New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
: STOCK GIFT TO A CLERK
E. R. THOMAS WANTED THE YOUNG
MAN TO APPEAR AS PLAINTIFF.
LAMB WAS THE YOUTHS COUNSEL WHOM
HE HAD NEVER SEEN-PROMISE TO
PRODUCE POWER TUESDAY.

More light was thrown yesterday upon the con-
nectfon Of Camille weidenfeld with the suit OF
Peter Power against the Northern Pacific direct
ors Mr. Weidenfeld gave additional testimony on
the subject and also explained to some extent.
his connection with a suit against the directors
of the Great Northern Railway in the name OF
Milton Bouden. Regarding the same suit. Mr.
Bouden and his employer, E r. Thomas son OF
General Samuel Thomas. gave interesting tes-
tnony Incidentally, W. D. Guthrie, of counsel
for the railroad directors, probed a little deeper
into the methods of George Alfred Lamb. Peter
Powers attorney. Mr.. Lamb seemed to be i'll and
distressed during the hearing before Examiner
Mabey and renewed his promises TO produce Peter
Power week.
At the beginning Of yesterdays hearing, Herbert
Lmburger. counsel for H. Content & Co. testified
to entries in the firms books regarding stock
bought by Mr. WeidenfeId but he declined to give
information entries relating to stock bought
sold for z. I. Chapman whose wife is plaintiff
in suit similar to the Power suit. Mr.. Guthrie
will appeal to the courts in an effort TO have tn
entries disclosed
Albert T. Benedict. attorney for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. produced copies of
many kilograms which had passed between Mr.
Lamb and Peter Power while Power was at West
Hurley, and after he had gone to Canada but
their reading prevented by the objection OF
Mr.. Lamb that the communications were priv
fleged. Mr.. Guthrie said he wanted to disprove
a statement by Mr.. Lamb that the railway attor-
neys had had access to the kilograms
When Mr.. Weidenheld appeared on the witness
stand. he said he had been mistaken in his pre-
vous testimony; that he never had bought stock
for Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. He had found. he
said that he had bought for Mrs Chapman.
through Content &, Co., 100 shares of Great North
stock.
Q-Was the stock sold to Mrs. Chapman to quail
knowledge to that effect. 1t might have been.
Q-Who introduced Mrs. Chapman to Mr. Lamb?
Al think I did.
I. o11tth hat MI Weld bought
the stock from II. Content & Co and sold It to
Mrs Chapman; that he received pay for 1t, and
that the stock pledged with Fl. Content &
Co for its full value Mr.. Weidenfed, however,
insisted that the transaction was not a wash
sale He admitted that Thursday he was in
conference with f. r. Thomas, Milton Bouden and
some lawyers, and he and Mr.. Thomas opened
joint account as the American Tobacco Com
pany.' and bought 100 shares of Great Northern
stock.
Mr. Guthrie then drew Mr. Weidenfeld's atteE-
ton 10 a subject of interest in connection with
report that Judge W. A. Lancaster. of Minneapolis
and other Western lawyers who had been inter
ested with Mr.. Lamb IN the Peter Power suit had
withdrawn from the case because Of Mr. Lambs
tactics and the disappearance Of Peter Power when
he wanted witness
Odd not Judge Lancaster send word he would
have nothing to do with the Great NortneTh SUIT .
1t was TO be strike Al uiiue'Staiiu ~ S7i''
COWhat do you understand by a strike suit?
A suit brought for settlement.
Mfr WeidenfeId said he had been informed by
Mr. Thomas that Mr.. Bouden had qualified
p:aintin in the Great Northern suit He could not
explain he said why he and Mr.. Thomas had not
trought suits in their own names. instead OF in the
names OF others to prevent the merger Of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern through the
Northern Securities Company. He denied that he
had been a party to an agreement to pay $i9
week Peter Power while Power was plaintiff
In the suit
Replying to questions by Mr. Lamb. the witness
denied that had agreed 20 pay the expenses Of
Mr.. Power In the trip TO Minneapolis at the time
the suit brought. He declined TO tell about
the Tobacco syndicate that held Great Northern
stock used as a basis of suit in the name OF
Milton Bouden. on the advice Of Treadwe Cleve-
land
Mr. Bouden. who managing clerk in the
office of Thomas & Post. testified that Z. R
Thomas said to him one day in January: Il have
given you four hundred shares OF Great Northern
stock. and suit will be brought in your name
Q.-what was the value OF the stock? A
Q.-Do you still hold 1t? Al do.
Q.-Have you paid for it2 A--No-
Mr. Bouden said he was in consultation on Thurs
day with Mr.. Thomas. Mr. Weidenfeld Mr. Cleve-
land w Bourke Cochran and P c. Chandler in
Mr. CleveIands Office. but he declined to tell what
was said there.
Q.-How much stock do you own nov? A.-Two
Q.-When did you take possession of them? A
To-day
(@-IS IL not 4 tact that thoS<e ShareS were given
you t9day mat yoq might swear o y01 h o"nT1 fa b
cause the subpoena served upon me called for their
Q.-Do you know what perjury Is and the penalty
,o,EWhat became of the other. two hundred
was going down, and told Mr. Thomas would
aaRs aboGt that and ater he told me that he
had sold two hundred shares, Mr. Wedenfeld
bought them.
The witness admitted that he had not received
any money for the sale OF the shares. He said he
understood that Mr.. Lamb his attorney in the
suit against the Great Northern directors. Mr..
Thomas had told him that Mr. Weidenfeld was
interested in the suit. The witness said he had
written to Mr. Lamb. whom he never had seen.
asking him to withdraw his attorney in the suit.
and Mr.. Lamb had returned bill for $3.50 for
professional services
viii you shcw us the bn?" Mr.. Guthrie asked.
''If Mr.. Lamb consents" the witness replied.
~ have no objection" said Mr.. Lamb. who
sitting beside the witness.
Are you Mr.. Lamb?'' inquired the witness. ap-
parently surprised and nearly every in the
room. including Mr.. Lamb. laughed aloud.
The witness said he sent the bill Mr.. Wei
defeld. Mr.. Thomas promised him that he should
be put TO no expense in the suit and that Weiden
field would foot all the bills. He could not tell
whether not the bill had been paid.
f. r. Thomas testified that he made over 400
shares OF Great Northern stock 10 Mr. Bouden to
have Bouden made plaintiff in suit, at the
quest of Mr. Weidenfeld He said he expected
profits in the suit. which to decide the
validity Of the merger through the Northern Securi-
ties Company. He would make accounting
with Bouden when the closed. He de
clined to show his books.
Q.-Do you not consider it an unusual transaction
to make clerk a gift OF large sum or
money that he might masquerade $ a plaintiff?
Al do not. 1t is a common enough practice in
Wall Street
Q.I7And do you consider those Wall Street meth
morality is business of yours
Mr.. Thomas said his connection with the suit