The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09
METHODS OF
 STEEL TRUST Attacked in Brief filed in Newark.
 AFFIDAVIT OF J. A. HODGE Says Attorneys Tried to h.
 timidate Him. J. H. Lancaster Denies Certain Ad- missions Alleged to Have Been
 Made to Clerk of Attorney
AFFIDAVIT OF J. A. HODGE

New York, Sept. s.-A brief was filed plainants in the action of J. Aspinwall Hodge, Jr., and others and the United States Steel Corporation to prevent the retirement of SOC, ,OO000O preferred stock and the issue of s25O.0OO.0O0 bonds by the corporation. The brief filed opposes a motion by the corporations attorneys that the suit be dismissed as a conspir- acy.
 Affidavits by MT. Hodge as to his good faith in the suit and by Hon. H. Lan- caster denying alleged admissions made by him to a clerk of MT. Guthrie of counsel for the defendant corporation also were filed today.
 The brief by attorneys for MT. Hodge accuses the United States Steel corpora ton and it's attorneys of tampering with James H. Lancaster. a witness for the complainants, of being afraid to exam- inc MT. Hodge, of intimidating would be comploinants and of attempting to de- lay a judicial decision on the merits of the case.
 Ask Early Decision.
 In conclusion the complainants ask for an early decision on their motion, for an injunction to restrain the proposed re- tiremet of stock and issue of bonds.
 MT. Hodge in his affidavit says he has been a practicing member of the bar for about fifteen years and that this suit Is being prose 1uted by him in good faith, as he always has been opposed to the stock conversion plan and he hopes by this suit to preve,t its consummation tzwN ~x party has agreed to indemnify him against his liability for costs or ex' penses in this action.
 James H. Lancaster's affidavit contra. diets sworn statements made by Joseph Corrigan, a clerk in the office of MT Guthrie, or counsel for the corporation corrigsn said Lanca ster declared to hiIs that he Gancaster) had been paid fol his testimony in this suit by Davir La mar and that he had been tricked an6 deceived Lancaster. in his affidavit gives the following as an interview he had with Mr. Guthrie:
 MT. Guthrie asked me whether I die not know that I had been retained in 2 strike suit to which replied: I know no such thing
 MT. Guthrie charged me in very excited way with being in a conspiracy hiu hOiilCo thoS ciShO "NN any conspiracy.
 Changed His Tone.
 ''At this time MT. Guthrie was threaten ing me, and endeavoring to intimidate me. but 1 said very frankly and bluntly to him that I told absolutely nothing except the truth in my affidavits in this suit and that I would not submit to such language from anybody and l got up to leave the room. At this point, the tone of MT. Guthrie and his asso- ciates changed and they began to ask me whether I was still in the employ of com claimants in this case. I told them l had been paid in full for all my services to date and had been given a general re- lease, and in that sense l was no longer in the employ of the compliments in the case, but that I would probably be re- tained by them when my testimony was required.
 They then said they frequently had opportunities to employ an engineer like me and might be able to throw something in my way and I said simply that always was willing to accept proper em- ployment.
 In conclusion Lancaster said of the in- terview with Corrtgan: "The attempt or MT Corrigan's part to make my conver- sation with him appear in the light of a confession of a perjured witness as a gross misrepresentation of everything stated by me to MT. Guthrie and Mir Corr1gan."