The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-22
TO TEST NORTHERN
PACIFIC MERGER.
Serious Charges Made by Attorney
Lamb and Peter Power Against
BOurkc Cochran.

Were you paid any sum in cash?"
mo"
The witness instanced two checks for
$500 and $3.50. respectively given early In
July OF this year.
Mr.. Guthrie suddenly leaned far over
the table and asked sharply:
1T is not a fact that the payment or
$3.50 was TO enable Mr. Power to absent
himself after he had been served with
subpoenas?"
The witness looked down n moment his
face flushed a deeper red. and then. lean
ing his head on his hand, he replied:
"It is"
When the counsel from the West was
about 10 return home, in January. who
paid their expenses?"
Mr.. weidenfeld drew a check for $1,000
and II was given to them by Mr.. Stern.
NOT HELD IN GOOD FAITH
what was the purpose OF your second
trip 10 Chicago?" I'm Minneapolis Judge
Lancaster had said he wanted the certi-
cate OF stock on which the suit was based
deposited I'm a Minneapolis bank"
when ! came back from that confer
ence l talked with Weidenfeld and Stern
and told them IL was necessary 10 show
our eminent Western counsel that the
suit was TO be bona fide and legitimate.
Gov. Van SAINT OF Minnesota had to be
assured OF that. too.
1T was at first thought advisable TO
go into the market and buy the stock.
Mr.. weidenfed said he would go TO see
Mr.. Thomas OF Thomas Post. When he
returned he said Mr.. Thomas had 400
shares OF Northern Pacific. which they
had held for long time Then l said that
with such n bona flde stakeholder the
proceedings would be entirely legal.
never believed for moment that the
stock was not held In good faith"
Did Cayt. Stern say TO you he was
that haa an
dragged into this litigation?''
Yes. He said they were prominent In
Wall street and TO have this fact get out
would inture their standing with the
banks"
UP AGAINST POWER.
Getting back again to the Peter Power
end OF the affair. Mr.. Guthrie said
did Mr.. Power know what was going
on all through these proceedings?"
Yes"
WAS he present at the conference with
Judge Lancaster
He was present when the complaint
was signed and when the injunction suit
was filed I'm Minneapolis"
Then Mr.. Lamb added, IT always
knew that the stock transaction was a
| mere fiction OF bookkeeping Content g.
Co. were TO share the expense"
You believed the allegations In the
complaint to be true?"
In regard to the other suits begun
against the Northern Pacific In the name
OF Mrs. Sophia Chapman, Milton Bouden
and Mr. Marquand, Mr.. Lamb said he had
thought they were the bona nde owners
of the stock upon which the suits were
brought Camille Weidenfeld, he said, had
assured him Of this.
Did you not know" asked Mr. Guth-
rie, that Bouden was a mere clerk In the
office OF Thomas q Post?"
Il was told he was connected with the
firm"
you told him you were eager to start this
litigation. because. II successful IL would
make your reputation.
II deny that / ever said any such
thing"
You have said. Mr. Lamb. that Bourke
Cochran could give interesting testimony
in this case. What did you mean by
that2"
II meant that Cochran and Weidenfeld
were together in many suits like this. I
am sure he was interested In the Power
suit"
MIR. LAMB TELLS WHOLE STORY.
At this point Lawyer Guthrie reverted
TO the question he had asked early in the
examination, and which had not been
fully answered relative to the checks for
$3.50. drawn for the purpose OF enabling
Peter Power TO get away from service by
officers of the court.
Mr. Lamb now said he would tell the
whole story, and he did In q straight-for-
ward manner that bore the stamp OF
truth and caused every head In the room
10 bend eagerly toward him. His voice.
which had been faint. grew stronger as
he went on with the narrative.
I'm July" said the witness. Capt.
Stern and I had a talk about Power. He
said he had seen Power. and that he
thought the young man would break down
on the stand and disclose the identity OF
the people back OF this suit.
Parker c. Chanler. Mr.. weidenfeld's
personal counsel. and Capt Stern wanted
Power sent away. and they suggested
that he go to Europe remember ore
Sunday evening"
MUST PUT POWER AWAY.
WAS Il not Sunday. July 27. after Mr..
Power had been served with subpoernsY'
interrupted Mr.. Guthrie.
"I was Can't Stern telephoned me
and asked me to come 10 his house. He
said that / must get Power OF TO Mont
real at once-that very night, he declared.
said 10 was too late. He replied that /
, must se-d him to Boston. then. l raised
several objections both legal and per-
sonal, but he would not listen TO them. 4
then said that neither Power nor / had
enough money for the purpose. He said
ne had not. either. but he would telephone
to his housckeepcr 10 see II she had any.
She could not supply the need. and Stern
thercupon said | must send Power away
the next morning.
I'm the morning fell back on my orr
ginai objections | thought Power was
OF age and competent TO testify. But
finally they were so urgent that talked
with Power about going to some place
where could keep in touch with him.
Ho suggested West Hurley. where. he
saIcA he would be safe. Then told him
TO go.
FINALLY SENT TO MONTREAL.
I'm the meantime Mr. Chanler came 20