Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-05
MELLEN AGAIN !
TELLS OF DEALS
Appears as Witness in Suit
Brought by Morse's Sister.
NOT INTERESTED IN SHIP LINE
Eurnser Head Of New Haven Asserts
COMPANY Didn't Own Stock In .
Firm That Was Thrown Into
Rcceiver's Hsnds-

New Haven, Conn, May 29.-For the
sec0nd time In fortnight Charles
Meiien, former president Of the New
Haven road. testified regarding the
manipulation OF millions In the va
1sUus financial transactions of the
c0npany which be says was dominat-
sa by J. Pierpont Morgan in its am
Nations TO control all the transporta-
skz1n in New England
Morse's Sister BrIngs suit.
Mr. Mellen was called as witness
Morse, sister of Charles w. Morse,
Who asks for receiver for the Metro
Dnlitzn Steamship company, formerly
controlled by her brother, and which
El1e alleges was wrecked and its as
Bsts disseminated by the manipula-
1iDns OF the officials who controlled
tine New Haven road millions.
The hearings uas before Master
gesse r Salmon. He will report to
chancellor James B. Howell of New
JHrsey. who next October win hear
The suit Of Miss Morse.
, It has been brought out that ap.
Ernxlmate1y s3.0o0.0O0 used to pur.
chase the control of the Metropolitan
company in 1910, thereby eliminating
~ ms competitor OF the New England
Navigation company the New Haven
Steamship lines. was first loaned to
the Billiard company. the mysterious
-rUrpors.1ion through which the New
E3ar11a road manipulated its control
Dg she Boston and Maine.
says Road Was Not interested.
Asked as to whether the New Haven
PoSitan Steamship company Of Maine
or New Jersey. Mr. Mellen replied
sisat never to his knowledge was the
View Haven or ANY subsidiaries either
dfrectly or Indirectly interested to the
extent OF one dollar in either company
nr~ cid ii own any stock in them.
.s.fe1Ien testified he had only re-
mote knowledge OF the formation Of
me Metropolitan Steamship company
NJ Portland, Me- He had no knowl-
edge OF the formation OF the Pacific
NAVIGATION company Of New Jersey.
If,e New Haven road and its subsidi-
lWfes had nothing to do with the COM
pzny which is now operating the Yale
aua Harvard on the Pacific coast" !"
saEd Mellen
He said the New Haven road had
no stock interest in the New England
Securities company and he had never
rcnrd Of it until the recent proceed.
zags The New Haven also had no
CIR nection with the Chilmark com
pzHv of New York and the Eastern
Eccuritfes corporation Of Maine.
BY the sale of property, the New
Haven road acquired number Of
shares in the Eastern Steamship com.
Hany. Mr. MelIen said, but never had
sar representation on the company's
EirecfDrate
Could Not Interest Road.
Mr. MeIien testified that efforts were
xrade BY various parties. the first by
Cfzrfcs W. Morse and later by Walter
r. Reid. Thomas 3. McGovern and
-xohn w Mackinnon to interest the
New Haven road ir the Morse steam
ship Enes and the Yale and Harvard,
BUT the New Haven road decided 1t
Hfd not care to pa s1.500.00O for GER
Ez7n steamships
On cross-examination Mr.. Mellen
Eaid there were about one hundred
nnd fifty active and dormant sub
ESdiary corporations of the New Ha-
wen- When asked about the variety
mr. their business. he guessed they
did about everything but vote"