The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-28

The first step in the suit was the grant
ing of an attachment against the de-
fendant's property by Justice Fitzgerald
This was obtained by Dos Passos Bros.
counsel for Mr. Plummer, who served the
complaint on Mr. Hoadley's lawyers
Mr.. Hoadley ridicules Plummer's claim
for services. and declares that neither ne
nor any other official OF the Information
al Power company ever had anything to
do with him.
TELLS COMBINES HISTORY.
Mr.. Plummer gives what he claims Is
the inside history Of the formation OF the'
American Locomotive company in his al
adayit. He tells OF an interview which
he had with Joseph II. Hoadley at the
office of the international Power COM
pany. 25s Broadway. on March g. 1901. Al
that interview. he says, Mr.. Hoadley out
lined 10 him his plan for the formation OF
| a giant combination OF the locomotive
works OF the country--the concern now
known as the American Locomotive com
pany. 49,. ,,r,
| that he wanted to get control or All .ne
y laQ
( he already had options on many ihese
/ ontions. he said, had been obtained py
| himself and the International Power com.
many. and II was their intention 10 rese,'
| them or turn them over at an hnniienso
profit. The Rhode Island works. then own
| ed by the international POWER WAS W oe
| turned over with the others.
| Hoadley wanted him. he said, TO get
| hold Of the Rogers works, In Paterson
promising him that II he succeeded ;.
| would go into the big combine ana ne
would share In the enormous prcnt that
| would be made.
REFUSED ON THE SPOT
"A+ that time" says Mr.. Plummer'
| had the Rogers works In my nanos ior
sale" Plummer says he had many con, con,
ferences with J. S. Rogers AZ the .nloi
League club about buying the propgl, -
Ue finally got william Barbour ana 1on'
| O. pennington, receivers for the concern
90 90 with him to Mr.. Hoadleys onice'
| uoad,ev offered them only SW,Ooo TOT 'he
works. which was refused on the spo''
A few weeks later. Plummer says ne
heard that the property was aoou, 90 eco
sold 10 Smith and Holran for ABOUT so,"''
600 and he rushed to Mr.. Hoadiey oitic'
and told him he had but n short time I.
gat the works IL at all. HoadIey an,
E,dga I'Amoureaux hurried 10 Newarf
and nut I'm a bid of s655,ooo for the "orhs
4 MI
He saws that Mr.. Hoadley took aion.
Win him on the trip $l75,OoO In cash
Pmmmer claims that part OF ms serves
| contested in fghting the decision OF th
chancellor In rejecting TINS piu' ~.
,rhen Plummer says, Hoadley told mn
he had all the options he wanteo' an
now all that ne heeueu was Ni0
finance the deal.
You nut me in touch with the bankers
t,u do the rest" he says Hoadley toI
him, Plummer suggested George " o"e'
. don. nan Z,
I'D rather have him than any man |.
! wan street" was Hoadleys reply
plummer saws he went 10 Sheldon an
had many talks with him. Sheldon hnaii'
= / agreed 70 meet Hoadley on April lo' an
few days later sgreed to finance TN
deal Through hls efforts the AmeIica ..
Locomotive company was successIuii
: launched on June 90 Plummer declares
, 'stIoadlev told me that he end the Inter
/, national Power company made N'VVo'V'
i ont of the deal" said Plummer. M
,hougb as Plummer claims, not cen
of this profit would have been possloi
and the success of the combine HseI
would have been impossible but TOT nj
y obta.r.ng the services OF Mr.. Sneloon, II
y never received dollar for what ne dl'
I PROMISE TO MAKE HIM RICH.
Gwen take care OF YOU later on,
P,ummer declares ne was told wheneve
: ne mentioned getting his fee He say
= that when he asked Hoadley what u
:, would get for his services IL he succeede
: In nersuadinc Sheldon 10 come I'm, he wa
:, told that IL would make him a rich ma
"Wil make a mlllion?' he says ]
: asked
= yes. AT least that he says was n
D.. answer.
"Rut for me-" Plummer declares. M
sheldon would never have participate
i'm the enterprise" This statement. II
said was made TO him by Mr. Sheldo
When asked for statement about ~
= suit Mr.. Hoadley gave ont the following
. "In re the suit OF John r. Plumm'
!, againrt the international Power compan
!. and myself wlith has been SO widely a'
: vertlsed by MIR. Plummer pretending
. have \ claim of 81 .0oo.0oo FOR commission
. on account of the organization or N
American Locomotive company, I have