Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-22
LAMB GIVES TESTIMONY.
Attorney for Peter Power in the An
ti-Merger Suit Takes the
5.% Stand in Court.
An Interesting Narrative in Which he
Gives the Name Of Parties
for Whom he Acted.
Fear that Power Would Break Down
and Give Away Secrets Reason
for His Departure. +

New York, Aug. 22.-Peter Power,
who was named as complainant in a
suit brought to prevent the turning
over Of the stock of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company to the North
ern Securities company, was taken
from Ludlow street Jail to appear be.
fore Special Examiner Mabie, who is
taking testimony in the proceedings.
Power was not the first witness called,
his attorney, George Alfred Lamb, be-
ing called first to testify. Mr.. Lamb
was accompanied, by former Judge J.
Rider Cady, who is his attorney.
At your previous examination un.
derstood you to say you represented
influential persons Mr.. Guthrie said.
you then declined to give the names.
Will you give them now?"
II will,' replied the witness. cat
my previous examination understood
those people, who had certainly ex-
pended large sums Of money on this
litigation, were my clients. If their
statements to the contrary are correct
that relationship does not exist. The
persons l believed represented were
Camille Weidenfeld, the firm of Thorn
as & Post, or rather Mr. Thomas of
that firm, W. Bourke Cochran and Con-
tent & Coz n (. r
You told us Mr.. Cochran would
make an important witness?" said Mr..
Guthrie. az
Z II am quite convinced that Mr.. Cock
ran knew all about these matters and
toll
DO you know Parker G.. Chandler"
sss Il know him as a lawyer practicing
IN Boston and attorney for Weiden.
feld.'''
did he advise that Peter Power 60
to Eurqpe?
"He did"
+. WAS that after you told him Power
had been subpoenaed to appear in
these proceedings? {
1T was.''
Some time in June, Mr.. Lamb said,
Captain Stern told him the Contents
had withdrawn from the Northern Pa
cific litigation. Captain Stern was
used as intermediary, he said, to hide
the identity Of those behind the liti-
cation. Continuing, the witness said
the expenses of a trip to Chicago taken
by himself and Power in connection
with the suit were paid by Weidenfeld.
Insisted Power Be Sent Away.
"Tell about the $3.50 you received
from Mr.. Weidenfeld," Mr.. Guthrie
continued y
Captain Stern had insisted that Pc
ter Bower be sent away. That was
when the first attempt was made to
serve Power. He was afraid Power
would break down and give away Sc
.crets. Mr. Chandler suggested that
Power be sent to Europe. On July q
Captain Stern came to my apartments
and insisted that Power be shipped to
Montreal at once. hesitated.3 I did
not know how would stand with
Power out of my control and again I
told Captain Stern I did not believe we
had money enough to send him to
Canada and Captain Stern telephoned
to his 5housekeepers, but they had
none. After Power was served Mr..
Chandler came to my office and told
me the service was bad and that we
could successfully defend him from
the charge OF contempt. I was the
more easily convinced that he was
right because ! knew he had consulted
with Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Cochran.
Mr.. Chandler told me Mr.. Cochran
said Power need not. appear. in court
in person. Then he said that Mr.
Cochran, a keen judge Of human ma
ture and public opinion, had said: If
they push that boy too hard they will
create a reyulsion of public opinion. =.
Mr.. Lamb said Power agreed to go
to Il West Hurley He wanted to get
married anyway and Lamb told Mr..
Chandler money. would be needed.
Mr.. Chandler said he had a check for
$500 and when Lamb said at least $3.50
would be necessary, Mr.. Chandler told
him Weidenfeld would give another
check in the morning. OF the $3.50
about $3.50 had gone to Power.
Who was to pay Powers expenses
and support him if he went to Eu-
rope?
aMr. Chandler said Of course they
would pay the expenses. under
stood they meant Mr.. Weidenfeld,
Bourke Cochran and Mr.. Thomas. E
Asked about his financial dealings
with Weidenfeld, Mr.. Lamb said Weld
enfield advanced him So 900 on account
of fees held UP in the Consolidated
Gas matter and held his demand note
for that amount.
Result of a Drunken Row.
Gloucester, o.. Aug. 22.--Perry OK
ley of Lynsander and Charles Al.
Browne Of Gallipolis were shot and
killed in the street shortly after mid.
night by Frank Smith. The men were
more or less Intoxicated and quar-.
relied. Smith, who had a shotgun, ran
to the middle of the street. The others.
followed and he shot them both, Smith
gave himself up.