The evening world., 1911-03-09

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asked the reporter.
'Oh. yes was the answer.
But this Is a very simple matter"
continued Prof. Collin. and people
should no. make so much OF II. There
Is no intention to influence any action
which the District-Attorney may con.
template.
State Should BE Consulted.
This is an important matter and
there are large interests involved. The
Attorney-General Is the constitutional
lawyer for the state Banking DEPART
ment, and he should be consulted IN
this action. There will be no conflict
and there is no reflection on the District
Attorney. II is purely a friendly act
on the part Of the Governor to bring
together these two great law officers in
a courteous and official way. Without
some action Of this kind by the Cover
nor, there Is no way In which they
could be officially brought to work to-
sether.' O.
Did any city official make a sugges-
ton to the Governor which might have
Influenced this action?'
"Oh. no The Governors purpose In
taking this step was for the future pro-
lection of all parties concerned. The
interests involved are SO important that
II was deemed best to have the Attor-
ney-Gcneral step In SO that there can be
no criticism In the future of whatever
action is taken now by these two off,
Gals
Mayors Emphatic Denial.
Mayor Gaynor emphaticaily denied
to-day that he had either conferred OF
communicated with Gov. Dix with ref
erence to having Attorney-General Car
mody act In the Carnegie Trust case.
Il know absolutely nothing about this
matter,'' said the Mayor. IT did not
ask the Governor and | have had no
communication with. him whatever. AS
TO the Carnegie Trust case itself. I
never saw Mr.. Cummins or any Of his
.ruup IN my life. | do not know Cum
Minis at al, The only man ever con-
nectr1 with the Carnegie Trust COM
pany Wl"n | met was former Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw. and he
j. not ~ that company now. Mr.. SHAW
did come here. with reference to the
Ebstcin case, and filed "a letter.
Nor was there any conference at my
house Monday night as has been un-
t~ruthfully published. nor did | attend
a conference anywhere on this sLbje' I.
There is not a word OF truth in the
whole story"
Prof. Cnlln. formerly dean OF Cornell
University Law School, ~ a member
~ the Law firm Of Collin. Wells q
Hughes a. No, 8 Nassau street. This
Is John b. Stanchteld's law firm,
Mr., S,ahchleld Nas a director of the
Carnegie Trust Company when II close
It's doors Jan. :, and he is now chief
counsel for William j. Cummins. the
Nashville promoter and politician, wAC
IS also a director Of the Carnegie Trust
Company,
pistrict-Attorney Whitman has beer
INVESTIGATING transactions OF Cummin'
for ave weeks past. Cummins was tn,
moving spirit In the Carnegie Trus
Company Tor a year before It's failure
and VITA his friends he borrowed Int
millions from that institution, His asSn
cla'es are Joseph Il, Ecirhmann, Martil
J. Condor, Charles \. Moore jr. and ;
II. Ercsg.
Not an Order, Says Baldwin.
stephen J. BALDWIN OF Brooklyn. as
sociatc counsel with Mr.. Stauchheld TO
members Of the Cummlns group, tu-dI.
dictated the following statement 10 Al
Evening World reporter:
There X not a grain Of truth In
any intImation that the Attorney
General Intends to step In, thrustinS
the Dlstrict-AttornCy aside, to take
charge OF these matters. The sug-
gcstiOn that Gov. Dix issued any
order to Judge Whitman Is an abb
l surdlty IN its face.
The public can be perfectly sure
that Distrlct-Attorney Whitman and
o Attorney-General Carmody are work.
ing together IN the public interest
and that there Is no hostility what
ever, In fact or In sentiment. between
them.
MIR, Baldwin added that there WEI