The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-07
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Hseyes admitted having rersiyed stocks
whose par value was 81 .0OO and that he
atill held sl7O0o ~ thc-e stocks. In eS.
planning how they came into his po~AesSion
he said they had been given to him by q
lifelong friend. Congressman George n.
Hun, and that friendship alone inspired
the gift.
The witness under the adroit questioning
of lawyer Gowen Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad said these stocks were worth
nothing when they were given to him.
This looked rather bad for the quality
Of Col. Hun's friendship. but lawyer Glas-
gov a moment later led the witness to say
that Col. HUFF had recently bought some
Of the stock back, paying Reeves saloon
or 500 shares Of Keystone Coal.
More revelations of favoritism by the
Pennsylvania Railroad to the Berwind-
White Coal Company were made, including
data regarding the leasing of Harsimus
Pier in New FORK Harbor.
BY some peculiar arrangement the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad spent Sos 600 on this
pier, the land Of which is worth sS5, 900.
lulb IIlOlltJ q pdlu W me ] ny
the Berwind- White Company, but the
Pennsylvania at the expiration Of the lease
is TO repay this money with interest to the
Berwind- White Company. This means that
the Berwind-White Company is receiving
the use of a pier which cost the Pennsyl-
vania $l43 600 for 81 800 a year, A pier
not as valuable IL rented to James Kerr
by the Jersey Central Railroad for Sl3, 200
a year, according TO evidence given before
the commission by Kerr on Tuesday.
That the Frick Coal and Coke lompany
received favors not granted to it's COM
p%etitors, from the Pennsylvania Railroad
in the way Of free repairs to its private
cars was also brought out.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by
the evidence Of John F.. Muhlfeld, superin-
tendent of motive power of that railroad,
was shown to have also made free repairs
to the Friok cars, although OF her mining
companies had to pay. He said thisc custom
of favoring the Frick company had been in
vogue for ten years, and that the Baltimore
and Ohio was forced to adopt it because
if it had not the Pennsylvania would have
captured all the business of the Friok
company.
Following the examination OF Pennsyl-
vania officials came the examination of a
number of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
men occupying positions corresponding to
those held by the men in the Pennsylvania
service who had received free coal stocke
and cash.
All the Baltimore and Ohio men denied
gifts Of stock, and in a few instances where
they did possess any they had bills with
them to prove they had paid hard cash for
il.
In humorous contrast with the state
ments of Joseph X. Boyer, who got more
than 10000 in graft, was the confession OF
one Baltimore and Ohio man shat once in
a mining Office a box of cigars was passed
and he got one OF them. This was the ex-
tent OF his graft.
1t is not likely that President Cassatt will
defend his railroad before the commission.
I'VE will not subpoena President Cassatt,"
said Commissioners Cookrell to-day. IF he
chooses to let the indictment rest against
him it is his affair"
Mr.. Cassatt will not appear before the
commission, =" said Attorney Gowen, unless
his presence is asked"