New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
FISH HARDENING FISTS.
Resdy for Second Harahan Bout, 0"'
IFS Hartman He's after.

--t-o ,z-o-a M developrrents yesterday IN 'I-e
.l-Tarriraan controversy over the ILLINOIS Oetl
,-sI Railroad and neither beIlgerent gave vent 10
- -,or. statements such as have enlvened Nall
e.-.s. ., tn. last two days Mr.. Hartman cid not
.,nea- at his Office all day Mr. Fish was Iouhu a.
his nlace Of business when asked IL he had any
,enIv TO make the charges made YESTERDAY py
J 7. Harahan, presloehl OF tle i'ii404'
said he had not.
.sYou viii find my answer TO those charges, iio
said in the public statement gave out On FeD-
nary q n answer TO the accusations made by l.
u Hartman before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission That covered my side Of the case. Ii is
.f5ic1,lols for them TO bring up old matters that
nsve aII been thrashed out have answered them
all and do purpose taking any further notice OF
them"
asked what he thought Of Mr.. Harahan now. Mr..
Tssh sasd: oh I'm not after him; he's too small
I'm rztAlnirlg for Hartman. He's the man 1 want
Mr. Fish intimated. however, that the next time
ne met Mr. HaTahan the second round OF the bout
which TOOK place between them at meeting Of the
Illinois Central directors several weeks ago would
be held.
Tie public statement given out by Mr.. Fish on
February y In answer 20 =, H Harriman's ac-
cusations before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and to which he referred yesterday, was
follows:
have little to say ! shall not be drawn into a
x-rangie with that gentleman He and sustained
close relations for many years and Jointly in
teTested in many large affairs All of these trans
actions. indeed all transactions in which have
ever engaged VIII bear the closest scrutiny II II
director OF the Illinois Central company: and We
got along quite well until he became ambitious TO
make the Illinois Central q part OF the Union "a
cifc system 1 did not believe this would be in the
FOR whom I held a trust and then and there Mr.
Hartman and parted company @ .., t.,,,,,
from the Illinois Central but he should have added
Ia ,io, y. ms ,,t soT, of o,,r sI,rnl1s. that
/ hunted from bank 10 bank TO loan ouT money;
thst this particular loan was made on collateral
which unquestionably ample and marketable:
the company III the Same way, ana, hhaily. th4I
Mr. Hartman himself, while 4 director, had b0r-
ro7ved from the company in precisely the same
manneT frequently; and IN sums assFegatins sew
As a matter of business did not then regard st
as Improper. nor do I now When, in the fan Of
1893, desired TO repay the debt l proposed TO Re
Hartman asked not 10 do 50. and volunteered
10 lend me the himself. and 1 accepted his
offer.
Of the Republic IL should be said that this lnsuta-
ton one Of the many New York trust com
paIles ~l1H Mticn we &c i Ia
lions OF our very large business. and that there
was never in danger. / trustee OF the Trust
Company Of the Republic but never an officer.
Concerning the acquisition OF the IndI anapolls
sootTn 80 1e5a ~ @ l;no s e' CenfTs oonpa9y Witch
viii show that my action was fully and formally
approved by the directors.
Nj Fish declined 70 say how many proxies he
had received fa 10 his appeal to the stock
holders but MS secretary, who was busy opening a
huge PIE Ct them the outer Office said that his
Rim aclled from the exercise
Chicago. Sept Estates Attorney Healy today
said that It possible that his Office might take
oognizance OF the charges against Stuyvesant Fish
contained IN the statement issued yesterday by
President Harahan Of the Illinois Central Railroad.
From my present information said the States
Attorney. II cannot say that offence has been
committed. or, If committed, whether it was here
or Il New York If, however. obtain information
that shows that Mr Harahans charges are true.
and the alleged uisappropriation Of funds occurred
this city. this office VIII certainly take action