The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-22
COCHRAN IN DEAL
LAMB AND POWER TESTIFY BE-
FORE SPECIAL EXAMINER.
STOCK WAS POWERS PART.
HE WAS GIVEN THE SHARES FOR
BRINGING THE SUIT.

Missing Plaintiff i'm Suit Against
Northern Pacific Makes His APP
pearance In COurt-BOurke Cock
ran Was Interested in the Deal.
Effort TO Get Power TO Go to Eu-
rope-'sThey" Were TO Pay His Elk
penses-Stock Given Him Is worth
Si5,OOO-AIwnys willing TO Testify.
Cochran Denies the Charge.
New York. Aug. 21.-Peter Power,
who was named as complainant in a
suit brought to prevent the turning
over of the stock of the Northern Pa
cific Railway Company to the North
ern Securities Company, was taken
from Ludlow street Jail to-day to APP
pear before Special Examiner Mabie,
who is taking testimony in the pro-
ceedings. Power was not the first wit
ness called, his attorney, George A.
Lamb, being first called to testify.
Mr.. Guthrie asked for the names of
the influential persons Mr.. Lamb rep
resented in the Power suit.
Mr.. Lamb said they were Camille
Weidenfeld, the firm of Thomas &
Host, or rather Mr.. Thomas of that
firm, W. Bourke Cochran, and Content
& Co.
"You told us Mr.. Cochran would
make an important witness" said Mr..
Guthrie
Cochran Knew 1t All.
"I am convinced that Mr.. Cochran
knew all about these matters, and was
financially interested. He was pres
ent at the conferences in Mr.. Weiden-
fields office, and l know Mr.. Weiden-
field would take no steps without Mr..
Cockrans knowledge and approval"
Did Parker C. Chandler advise that
Peter Power go to Europe?"
HE did,"
"Was that after YOU told him Power
had been subpoenaed to appear in these
proceedings?"
ut was"
Tell about the $3.50 you received
from Mr.. Weidenfeld," Mr.. Guthrie
continued.
To send Power to Europe.
Capt. Stern had insisted that Peter
Power be sent away That was when
the first attempt was made to serve
Power. He was afraid Power would
break down and give away secrets.
MIR. Chandler suggested that Power be
sent to Europe. On July 81, Capt.
Stern came to my apartments and in
sisted that Power be shipped to Mon
treal at once. / hesitated. / did not
know how l would stand with Power
out of my control. After Power was
served, Mr.. Chandler came to my Of
flee and told me the service was bad,
and that we could successfully defend
him from the charge of contempt"
Mr.. Lamb said Power agreed to go
to West Hurley. He wanted to get
married anyway, and Mr.. Lamb told
Mr.. Chandler money would be needed
Mr.. Chandler said he had a check for
$780, and when Mr.. Lamb said at least
$3.50 would be necessary, Mr.. Chandler
told him Mr. Weidenfeld would give
him another check in the morning. OF
the $780, about $3.50 had gone to Mr..
Power.
''They" Were to Benr Expense.
who was to pay Powers expenses
and support him If he went to Eu-
roper"
Mr. Chandler said of course they
would pay the expenses. | understand
they meant Mr. Weidenfeld, Mr.. Cock
ran and Mr.. Thomas"
Mr.. Power began his testimony by
saying that he was "a years old. that
he first met Mr.. Lamb in November,
1900, and that he began the study of
law in Mr.. Lambs office in April of
that year. He was to receive $50 a week
salary.
"Did you ever own any stock in the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company"
asked Mr.. Kellogg. who conducted the
examination.
"Mr. Lamb told me Mr.. weidenfeld
would carry 100 shares of the stock
for any one who would bring suit.
The stock was assigned to me-"
Mr.. Power said he never saw Mr..
Weidenfeld. All he knew of him was
that Mr.. Lamb told him that the stock
was his. That was in May of last
year. He understood he was to pose
as plaintiff, but he did not know until
six months later what was the object
of the suit. He understood Mr.. Weld
enfield was to bring the suit and pay
the expenses. All the information he
had was from Mr.. Lamb. Mr.. Power
said he understood the stock was CIV
en- to him because the real parties TO
the suit wished to remain under cover.
Power Says stock lis His.
"You had no interest in this suit of
the Northern Pacihc?" Mr.. Kellogg
asked.
1.-THE stock was NINE" Mr. Power
answered.
II certainly understand that 1t is"
Mr.. Power said he understood that
the stock, worth from $4,000 to $4,000,
was his payment for bringing the suit.
Mr.. Power said, replying to ques-
tions. that he saw in the newspapers
that he was wanted as a witness be-
fore the commissioner. The first SUBJ
poena was served upon him July "a,
and an attempt to serve a second was
made the next day. A third was served
upon him few days later. Mr.. Lamb
told him that counsel had decided that
the service was not good.
Replying to questions by Mr.. Lamb,
Mr.. Power said he remembered Mr.
Lamb telling him he would have to
testify in the present proceeding, al
though Mr.. Weidenfeld and the others
did not want him to do so. He was
willing then to testify and has always
been willing. He went away because
he understood the lawyers were salts
fed that the service of the subpoena
was not good and the people back of
him desired his absence.
The hearing will be resumed next
Thursday.
Mr.. Lamb said he would make ap-
plication to remit the balance of Mr..
Powers sentence of thirty days i'm
for contempt