Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-12
COMPETITOR OF UNITED SHOE
DENIED CREDIT AT the BANK.
Statement oi Witness Not Allowed as Evil
dence--Olher Witnesses State OF Being
Practically Forcedto Use Only Ma,
chimes OF the United Shoe CO.

Hasten, Inue u.@That he was de-
! ried credit at the Chapu Nationai
| Bank Of springfield hecauSe he was n
| competitor ot the United Shoe Ma
| chinery Co. was asserted by a Witness,
| Tuesday. at the dissolution proceedings
brought against the United by the gov
eminent
In the argument that followed over
the admission Of this testimony the
federal prosecutors declared that they
intended to show that the United Shoe
Machinery interests controlled the
banking interests of Boston and New
York.
The witness. Richard II. Long head
of the Framiugham Shoe Co, and the
r. II. Long Machinery Co, telling of
his experience with the Chaplin Bank,
said: Il was given to understand at
first that | could have line of cred
it.. air Miller, the credit man at the
hank, discussed the matter With me.
Lister credit was denied.
Charles F. Choate, Jf,, counsel for
the defence. objected to the testimony
until some connection wGs shown be-
tween the bank and the defendant.
William S. Gregg, special assistant
20 the United States attorney general,
10 show the connection.
W., will Show he said. that Mr..
Miller came to Boston with Long and
saw Mr.. Dwineil tViee President {.
II. DwinnelD of the first National
Bank. The'Chapin Bank is the Spring
field correspondent of the First Nation
al Of Boston Long asked for line Of
credit. Mr. DWinnell replied We'll, /
- IN hen Il IF
directors but | know it will be Use
less as Mr.. Winslow (the president OF
the United Co.. and others who are
on the board of directors are heavily
interested in the bank. =
Upon objection by Mr. Choate, the
court ruled the testimony out unless
the matter could be directly connected
with the defendant company.
Mr.. Gregg explained that the govern
ment also intended to show through
another witness, who had talked with
an agent of the United Shoe Machin-
cry Co, that Mr.. Long could not long
continue in the shoe machinery bust
ness because the United Shoe Ma
ehinery interests controlled the bank
ing interests of Boston and New YORK.
The court ruled that when this lat
ter testimony was in 1t would decide
whether the testimony of Mr.. Lone
would be admitted.
Under cross-examination by Mr.
Choate regarding his testimony, last
Friday, the witness said that he was
unable to go back to hand lasting II
he could not get the Chase lasters. The
witness also testified that five or six
suits for alleged infringement of pa
tents were pending between him and
the defendant.
Joshua s. Holt, dealer in shoe ma
ehinery, in Boston, was called to testl-
fy to conversation he had with Mr.
Bailey, an agent of the United Shoe
Machinery CO., regarding Mr. Long s
business. This was the testimony Mr.
Gregg said the government would rely
upon To show the connection of the
United Shoe Machinery Co, with the
denial of credit to AIR. Long.
The court. however, declined TO ad-
nit it as Mr. Bailey Was merely IN
employee and not an officer of the
company.
Mr.. Gregg was allowed to read into
the record what he offered to prove