New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
BOND ISSUE TO PAY DIVIDENDS
ONE OF PHILBINS MANY STARTLING CHARGES
AGAINST d.. s. r..
Says Millions Reported Paying Third He Debt
already Paid.
CRIININS TESTIF'IES.
Thinks s5OO,OOO for Laying Half
Nile of Track q Mistake.

When the hearing of William N Amory's libel !
charge against H. H. Vreeland was resumed by
Magistrate Barlow last evening the session was
begun IN a small room conected with the Tombs |
Police Court The room was so full of persons i
interested in the case that many of them had to
stand up. Later the session was in the room OF
the Court of Special Sessions. The redirect
examination of Mr. Amory by James W. os-
borne, of his counsel. was continued. and Eu- +
gene A Philbn sat close t. Mr.. Osborne and
consulted with him frequently. Delaney
Ncoll, Of counsel for Mr.. Vreeland. made IRE
quent objections and Interruptions
In his testimony Mr.. AmOry was led partly
over the same ground traversed on Wednesday
evening and it was plain that he was following
the report which had been made by Mr.. Phil
bin in telling of alleged discrepancies in the
reports made by the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company to it's stockholders and TO the
State Railroad Commissioners. After having
Mr.. Amory repeat most of the figures given in
Mr.. Philbns report, Mr.. Osborne read the text
of the lease Of the Metropolitan 10 the Inter
urban
What is the use Of all this?" asked Mr..
Nicoll. 1T is as old as the hills"
I'll tell you what the use of it is" said Mr.
Osborne. 1T is being read for the purpose Of
showing what Mr.. vreeIand asks money from
his stockholders for. This shows that he asked
for S23 3O0OOOO-S12 100000 to he used for re-
constructing parts of the road and S11.O0OoO
to pay for the funded debt of the old Third-aVe.
road. Now. a matter of fact. this Third-ave
road debt was paid long before the Third Ave
nue. was taken over by the Metropolitan. and I
have put reports in evidence to prove this. Now
I am introducing this proposed lease TO show
how Mr.. Vreeland got this money What he
got it for I don't know. do I know who
-.T1,v, che
that Mr. Amory was justified in referring to
certain acts of the Metropolitan railroad man
ayers as tremendous steangs.'"
L protest against this said Mr. NicoII- This
is nothing but game on the part Of gang
"Oh, you've said that before said Mr.. Os-
borne
TN say it again." thundered Mr.. NicolI
And I'll say this much more-this is nothing
but d gang of three classes. who own a little
bit of stock in this road. These classes are
divided into the civil, criminal and financial
They have already started their civil and Grim
fnal suits. but We have been unable to connect
with the financial end of it This is an attempt
on their part 70 depreciate the stock of the
Metropolitan COMPANY
Mr. Osborne read several Of the circulars and
letters sent out by President Vreeland to the
stockholders of the company concerning the
proposed interurban lease
MR.. CRIMMINs TAKES THE STAND
Mr. Nicou asked only few questions again
in cross-examination before he asked leave to
call as a witness John D Crimmins former
president Of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company. who was in the courtroom and was
I not in good health
AIr CriInmins said he had cOnversat tion
with Mr. PhiIbin in January about the affairs
Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Philb.n said his attention had been called
! to some discrepancies in the cOmpanys reports
/ In February, when he was in the South. he said.
he received a telegram from Mr. Philbin saying
that Mr.. PhiIbin did not feel assured about
taking up an investigation Of the company 5
affairs without the approval of Mr. Crimmins-
Mr. Philbin said in the message that he would
/ send a man TO him. and Mr.. Crimmins made an
/ appointment to meet the in Charleston.
/ The man proved TO be Mr.. AmOry. Mr.. Grim
minis added:
Then I wrote 20 Nj Philbn and wrote him
/ very candIdIy. To the best of my recollection,
/ said that the taking up of such a suit as was
/ proposed was like hunting for famine. l told
him that the story as presented by Mr.. Amory
concerning the conflicting figures should have
the most serious investigation especially those
parts of his figures which referred TO the issu-
ing Of bonds and certificates. 1 explained in the
were issued they were vised by such eminent
/ LAWYERS on different occasions as Mr. Root. MI
/ OIcott and ex-Judge Brow I told him that the
I officers, of the company relied upon these
papers as to their legality and legitimacy. 1
told him that l thought if he made an apphca-
tio1 TO Mr Vreelard for explanation con-
/ carnira the figures about which he was in doubt
/ that MI Vreeand wOull give him information
/ which would satisfy him that the administration
Of the Metropolitan system was fair and
/ honest
what did YOU say to Rim about Amory -
! said Mr. NicOll
II wrote him that did not think Amory was
! right thought he was in his thing either for
/ gain or for revenge 1t seemed TO me that the
/ question was whether not the Metropolitan
/ Germany would purchase his silence 1 asked
/ him 10 ask Ir. Amory several pertinent ques-
+ tions eonceraing the figures before he insti-
/ tuted any suit u any kind"
! ,f- Crimrnins said that he returned to New
vort on February -. and that he saw Mr.
/ PbiIbin then. and also received a letter from
btr, :, which Mr. Philbin said he had decided
- .a1a IN the case. In response TO several
a,,as,ions MI Crirunins said that in all his
conversations with Mr. Philbin on the subject
/ rotbing had been said by Mr.. Phiibin about any
s,,, ,,bich would result in the appointment Of a
racei,.ar Mr. Philbin had not spoken Of being
annoipted counsel for the receiver
n l. II not true that Mr.. Phiibin told you or
u,To1e YOU that fame and fortune VAS IN II Tor I'm I'm
- THAT DO yCu mean BY that A-Nell. tnat
- in the letter Mr.. Philbin sent TO me-
Mr. Osborne declared that he would produce
=. future time all the letters that had been
a.obapged between Mr.. Crimmins and Mr. Phil
~, IN the matter Mr.. Philbin said. I'VE want
tbe full letters here
WOULD INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY
.,..ar thlncs Erimmins