The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-13
NORTHERN PACIFIC HEARING.

examination of Counsel for the
Plaintiff and other Witnesses Yes
terday.
New York, Aug. 12.-The examina-
tion begun yesterday of George A
lamb. counsel for Peter Power, in the
oction against the Northern Pacific d.
rectors to prevent them from turning
over the stock of the company to the
Northern Securities Company was re-
snmed before Special Examiner Mabie
to-day.
Replying to questions Of Mr.. Guthrie
for the defense Mr.. Lamb said that
Power had paid him for services in the
case. and denied that he had received
dollar from Camille Weidenfeld or
content & Co. Telling of talk with
GOV. VanSant of Minnesota, he said
mat the Governor had said to him
that it would be a good thing for the
state if it could buy stock of the
Northwestern railroads, but that the
Attorney General of the state had come
10 the conclusion that the state could
not own the stock.
.'Did Mr.. Weidenfeld ever tell you
he wanted somebody punished for the
panic of May 90" asked Mr.. Guthrie.
HE has expressed his Indignation of
the matter" Mr.. Lamb replied. He
said they ought to be gotten after. but
that they were too strong"
At this point the examination of Mr..
Lamb was suspended and Camille
Weidenfeld, banker and broker, was
called He denied that he knew Peter
Power or had ever seen him. He did
not own any common stock of North
ern Pacific in 1900, but late in 1901 he
secured an option on 100 shares of
Northern Pacific common stock from
Content & Co., which he bought on
Dec. 26, 1901. Answering questions Mr..
Weidenfeld said he decided the certifi-
cate over to Capt. Stern, a friend, on
Dec 80. The captain, he said, took
the stock West, for the purpose of
beginning a lawsuit. The witness said
that the certificate of stock was re-
turned to him about ten days after.
The certificate, he stated. had never
been under the control of Mr.. Lamb
and he had never agreed to carry
100 shares of Northern Pacific for MIR.
tributed between $1,000 and $1,000 to
this suit Capt. Stern, he said, had
received 1t.
Did you ever tell Mr.. Lamb you
wished to punish anybody for the
panic of May 9? asked Mr.. Guthrie.
Il think not" was the reply.
Continuing his testimony, Mr.. Weld
enfield said that at present the re-
lations between himself and Mr.. Lamb
were strained. He said that Mr.. Lamb
told him that Peter Power was a man
of property.
What did you expect to get out
of this suit?"
Il wanted to have these mergers
tested. If they are legal the know
ledge would be valuable to me-
Mr. Weidenfeld absolutely denied
that he ever suggested igurehead .as
plaintiff in the litigation against the
Northern Securities Company.
The session after recess was con-
sumed in the DISCRIMINATION of Mr..
Weidenfeld by Mr.. Lamb. Mr.. Weld
enfield admitted that he had contrib
uted financially to suits brought
against the Northern Pacific by Milton
Bouden and Ellsworth 1. Chapman. He
had never suggested to Mr.. Lamb he
said. that the latter produce another
plaintiff in these suits so that his
CWeidenfelds) identity might be con-
cealed, and it was not a fact that he
bought stocks so that the Bouden and
Chapman suits might be started.
The hearing VIII go on Tomorrow.