Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26
Testimony as to Financial Tran.
sactiOns with Subsidiaries Do
Not Show Loss Before Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
Brandeis, "A Citizen" Having Severed Connections
With Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange.

to Oakley Thorne and Marsden j. Per
ry, who were connected with the con-
struction of the road were read. Mr.
Brown said the road was built at a
cost of about $1.5O0o00 mile.
G. f. Choate. Jr., who attended the
nearing in the capacity of "Citizer
of Massachusetts" as he expressed it,
did not question the witness. The ses-
sions will be resumed, Monday.
Boston, April 25.-When the hear
ing on the affairs of the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
and allied lines was resumed, today,
Louis d. Brandeis. announced his
withdra wal as counsel for the Boston
Fruit and Produce Exchange but said
he would continue as a party TO the
case in the capacity of a citizen of
Massachusetts
Since the present hearing Mr.. Bran
deis has appeared as the representa- :
tive of the exchange and has conduct
ed a greater part of the examination
of witnesses. Yesterday, the directors
of the exchange adopted a resolution
setting forth that he was no longer
their counsel before the committee.
Mr.. Brandeis occupied sometime in
reading correspondence between the
Exchange and himself, showing how
he came to enter the case originally
at the request of the produce men.
When he concluded Charles f. Choate,
addressing Ward Prouty. who presid-
ed in the absence of his father, Com
missioner Prouty said that he also
would appear as a citizen of Massa-
=chusetts.''
Mr.. Brandefs Immediately demand :
ed to know If Attorney Choate 'epre
scented the New Haven Railroad or
the New England Navigation Co. Mr..
Choate denied that he was in the EN-
pioy of any railroad whereupon David
E. Brown, the governments account
ant at the request of Mr.. Brandeis,
read copies of two vouchers indicat-
ing that Mr.. Choate had received $13,
900 from the New Haven for legal
services in 1908.
The examination of Mr.. Brown was
then begun by Mr. Brandeis. The
chairman announced that attorneys
for the road would not be permitted
to cross examine the witnesses, dur
ing the absence of Commissioner
Prouty. Figures read by Mr.. Brown
in answer to a question regarding the
New Ravens advertising account, in :
Dictated that from Jan. q, 1911, 10
February, 1913, inclusive, the New
Haven had paid the Boston News Blu
reau $95.52S, of which sum $4,000 was
paid in December, January and Feb
ruary last.
Questioned regarding entries on the
New Ravens books showing loans to
President Mellen, Brown told of loans
of slO,017, $40, and mentioned addition
al notes of S3,s93,471
One of the note. transactions opened
UP the matter of the construction of
the New York, Worcester & Boston
road.
The substance of the witness testi-
mony on this point was: In November,
1906, entries on the New Ravens books
indicate that the railroad placed near
ly s11.0o0.000 on deposit with j. f.
Morgan Il Co. This money was remit
ted by check through the office of the
third vice president of the railroad
and the checks were accompanied by 4
letter from that official. The letter di-
reeted that the money be placed to the
credit of special account IF any
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