The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-12

New York, Aug. 12-Peter Power. the
s-vanlshing plaintiff" as Judge Lacomhe
called him In the United States circuit
court when he ordered him committed
tf caught, TO 30 days I'm Ludlow street
1ail for contempt of court, is no longer
n mystery His antecedents, his occup"-
tion. his connection with the suit against
the Northern Pacific road and even MS
present whereabouts were ruthlessiy un-
veiled at the examination before Special
Examtner r. A. Mabey.
Peter Power is spending the present
days Of his much interrupted honeymoon
at Queens hotel. Montreal, Can.' but ne
and his wife, who was Miss Camille g.
Deane. are known as MT ana m,s'
J. Blake" Peter went there win lhe
knowledge of his counsel George Aiiio'
Lamb
PROFESSIONAL PLAINTIFF
/ Lamb admitted that Peter is merely
ldummy plaintiff "a professional pihnh-
tinr' Mr. w. ID. Guthrie Of the other
side called him-qualihed to bring sun
Ehecause Camille Weidenfeld, the broker
,,,o IVA. associated with Bourke Cochran
An the Lamb litigation TO hold up the
consolidated Gas DEAL bought hundred
A. Northern Pacific common In fetsr
name and carried IT. for him.
Mr. Weidenfeld is to be examined TINS
afternoon The names OF II. Content ~
Co., brokers. at oo Broaaway anu
Henry Stern were introduced oy the
Northern Pacific lawyers as also hackers
l ~ tha Power litigation. On the cross
Examination OF Lawyer LAMB Sutnrie
said openly that the manner OF conduct
ing the suit approached periiousy near
10 a conspiracy A..
Another interesting discovery was that
peter Power was formerly employed as
chauffeur by James II. Lancaster.
dealer I'm automobile machinery, and that
I.anoaster Ia the expert who In the
Hodge Injunction suit against the united
States Steel Corporation asserted IN an
affidavit that he had carefully vaiueo
the assets OF the corporation and tnat
they are not worth the face of the cor
poration's = common stock. This steel SUIT,
it will be remembered. Is distinguished
NV having more than one vanishing plain
tif.
FLED WITH NEWLY WED WIFE.
On Friday last Mr.. Lamb had dared
lMr. Guthrie to go en- the stand and swear
that Power and Lamb had driven away
lfrom Carey's hotel In West Hurley. N.
lY.. in the darkness or Tuesday morning,
lAug. 5.
Mrs. X. 1. Carey. who keeps the hotel,
Testified that Peter Power and his wife
had been there from July 30 to Aug: O.
| On the morning OF the latter day Mr'
and Mrs. Power, with man whom she
Identified as Mr.. Lamb. had left the
hotel about O'Clock and had been driven
IN buggy by her young son 10 Rhine-
beck ferry. Her son. Miller Carey. bore
out her testimony When asked whether
Lamb had signed himself ID w. Brown
~ al
duced In court Mrs. Carey could not
say.
James II. Lancaster testified that Peter
Power Is or 80 years old, ambitious,
bright and quite a gentleman" had
worked for him about Is months as an
exhibition salesman and chauffeur or an
automobile. Power got sl2 week for
die services. which we're discontinued
last summer.
COUNSEL MAKES STATEMENT.
When Mr.. Lamb was called to the
stand he announced that he had state
ment to make. This Is the gist OF IL:
81 am only too willing 10 testify here as
70 the whole history OF the Power lIti-
CATION down TO date. First, will tell the
facts as 10 the mysterious disappear
'ance,' as II has been called. OF my client.
i was served on Aug by Mr.. Guthrie
with the notice OF the contempt motion
on Aug. g. ! went straightway up 10
West Hurley and found my client very
sick, almost to the verge OF nervous pros
'tration. The annoyance caused 20 both
him and his wife by the Pinkerton detec-
tives employed by Mr.. Guthrie had be-
come so great and so constant that II
was small wonder both Power and his
newly wed wife were sick.
The persistence Of those detectives
was awful. Only Sunday I went to
church and three OF them. with Mr.. Guth-
rie. actually shadowsd me during the di-
vine service. But they learned nothing
As for the Powers, however, the sleuths
every movement So III was my client
that I felt alarmed. I told him ne must
come 10 New rork. My belief. however
IN the improper service made by the pro-
cess servers was great. and still be-
lieve myself right on that point. that
felt sure that the contempt proceedings
would be dismissed.
POWER Is FRIGHTENED.
But Power was badly frightened. He
did not feel so confident Of success and
ne was anxious 20 go away from New
York. I would have taken him 10 my
own country place. but that was impossi-
bile, and I agreed 10 let Inn 20 90 Mon
ltreal as he desired But I exacted from
him an explicit promise that he would
come back tho moment sent him word
eince he left me. however. ne seems to
have got rnther beyond my control
fear I shall have 10 see him myself
I'm fact think n would be the hes,
plan 10 let me 90 20 Montreal on the :
O'Clock train tonight and bring Power
here have Q correspondent IN that
city. 90 whom I have Forwarded funds
for the purpose Of sending Power ON here
90 obey the warrant but IN charge Of a
nurse and doctor.