The evening world., 1913-05-28
CIRCULAR Joe"
GETS COURT DELAY
!, N PERJURY CASE
Taxicab Company's Conf.
dental Man Will Plead to
VI Indictment June 6.

o. racing reputation ana AZ presen0
sossadentiai man for the Yellow Taxi
CD Company, did not have TO make
hi0 pleading TO the Indictment charg-
ing that no perjured himself while tes-
tifying before the Grand Jury that II
Investigating the taxicab scandal. whAn
he appeared for arraiGnment before
JUeics ssabury In the Criminal Term
te<lay. His lawyers succeeded in get.
ting the date when vsndig will plead
'not guilty" advanced to June 3. at
woulch time Justice 0oR will be pre-.
ssoang over the court having jurisdic-
sion In his case.
Wearing heavy horn simrnsd spec.
.tac1es and with . bundle of law hooks
under his arm. vendig appeared be-
fore the court. accompanied ~ his
counssl. George w. whitesids and
Lloyd stryker. vcndig seemed ready
70 take hand in the conduct Of his
own case. and he bore . studious, legal
snien.
whiteside opened the proceedings by
ssrving . motion on District-Attorney
whitman. who was present. TO turn
over TO vendis's counsel the minutes
Of the Grand Jury upon which the In
dictmsnt Of the taxicab concerns con-
ndsntial agent was found. particularly
the minutes bearing the transcript OF
vendirs own testimony. whitman ao-
copted the service OF tho motion. and
b. agreement between him and Ven
loes attorneys June . was Get ~ the
sims for argument on the motion.
vendig was then permitted TO defer
his -lsading to the Indictment until
that time. and his S1.ooe bail was con.
tinued.
The Hns Of vendi1s defense. ~ Il
Wa learned to-day. wul be . direct
ssfu1aason Of The 0rand Jury's indict.
nsGne cisasU1ag perjury By an attempt
- prove ths4 the dsssndAnt could not
have known the truth about esr>ain
transactions oS Weich the Oraud Jury
Questioned him.
3hs Grand Jury charged the Yellow
raxicab company's employee with per.
jury IN that 10 denied that he knew
how the names q James q. wallace r..
ana Samuel Mastins q the Mayors
0oSvo9 u 4ASSuD~0s VI 1OstcO AWDpOctOt
Ti1us and CapG william =. Day hap
lpsasd to appear % the tree list In the
compsny's books.
Tue yruoecutiea ~hn Attsmpt to prove
t1At vsndig know just bow those names
AtosAssd % Ne frss list tscauss he put
eAsm thers himself. vsnaie viii dGy
ehls anl wstl eentsnd chat the books In
question wsrs confidential With The man.
aOsmsnt Of the taxica6 oosnpany, that
~ haA no aecess 20 them and could not
have known 81 any time their contents.
, ~ Was loaned to-day chat the Grand
0ury which has esea Anvsstigating the
eAxioAb scandal will continue its sams
line oe,vosk into the month Of June arl
d txpected to 80 despsr under the sur
&acs OF things than Il has W to the
osssnt.
In order that the same Grand Jury
Vhioh hes heard al the early evidence
- the scandaa and which indicted cir.
bulaf JeS'' vsndtg on tho charge Of
SsNbsry might continue the work. ~
term Of once to-day was continued and
much Of IT. time neat Shonth wall b
!, devoted to = searching inquiry inp the
various rsmihoAtions Of the scandal. 1t
was otscialiy announced to-day that the
action Of the Board q Aldermen In pass.
nc the tAxtcab ordinance yesterday
wouid have no effect on thsNysnd Jury
lnwestigatton.
High oAsosrs Of the Yellow Taxicst
Company paid the United s:ates Gov.
eminent >sAoo In Rochester. n. r..
yesterday. upon pleas Of guilty to Viola.
slens Of the Sherman Antitrust law.
9As New Departure Manufacturing
Company Of Bristol. Conn.,. which
manufactures the taxicabs operated ,,
- Yellow Taxicab C0mapny. was hnet
o,e.eoo in the Governments suit agains
tie coaster Brake Trust. while ALDER
y. Rockwell President. and Dewitt
Page. director Of tho same company
1wefs fnsd $500 each. c. 7. Treadway
another director. was hned $1,000. ant
william A. Graham. . director. 5000