New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
THOMAS TO GO ON STAND.
GEORGE ALFRED LAMB DEFENDS THE
USE OF DUMMY PLAINTIFFS.

E. r. Thomas, who mentioned by George
Alfred Lamb. Peter Powers attorney, one of
the Wall Street operators interested in the
Power suit against the Northern Pacific directo-
rate, is expected TO appear before Mr. Mabey,
the examiner, to-day and amend his previous
testimony in the suit. On the witness stand he
will have the steering" of Wheeler H. Peck
ham. Heretofore Mr.. Thomas has had the legal
advice Of w. Bourke Cochran and Treadwell
Cleveland in the case.
Mr. Cochran said last evening. at his home
in Fort Washington. that he had advised Mr..
Thomas TO retain Mr.. Peckham in the case.
There has been talk that Mr.. Cochran would
ask TO be a witness before the examiner, on
account of the statement of Mr.. Lamb that he
believed Mr. Cochran one of the persons
financially interested in the Power suit. Mr.
Cochran said last evening that he had no
thought OF asking to be heard and that he was
paving little attention to Mr.. Lambs state
rnents Hfr. lamb is believed to be working At
present in harmony with w. d. Guthrie the
Northern Pacific attorney. to expose fully the
purposes of the Wall Street coterie behind the
Power suit.
The memorandum Of Judge Lacombe, order
ing the release of Peter Power from the Ludlow
Street Jail after he had testified in the suit.
was on file yesterday In the office of the Clerk
of the United States Circuit Court. It reads as
follows:
Peter Power having voluntarily surrendered
where he had betaken himself in order to do SO.
questions fully and without objections and ha wing
been confined In custody under the within commit
ment since noon of August 1s. the court. believing
his disobedience Of the original subpoena was
he relied. is inclined to remit the unexpiTed term
imprisonment which was imposed as a penalty
question Of contempt before this cOurt~before the
United States Circuit Court in the Southern District
of New-York-is the disobedience OF its process di-
rect.1g attendance as witness TO testify before
states Circuit Court in Minnesota. Whatever con-
as a willing tool further the ends OF other peo-
pie. whether members OF the bar or laymen who
plaintiff. without any interest in the controversy,
In whose name they might conduct litigation while
they MD In the nachgrouI. Is a Guestto t III 1oa III
ment- Prisoner is discharged.
Some lawyers who had followed the Peter
Power case with interest said yesterday that
the memorandum was an intimation that the
United States Circuit Court in Minnesota might
deal with Mr.. Lamb with other attorneys
of record In the case. IL complaint was made
regarding the use of dummy" plaintiff in the
case MIR. Lamb said yesterday:
There is amusing misconception about the So
called dummy plaintiff. Peter Power has been
anathematized for It. and so have l. but that's be
cause people do not know what II means Inc
Court OF Appeals Of this State has countenanced the
use of dummy plaintiff, and just let me say that
# every lawyer who used a dummy were TO pc
city which would not be broken up II Is not a
criminal offence TO act as dummy Sasss al c
that he IS acting for some else, even that ala
the proceeds of the litigation to be turned
ts 20 - @ nb S,,tjes 50 some clerk in the Office of
counsel is created plainun