The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-09
Inside History of a Business
Deal in Pittsburg,
BLAMED BY SCHoEa, THEN
Cabinet Member Unwilling to Affirm
Accuracy Of Report-Remarks Made
Were of Personal Nature, But Net
Regarding His Official Actions.


eral Philander c. Knox is awaiting an
apology from the men who engaged him
in quarrel in the restaurant Of the
Garden Hotel in Atlantic City late on
Wednesday night last. He says he ex-
Pected that an apology would be forth
coming but none has reached him yet.
although MIR. Knox Ass told pretty
fully how the rumpus started and how
it ended there IS still to be settled the
question whether Mr.. Knox-s attitude
toward certain corporations did not have
something to do with the row, Charles
T. Schoen. Of Pittsburg. 4 as the only
man in the other party that Mr. Knox
says he knew.
Story of Business Deal.
According to storv from Pittsburg
the relations between Mr.. Knox and MIR
Schoen have not been too friendly on
account Of Conflicting interests in con
nection with the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany- Schoen vas president of the
Pressed Steel Car Company a vear ago
and the Law firm of Knox & Reed in
which the Attorney General was
PARTNER. was its counsel T. y. Honstatt
was chairman Of the executive board.
and for some tirne past he had been on
posed to schoen's manner Of conducting
the business. The company needed mora
capital and Hoffstatt, having been con
nected with several banks. was in
better position 10 raise it than was
schoen.
At meeting Of the board Of directors
IL Jersey CITY Honstatt resigned from
the directorate, as did also John 3. Lar,
kin. Of Pittsburg. overtures were made
TO him 10 renew his connection with the
company, and he said he would do 50.
and also procure an addition to the cap
ital Of s5,oO0 600. provided schoen retired
from the presidency of the company.
sehoen retired from the concerE. and
HoIstatt is now president.
Scnoen is said TO have expressed the
opinion that the firm OF Knox & Reed
had been responsible for the zeal which
forced him out. Since his retirement ].
n. Reed of this firm became one of the
board of directors Of the Pressed Steel
Car Company These circumstances II is
said IN Pittsburg, are quite likely to
have been at the bottom OF the trouble
which happened at Atlantic City.
Does Not CTiticise Schoen.
The Attorney Generals attention was
called 20 the story. and he was asked II
he did not think Schoen had a grudge
against him, and that the grudge crop
ped out on Wednesday night. He re-
piled:
As far as I know. Mr.. Schoen has no
grudge against me Ny frm simply drew
Up the papers. and I see no reason why
personal feeling should be considered
in the matter. Then the Attorney Gen
eraI added.
1t seems strange that Nr. Schoea
should have taken no active part in the
rowsif he had grudge against me- -
Not a Preauanged Attack
Mr. Knox returned from Oyster Bay
late last night, after having visited
President Roosevelt He spent the even
ing at the Waldorf-Astoria and left the
hotel very early today.
As he was leaving the Waldorf-Astoria
this morning Mr. Knox gave some fur
ther information about the affair He
said he was going TO spend the day play
ing golf and was in hurry to get away.
rs there any truth in the story that
the attack on you was pTeaTranged?" ?" hs
was asked.
! Il do not think that it was prear-
ranged, said he There was no cause
for any such prearranged attack As 1
said yesterday it was an occurrence
that might happen TO any party in any
hotel The party was noisy and the re-
quest for them 10 keep quiet was ths
only cause ] know for the row"
The men, he said, made remarks about
him OF a personal nature but did not
make any reference to his official ac-
tions as Attorney General upon anything
raIatins To trusts or cnrnoraIions