Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-03-05
GIVES reason OF
fISH'S DISMISSAL
e. II. HARTMAN TELLS COM.
MERGE BOARD WHY HE WAS
oUSTED FROM I. c.
MANIPULATED FUNDS
BELONGING TO ROAD
Money Used to Pad Statements Of
Trust Company in Disregard of
Directors Wishes-Thought Car.
rier Was Personal Property.

directors WlSneS-l nou9nt Gar
rier Was Personal Property.
New York, Feb 27.-E. H. Harri-
man sprung a sensation at the inter
state commerce hearing Tuesday by
telling the story of how Stuyyesant
Fish of the Illinois Central came to
be deposed. He said this was done
by the board because of Fish's re-
peated use of the roads funds to pad
trust company statements and his
disregard of the desires of the d.
rectors
Attorney Kellogg, for the commits
sion, had been reading from some
notes regarding the Hartman roads
and other lines operated under what
he called "joint interests" He men
toned the Rock Island and made
reference to it's change of presidents
as the evidence of the Hartman con-
troll.
Persists In Telling Story.
"One minute" exclaimed Mr. Harri-
man, as he Strengthened himself in
his chair. Il will tell you how the
presidency of the Illinois Central was
changed, if you want to know"
Mr.. Kellogg remarked that it was
entirely immaterial, but Mr.. Harri-
man was aroused, and went ahead.
In 1903, he said, after he returned
from Europe he was approached by
several influential directors of the H.
linois Central, who asked him as to
the advisability of reporting several
of President Fish's acts to the board
with view to having the board re-
quest his resignation. Mr.. Harri-
man said that he took steps to smooth
over the difficulty.
Makes Charge Against Fish.
1t appeared, he said, that President
Fish had used his official position to
further his own interests, but he (Mr
Harriman) prevented any action at
that time
acts of the same character and the
board of directors of its own volition
relieved him of office.
Mr.. Kellogg then started to re
sumo his examination when Mr.
Knapp Of the commission leaned over
and addressed Mr.. Hartman in a
low tone. His question apparently re-
lated to the Fish incident, and Mr..
Hartman spun his chair around fac.
ing the bench and said:
Deposited 100000 Funds.
Eyes, in 1903 Mr.. Fish deposited
over 100000 of Illinois Central funds
with the Trust Company of America
We-the directors, l mean-imme.
diately directed the secretary to
withdraw the money, and it was
DONE"
Mr.. Hartman then said that later
In the same year Mr.. Fish had depos.
tied with the Trust Company OF
America large amounts of Illinois
Central funds, thus using this money
ito pad the trust company's state
ment"
Hartman said that he personally
loaned Fish s1,200,OO0 to help him out
and SO that he could take up various
obligations.
Notwithstanding the boards action
continued Mr.. Hartman, in 1904 Mr.
Fish again began to deposit money OF
the Illinois Central with certain trust
companies, Gin order to pad state,
ments."
Thought He Owned Road.
"The trouble with Mr.. Fish," said
Mr.. Hartman, was that he looked
upon the Illinois Central as his per
sonal property"
He then told how Mr.. Fish had en-
tered into a contract for the construc
ton of the Indianapolis & St. Loui.
railroad and committed the compan,
without the consent or action of thu
board, and this when the board hae
previously expressed its disapprova
of this project.
AS Mr.. Hartman told the story O.
Mr.. Fish's overthrow from the I'LL
nois Central, every one leaned for
ward to catch his explanation of this
sensational railway incident For the
first time Hartman spoke with
warmth and feeling, and even usins
a rare gesture as he proceeded.
No Change.
Edgar inadvertently swallowed {
silver quarter dollar, for which thu
village doctors probed in vain. Sonn
one asked his small brother if ths
physicians had been successful in re
covering the money "No sirn bt