New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-22

her husband about two years He met iiiii
first in Weidenfeld's Office and gave hlIh iiiohS
once or twice at Mr.. Weidenfeld's instr
Three weeks ago Mrs. Chapman toiu MN -
writing that she wanted to withdTa" Iloii LIZ
case That was after the attempt ha0 ~
made to subpoena Peter Power. ana MIS- |Ap-
man desired TO escape like notoriety- Chapman
Lamb said, replying 10 a question: was dl ma
time Of slender resources anu
were some judgments against him
The witness asserted he understood that the
stock handed 10 Mrs. Chapman came from MI
weidenfelc and that the Sl9oe paid for the
stock was "a fiction Of bookkeeping he heN 81
heard Of the gift Of the four hundred shares "a
stock to Bouden until it was elected by MI.
Guthrie in cross-eXamnation de uhdeiS'ooN
4h,- Bouden was ? client OF the firm, anu tha'
t,e firm had carried The stock for him for soiile
time.
About Mr. MarQuand's desire TO orlns sun
Mr. Lamb said that when he first reported II
70 Mr. wejdenfeId Nj Weidenfeld seemed an
naved and disincIined 10 allow Marquand TO JOIN.
FINALLY Mi weidenfeld agreed with couhsei
that the more plaintiffs the better ana au-
thorized Mr. Lamb TO tell MI Marquano II he
,rould permit the suit to be brought Mr. We'oeh-
field would pay the costs
Mr. Lamb branded absolutely false d
statement that he had suggested the dineren'
srsyS the EXPECTATION tildt Aic
,yo,,ls este tlfsh his reputation lawyer
did Mr. weidenfeld's partner Thomas w
Lawson. have any interest in this liusauoh'
asked counsel
Il think not. / am sure not
MFR Lamb likewise exonerated David Lamar
from any interest in the suits de met MI
Lamar in suit Content Co had against 'he
Metropolitan Street Railway Company, he said
SUGGESTED SENDING POWER TO EUROPE
oTen about the $50 you received s, fTe , hf
Medenfeid A-CaRfan stern Tb af1 was when the
first Attempt was mage to se Sewn ans give away
s sraass Mf ChandeP suggested that be
sent to Europe on snneay rd 1G INSISTED hat Power
be shipped TO Montreal at once hesitateo oI1
nS N a HnGT hG AND again tod Captain stern aid
not believe we had money enough 70 sens b bonse
keepers, but they had none eo,.er mas served MI
Chandler came to my office and told me the service
bad and that we could saceessnu!it tb a 7ore
easily convinced that he right. because knew
hs had o9n F han Tfh o I'd me M said
Power need not appear In court IN person b ler
nature and public opinion. had said II they push
public opinion.
Mr. Lamb said Power agreed to go TO West
Hurley. and money was needed. Mr.. Chandler
said he had a check for 5000. and when Mr.
Lamb asserted that at least $3.50 would be nee
essarv. Mr. Chandler told him Weidenfeld would
give another check in the morning OF the
$50 about $3.50 went 10 Power.
who was to pay Powers expenses and sup
mort him if he went to Europe?" Mr.. Guthrie
asked.
Mr. Chandler said of course they would
nay the expenses / understood they meant
Mr. Weidenfeld. Bourke Cochran and Mr.
Thomas
Asked about his financial dealings with
weidenfeld. Mr. Lamb said Weidenfeld ad-
vanced him IS 900 account of fees held up
in the Consolidated Gas case. and held his de-
roand note for that amount. He said he held a
letter from Mr. Weidenfeld, however. that
showed the nature of the transaction.
POWER GOES ON THE STAND.
Peter Power was sworn after a recess. Mr..
Kellogg conducted his examination. Power said
that his full name was Peter Lorenzo Power
and his age was twenty-four. For seven years
he had been engaged in the study of the auto
mobile He first mel Mr.. Lamb in November,
1890 when he went TO get his help on con-
tract for a steam carriage. In April of this
year he began the study of law as clerk in Mr..
Lambs office. He was to receive a salary OF
$50 week He had employed Mr.. Lamb to col
,ect his half share Of 81 500 of an estate that
was in the hands Of the City Chamberlain
Mr.. Lamb got the money for him in June, 19ol.
he had a contract WIFI ldlHp SdiiiALS iSA
$50 a week under an agreement to form an au-
tornobile company, of which Peter Power was
TO sell the stock He received that amount Of
salary during January, February and March
of this year
Did you ever own any stock in the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company" asked Mr.. KEEL
logg.
Mr. Lamb told me-" replied the witness. MI
weidenfeld would carry one hundred shares of
the stock for any one who would orlng suit
The stock was assigned to me-.
Power said he never saw Mr. Weidenfeld All
he knew of him was what Mr.. Lamb told him.
He never had written assignment OF the stock
but Lamb told him the stock was his That was
in May Of last year He understood he was 10
pose as plaintiff, but he did not know until SIX
months later what was the object of the suit
He understood Mr. Weidenfeld was to bring the
suit and pay the expenses All the information
he had was from Mr.. Lamb.
Power said he understood the reason the
stock was given TO him was because the real
parties TO the suit wished TO remain under
cover. He posed plaintiff once before, for a
Mr. Smith a friend of Mr.. Lamb, in some type
writing machine suit.
o.-You had no interest in this suit of the North
.rn Iacihc2 A-Ihe stock was InlEe;; s-.a,a
OILS il yours now? Al certainly UNDERSTAND
hat ii is
Power identified the certificate of stock that
Captain Stern carried to Chicago. and SAID ne
recognized the pin hole made by Captain stern
N attaching the certificate to his shirt. Tne
object Of the trip 10 Chicago. Power said. was
10 convince the Western lawyers that he,
Power really owned the stock Power first
the certificate at the Auditorium Hotel IN
Chicago. That the only time he saw the
certificate.
THAT was the beginning and end Of your
possession Of the stock?" asked Mr. Kellogg.
POWER WANTS THE CERTIFICATE.
Not the end" pur in Mr. Lamb He wants