The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27
HARTMAN MAKES !.
CRAVE CHARGES


GRAHE GHAfbE5
Continued from lsirs '.-l pasc2
y hostile Is large transportation inter,
an assertion that The p,rSc''lsals CSC \, ot
southern l,aniiiu by the Y iiion.l ls
mad given tho southwest ~ ~,
vantage In Developments tn }'.u s...a. ". ~,
me OF tho 17nioi Pacific 70 s ,s. ~
Nn,,tI,prn l,:,niI,c left the Northwest ten !
rea ! l,.lin,i who're II would have been
IF control h:,Il been obtained, AL chuinE
With n scene where the Eoverh'"eh,
md the man 5atopd confronted,
Hartman on Stand.
,rbeso wcre events that made to days
GO sion N 5sEthn Interstate Commences
G,nn,n,issions With Iadwurd Ia. inrrllnan
~ sole witness. a; memorable s pilr. git 5IeS
rave ~ vivid and intimate rea! iistl
cr thelproblems Of swolieh We'A ~ tI'i \,
railway regulation, ana tne .purs..'-
8pnuts their 3utterhnc9s hhu w.
cl,rnstances gave the INJURY . .,.p,o,
lance. 1T ;liIlnnde /, notable cohtripu
ton TO tile Financial hlstors---i's -. NV
ldnrk--Cr tho time
Mr. Hartman again orcupiea a'ise
stand throuchout Tile entire day. AND
again wns$. his cSamination-in-chlel
conducted by Frank - Keliogs, 81
st. Paul. MINI. special counsel Ior
the government. Tho statement ot
the witnesssas TO Stuyvcsant Pylsh caule
In tho middle of the mo rhiHs , sesstun
Mr.. Kellogg. in references to the wv
~nis f,cntral. spoke twice or tile
..sr,,,hb,ev 7. between the witness ana
Mr.. Fish.
Used Roads Funds.
l,,A sion. lea a
over md addressed Mr.. Hartman In u
alo,v 4tonc. HIS question apparently re-
s1ntnaSst 10 ethe Fish incident, and Mr..
3 ITorrinan spun his chair around fac
ing the bench and said: fes. IN laoo
Mr.. Iish deposited overhaul u MIL
lion dollars OF Illinois Central FUNDS
with the Trust Company OF the lte-
public. We-the directors l mean--atll-
mcdiately directed the secretary TO
withdraw this money, and IT was
DONE"
Mr.. Hartman then said that later
in tle same year Mr.. Fish had de-
posted with the Trust Company OF
the Republic large amounts of Illinois
Central finds, thus using this money
..to pad the trust company's state
ment."@
Loaned Fish Million.
Hartman said that he personally
loaned Fish $1,000, 600 to help him out
so that he could take up various OBJ
legations. SO
Notwithstanding the board action
continued Mr.. Hartman, I'm 1904 Mr.
Fish again began to deposit money o
the Illinois Central with certain trus
companies in order to pad state
ments.'"
'The trouble with Mr. Fish, sal,
Mr.. Hartman. was that he looked
upon the Illinois Central as his per
sonal property"
He then told how Mr.. Fish had entere
!. into one contract for the construction
OF the Indianapolis and st. Loui
Railroad and committed tho compan
without the consent or action of tn
a board, and this when the board ha
j, previously expressed It's disapproval G
: this project.
Refused to Answer.
j, There was Il renewal ftethe. obJec
? ton to the right of the commlssio
to inquire istos the private stock tran:
: actions OF Hartmann and the ma
i ter took the same course as yeste,
I day The commission ruled that Il
questions must be answered; then TO
lowed a formal refusal. stated to
: upon the advice OF counsel, and Il
!. record was IN each Instance formal
completed.
d The first objection was against r.
8 vealing the amount of holdings of NJ
+ Hartman and his associates in tt
t santa re, and the second as to tt
!, existence of o pool or private unde
! s .