The evening world., 1902-08-06
Mysterious Man in
Northern Securities
Case EludeS the Rail-
road Detectives.
is o IN COURT TODAY.
Lawyer Lamb Declares His
Client Will Not Appear, but
Says He Has Not Sailed
for Europe.

Peter Power has disappeared again. II
is the sixth time he has eludcd the law
c~ourts-and about the six hundredth
he has baffled the sieuths OF the North
ern Securities Company.
Power, the mysterious" was cited TO
appear before Judge Lacombe in the
United States Circuit Court to-day Ia
show cause why he should rot be pun
ished for contempt OF court in not obey
ing the various %subpoenas served on
him. He failed to obey even this order.
and has disappeared from West Hurley.
Ulster County, where he was spending
his honeymoon.
The detectives and lawyers of the
Northern Securities Company are Ger
ltainly most annoying to Mr.. md Mrs.
Power on their wedding tour" declares
George Alfred Lamb. the young mans
counsel.
Power is a young man OF some means,
living at No, 2o West Ninety-sixth
street. Last fall he brought suit to
prevent the merger or the Pacific Rail-
roads. He was very mysterious and the
defendants could not find any trace Of
him. A fortnight ago Mr.. Lamb. with
a bit of haunting. declared Power had
been in court at every session, mas
queradlng as the lawyers clerk.
Powers Many Complaints.
Then the proce~servers and lawyers
got busy, Subpoenas were tucked in
Powers pockets on the street. nailed on
his door and hurled at him on all oc-
c~asions. He ignored them all. got mar
ried and went to West Hurley. DR..
Burke. his physician, told the Court
Monday that Power was absent under
medical direction as he was suffering
from nervous irrltabllity of the heart"
DR.. Burke In cross-examlnation said he
would advise marriage as a helping
remedy.
William u. Guthrie. who represents j.
Pierpont Morgan and other great hnan-
cIai interests thought he had at last
got his finger OF the elusive Power when
he got a United States Court order re-
II served on Power.
Mr.. Guthrie was vastly disappointed
when he got downtown this morning
He found n group OF crestfallen detec-
lives who had been following Power.
This IL what they reported, ms told by
Mr., Guthrie:
Power Fled with Bride.
After the men served lower on Mon
day We all thought he wouldn't dare
to disobcy this last order.
But Monday night Mr., Lamb went to
West Hurley. had a long interview with
Power mt Carey's Hotel, and at mid.
night the man and his bride drove away
hurriedly, Mr.. Lamb stayed all night
our men lost Power and haven't beer
able to pick up the trail at an
Mr.. Lamb was smiling broadly wheT
he entered court to-day.
When Judge Lacombe called the Power
case, both Mr. Guthrie and Mr.. Laml
answered Ready
rs Power in court?" asked the Judge
= NO said Mr.. Guthrie sorrowfully.
is he coming ~to-day?"
NO" said Mr.. Lamb smilinRly.
= Mr.. Guthrie was ~nOnplusscd at Mr.
Lambs nonchllant way Of saying his
client would ignore an order of this
United States.
Mr., Lamb did not tell his secret. Hs
denied that Power had sailed FOL
Europe or that he even knew where his
Client vas.
Judge Lacombe mad an unusual ordel
lust before the case was called, demand
ing that all persons with cameras leave
the courtroom.