The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-05
STILL TAKING TESTIMONY.
Hearing IN Hooaes, coEssE a Mitchell
Overall Go. oase IN Progress.

The ihiEd heaIing a. iAe shaneefN
proceedings sf the lieaksf. tatsrf 4
Mitchell company asainsl James d
lia0ksI, ". "a. tsssr and q, y, Mhlta-
krI began "Wednesday maFnlns 10 ihs
aliirn af tlHFhr - fliis lsrlaFe SPECIAL
Master n 4. Mehbsf ~ llniinnd. Tie
fret h.yIlne Was held eaTiy lat monih
IN iniland ani ~ NJ, llonkef was
unable a. ~ pTfsful Ais deposition was
taken NJ Schenectady, y. ", Monday
and Tuesday ~ this week, N ndsli-
/ ton "a the testimony ~ Ne iioakei
/ iHr dispositions af ~. ~, cole, rerfr
ftafY, ard \ l. Nehefmrflnfh, president
~ the Schenectady board af trade,
were taken, The te,iimonK ~ ibesp
/ witnesses related "a The neseliailens
I heiwrrn the defrndanis and ihe Svheu'
eeiaiy board ~ tfadr with regard "a
/ lurntins q branch flant nf the Hooker,
roTsrr a Mitchell cumpany N Nchru,
rrtadv. 4. 4, llnhsri and Oscar Dion
also test ihsd "a their know lrdrn ~ ihr
negotiations between the rnmunnY sad
she Schenectady board nf ifadc which
led az 10 the locating 81 = factory ~
schenectady. Evidence was inifn.
dnecd o. show that Mr.. Hooker had
endorsed what the Schenectady news
fapcfs had said Ia Iennd 10 locating
4 branch of the Hooker. CofseT 4
stated that the Rmiilobnro concern ~.
teudrd "a locate a branch, ~ the
Schenectady newspapers reported,
The hearing was adjourned 90 Brat
tlchnfa aud since "Wednesday morning
special Master Mehhef has listened iu
Testimony hy Mr. C0tser and Mark
Elkan. the Chicago representative 81
the Hooker. tarser 4 Mitchell. com I
unny. whom the orators aver The de [
PENDANTS attempted 10 hire while in
she employ of the AID Hooker. torseT |
A Mitchell company several salcsmen /
aud cmploYcs Of tAc orators testified /
Yesterday 20 their knowledge Of ne2o' /
tiriious tending 30 make them believe L
itat the company intended 90 open I
branch factory nt Schenectady.
Mr. CnTsef was the principal witness
Wednesday aud Yesterday. A large
tutt OF Yesterday was devoted 90 idcn'
iifying letters written bv him while
member of the old firm. The letter.
were referred % simply as exhibits by
the orators and IN many eases no clue
was given as 10 their contents.
The main point that the orators
sought 10 bring ont IN the hearings ~
aud here IN BTattlehoro
was that the defendants opened thor
factory ~ Schenectady a. 9 branch of
he Brattleboro concern and not ~ an
concern after the defend
ants had ceased 10 have any connectinn ,
with the old Hooker, Corscr & Mitchell F.,
company. 4
Mr.. Corser was shown n newspaper
Ginning Yesterday from an issue pf
Tie Reformcr and asked if hv hau
,ver had such conversation with a
Of the paper IS wqs
'reditod 10 him in the article. Tie
witness was sure that he had not.
The article referred 10 the announce ,
rent that the Hooker. Corscr & Mitch
II company intended td locate braheh .
'aetorv al Schenectady. y. Y. The
hearing was resumed this morning. \ ,
number of employees of the Hooker. ;
,orser & Mitchell company will testify (.
oday rs to their knowledge of c,rfaln
matters connected with the proceed
nes. The hearing is expected to last
intil tomorrow afternoon.