The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-26
REVELATIONS CAUSE OIL ocTo.
PuS TO PREPARE TO
LEAVE OHIO.
CRIMINAL PRACTICES
And Bribery--Penneyivani1 cca' opcr-
airs Showered Gifts Of Cash fer
Favors in the Distribution
of Cars.

49, Ntfh5 -p4~ WHY
1 did they blackmail you?'
/ 4 suppose they thought they could
get something In return.
How much did they pay you
month";
Il was never paid by the month.
They just dropped in win financial
favor occasionally. alway. expecting
a return, which was never forthcom
ing from me"
This was the sworn testimony of
Frederick Vrooman, assistant train
master on the Tyrone division Of thn
Pennsylvania railroad. given today be-
/ fore the interstate commerce conml.
sion.
He also swore In the same brea Ii
that Pennsylvania coal operators liter
ally showered cash unon him n ones.
fiyes tens and twenties IN a lively an
licipation Of being faY0rad in tbs ais
tfimltion Of cars
While preceding testimony incor
porated amazing revelations of hg
matchmaking deals in which no run
was too large for The rich coal prodH-
GERS to tender. or Pennsylvania rail-
road Officials to pocket, the other ey.
treme was reached to.ay la the Penn
sylvania railroad scandal
Accept Small Sums.
Officials and employees who hest
tated, through fright or coward ce, Ia
accept thougandF Of dollars in stock.
admitted with shamed faces that they
had gladly received cigars, FIVE dollar
notes and minor gratuties
Showing all through The fabric Of
testimony bciug woven around toe
highest Pennsylvania officials were
the name Of Cassatt ana patton. j.
Howard Patton. brother of chief As
sstant William A. Patton, who vester
day admitted having received s3GT.o 900
in graft stocks, made the astonishing
admission thar he now holds two
offices, that of Pennsylvania railroad
agent al Clafidge--the work being
done by another man--and superin.
tendent of the Claridge mine Of the
Keystone Ccal company.
Attorney Glasgow made no secret of
his desire 10 lay responsibility for
wholesale grating In the Pennsyi.
Vania system al the door OF President
CaSsatt His chosen vehicle was Col
Lloyd, who, he said. was President Of
he First National bank Of Altoona.
and member Of the Ca satt Bank
If Philadelphia.
Was A. J. Ca.satt memberg"
No, only his brother, ]. Gardiner
7assatt his son. Robert Kelso Cas-.
'att his on iu-law. Mr. Stewart. ana
nyseIf"
WAS A. }. cassatt in no way IN
erested?"
We'll, he has an individua! account
With the bank"
Your relations were intimate?"
he hould answer that was the
noIest rejoindcr"
rs r X. Cassa't in the coal bust
Iess 90
"Yes, ia the Keystone company"
"rhc Pennsylvania railroad IS a de-
'ositoi in your bank a Altu1na?~
Yes"
WAS your bank tockaoldcr in
he VI l'ood Coal company"
Yes"
WAS Pr ident Ca att2"
IF he was It was without my k8owl-
dcc"
Witness then 70 titled thai h had
rganized a mine promoting company
,gethcr with ,. G Cassatt. Congress
ian Hun. Robert Mitchell and
homas Donohoe in 1896. the treas
-er being a clerk named Goodwin Of
as att & Co.
Shows Gigantic Profits.
A. an instance of the colo sal profits
eldei by a single m'ue. the Column
a. witBc swore ir had paid i've iiri-
nd amounting To - per cent in
~
IN 1904 o. Paid 10 per snt and 1ao5
per cent Since this company was
zanizcd. zen years ago Il had paid
2 prr cent in dividends plrs SIS. .ao0
$3.50 oo1 subscribed stock ard 20
r. cent OF s432 eoo for 40a cas- built
the company 50 far as could be
fuced only sl5.ooO In cash was sub
ibed
Did yuu or une occasiun ask Cen
q Manager Arerbury Of the Penn
vania 10 favor you n running taoss
50"
Yes. sir. and ! expected him 10 D.
ny war.
'ognsei for the oummissioa piisd
wines with quer - in Al effort
shor that Pre- ident Cassaft was
iself in the coal business. Twice
witness was nenplHssd fo- replies