Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-17
Didn't Want to
 Arrest Me|Ien
ALLEGED STATEMENT OF ATToR-
 NEY HUDSON.
AFFIDAVIT OF CLERK
Describes in Detail Telephone conver-
 sation in Which Man at Other End
 of Wire Said He Was Prosecutor.

New Haven. Conn., April 16.-Vice President E. G. Buckland of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company tonight made public the affidavit of Harry E. Friend, a clerk in his office. who he says, took the telephone message of State At torney Stiles Judson on April S. in which the latter requested that Pres ldent Mellen be notified of the course being taken by counsel for the off clals in the trial over the Westport wreck
 During the day. Mr. Bucl1land made. statement denying the statements made by the state attorney in the bench warrant proceedings yesterday to the effect that his confidence had been violated. Mir. Judson replied m which he said: T made no threat or suggestion as to what MT .MelIen should do and any man who says I did, is a deliberate falsiffer,''
 Affidavit of BuckIand's Clerk.
 After reading MT. Judson's state ment, MT. Buekland made public the affidavit of his clerk. which was sworn to before Maurice K. Dugan, notary public, on April 10. The affidavit in part asserts that Mir Friend is a clerk and stenographer in the office of Mr Buckland. At about twenty minutes past five in the afternoon of April s. the affidavit says. T was called to the telephone and substantially the fol- lowing conversation took place:
 A voice asked, Is this MT Buck lands stenographer? I replied, Yes sir The voice replied. T am Attor- ney Stiles Judson of Bridgeport. at torney for the state in the case against the New Haven road in the Westport matter. The message I am to give you must be treated absolutely confidential and given to no one but MT. Buckland, who will probably want to get it to MT. Mellen right away I replied, Yes sir The following is Tn 1lHy I,A voice, which I took down in short hand exactly as given:
 Did Not Want to Trouble MelIen
 I have from the beginning of this affair thought to avoid the necessity of troubling MT. Mellen The lawyers for these defendants have submitted motions that were argued this after noon and will be decided tomorrow morning and if they are granted it will end this case In that event I will be obliged to file a new inferrna- tion and arrest MT. Mellen on bench warrant. I do not want to do this. l do not know whether he is aware that the lawyers are handling the defense in this manner. I understand he is fought by MT. Horn. He seems to be against Mir Mellen, while the other three men are in his favor. I do not know whether Mir. Horn may have put it up to the lawyers in this way, but I think you ought to get this information to MT. Mellen right away and if necessary change the de- fense.' MT. Judson then added: tMr Buckland will probably want to g4t in touch with me. I will be at home all evening. telephone 71S ring 3. Bridgeport"
 A Second Conversation.
 The deponent further says that at about twenty five minutes past three on the afternoon of April g, MT. Judson again called the office and sent the following message to MT. Buckland
 Tt took the course that I suspected 1t would. The court granted mo- tion for separate trials and that end ed this ease, because it could not be tried in such way. The court has granted my motion for bench war rants against MT. Mellen and also MT. McHenry and has adjourned the court until Friday without jury to enable these gentlemen to make an appear ance and get bail. assume that they will appear with their. own lawyers at which time I will consult with them as to what would be a fair time for trial Of course I do not expect MT Mellen is going to go right to trial because that would not be fair. Have you got the whole scope of it? Tell pect these two gentlemen to put in an appearance at the county court house on Friday at two o'clock, at which time they will give formal tail and that is all they need to concern themselves with it until the date is fixed for trial. l suggested that be- cause I want to save them the indig- nity of a sheriff going after them L, New Haven. did that with the others
 (Signed)
 HARRY B. FRIEND"