The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
EoRYHERNSBCURTYBSD
THE REFLECTION on KNOWS
SJNCERITY rs RESENTED.

, Emphatic Denial o. the Statement g the
Cempany's Counsel Thai the Attor-
ney.Gencrai IVES Wiling 70 Have
the Decree Msdifed or Suspended.
WASHINGTON. April ls.-Ofioers Of the
Department OF Justice were worked up
to-day over the reports from st. Paul that
N. d. Grover, counsel for the Northern
Securities Company. told Judge Sanborn
in the Circuit Court yesterday that he under
stood the Government did not sincerely
wish to prevent q mobilization Of the de-
cree against the company. Mr.. Growers
statement was denounoed. tn conservative
language. a. untustiAed By the facts and
- q violation Of the proprietiss Of legal
practice.
Tho Department understands that Mr..
Grover quoted former Attorney General
John w. Griggs. also one Of tho counsel
for the Securities company. a. saying that
he understood from Attorney General
Knox that "the United States did not wish
to stand In the way OF shareholders reoeiv-
ing what money was due them hctimately,
and that the instructions to the District
Attorney to oppose . modification Of the
decree were given merely for the purpose
Of preventing public criticism. and not
on account Of any sincere interest In the
issue.
IL was said At the Department this after
noon that II Attorney General Knox had
been guilty OF any such insincere motive,
he would not have taken the opposition
counsel into bis confidence. The Depart
menl officers profess not 70 be able to un.
derstand how q reputable lawyer could
make such statement as Mr.. Grover made
tn IA
Growers action. IL short, 10 deeply Ie-
sentsd.
Attorney-0enerai Knox Is absent from
Washington, but the following statement
was given out this afternoon by William
A. Day Assistant TO the Attorney General:
St Paul. made BY one OF counsel for the North
ern SECURITIES Company. that the Attorney
Ing 70 hsv. the dscree in the northern Ne
curiiies case modiasd temporarily o. e, s .s.
for public effect. is utterly without founda-
To eses y from the edeet Of the decres against
s them III hs inst ,he Tn,ed sas
%. $; AaoSr,sv, St :,5b cv,, A,ns S:,,,.,, O..
CUT nsS Ss' Apply !s'nl ;PS o. %
thereof. for MODIFICATION OF decree, pending
appeal. or for order making appeal operate
e supersedsasi You are directed to Sstcs
any such application on the ground that this
s.s ss an aa. Of bs2 es
largcd statutory remedy In equity to en-
The d. ore finds d. ndants glilty OF
nation o For that r. sson the Gov rninent op.
ads any nj S' court. or Tn %aSssiS S
propos' q would, IN IL Ct. BE- an tndule noe
TO continue 70 violat. Law Of the Unit
STATS. As the susp nsion Of the op, ration
ton, II is income lyabln that EQUITY Rule
In a court That r'le cont mplat sus-
p nsion or modification upon h rms that
will secure rights Of an opposite party as
could BE- prot CT d by bond 10 ind mDiiy.
This IL not such a case. The principal ., NJ
srsnt1d b, this 9, cree e re INJUNCTION;
az srtifcats Of division in the Circuit Court
ing. p. c. KNOB
Although no ofiicisi ststemt mt WIS givvn
on the subject to-dsy, II 10 known thu I the
Deps rtmsnt Of justice feels Tint the whole
Circuit Court, end not a single Judge Of
the court, should dc eide the QUE stkn OF
modifying the decree In the merger csse.
The case IVES hetrd by q full bt nch, and
such an import ant issue 90 a scspt nsit n
of the imms diate effect OF the 6t cIte, the
DepaI tment belle W Q. should be laid b<ftIe
el four Of the Judges. Judge 81 nb< m, to
whom the application ives made yger-
dsy, suggested that this course should be
taken, but this vi 9 oppos ed by counsel for
the Securities company.