The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-24
METROPOLITAN RAID TRACED,
HERTLE's REPORT DROPS OUT OF
THE SKY ON "WORLD' DESk.
same Copy Talbot J. Tayisr Paid Fer,
Apparentiy-On Amory's Tlp, Ha xarsi
Sold 1000 Metropolitan and Made
oS.OOO-vrceland Refused Amory Job

SOiu .zsOOO metropolitan and Mad
ss.oOO-Srcelsnd Refused Amery JeI
What appeared to be established q
yesterdays hearing OF the Amory-vree
land libel case at the Criminal Courts Build
ing was
u) That the particular copy Of Ac
countant Hertle's report purporting :,
find Irregularities In the accounts OF tn,
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
which went to Talbot j. Taylor. James
II. keene's son-in-law. was dropped, anony
mo'isly. one day on a desk In 1.-THE Work
ONCE. and forthwith obtained publicity
and.
~ That on Amorys tip OF revelations
TO come and money TO be made out OF them
William A. Hazard sold 1000 metropolitan
short and made $1,000.
vRHELAND WOULDN'T GIVE AMosY JOE
The first witness OF the day was William H
Page. DR.. attorney on corporate matters for
William C. Whitney and Thomas +. Ryan
mot counsel for the Metropolitan. as
IL sometimes enormously stated). He was
called for Mr.. vreeland to prove that Amory
had asked him to Use his good ofYSoes with
Mr. Whitney to get Amory job with the
Metropolitan company after 1t had alb
sorbed the Third Avenue road. He testi-
fed
air. Amory told me that he had had long
efperience in railroad matters and knew all
ABOUT the Third Avenue company. For that
reason. he said he believed he would Be Of
great value to the Metropolitan people, and
he asked me to say a good word for him to
Mr.. Whitney. told him that Mr.. Whitney
was hardly the person 10 go TO about such
matter. but that would speak to Mr.. vree-
land. I did SO. and Mr.. vreeland told me
that. In view OF the record of Mr. Amory. ne
did not believe that Amory's services would
Be-. Of any value TO the Metropolitan company
so reported to Mr.. Amory.
On croes-examination It was brought
out that Mr.. Page when he was connected
Toth .he law IN nrm OF Hoadly, IAuterbash a
Avenue road. became acquainted with
Amory
What position did Amory occupy with
the Third Avenue roadl A. He was engaged
IN oot Wha consent, ,s from property owners.
ofshs fSird Avenue Tosds oI lnsssr r. new. 's''
Third Avenue stock? A. ] do not
The questions regarding the brokers
and the price paid for the stock were re-
earded as rather significant. Amory's
lawyers want very much to know all about
that transaction. and they have said that. II
they can't find out in any other wav, thew
may be obliged to call William C.. whitney
and Thomas F Ryan, in the hope Of finding
out.
THE KEESE END OF IT.
j. Coleman Drayton. frequently re-
ierred 70 by Amory' as my counsellor and
friend was the next witness. He was
asked how much money he got from Talbot
Taylor a Co on account Of the Metro
pohtan Investigation. and he refused to
answer on the ground that the whole mat
Ter vile red hat aIiopt
counsel.
d,q. Did you pay Amory any money! All
o How much' A. $500 7 drew IN.
from smother person FOR distribution. wasn't
" A OF course. 1 don't manufacture
Q Did you pay MI Amory BY check from |
9 FOR EN- s * y.
spectfc fund held for Mr. Amory's Seneni'"
II may he recalled that Amory testified !
that he understood that Talbot J. Taylor
testified that he had received from Taylor |
q 600. Connecting Amory's Testimony
with that OF Mr.. Drayton yesterday, Il |
seems TO be fairly we'll established that |
Anory got, all told. out Of Taylor %. 100.
HAZARD SOLD ON AMoRr's TIP.
Winthrop Burr, q member Of the Stock
Exchange house Of Parkinson Il Burr,
had been requested on behalf Of his client.
w. a. Hazard. to answer any questions
touching Hazards account with him In the
fret quarter OF this year. He gave these
figures OF Hazards dealings in Metropolitan:
q 10 ss q IS q 80 ~ q seg at 1874 200
~ Bought, I, March 10. 1900 shares at net profit
@ Rid you make these sales and purchases
IN raOlPd orders from Mr. Hazard In De- |
or elsewhere? A. We did
The following messages were produced:
=, 4 s.,, Wan. Il w f0'.. Jan I"
.Ss sdSl. s'' b sasspsn ny people
,osit reach Your ONCE. HASARD
PARIS. Feb.
Sell thousand more same stock private
PARIS. March Il.
PARIS. March 70. isos
Any suggestion same stock DAcRrDIux.
Leave Carlton wednesday for Paris. HArAnp.
MILTON MowBRAr.
Cab! S:sIe ,sdd.eM until further notice car. keene
1ei'on M0"pr'y wire II anything interesting
Sfort Dlu hnOTy nave any |
hing to do with any Of theee transa ctions? |
i never heard Of Amory's name even
ntil very recently. I did not know Mr. | ,
hazards source of information.
ANoRr ooSFIpEp TIP TO oBRYAS.
Edwin L. O'Bryan, Hazards partner
., Francis p. Moulton d Co.. was the next I
fitness, {
Q Did you ever have any conversation ]
18th Dir. Amory about Metropolitan stock
January or February of this year? A..
link i had conversation with him In the | ,
sriy part of February. About Dee. 20, 1909.
". ,Amory called at our ONCE and said he | =
light have something about one of the trac- | :
on stocks In New York that might interest
IT. Hazard. In the following February, ! ~
Nv him at his house He was III and he
,lephoned TO me to come and see him. AZ h
vat time he said that he had had some COM l.
with Mr.. Hazard regarding =
,methne ip relation to traction stock lie Z
zen pointed to volume on his library table -
nd said II contained figures prepared by a n
altimore accountant. that the information
40 been given to the District Attorney.
I'd that. u the District Attorney saw ut 70 4,
Z upon u. u might affect the value Of Metro- ~
olitsn stock. To this replied: Then you nj
'lleve some money might be made BY selling X
lie said he didn't know, a
". he thought so. ] told him that Mr.. NJ
a1rd had never sold stock short In his -