New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-22
MR.. MORGAN SUBPOENA AED.
MAN SERVES PAPERS ON HIM IN HIS
OWN PICTURE GALLERY.
BANKER ELUDED A SCORE OF sEARCHERs
ALL DAY. POOLING ONE AT TRAIN.

Twenty men were hunting for J. Pierpont
Morgan yesterday. to serve him with A sub
pena requiring his attendance witness
before Examiner Mabey in the Peter Power suit
against the Northern Securities Company. A
subpoena was finally served on him last night
by one OF the searchers who gained admittancs
70 the anRer's home. at No. 2IH Madison-ave
as he was looking al some of the paintings in
his picture gallery.
All through the day Mr.. Morgan had sue
coeded i'm eluGing the vigilance of the men with
tn. subppnas. He had been at Jekyl Island.
Georgia for ten days. and was due to arrive in
this city Yesterday at 10 a. m. He came on a
special train. which it was expected would
follow the regular train arriving here at that
time \ subpoena server was at the Pennsyl-
vania station in Jersey City ready with the
pauer 70 hand to MI Morgan when he should
step from his car.
Instead Of following the regular train how
ever Mr. Morgan's special preceded it, and the
subpoena server waited and secuted and
watched in vain. Mr.. Morgan left his with
out being seen, and come to his office in this
city
Mr.. Morgan successfully eIuded the subpoena
servers till after dinner last evening. George
Alfred Lamb announced then that one Of his
score Of servers had succeeded in serving the
paper on Mr.. Morgan in his picture gallery at
his home The server got into the house by a
ruse. Mr. Lamb said, and then walked through
to the gallery where Mr.. Morgan looking
al some Canvases, and gave the banker the
paper.
Il had twenty men looking for Mr.. Morgan"
said NJ Lamb. all with orders To serve him
surely with "A subpoena. one OF the men went
to Mr. Morgans house last night. He got by
the cutler by giving another name. The draw
ing room in Mr. Mcrgan's house is on the same
floor as the entrance and the picture gallery is
also on that floor. Mr.. Morgan was looking at
some of his works ~ art and the with the
subpoena walked through the drawing room to
the rear. He went into the gallery and saw
Mr.. Morgan lie walked up to him, handed him
the paper, and Mr.. Morgan took il. Then the
banker talked with the man and told him he
thought that agreement not to call him to-
morrow had been made. The man said he knew
nothing about that. and Mr.. Morgan said All
right and the server left ana reported 70 me-"
Mr.. Lamb said that he had made an agree
ment with Francis Iynde Stetson Mr.. MOrgan's
counsel. in the evening. not To call Mr.. Morgan
until Tuesday. He had made the agreement.
however too late To call in the subpoena servers
who were hard at work trying to find Mr.. Nor
gan. Mr.. Lamb said that. though the hearing
would begin on Monday. he would call Charles
:. Steele and Jacob II. Schin then. but Mr. Nor
gan would not ne needed untl tuesday. Mr..
Stetson was satisfied with that. Mr.. Lamb said
Mr.. Lamb said ne made efforts 10 call of the
score Of subpoena servers after he had made the
arrangements with Mr.. Stetson. but il was too
late He said Mr.. 'Iorgan would have 10 an
swer the subpoena and appear this morning. but
that he would he excused until Tuesday.
Mr. Schiff. who represented the Hartman in
terests in the Securities merger and Mr.. Steele
W. re To have been called as witnesses yesterday.
Neither was able To attend. and had sent notices
accordingly. on motion of II. NJ. Boutelle of
counsel for Power, the hearing adjourned
until Monday.