The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06
new HAVEN'S BOOKS COMPUTE
MELLEN ON WESTMINSTER DEAL
Show Ex.President Was Told of 100000 Eek.
penditures, Which He Denied knowledge
Of on Stand Investigation May
End To-day.

continued to-day. lie stated positively
to-day that Mr.. Mellen had Informed him
that John L. Billiard was the purchaser
outright OF 1oe.e4s shares OF Boston and
Maine stock. and that on June 80, 1909.
the New Haven had completed a contract
with Mr.. Billiard which gave to Mr.. Bill
lard whatever profit he got lie said that
the contract was completed with Mr.. Bill
lard while he, Ledyard, was absent In
Europe Mr.. Mellen had Informed him
that Billiard was a wealthy Connecticut
man and was friendly to the New Haven.
Mr.. Folk read to Mr.. Ledyard an ex-
tract from the New Ravens minutes.
showing that the board OF directors itself
Instructed Mr.. Mellen TO proceed and get
the profits from Mr. Billiard. less reason
able compensation and actual expenses.
That" said Mr.. Ledyard, "never took
place In the board and II the minutes pre-
tend to show that II did the minutes are
erroneous
THE minutes are false or erroneous"
added Mr.. Ledyard n moment later ITO
say they are false would indicate an In
territorial falsity. ! don't know how II
got Into the record"
Mr.. Ledyard said he always had I'M
derstood that Billiard had bought the
stock outright, that he was man OF
large wealth and that the New Haven
held his note for a large amount.
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Mr. Ledyard also declared ,os,,tvo,v
To Rillar, n, notes ~ ,ba pi,, sVV Co.,
pany. and that he never was present at
any meeting OF the board when authority
was given to make such n loan.
Mr.. Ledyard demanded TO be shown the
minutes OF any meeting where such an au-
thorisation could be seen, and Mr.. Folk
SAID that search throughout the minutes
had taiied TO show the authorization. but
that the books or the New Haven showed
one d notes az security Tor the loan OF w.
100000 cash.
Mr.. Ledyard gave some interesting per-
sonal Impressions OF the late ]. p. Nor
gan:
You did not care to offend him?" asked
FOLK at one time
II was not afraid OF offending him"
said Mr. Ledyard with smile. 81 opposed
him very often"
HIS VIII and your Will met, and his
Will prevsiledT' said Mr. Folk
NO" said Mr.. Ledyard. that Ii not
true.
II have opposed Mr.. Morgan In the New
Haven board and had not the slihhtest
hesitation In doing so. He was a very
dear friend of mine. knew the man
thoroughly well and he knew me. When
Il came to questions which involved some
thing else than his personal feelings or
mine never hesitated TO tell him what
thought
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Messr., Morgan, Rockefeller and Meiien,
appeared this afternoon before the COM
mission and said that his father had been
summoned as IA witness and that som.
time ago he had filed an affidavit from his
physician. DR.. Samuel Lambert that the
ordeal OF 3ourneying TO Washington and
test ying might have fatal resu'ts
Mr.. Miller said that his father was q
member OF the committee and wanted all
the facts known. He said that he sent
a letter to the commission on May 23
Offering 70 testify by deposition AT his
nome In Morristown. y. j., but that no
answer had been received TO this letter.
Mr.. Miller said that OF members OF the
special committee Mr. Morgan was dead.
william Rockefeller was unable 10 speak
npove whisper ana was III. and that Mr..
Mehen nao MADE serious accusations which
nis rather desired To answer. Mr. Miller
Hieu WIN the commission an afiidavlt
sIsheu oy ms rather IN connection with
me Wsslcnr ' Ha,ter ana stated that
,ir e'. , m,.sr wou'a ne WING az any
aa,,I 'upp,slen. 'n,s sInuavit oy a
..S1. "a, "'s no.e III Wv Jersey
Ia ~. xau, "e.m nsre ana testi-
NV ,.tha. tha, 80, - s ,r on oenaIl OF
ha,o,a III. nor, r,,.ajo ,e a. ,m,o .ns record
these mat,.rs "'' "''''"'' US "
Covr..y ro,L On,....
MT FOLK objected and the affidavit was
nien win the commission for It's con-
sideratIon
~; h r rois askea Mr.. miller why he had
nna Mr, Mi,ler replied tnat ne had not
given FOR animation
Solicitor Folk put on the stand Franc,.
II. McAdam, an examiner OF the commits.
sion, who placed In the record a lie, n,
the taxable property declared by John 7
Billiard from 1907 to 1918 The statement
showed that Mr.. Billiard declared ahou,
a n