The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-09
BILL AGAINST NEW HAVEN READY
A.ti-Trsst Law suit May he Filed
Next Week.

wAsuIScroN. Sept s-.EThonss-
Gregory. special assistant to the A.tor-
ney-General. is preparing a bill for a suit
under the Sherman antitrust law against
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
II has been suspected for some time
that the Wilson Administration would
begin a suit for the divorcing OF the New
Haven from the Boston and Maine. but
The information obtained to-day is the
hrst substan ntiai indication along this line.
The Federal Governments action
against the New Haven may not end
with civil proceedings. Resort may be had
to the criminal provisions OF the anti
trust law. II was said on high authority
mat Attorney General McReynolds and
Mr.. Gregory are considering the advisa-
hiity Of criminal proceedings against Off.
Gals OF the road.
For the last ten days Mr.. Gregory has
been hard at work upon the complaint
N the New Haven suit and more than
once In that time he has been called
upon by the Attorney General to use all
possible despatch. The Attorney General
mas desired to have the papers ready
'or possible fling by the middle OF this
month. According to THE SUMS infor-
lnant there Is IA possibility that the prep
arations may be concluded this week.
Gregory Made lnvestigatioa.
Special Assistant Gregory was chosen
by Attorney -General McReynolds In May
10 make a detailed investigation into the
.ffairs OF the New Haven road with the
view to determining whether or not
'here had been violations OF the Sherman
law. At that time the investigation by
the Interstate Commerce Commission was
IA progress and public interest had
been directed to the road anew because
Of the recent accidents.
Mr.. Gregory is lawyer of Austin.
Tex. He came to Washington In May for
series OF conferences with Mr.. Nc
reynolds and then proceeded to New
York. Later he went to Boston.
The special assistant went carefully
over the data which IL was possible for
h.m TO gather in New York and Boston,
giving his attention to all phases Of the
'harges OF Sherman law violations
which had been banded back and forth
hy enemies Of the New Haven In the
lhst few years, He investigated the con- |
n"ction OF the carrier with trolley lines
and steamship companies and sought |
formation also on their non-railroad |
Hoperty holdings.
Mr. Gregory returned to Washington !
late in August to make a study of the /
data which he had gathered. 1t was |!
not long before he assured Mr.. Nc |
N'ynolds OF his conviction that the Sher- !
man law had been violated and that he |
n"d the material at hand to procure a |
decision to this effect In a Federal court. |
commerce Body's Report ConsiAerea.
Mr. Gregory gave much attention to the
'eport Of the Interstate Commerce Com
MISSION which was made public on July
last Running through this report there
was the clear intimation Of the Federal
.'Ves'igators that the merger with the
Boston and Maine Railroad might be held
unlawful under the Sherman act. The
COMMISSIONS report WAS concerned In the
nam with the financial nasement OF
NE New Haven road. which II attacked,
'nh II professed to consider alleged vio-
la'ions OF The antitrust law m beyond
Us Jurisdiction.
Discussing the question Of whether or
CONfiNved an gseomh NnaA