON THE STAND
The People Back of Him Advised
Him What to Do.

The People Back of Him Advised
Him What to Do.
New York, Aug. 22-Peter Power beganhis
testimony yesterday afternoon by Saying
that he was "a years old; that he had met
Mr.. Lamb in November. 1900, and that he
began the study Of law in Lambs office
in April of that year. He was to receive
$50 week salary.
Did you ever own any stock in the
Northern Pacific Railroad company"
asked Mr.. Kellogg, who conducted the ex-
animation.
'Mr. Lamb told me Mr.. Weidenfeld
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.. Widen
field. All he knew Of him was that Mr.
Lamb told him tho stock was his. That
was in May of last year. He understood
he was to pose as plaintiff, but he did
hot know until six months later what was
the object of the suit. He understood Mr.
Widenfeld was to bring the suit and pay
the expenses.
All the information he had was from
Mr.. Lamb. Power said he understood the
stock was given to him because the real
parties to the suit wished to remain un-
der cover.
"You had no interest in this suit of
the Northern Paciflc?' Mr.. Kellogg asked.
The stock was mine,' Power answered..
1T is yours now?"
Il certainly understand that 1t is.
Power first saw the certificate at the
Auditorium hotel in Chicago. That was
the only time he saw the certificate.
That was the beginning and end Of
your possession Of the stock?' asked Mr..
Kellogg.
Not the end" put in Mr.. Lamb. "He
wants the examiner to take that certif-
70 hN1o To nd ho
| wants it,
Power said he understood that the
stock, worth from s14 900 to SIS, 900, was
his payment for bringing the suit.
Power said, replying to questions, that
he saw in the newspapers that he was
wanted as a witness before the examiner.
The first subpoena was served upon him
July "a, and an attempt to serve second
was made the 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 any one else tell you the service
| OF the subpoena was no good?' Mr.. Kel
lcgg asked.
Mr. Chandler and Captain Stern were
| talking about it In Mr.. Lambs office, and
| Mr.. Chandler told me in their presence
lAaC l. uceu uOL WOIEy, DIS Inc service was
not good" -~
| Chandler and Lamb met at the Calu-
met club, Power said. and he called up
Mr.. Weidenfeld at Oyster Bay on the tele-
phone. After their conversation Lamb
told him Weidenfeld wanted him to go to
Europe. He said he refused to go.
Replying to questions by Mr.. Lamb,
Power said he remembered Lamb telling
him he would have to testify in the pres
ent proceedings, although Mr.. Wedenfeld
and others did not want him to do So.
He was willing then to testify and has
always been willing. He went away be-
cause 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 up Bourke Cochran on the. tele-
phone forty or fifty times during the diff
ferent times Mr.. Chandler was in consul
tation with Mr.. Lamb.
| After Power had denied that he ever
acted as an automobile chauffeur to any
body his examination was ended. The
hearing will be resumed next Tuesday.
Mr.. Lamb said he would make applica-
ton to Judge Lacombe to remit the bal
ance Of Powers sentence of thirty days
Imprisonment for contempt.