New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
SUSPECT CONSPIRACY
 IN BILLIARD CAsI
Vain Efforts Made to Discover WhsI|
 S2,000,000 Was Secured.
TRACE STOCK SOLD BY WHIPpl

TRACE STOCK SOLD BY WnIPPu Arthur C. Gwynne Testifies Ths
 Twenty Shares of Company's stoc
 Were Sold to Treble Mcintosh fs
 $11,OOO Through Montreal OGice.
 Washington, May 2.--The interstat commerce commission today con tinued its efforts to discover whel $2,O0O,000 came from that was use to organize the Billiard company, if concern whose dealings with the Ne York. New Haven and Hartford raj road have been developed in the con missions investigation of the affai of the railroad.
 The commission is endeavoring determine whether the money wit| which the Billiard company was o ganfzed came from the New Have itself and suggestions of a 'conspirac to defraud" have been freely mad about the hearing room. So far lit light has been thrown on the organ ization of the Billiard concern bJ the commission expects to call Joh l.. Billiard, the chief organizer, an question him as to the financial bach ing which prompted the organiza ton.
 Try to Trace Stock.
 When the hearings were opened i'd day before Commissioner Charles McChord, efforts were made to trad the stock of the Billiard company sod by Harry V. whipple, president the Merchants National bank of Ne Haven and last treasurer of the Bi| lard company.
 William Butler Tyler of PlainfielI N. J., testified that he had purchase the twenty shares of stock from Whi pie for Jenks, Gwynne & Cu., Ne York stock brokers. He paid WhcI pie $11,O00 for it. and tho transa tion was cleared through the firm Hallgarten & Co, of New York
 Arthur c. Gwynne, junior partn of the firm for which the stock wi purchased, said the transaction WI put through on a telegraphic reque from their Montreal office for cl ent in that city.
 Who was the client?" MT. Gwynl was asked by Counsel Folk.
 Do I have to answer that que tion?" inquired the witness appealir to Commissioner McChord
 "Yes, answer it. said MT M Chord.
 Transactions Arc Confidential.
 Well" MT. Gwynne responded, desire to say that transactions wi our clients are quite confidential ar I would not give the name in this fl stance if l had not received permi sion to do so. The purchaser wi Preble Mcintosh
 Did you get his permission dire6 ly?" inquired Mir Folk.
 "No. Through our Montrel agents. We received the teIeera from them yesterday"
 No Acquaintance rs abIished.
 MT. Gwynne explain y that he Ind no acquaintance with Mr. McIntos but assumed he was client of tf Montreal office. He could recall other transactions with him and VI quite positive that this was his on transaction with his firm in Billa stock. He did not know whether had purchased any New Haven New England Navigation company curities. He added that he had d acquaintance with any officials eith of the New Haven or the Billiard con pany.
 MT. Gwynne was asked to go ov his books and ascertain if his fir had bought any other stock of tl New Haven. it's subsidiaries or tf Billiard company for Mcintosh.
 Conversations With McIlen.
 Walter F. Reid. of Waterford, M the next witness, told yf convers@ tions with former President MelI( as to the reorganization of the Metr@ politan Steamship company.
 Were you interested in tht( pany ?" he Nas asked.
 "I had friends who wer acting for them"
 MT. Reid told of ca1 Mellen in october, 19 if Mellen would cont tions that had been< before. MT Reid told him he was stock of the rel tan. for which
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 told him it was
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