Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23

quite emphatic in thinking they had
not done as they should do; had not
kept faith with him. And he told
them they should give up the New
London Northern road; he did not
care for anything further, and that it
would be the only thing in his judg-
ment that would ever result in per-
manent peace between the two prop
critics. Then he retired from the room
I think E. c. Smith was present dur
ing part of that interview.
MIR. Morgan retired and left Mr..
Chamberlain and Mr.. Smithers and
myself to continue the conference. |
told Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Smith
ers that we would continue the con-
ference on the basis that they should
give no further attention to the ques-
ton Of surrendering the New Lon
don Northern Road; they might do
as they pleased with it, l did not
care. The worst punishment l wished
to see inflicted upon them was the
completion of their line into Provi-
dence. If they felt that there was
enough in the situation to warrant
making a triffic agreement with us
for the interchange OF business for the
joint use of the lines along the Con-
necticut river between Windsor and
White River Junction and between
Windsor and Brattleboro-and we had
nearly completed our own line be-
tween Brattleboro and South Vernon
that l was glad to do it.
Is Indicted
II was asked to put my views in the
form of a proposition or contract, which
l did; it was submitted to them and with
in a week the grand jury proceedings
commenced in New York and I was in
dicted."
"Did you write a letter TO the district
attorney taking the responsibility" ask
ed Mr.. Folk
Il did, and l did it for the sole purpose
of shielding Mr.. Morgan"
AT whose instance did you write that
letter?'
81 wrote that letter at the instance of
Mr.. Lewis Cass Ledyard and Mr. Ed
ward D. Robbins
who dictated it?"
II dictated the letter which was re-
drafted by Mr.. Robbins and corrected by
Mr.. Ledyard, 1 signed it in their pres
ence and sent it to the United States at
torney: and ] nearly killed everybody in
the office to keep Mr.. Morgan's name out
of it,"
To keep Mr.. Morgans name out OF
what?' asked Mr.. Folk
'Out of the whole proceeding"
Had Mr. Morgan been subpoenaed in
that matter2"
Il have learned through my counsel
| did not know it at the time-that he
was subpoenaed and his subpoena was
quashed or nolled, whatever your legal
term is for that action"
Did you have any conversation with
the present director of the road, Mr.. J.
Pierpont Morgan, Jr, ?" querred Mr.,
Folk
THE present director?'
Yes, sir.
Younger Morgan Affected
"At the time Mr.. Morgan called upon
me and thought the change in the presi-
dency was desirable. l called his atten-
ton TO the fact that | had been suffer-
ing from the humiliation of an undeserv-
ed indictment to protect his father He
seemed quite affected; he turned to the
window TO compose his feelings and re-
turned to the conversation with the re-
mark that his fathers condition of health
at that time was such that it undoubed-
ly would have killed him If he had been
indicted. That was the condition l I'M
dersteod ne was in when I took the re-
sponsibility upon myself and took the
Indictment that belonged to him.
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