The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-22
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES
MESsRs. LAMB AND POWER EXAM
INED BY ATTORNEY GUTHRIE,
Who Drew Out the story of the Flight
of the Plaintiff to Canada Mr..
COckran's Statement.

NEW YORK, Aug. H-Lawyer George
Alfred Lamb, attorney for Peter Power,
went on the stand to-day and told all he
knew about the Northern Pacific merger
suit. He named the who. with Power
as plaintiff and Capt. Henry Stern as go
between, he said had hoped to conceal
their connection with the litigation and
keep their identity hidden. Those he
named were: W. Bourke Cochran, Camille
Weidenfeld, II. Content & Co. and Edwin
r. Thomas of the firm of Thomas & Post.
Wall-street bankers and brokers.
The story of Powers wandering came
out, and plan to send him 10 Europe was
revealed as was his quasi connection with
the suit at issue. Lamb said that he was
practically forced by the people back of
| him to send Power away and that they
paid the expenses of his trip to West Hur-
ley and to Montreal. Weidenfeld, Cochran
and other sponsors of the Power suit. Mr.
Lamb declared, feared that Power would
be broken down as a witness and would
give away the people behind it," Cock
ran was telephoned to for advice in his
presence. Lamb declared he was one of
the persons for whom Lamb was given to
\ believe he was acting in pushing the suit
/ and he of those who advised Pow
] er TO stay out of the courts jurisdiction
| and was ready to supply him with funds
] to enable him TO do Mr.. Lamb told the
! story readily, released, as he said he con-
/ sidered himself, by the action of his clients
! in repudiatins him as their counsel.
Peter Power himself was on the stand al
/ the afternoon session. He said to the
! best of his belief he had received the 100
/ shares of stock in payment for the use of
/ his name. That was his sole interest in
| the suit. He had been instructed that the
| subpoena service was bad and had left
/ New York city with that understanding.
! In a measure. his testimony was cor
roborative of that given by Lawyer Lamb
| regarding the connection of Messrs Cock
| ran and Weidenfeld with the suit. w.
! Bourke Cochran, in an interview tonight,
characterized all the testimony relating to
| him as false in every detail.
LAMBS TESTIMONY.
Power was brought from Ludlow-street
jail TO testify. He was not the first witness,
/ his attorney, Mr.. Lamb being called
first. Mr.. Lamb was accompanied by
former Judge j. Rider Cady, who is
| his attorney. w. d. Guthrie of
counsel for the Northern Securities Com
pany, objected to several Interruptions
made by Judge Cady, but the special ex-
aminer ruled that the judge might appear
for Mr.. Lamb while the latter was wit
ness
Mr.. Guthrie's first questions to Mr.. Lamb
referred TO his relations to the Circuit
Court. Mr.. Lamb said he was admitted
to practice in the particular case in the
United States Circuit Court in Minnesota
| by courtesy of the court. He said he be-
lieved Judge Lancaster obtained the privi-
lege for him. Lamb said his firm of Lamb
& Guernsey were attorneys of record in the
Power and in the Bouden suits. Mr.. Lamb
said he made a rough draught of the COM
plant in the Power suit on a railroad train
He promised to produce copy of the
| draught later.
AT your previous examination 1 under
stood you TO say you represented influential
persons" Mr. Guthrie said. YOu then de-
clined 10 give their names; will you give
them nOw?'
Il will replied the witness. AT my
| previous examination / understood those
people, who had certainly expended large
sums of money in this litigatio were my
clients. III their statements 10 the contrary
The persons | believed L represented were
Camille Weidenfeld, the firm of Thomas
* Post. or rather Mr.. Thomas. OF that Arm;
w. Bourke Cochran and Content & Co.
You told us Mr.. Cochran would make an
important wtness?" said Mr. Guthrie
COCHRAN WAS PRESENT.
"I am quite convinced that Mr.. Cochran
knew all about these matters and was
financially interested. He was present at
the conferences held in Weidenfeld's office,
and 1 know Mr.. Weidenfeld would take no
steps without Mr.. Cockran's knowledge
and approval
do you know Parker c. Chandler"
II know him as a lawyer practicing in
Boston and attorney for Weidenfed."
Did he advise that Peter Power go to
Europe?'
HE did"
'Was that after you told him that Power
had been subpOenaed to appear in these
proceedings
1T was"
Mr.. Lamb also said that Captain Stein
urged that Power be sent to Europe. After
Power had been served with summons Ia
came to my office and told me the service
was bad and that we could successfully
defend him from the charge. of contempt
! l the more easily convinced that he
was right, because knew he had consulted
with Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Cochran. Mr.
need not appear in court in person Then
he said that Mr.. Cochran, a keen Judge OF
human nature and public opinion. had said
If they push that boy too hard they will
, create a revulsion OF public opinion
Mr. Lamb said Power agreed TO go tc
West Hurley. Re wanted TO set married
anyway, and Lamb told Mr. Chandler
money would be needed. Mr. Chandler said
he had check for 500, and when Lamt
said at least 500 would be necessary Mr.
Chandler told him Weidenfeld would give
another check in the morning. OF the So
about $3.50 had gone TO Power.
VINO was 10 pay ROVER expenses anC
support him II he went to Europe?"
Mr.. Chandler said. of course. they
would pay the expenses. l understood they
meant Mr.. WeiGenfeld. Bourke Cockrar
and Mr.. Thomas"
This ended Mr.. Lambs examination.
POWERS TESTIMONY
Peter Power was then called. He begar
his testimony by saying that he wa.
twenty-four years old; that he first me-
] Mr.. Lamb in November. 1900. and that h,