The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-12
P. POWER IN CANADA
Attorney Lamb Makes a Strong
Statement to the Court.
MEN BACK OF POWER NOT NAMED
They Desired to Conceal Their Iden-
tity Because Their Business
Would Be Ruined.

New York, Aug. 12.-At the hearing
late yesterday of the suit of Peter Power
against the directors of the Northern Pa
cific railroad to prevent them from turn
ing over the stock of the company to the
Northern Securities company, George A.
Lamb, counsel for Power, admitted that
his client was living at the Queens hotel,
Montreal, under the name of "P. Blake"
Mrs. Kate Carey the proprietor of the
hotel at West Hurley, N. Y, testified
to the presence of Power and his wife at
her place and to their departure, accom-
panied by man whom she identified IS
Attorney Lamb. w: D. Guthrie, of
counsel of the defense, asked that Mr..
Lamb take the stand. Mr.. Lamb asked
the privilege Of making a statement, say
ing he had extended that same privilege
to the witnesses of the defense. Mr.
Guthrie said he would permit the explana-
tion providing he would explain his trip
to West Hurley and Powers escape to
Canada.
Mr.. Power" said Mr. Guthrie, sis
living in the Queens hotel Montreal,
under the fictitious name of P. Blake" "
THAT is true" admitte ed Mr.. Lamb, and
then he entered into a. long statement.
| He told of finding Power at West Hur-
| ley in highly nervous condition and de-
sirous of going to Montreal, to which he,
Lamb, objected. Power, he said, prom
ised to come to this city at once should
Judge Lacombe decide that he was in
| contempt. Lamb declared that he had
tried by means of kilograms to Montreal
| to induce Power to return and had sent
funds for that purpose.
| iMr. Lamb then told of being counsel
for the firm (now dissolved) of Lawson,
| Weidenfeld & Co., and of conducting
much litigation for Mr.. Weidenfeld per-
sonally. He had heard discussed on every
side the subject of the Northern Securi-
ties company ard its legality. He had
many talks with Mr.. Weidenfeld con-
corning this.
told Mr.. Weidenfeld, said Mr.. Lamb, that
10 one in Wall street dare start an action
Any banker or broker who dared to com.
| mence a suit to combat the enormous accu
| mutation of capital would have his business
practically ruined by the interested parties
Mr.. Weidenfeld then suggested that som'
| responsible man be found who could protec
| the real principals and conceal their identt!
| entirely. If such a man could be found
Mr.. Weidenfeld told me he would agree tt
| purchase stock for him and commence a sui
| in his name.
| I suggested Peter Power as young maj
who was responsible and also had inherited
some money, as a proper man. Later
| found that the state of Minnesota, through
| its governor and attorney general, proposed
| to take some action.
I visited St. Paul and there met Mr.. Val
SAINT, the governor, and the attorney gen
eral. They heartily welcomed any actor
upon my part. In fact, the governor toll
me that time he thought it would be
good idea for the state of Minnesota to bu.
some Northern Pacific stock and bring
suit as stockholder. So the Power suit wa
commenced, we'll as by other clients o
mine holding large blocks of the stock.
| I have always been willing to produce Mr.
Power at the proper time, and neither Mr.
| Power myself has at any. time desire.
to do anything that could be construed a
| tending to show. this court disrespect or Il
hold it in contempt:
Mr.. Guthrie endeavored to find out from
Mr.. Lamb whether there had been a GER