Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-26
SOUTH AMBOY
IS BROUGHT IN
Superintendent AmbOy Div. P. R.
R., Tells of Coal Shipments
Made There.

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Further testimony showing the
ramifications of the graft system
among the employees of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad was brought out at
yesterdays hearing of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Philadel-
phia, though the disclosures were by
no means so sensational as those
made Wednesday, such a red letter
day in this assault on railroad favor
itism and discrimination. More light
was thrown on the very successful
financiering of the Patton family, and
cash offerings by coal company Off
Gals to railroad employees engaged in
the distribution of cars.
Vincent Wierman, of Camden, SUI
perintendent of the Amboy division
of the Pennsylvania, was questioned
by Mr.. Glasgow about his dealings
with coal companies and the ship
ments from piers at South Amboy.
He said that he had been with the
railroad company for 2S years, was
one time supervisor of the New York
division and previous to that was as
sistant engineer of the Pittsburg di-
vision.
"How many pier at South Amboy
are under your" asked Mr.. Glasgow.
-Four"
How many coal companies ship
from them?"
about 150."
name some of them"
THE Keystone Coal and Coke
Company, Berwind-White and Bond
& Tucker"
Didn't the Susquehanna Coal
Company use one of the piers?"
at did; but they shipped hard
coal. I was concerned only with soft
coal shippers"
Wasn't there a special arrange
ment with the Su|squehanna COM
pany?"
II don't know, I had nothing to
do with the company"
How much coal is shipped from
South Amboy?"
"About 1000, 900 tons"
"About how much of that is hard
coal?"
about one quarter"
Now, don't you know there a a
special arrangement with the Sus-
buchanan"
mo, sir, Oscar Knipe, auditor,
would know"
Have you interests in coal prop
erties?"
81 have 100 shares of Salisbury
Coal Company"
Where did you get it?"
Bought 1t from Captain Alfred
Hicks"
Did you pay for it?"
Yes; l paid cash"
''Why did you buy it?"
"Mr. O'Donnell advised me to look
into the company as a good propo-
3ition. | inquired about it from
Thomas Mayer, a nan with whom |
wa associated in another small coal
Yenture."
did you go to see Captain Hicks?"
81 wrote to him. He said it would
cost $4,000 to get in. | sem him
the money and he sem me the 100
shares"
rs that all you know about the
company"
ut is"
Ever get any dividends?"
81 got IL per cent, or $500"
Amy other interests in coal prop
tries?"
81 have a one-tenth interest in the
powelton Coal Company"
How much?"
zone thousand six hundred dol
Haven't you an interest in the
Derrick Coal company"
Yes; | have 1870 shares. Edward
Pitcairn sold me them"
did you pay for them?"
Yes"
Whose check pays You the Salts
burg dividends?"
Captain Hicks"
When cross examined by Mr.. Pat
terson, Mr.. Wierman declared that he
had not influenced or benefited Ell
Their directly or indirectly the Salts
burg company in his official position
with the Pennsylvania. At the time
he bought the stock he said he was
assistant engineer of the Pittsburg
division. The witness also insisted
hat he had never used his influence
to benefit the Derrick company. He
said further that he had no interests
in coal selling companies.
HOWARD COGAN BURIED.
The funeral of Howard Cogan,
thirteen years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Cogan, of Hoboken, for
merly of this city, was held in that