New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
COCHRAN WILL EXPLAIN.
G. A. LAMB WILL TRY TO SHOW THAT
THE ORATOR SHOULD BE
DISBARRED.

W. Bourke Cochran has been ordered by JUS
tice wilmot NJ Smith of the Supreme Court. to
appear before Theodore II. SilHman, as referee
at No. Il Park Row, this morning at lo:"o
O'Clock, to be examined as to his relations ~ "
series of litigations which George Alfred Lamp
asserts he brought two years ago against the
Consolidated Gas Company. Mr. Lamp ""o
saws he was Mr.. Cockrans counsel in THESE
utipations obtained this order from Justice
Smith in order that he might bring suit against
M Cochran for compensation for his services.
Nv Lamb in his application for order to
compel Mr. Cochran 10 give him the llorn'"-
,,or he wishes saws that Mr.. Cochran in Janu-
arv 1900 told him that he was largely inter-
ested in the Consolidated Gas Company as d
stockhoIder and also interested TO d ldl &c
extent in certain rival and competing Noiii
panies 1t was the purpose OF the Sollso4Iu"teH
Gas Company TO acquire certain electric Asht-
ing properties held by the New-1ork tleC'tlC
Light. Heat and Power Company and other elec-
trtc light companies, Mr.. Cochran ne asserts
told him Associated with Mr.. Cochran in the
rival concerns were other persons whose HailieS
Mr. Cochran would not divuige to Mr.. Lamb II
&c alleged when he retained him TO use MS skill
TO prevent the Consolidated Gas Company from
hpvine uD the other companies, but who were
interested as well as himself, in the de1ett Oh
tbe nroiect Mr. Lamb is endeavorlng to OBTAIN
the names of these unknown persons 1his Is
one OF the objects of the effort OF Mr.. Lamp 70
examine Mr. Cochran.
Alter working for the consummaLoh VI MI
Cockran's object by talking with stockholders
of the Consolidated Gas Company securing
nroxfes and otherwise endeavoring TO prevent
the purchase of the competing companies anu
snending more than $4,000 in the prosecution
of the suits which We're brought, Mr. Lamp
saws that Mr.. Cochran. just as one OF the cases
had reached a favorable place on the calendar
told him to discontinue all Of the pending SUITS.
Trnon demonstrating with Mr. COCHRAN MI
lamb alleges that he was told by MI CochI an
that ever since the beginning OF lhe SUMS VI
Cochran had been conducting neSolIdl dlloilS IoI
.bair disconrinuapCe in consideration or the pay
ment of a sum of money 10 MI COCHRAN anu ms
,,nknoA1l associates and that the SUITS hdu peel
DELAYED from time TO time because OF lhT PSia ~
ercv of the negotiations. Mr. Cochran told hii4
he adds that he then receiving a IdI s| SUM
Of money in cash and other dement's OF great
necuniary value TO himself and his assocldtes.
Mr. Lamb said last night that ne Wouiu 10
"a show that Mir. Cochran had violated SecI4ollS
73 IA and 40 Of the Code OF civil fIoCeGu Ii
under whose provisions ii was made a iiilSue
ynaanor for an attorney to foster litigation anu
that on proof that he had done 50 Inc ApPeI-
late Division of the Supreme Court must uisOe''
an offending attorney 49,.
M Cockran when seen last night said that
he would appear this morning and answer every
question nut 10 him. These VIII lncluue qucS
tions regarding those associated with MN III tiie
Iitgations and the amount received py nun III Lii
settlement of the suits, alleged TO be Stoo'pVo.
When asked in regard to the allegeo Elold @ lIUii @
of the Civil Code, Mr.. Cochran said that ne eH-
naotad IN he able TO explain everything saus-
factorilv He asserted that Mr.. LAMBS STORY
was true