New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
PROBE INTO RECEIVERS
TNUSUdL INQUIRY on.
ErpertS Examining Papers an JOIine-
Robinson ppOlntments.

Handwriting experts acting for the Attorney Cen
eral and Herbert r. Limburg. of counsel for the
state receivers for the New York City Railway
and the Metropolitan Street Railway, examined
nnutely yesterday all papers in the proceedings
in which Adrian II. Joline and Douglas Robin
son were appointed receivers for those roads by
Judge I.scoInbe the United States Circuit Court.
This unusual proceeding aroused much specula-
ton. Neither the Attorney General nor Mr.. Lin
b1rg would say definitely what object they had
in view. It is known, though. that part of
their campaign TO oust the federal receivers from
possession OF the properties of the companies Will
be an attempt prove that their appointment
was the result Of collusiOn
Nr. Limburg has received informal report
from the experts. which he transmitted 10 the
Attorney General. Whether or not ii helps out
l.s case he viii not say So important does he
consider q settlement of the questions which he
obtained the experts to investigate that lac an
rounced he would apply to Judge I-acombe to-day.
for permission photograph some of the papers
on file in the Circuit Court.
The lawyer. accompanied by William J. Kinsley.
who has done d great OF work q handwrit
ing expert. and another expert named Osborn.
called on Clerk Shields. of the Circuit Court yes
-erdsy for permission to examine every one of the
papers in the receivershp proceedings Together the
lawyer and the expert went each page of each
document, using nlagnifyinS glass They COM
pared the quality OF the papers used in the various
documents. scrutinizins the watermarks and max
ing notes Of their conclusions OF course. the docu-
7rents typewritten. and thus offered no slar-
ing points Of distinction The searchers. though,
examined with great certain InterilneatlonS,
cor1paring them as they appeared in the different
documents After they had completed this work
they ca He'd for the dockets. These contained
the entries Of the various papers in the case as
they were filed. and were in tn handwriting Of
different clerks I'm the court Nevertheless, they
were scrutinIzed in every detail.
From the Federal Building the lawyer and the
expe-ts went to the office Of Attorney General
Jackson where Nj. Limbur2 told the Attorney
General what their scrutiny Of the papers had dis
closed That official would say nothing about the
work Air. I-imbure though. showed how impor-
tant they consider it when he declared that he had
summoned Mr. Kinsley from Mississippi in hurry
10 take part in the examination OF the papers
In looking over the papers. did you see any
thing to support a theory that there had been
Colusion in any part Of the receivership proceed
ings2" MI Llmburg was asked
! will have nothing to say at this time, ne
replied. until l have received report from the
experts. / expect 20 get that on Wednesday L do
not say. meantime. that 1 have any suspicious
The matter is IN such shape that nothing can be
said. ] am frank 10 confess that the experts have
told me they were not competent TO answer al
least one Of the questions L have put to them
Was that concerning the water marks and the
general character of the paper Oh which these
documents written
There again I have nothing t say the lawyer
declared 1T IS quite immaterial TO me how these
questions answered. but they must be answered.
get al, the facts
our task is not completed yet. shall go before
Judge Bacombe tomorrow and ask permission to
photograph certain of the documents L have no
doubt permission will be granted Photographs
we have determined. might aid materially in reach
ing conclusions. But 1 cannot say anything about
our findings to-day, and shall have nothing to say
about them until have received full report from
the experts