New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
PROGRESS in Carnegie Trust In
veStigation Expected.
Il. L. LEWIS TO TESTIFY
Cummins Associate and Director
of Company Will Appear
Before Grand Jury.

\ distinct step in advance for the car
negie Trust investigation being conducted
ly the District Attorneys Office and the
Grand fury IS scheduled for to-day II IS
practically certain that one of the assoc
stes OF William j. Cummins. chairman al
the board of directors Of the trust com
pany. will he indicted and Join his chief !
club More important still. perhaps is the
fact that Liston l.. Lewis. CummlnS as
scciate and director Of the Carnegie Trust
Company. will 60 on the stand and tell nj
he knows 10 the grand jury.
The man 10 be indicted is now In town
and will be ready 10 plead. il Is said. But
though indicted. loophole will be allowed
| him. according 20 we'll authenticated re
port by which n, will be able 90 come ir
out Of the wet by agreeing "a tell shat hf
knows To the grand Jury. District Attor-
ney Whitman has been so conducting his
case as 10 give those who have Just the in
formation he is after a chance 10 mitigate
their own offences by testifying. So far
! lewis Is the only member Of the famous
( Cummins syndicate who has decided II
! avail himself Of the privilege.
Mr. Lewis. formerly Of tho law firm ~
| Nf'Utl " - VIE - sA 1T ~ bI'N INV
/ Of the firm Of Croker, Lewis & Wickes
I No. Nassau street EX-Judge William
=. Keener The other partner in Keencr &
Lewis is also a director Of the Csrnegi,
/ trust Company. The firm was counsel for
the concern \ difference Of opinion witt
regard 10 their connection with the trust
compary prompted keerer & Lewis 70
dissolve the partnership or the last dav oi
1 1910. on January !. 1911 Mr.. Lewis be
/ came q member Of Crockor. Lewis &
Wickes
I Latterly this firm has neen associated
with John -. Stanchfeld as counsel for
Cummns Reichmann. Condor, Moore and
others involved IN Cummns activities,
, hut Two weeks ago Withdrew. remaining
counsel only for the board Of directors of
the Carnegie Trust Company in its efforts
! 20 straighten ont the compsnys affairs
Mr.. Lewis was one 81 tho nine suarsntor
on each one Of the four $500 O00 NOTES With
which &. c. Dickinson was enabled 70 bus
control - the Van Norden Trust COMPANY
and tho Twelfth and Nineteenth Ward
/ tanks and all but one Of which were paid
| of ntn the proceeds Of Andrew Carnegi" s
/ loan Of $4,000
He IS also one Of The nine eu3rautcrs o.
/ tho note IF William FERGUSON 2 clerk n
the firm of keener & Lewis, for $685."
I This amount Represented the Indebtedness
/ If Joseph - Robin 20 the trust company
/ II vas transferred to Ferguson on Deem
/ Der % 1910 TWO days before his employers
parted business company and two days
/ after the failure of Robins Northern Esnk.
| Ferguson has since explained that Lewis
/ told hln' nc object of the transfer was 10
make possible suit against Robin with
/ out usins the name % the Carnegie Trust
/ Compsnv Lewis assured him, he has said
! that he WAS assuming no responsibility tor
J the debt b. signing his name 10 the note.
/ Ferguson followed Lewis whom thc split
B came 20 NJ Nassau street He is now 2
+ Carnegie Trust debtor 70 the extent ot
$1,000 minus $500 the price \ which
/ George ~. Egbert. receiver OF the trust
! company. uiS in the collateral which Robin
put up for his accommodation This col
4 lateral, consisting IF stock in Robin com
p9nioe was sold ~ auction = wook ago.
other witnesses besides Lewis before the
grand Jury to-day. II is expected. VIII 10
tho first instalment Of those bankers TO
whom lists Of questions We're sont with
p their subpoena.