New-York tribune., 1903-04-03
WRECKERS, SAYS NICOLL.
SUBPOENA FOR TAYLOR.
La5cyer Likens ". S. X. and State
Trust Com PAM Cases.

The statement made yesterday BY Talbot =
Taylor. sOn-in-Iaw OF James r Ksene. that the
criminal libel SUIT Of William y Anory against
President vreeland Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company being prosecuted at
this time just 70 throw discredit upon and
to persuade people not to send US their Southern
Pacific proxies" was answered last night BY De-
Lancey NicoH OF counsel for Mr.. Vresland. Who
gave out the following typewriter reply:
Mr. Taylor makes the weird susgess ton that ths
Arnorv proceeding IS started BY F. r. Hartman
sSutheTn PsSiic matte 81 course he knorvs thar
the Amory proceeding Was started 9y Anl9ry 80 80
II its revelations have proved Disappointing Aad
dsquieting keens and Taylor. they must settle
the nSen who are prorecti1s The interests or ths
Metropolitan Street Railway and its stockhoders
and have stood for IL and behind ir from the hour
not coneeaiine their IDENTITY nor they II ths
least unwilling 70 accept the rssponsloit OF tnS
disclosures they have succeeded IN bringing Out
Mr. NicolFs attention called 20 Mr. Tay-
lor's complaint that the reason the latter had
not been subpoenaed to the Metropolitan hearing
that his testimony not wanted
Yes I notice" said Mr.. Nicoll. that he sx-
pressed concern to know why he had not been
subpunaed as a witness in what he calls this
MetropOIitan-Amory business Mr.. Taylor need
not be worried He has been subpoenaed
IN this Keene-TayIor-P -PhIIbin- -Braker-Drayton
Amory business. and he can be assured
ing US all about the financial department.
as Amory describes 1t. OF the enterprise
He threatens TO issue a statement and
says 1T will make some people open their
eyes Our eyes have been opened pretty
wide already but I have doubt that what
Taylor could say on this subject would stretch
them still wider Among other things. IL VIII
be interesting to know why he and keene. VINO
were not stockholders Of the Metropolitan Rail
way. nor in any way concerned in its manage
ment were paying thousands OF dollars 20 pro-
/ cure the manufacture OF misleading and f1tu-1-
F Gus stories against this property
Their relation 20 this business naturally r.
calls the part they took only three years ago
+ in the attempt to wreck the State Trust Com
/ pany. when they drew $50 IN bills from a
( certain bank and turned il over 10 Abrarn King
I to enable him. at a profit 20 himself OF S-0ot
\ 10 paw 800 share for State Trust Company
I stock then selling at S42O share. IN order IN
l qualify Killing as a stockholder in just such an
/ application to ruin that corporation as they
| have been consulting with AmOry about IN con-
/ nectiOn with the Metropolitan
Asked as 10 the cause Of the adjournment ot
| the Metropolitan hearing until April ;. M
I Nicon rather vaguely said: -,
! counsel insisted and should accept tnar
| version. - -.
| Mr. Keene refused 70 see reporters last 1tsnt
| ana Mr. Taylor could not be found
| Referring To thu report that he had Arranged
| through General Tracy 70 examine and taSs
| the testimony OF James R keene IN the Iattet )
| room AT the Waldorf Mr. NicoN said: 7 dld
suggest such a course 70 Genera Irstcs, n.l- 5,
not care TO go on record as saying thl' "s
/ agreed