The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-24
City n eWs
CLARK PROTECTS
NJ. & ST. |. ROAD
COMMODITY RATE HEARING RE
sUMED IN ST. PAUL.
Former Railroad Attorney Sheds No
Light on Drafts Supposed to Conceal
Rebate Payments General Manager
Of Great Western Explains Why
Some Cars Are Switched Free.

A. E. Clark Of Minneapolis, former
attorney Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road, and Samuel G. Stickney,
general manager of the Great Western,
were the two witnesses who occupied
most of the time today at the hearing
on general commodity freight rates be-
fore the state railroad commission at
the capitol. The two witnesses, altho
called by James Manahan, attorney
for the compliments, gave but little in
formation for that side of the case. Mr..
Clark fatty refused to answer some of
Manahan s questions.
"what can you tell about the signing
of these drafts?" Mr.. Manahan pro
duced a number of copies of railroad
drafts which he desired to prove were
payments for rebates and charged to
the legal department. ..r., =
Information Confidential.
'I refuse to make any disclosure Of
information of a confidential nature be-
tween my former clients and myself, -
was the reply. yes, [ signed those
were for.''
HIsn' It it true, Mr.. Clark pressed
Manahan "that you resigned because
you refused to be party to the illegal
payment of rebates charged to your de-
partment?'
cit is not; I resigned for the sole
purpose of going into BUSINESS for my
self. The work was too heavy for my
health.' -.
edo you know what was done with
the money from those vouchers you
signed?'
~ suppose I could guess, just as you
can. l know nothing Of what was
done with the money! said Mr.. Clark
Question of Crime.
Mr.. Manahan, Hof the point whether
under the plea Of privile ged communi
cation with client, lawyer witness
can withhold evidence in regard to Z
crime.N
"But I am not trying to withhold
any evidence of crime,' was Mr.
Clark s smiling response.
Stickney in hand. @s>.<.:
'What arrangement have you with
the Interstate elevator at Minneap
oils as to switching charges?' asked
Manahan.
"The elevator is on the Great West
ern tracks, so we have no charges
was the reply. On being pressed, Mr.
Stickney explained that there are a
number of Minneapolis elevators either
on Great Western tracks or on those
of the Northern Pacific or Great North
ern, or both. Irrespective elevators
cannot be reached by other roads thai
the one they are on without mixing
switching charges. This condition i.
because OF the congested district il
which they are located. The othe:
road receiving the. business generally
! absorbs the switching charge. ID
Accommodation Work.
| "With the Interstate elevator. tn
Great Northern and Northern Pacif
have, track near the elevator, and w
simply push the cars from their tract
to the elevator. This is done for 10th
ing, as it is little trouble.'.
Are you in the habit of dom!
free SWITCHING for any other elevator
"We don It do it with any other ele
yator because there is no occasion
for it, was the reply.
By further cross examination, MI
| Manahan secured admission from MI
Stickney Of special switching charg,
Of $3.50 car from South St. Paul tt
st. Paul. put in more especially for tn,
benefit of the LOTUS Elevator compa
ny. Mr.. Stickney was then shown (;
bill Of 1926 for shipment Of a CARLOAD