The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-25
TOOK WHAT MONEY
HE COULD OBTAIN
Official of Pennsylvania Road
Makes Disclosures Concern
ing His Graft.
THOSE WHO PAID CASH
EXPECTED SOME FAV0RS
Coal Men Had to Pay Extra to
Secure Cars for Their
Shipments.

PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Addi-
the Pennsylvania railroad In the dis
tribution of cars In the soft coal field
was presented to the Interstate Com
merce Commission today.
John Lloyd, banker and coal oper
ator of Altoona, who Is one OF the mem
bers Of the banking firm Of Cassatt
& Co, testified that the Columbia
Coal company was forced to sell the
Alexandria mine because of the short
age OF cars.
Tells Straight Story.
George E. Scott. of the Puritan and
Crescent Coal companies. declared that
he paid for the use OF railroad cars
when he failed to secure his allotment
and that during n period OF twenty
three days the railroad had furnished
him with only one car. He also as
serted that Michael Trump, general su
perintendent Of transportation, had told
him the company had intended to pro-
tect the BerWind- White company at all
hazards
Denies Business Partnership.
During the time that Mr.. Lloyd was
on the stand. counsel for the commits
sion made persistent efforts to force
an admission that he had been asso-
cated in a business way with Presi-
dent Cassatt. Nh, Lloyd however, said
that his only relations with Mr. Cas-
satt were through CassaCt & Co.
with whom President Cassatt carried
special bank account, railroad
company had for many years been a
depositor with the First National bank
OF Altoona, of which Mr.. Lloyd Is pres
ident.
Joined With Railroad Men.
Mr. Lloyd also gave testimony con-
cerning the organization OF various
mining companies in which he Is inter-
ested. stating that he considered 1t good
business policy to have railroad men
among the stockholders of the coal
companies.
Frederick Vrooman. an assistant
trainmaster. told the commission that
he had received gifts of money In
amounts from S. to 500 from various
coal companies for favors that he did
not grant.
Hard to Locate Men.
The commission today received a
telegram from process server, who
went to Irwin, Pa, the home of Con-
gresham George F. Huff, who, II has
been repeatedly testified, made offers
of stock I'm various coal companies tY
that the officer was unable 10 serve the
subpoena upon Col Huff, as the latter
locked himself in his house and eVaded
the server by escaping by the way or
the cellar. 1t was learned later that
he had left town.
Owns Right UP.
When Frederick Vrooman of Osceola
Mills. assistant trainmaster on the Iy-
rome division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. was called, Mr.. Glasgow asked:
Have you anything TO do with the
distribution of Cars?
II have"
Did you ever get any money from
coal operators on your division?'
"Oh. yes"
AT Mr.. Glasgow's request. Mr., Nroo-
man named q half-doZen coal operators
who had paid him money at various
times In amounts ranging from 50 to
500, m
why did they give you this money!
asked Mr.. Glasgow.
Il suppose they expected some faV-
ors'
"Were the favors granted?'
Not that l recollect'
Took All In Sight.
"Then why did you take the money!
We'll, II there was any money TO
be given out. l was there to take 1t"
rs that your position now?"
1T always has been"
The witness said there was no scar
c!tv of cars during the anthracite strike.
He denied furnishing cars to certain
companies at $50 and $50 car