The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-13

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Solicitor Folk Heard the story Last
Night Which Will be Re-
peated on the
Morrow.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, May 13.-In the
darkest hours, after midnight today.
the inside story OF the New Haven
railways high finance" was revealed
by Chas. Mellen in a secret confer
ence with Joseph w. Folk, solicitor
for the interstate commerce commits.
sion. Mellen's Interrogation continued
until 2 a. M Further than that
examined Mr.. NJ ellen until nearly
dawn today. can say nothing" Folk
said. "He told me the whole story
and he will tell 1t on the stand tomor-
row." In announcing his surprising
night examination OF Mellen, Folk
made the following statement: 1T is
not question of immunity, but OF
whether the truth shall be suppress
ed. Mellen, as witness telling the
truth, would be a thousand times
more valuable to the public than Mel
len could possibly be as defendant.
"The great question before the
American people today is to secure
honesty in the management OF railway
systsms OF the country. The revela-
tions already brought to light in this
investigation and the further disclos-
ures that Mr.. Mellen and other wit
nesses can make. should be OF irn-
mense value and result in examina-
tion that will CAUSE It to be just as
hn
through corporation as 1t Is now to
personally rob an Individual"
Some time today, Solicitor Folk de-
clared, a resolution affecting the
examination Of Mellen would be In
troduced in the senate. It was ap-
parent from today's events that Presi-
dent Wilson will refuse to interfere
with Attorney General McReynold's
request in the department. OF justice
and interstate commerce. Folk sub
sequently announced that Mellen
would take the stand at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning and that former di-
rectors of the New Haven were sub
poenaed for next Monday. These men
he said, are William Rockefeller. Geo.
F. Baker. Geo. McCulloch Miller,
Samuel Morehouse and Lewis Cass
Ledyard. 4
Today's meeting was then adjourn
ed.
Complete Exposure.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Complete
exposure of the New Haven railroads
financing was decided upon this after
noon. Beginning tomorrow with form
er President Mellen as the chief wit
ness, the interstate commerce COM
mission will uncover every deal in
which stockholders are said to have
lost ten million dollars by high
finance.
Attorney General McReynolds an
nounced he would not interfere and
that he would not carry his objections
to the probe to President Wilson.
Solicitor Folk declared: 1--WE are
going right ahead. We want the
whole truth. no matter who It hits OF
who it hurts"
Senator Norris. who introduced the
senate resolution under which the
interstate commerce commission is
working, said: "The whole rotten
operations Of the New Haven, which
have been going on for years. will be
Events came thick and fast today.
For four hours in a midnight con-
ference, Folk examined Mellen priv
ately and announced the ex-president
of the New Haven would take the
stand tomorrow. followed by VIM.
and Geo. Baker. Then
U. S. Marshal Henkie wired from
Jekyl Island, Ca, that he was unable
to find Rockefeller. A conference
held at Attorney General McReynold's
office. attended by Folk, Commission
er McChord, Senators Norris and
Kern and the attorney general broke
up discordantly. Announcements that
nothing would now stop a complete
upearthing Of the New Haven's deals,
followed Norris declared Commis-
sioner McChord and Folk left Nc
Reynolds Office because the attor-
ney general practically requested
them.''
Folk added, "yes, his (McReynold's)
conduct was such that we did not
care to remain
I'm my Judgment Folk continued. |
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