New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
FINDINGS BY MR.. LITTLE
Stephen Little made the following stt1eme7

Some days ago was asked by I.rssLrrn VIZ, = KIN
to consider NUMBER o. r;isrrf-t lttornty , me
W NJ Annry. A few days later receIE.d a .
1}ltrirt Hft0rney which said 70 eTn6"dy th"s9
charges. thereupon deyotea aSiIstio1 u' r5uri
tba tbe charges we're based upon the reports OF t9
METROPOLITAN n street F Ea%aF statS Rairoad Gomrnssor
and upon statement m2de Dy e tne aI e1GTIica-
tfon TO list an issue OF its bonds II was Ca.sr5l
~ @ t r"nsistent lr ard revealed discrepancies Ny
Investigations made It absolutely cIear tna ma ssTzs
one Of tat ne Gaa ifforted and perverted the hg-
ures con1sineG "a In fact no discrepancies and no
Inconsistencies when the ngureS we're s1atba-
StT but ~ once in nv entire professional experience
have been called upon 70 aeI nre1osterous from
beginning 10 end and So plainly 1ntendeo l'' q"
ulterior purpose
". n AMORY'S REPLY To MR. FREEsLA1>I'.
William y. Amory last night issued this state
ment:
Certain statements ,r5s aTEsa me no have appeared IN
the Newspapers 10 which l nave @ 20 sdy z47ata4
Nth one William \ Amory. notorious c4sIacosrj lace
who was secretary of the Ihlru A5 - +La re-
Gompanv wren it went into the hands OF In7 -
~ is fact that secretary ot me nl, ~ Z I
Avenue Railroad company when it went INTO th7
hands o. IN ~ was discharged by the receiver
and was refused employment BY the N~eIropol,1 ~ 80,
When il became lessee Of the Ihlra Avenue s'
fact that hat gaf Tssned aissha5dFfi9 ID "
a few days after his appointment to the 81" y7-
The resisna ion was .afed IN the com unica
tion The resI9nation was puoisheo a. ti7 ''''''
Wben R " the Mfropoiitan became the IesseH ef re
Third Avenue system rke an nv Tne eresiEnation n
writing one such resignation OF oThcers vs. @
On we're ordered TO be laid upon the table, az
81 which appears upon the minutes OF ths I.,sr
sfter the Company had been properly turned owe.
to the Metropolitan company my resisHd' 'i''' vas
aTSPiS TTbPirS Mr. "reaiand further says: Recently ne
has been the wiling nIl fn bear the stock Of the
Metropolitan company and TO eXtort. lsI sL,- a.
of money condition TO WithdFa"iiiS 'i'7'-
tacESs neve been requested. either directly or
LIT or connected with the stock orokeTds
business or 6T any gagsinst The Metropolitan Street
Railway Company; and q trr,ent nm to extort large
@ INA. of money as condition to wihdrawi1E t3-ir
attacks Is Wholly - nrodmce any facts vourI
ttsnd to even create suspicion IN inaI 3 rrE
In con tH nrovp any facts rejecting nr5n ny
oIe a9o- or ANYTHING that would JUSTIFY - -
Cet lords notorious character USED "E ''i''
80, ,,.,s sent fy counsel for the Metrnpn"
n advance Of the publication Of The
,,,.-,5.. article advising that il would be held
..,u,.,1y accountable to the law for the state
-, which the attorneys declared to he "a
tissue of fa!sehood" prepared In the interest 't
narsons who are engaged IN attacking the COM
80, ~, Matchmaking Htigations and in making
"a, NO, tts securities on the Stock Exchange
nv circulating false rumors and statements.
NJ FJer,le was not at his office or his hons
when a Tribune reporter called yesterda, lie
was quoted in an afternoon paper however. as
ra,,,.iro 70 saw who had employed him to make
bis sxamJnation and declining TO tell where a
,uu copy of his report could be procUred-in