The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
AMORY HUNTS METROPOLITAN.
GOES TO WORMSERS. kEENE. TAI.
BOT j. TAYLOR & 60.

A. Well rs Jerome-LibeI Proceeding
Against vreelsnd Gets Interesting
-Stockholders' Suit on Foot Also
Advised In Jerome's once to Go 10
Philhin-Amory Hired One Account.
ant. Taylor the Other-Tayior's Man
says There's Nothing wroug--J. Cole.
man Drayton as Amory's Counsellor.
william n. Amory's proceeding for
criminal libel against President II. II.
vreeland OF the Interurban Railway Com
pany, growing out Of the recent raid on
Metropolitan stock. got n hearing before
Magistrate Barlow In the Centre street police
court yesterday afternoon. Mr.. yreeland
was not in court but was represented by
Delaney Nicoll and Paul D. Cravath.
Thomas j. Byrne appeared for Mr.. Amory
Amory came into court with j. Coleman
Drayton. who married Charlotte Aston,
the daughter Of Mrs. William Astor and
allowed her to obtain divorce after the
scandal OF an attempted duel with Hallett
Alsop Borrowe.
Everybody wondered what possible in
terest Mr.. Drayton could have in Mr..
Amory's case. Amory explained on the
cations into the management OF the Metro-
politan Street Railway Mr.. Drayton had
been his counsellor and friend
AMoRY WENT TO woRMsRRs AND KEENE.
Mr. Nicoll got the witness to admit that
he had discussed the affairs of the Metro
poitan Street Railway with members Of
the firm Of !. & s. Wormser. with James n.
Keene and the latter's son-in-law. Talbot
j. Taylor: with Z. G. Potter. Harry J. Braker
and Mr. Coster.
Perhaps the most interesting testimony
given by Mr.. Amory was that in which he
said that Talbot j. Taylor had employed the
Baltimore accountant, Max Teichmann. to
examine the public reports Of the Metro
politan company. Teichmann submitted
a report to Mr.. Taylor which, according to
the published accounts. purported to show
that the company had been guilty Of gross
irregularities in its accounts. and this re-
port was afterward laid before District
Attorney Jerome.
ADVISED IN JERoME's oYFIcE TO SEE PHIL
BIN
In telling OF conferences which he had
had with Assistant District Attorney Schur-
man Amory said that he had told Mr..
Sohurman that civil suit would be brought
be the outcome OF any criminal proceed
ings the District Attorney might see fit to
take. After he had impaired this informa-
ton to Mr.. Schurmann MIR. Amory said.
1T was suggested TO me in the District
Attorneys Office that consult Mr.. Phibn
In reference to the civil action
When this testimony was brought out
some Of those who heard IL wondered lust
who it was in the District Attorneys Office
n had al fAA AL -.u
that. during Jsrome's csmpslen for District
lAtt2S.ey, = had told nr: jerome that he
-@ssss 1,,,s. svcsns.sIssssS.sA.g s.1...esser
way Company's management.
NOTHING IN 1T, SAYS rEIcHMAsN.
Mr.. Nicoll asked the witness II Teichmann,
after. making his original report. hadn't
asked TO qualify it,. Amory replied that
he had not and Nicoll then sought 10 intro
ss, QUIZ IN b The doGu
ment counsel for the company gave out
copies Of II together with statement from
In that statement Mr. vreeland saw.
that he sought 10 get a copy Of Mr. Teich-
MAINS report after IL had been published
In garbled form. but that Teichmann re-
fused To give IL To him The accountant
did, however. consent 10 come To New York
and make such examination OF the COM
pany's books as would enable him TO con-
Arm or qualify his original repor based
upon the company's reports 10 the Railroad
Commission and upon other public docu-
men's.
In a le,te accompanying his report 20
Mr. Vreeland Mr.. Teichman says thai he
cannot understand how his original repor1
based upon limited data could have formed
n basis FOR the present proceedings against
the company. He adds that tn. officers
~ the company have recently Afforded him
every facility TO examine into their Attain,
in connection with the matters mentor
IN Hts nd hx.. is.a.
that he has even now made q complete
audit he does say:
4 have gon. over all Of the points In
question. have seen and compared the
Respective entries on the companv's book
and have sufficiently informed myself
80 10 able 90 state that tho charges pre-
ferred sgsins, aid company are without
any foundation
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