New-York tribune., 1905-11-17

otherwse ofssy or to inaTeqsx inenanr ie,
Q.-Or preventing legislation? A.-No o.att,ea or
afhs wsat Tase hsa sad Ma Il reaeed Ms
camille g m ~, Trust Company when II waa aadnt ten YOU
hs 5T G .sstsa n aS ss III :
SAna wanted bring out the 81 f9sts ssas vas /, ss ts
case AN and & my suit would Like % G sdy nss
suit was settled. the cavanaugh suit settled
and Mrs. Wood settled her suit subsequently; MT.
to nine and Mrs p-1S Woods Subsequent 10 mine.
f. fs he pe on bsnesz or Social
claims are SO. just for swindling or fraud | could
deal more than did from the Mercantile Trust
Company.
NO THREATS MADE"
Q.-of course you will understand the committee
IS not here to try the merits Of the claim: we
simply interested because definite threats were
o.-You have made that most emphatioaiy? A.
Q.-Now in regard to the reasons which sctuatsd
you @ M IN 5ns nnhsr Of other
actions. number of reasons: unders and tnat the
HP9 or eree sa Weeks AThe Whole matter of the Mer
camille Trust Company. SO far as legislation was
o-Did you state that to Mr. Ambler without ref. ref.
s to amy bs efhsT efeiRr nk .s &
Q.Now, have said that Mr Hyde made some some
sss df IES s y faPthsf particulars to
refer any snaes 5s whsH tRs
Did he refer to the. contributions for. State
% apid he Bs's snssr into any particulars whatever'
STORY OF MIR. AMBLER,s BILL"
o-Governor. there is just point that would
and M that is this: What was said about the intro
tN With the nfrodSsion Of that
A-Why. | had prepared the introduesion & OF 'las ha
and stated that he had better LOOK into It Il
With it or a1ypg in tho s E aae e He had
the sGS9 for me and he said to me-
several weeks, that he had gone into it very care
were no grounds for criminal prosecution In the
mean time such concerns as the FIRE GomPany Iho R
cycle Trust and some fourteen or fifteen others
5eeted by Alexander and Green. ana prssun,ale,ly
h the ALL p Which ana had psan & ID and It
sugsested that something ought to be done to stop
with people who came in it decided that If
that bin II bring abG ne D4ass remedial @ ss5 a
Sadng & cb The pqb svs Of nsas m The meag
time the papers had taken an entirely different and
antagonstic view Of the matter: whether they had
o es talk al haf about bg to
er ose Se 0 % eee @ ana and aen TAXED with e
it, said TO him that under the circumstances,
Q.-I understood you to say something of this sort
was said; upon whose suggestion that made2
Al think ] as largely instrumental In that
suggestion any else
Q.-You said II decided in these interviews.
Were they with members of the Legislature? Al
do not know that you could call them interviews,
but people dropping in and talking about 1t with
members OF the legislature; various members. do
not recall who they We're
Q.--This suggestion made by others, to which
you refer? A.-That cannot tell; it was as much
my suggestion any ones else
INTERVIEWS WITH MR. -sCHwAB
O.-Governor am asked or requested to ask you
one or two more questions: Did you have any In
settlement of your claims7 A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you make any suggestion OF statement 60
Mr.. Schwab as to any action which would be taken
against him against any institution II the claim
Schwab that I thought 1t was a case for criminal
prosecution; think Mr.. Bracket was there and
said about the same thing.
BY the Chairman--Who? A.-Mr. Bracket.
Schwab beyond that? A.-Let me understand what
you are driving at: Do you mean to my official
position, in reta1atory legislation?
Q-In any way? Did you make any statement
follow if there settlement? Al do not
recall that did, except to criminal prosecution
yes.
Q-Do you know, as matter of fact within your
own knowledge, that any other suit against the
Mercantile Trust Company settled prior to the
time yours settled? Ayes; think do; Mr.
Kayanaughs, of Saratoga, was settled.
Q.-Mr. Untermyer desires me to ask whether
you know whether that was settled by the Mer-
camille Trust Company? A.-No, I do not know
who settled it,
Q.-Do you know of your own knowledge of any
other suit? Al do not know OF my own knowi-
edge that this suit, my suit, settled by the
Mercantile Trust Company.