The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-15
INVITED INTO HALL
TO TAKE WHIPPING
Judge ]. Nj. Dickinson Promises
to Give Lindabury Sound
Thrashing.
VERBAL BATTLE IN COURT
Former Secretary of War Rcscnts
lmputation OF False
hood.
VERBAL BATTLE IN COURT
Especial to The Times-Dispatch1

New York, March li.-Jlidge J. NJ.
Dickinson. counsel for the government
In Its dissolution suit against the
United States Steel Corporation, in
vfted Richard V. Lindabury, counsel
for the Steel Trust. to step into the
hall and receive Il thrashing. during
the hearing OF the suit to-day. j. T.
Morgan. Jr.. sat within Ave feet OF
the attorneys while they were arguing,
and smiled during the heated discus
sion. The argument arose over the copy
of letter written by Andrew Carnegie
10 j. Il. Morgan e Co. on February .,
1901. which the government did not
place in evidence. The letter re-
ferred to the agreement under which
Carnegie turned his property over to
the Steel Corporation at an enormous
profit.
Edward s. Pegram. chief clerk for
the Morgan firm, was on the witness
stand. During his examination Of the
witness Attorney Lndabury produced
the Carnegie letter. 1t had been
handed to the government by Mr.
Pegram. but had not been placed in
evidence.
Letter Only Copy.
Mr.. ndabury asked counsel FOR the
government IL they did not wish to put
the letter in evidence. Judge Dickin-
son replied that the letter was only a
copy. and that no copies had been
placed in evidence as he did not re-
gard them as correct copies.
This brought a vigorous protest from
Mr.. Lindabury, who asserted that
Judge Dickinson had no basis for
making such u statement
Judge Dickinson jumped UP from his
chair and ran around to confront Mr.
Lindabury.
do you say my statement is falsc?"
asked Judge Dickinson. Il won't per-
init YOU To say it is false. IL you will
step outside I'll let you know"
John A. Brown. the referee. stepped
between the two men and said that
the hearing must continue in q quiet
manner.
Mr.. Morgan sat an impassive wit
ness while the two men glarcd at each
other. The banker had a scat back
OF the witness.
"Mr. Lindabury can't make such a
statement about me-" said Judge Dick
nson. III you mean to say ! have no
basis for the statement, your statement
| is false. | have made no reflections
against the counsel for the defense
Time and again inuendoes have boen
made against me and l won't put up
| with it,
| Judge Dickinson resumed mis- seat.
but he was still trembling with rage
when he began to question Mr.. Nor
| gan.
MIR. Linda bury dictated TO the steno
grapher a statement that the Steel
Corporation had tried to introduce the
Carnegie Morgan letter and had been
! repulsed by the government. Mr.. Col
| ton associate counsel for the govern
ment. stated thta he had reason TO
| believe the letter did not give the real
terms OF the agreements. before the
| row started he said the letter had
! been composed to conform with the New
Jersey laws.
| Il ask counsel for the government to
! give the source of the information or
withdraw the statement" said Mr..
II decline TO do that" said Mr.. Col
ton, quietly
No Access 70 Personal Files
Under examination by Judge Dick
lnson. Pegram said that he was unable
to produce certain letters passing be-
tween Judge Gary. IT. G. Prick and the
| Hill interests relating TO the Hill ore
leases in Michigan, as he had access
only To the firms letter files and MOI
to the personal files In the office. Nell
Their had he been able to find the origl-
nal OF the Carnegie Morgan agreement
entered into on February g. 1901
Mr.. Morgan was questioned by Judge
Dickinson regarding documents and
contracts between the firm OF !. =.
Morgan anu companies which became
| part of the steel trust Mr. Morgan
said he had looked for these papers.
but had been unable to find them.
| d. c. Kerr. one of the vice presidents
of the Steel Corporation. teTified and
! produced estimates of the holdings of
his companies in the Messaba
range in 1903 and estimates OF the
holdings of other Companies.
Mr.. Kerr explained that he was ore
I "a IN no n
and later for the Illinois Steel the
National Tube. and the American Steel
and Wire Companies. He failed to shed
much light upon the ore operations of
| the subsidiaries OF the Steel CDrpor-
alton.
The hearing was adjourned until
next Tuesday.