New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
UNION PACIFIC INQUIRY.
Hartman end Kahn 4gain Directed
to 1ns7rer Questions.

Judge Hough. of the UEited States Circuit Court.
granted yesterday an order supplementary to that
granted two weeks ago, requiring E. H Hartman
and Otto II. Kahn. of tie firm of Kuhn. Loeb &.
Co, TO answer the questions which they refused
TO answer at the Interstate Commerce Commission
hearing in 1907.
Mr. Hartman is directed to answer the following:
now renew the question If you owned any of
Union Pacific?
How much, if any. of the preferred stock that
was sold to the Union Pacific company and valued
by your judgment did you own?
Wei. had these parties acquired from SIS ono 600
Was that part of the stock which had been
previously acquired by you. AIR. Rogers and Mr..
& was IS it. or sny part Of it. at that time owned by
t M, n hartman, was that stock acquired by pool
Was L acquired with the view OF selling it TO the
It at much lower price than SIS = share. with
ne ne intention of turning it to the Union Pa
66h DID You have any interest in the 1seoo shares
& Co. tc the Union Psciflc? y
the as prpos 5st sfergd o sa BY syndicate or pool for
1 When aid you acquire those stocks?
W- II eat @ od You pay for those stocks?
ia1eres,ed directly indirecty in the New York
central stocks at the time they sold?
Mr.. Kahn is ordered to answer the following:
any Of the directors of the Union Pacific company
were the real owners of the shares of stock so de
pany? anu SOU 10 'le mon aeiIi' '0i'i
BY Commissioner Lsne-The question asked YOU
vas whether any OF your fellow directors were
owners of any of that stock
BY Mr.. Severance-Theu will ask Won the direct
question. Mr. Kahn Of the fa5 Hsa shares of stock
OF the Illinois Central sold August g. 1905, to
Iht tnion Pacific Railway Company. and for
which yoR were paid $40 a share viii you please
by in the interest of or for the benefit of nv
or all OF the directors Of the Union Pacific Rail-
Way Company
You decline TO state in whose interest you held
44.oS osar STOCK or who owned the stock which you
And you decline state whether that los COO
slaTes res or STOCK or any part of it which you sold
70 The Union Pacific for S75 share really err1ita-
ny belonged 10 or was held by you fer any per-
son or any number of persons who we're NJ fhet
lme directors Of the Union Pacific Railway Com
DID you also buy at the same time for Messrs
hartman Rogers and StilIman the stocks thev
sold at the same time You sold yours?
was TINS 10000 shares Of Illinois Central stock
ana Ifle 5000 shares turned in by Stillman Rogers
and Hartman all it, bought through vour in
stTImentalty for pool. which these gentlemen
and yourself members. who were oneratino
III Illinois Central stocks during the period of
trai months al least, prior TO July 1e, 1896?
Judge Housh denied TIE request of the pctition-
ers to require Mr. Hartman to answer the follow
ing two questions:
BY Commissioner Iane-Were Won 5irectIv or in
directly interested in any stocks that were bolght
oSoMeeH July ~ 1905, and August IL. 1906 that ap-
BY Mr.. Kellogg representing the corn1fssiorl-
lpfd You or any director bug any Union ar south,
eih racine STOCK IN anticipation of that dividend?
The time when Mr. Hartman and NJ, Kahn aro
10 appear TO answer the questions Will be fixed by
counsel later