Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-30
More Trouble
 for C. 5. MeI|en
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO INDUCE BANKS ToLENp FUNDS
TO FINANCE HAMPDEN
Eighteen Others Also Indicted by Grand Jury at Cambridge on Various Charges In Connection With Financ- ing of Hampden Railroad Go.


 persons, including Charles s. Mellen, former president of the, New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Bos- ton and Maine Railroad companies, Frederick $. Moseley, of F. $. MoSeley & company, Boston brokers, the late Ralph D. Gillett of Westdeld. and the investment committee of two savings banks Of this city, were indicted today by the Middlesex county grand jury | on various charges in connection with the financing of the Hampden railroad | from Bondsville to Springfield. MT. ! G1llett was president Of the Hampden railroad corporation.
 The railroad was built a year ago as | link to connect the Central Massa- chuSettS division of the Boston and Maine with the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, but has never | been operated, an attempt to obtain | the legislatures consent to its lease to the Boston and Maine having failed. Conspiracy is Alleged. The indictment against Messrs. Mel | len, Moseley and Gillett alIege con- | spiracy to induce the investment, com | mittees of the two banks to lend a to- ! tai Of $45. 900 to the corporation The | notes securing the loans were endorsed Y by the Hampden Investment company, | organized by MT. Gillett for the pur- pose of financing the construction of the railroad. which cost approximately $4, 4,00O, ,0GO.
 The investment committee of the Cambridge Savings bank is indicted on ! three counts of conspiracy to lend 1 sums of 320.000, s16, 900 and S5.0O0 to the Hampden Railroad company. Those indicted are Gustavus Goepper James Ferguson, David C. Proudfoot, | Charles w. Daley and Frederick B. l Wheeler. Thees indictments charged ] that the Hampden Investment com pany was not a substantial surety or endorser of the notes of the railroad | corporation given to the bank. | Similar indictments were returned | against the investment committee of the Cambridge Savings bank, the Il amounts named being S25, 1000, $25, 900 | s22.0o0 and $20.250. The committee ot | this bank consists of Edward R Cngswell Enrich Bean, James F. Pen nell, Harrie E. Mason and Leslie N | Brock.
 | Frederick g. MoseIey was indicted | also on six counts, involving the el- legged of sums amounting to s11s, soc | from the banks. and AIT. Mellen was | indicted as an accessory before the | fact on five ef these counts. Ten other counts aliege that Mellen, MeseIey and | Gtllett censpired te steal and did stea | various amounts involved in the transactions with the tive banks
 Members of the Moseley brokerage firm, including Sewell H. Fessenden | Neal Rentoul Stephen R. Crowley | Benjamin P. Meseley and William S Clough, were indicted on eight count: charging conspiracy to steal.
 | Secret Indictments Hinted.
 District Attorney Corcoran said to- ] night that the actual amount loaned 1 by the two banks to the Hampder Railroad corporation was only s45,GOo | but as each of the notes had been re- newed several times a separate indict. l ment had been returned for each re. | newal. When asked about eleven SC. cret indictments which were also re | turned, the district attorney would were related to the Hampden railroad matter.
 James F. Pennen, a member of tn, investment committee of the Cam bridge Savings bank, said that at thu time the banks investment was mad' | s1, 400, 900 of the corporations papel was taken up by different savingi banks in the belief that upon comple ton of the Hampden road the Bostor and Maine would lease it. with thu consent of the public service commis I sion. Tt was an investment tha would sell anywhere" said MT. Pen nell.
 Mir. MeiIen Surprised.
 Stockbridge, Mass, June 2s.-'F cannot conceive hony anyone can sal that l had any conneetien with thl' natter said Charles s. Mellen, for mer president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad He wa at his home tonight when informed that among others he had been in dicted by the MiddIesex county granC jury for conspiracy in connection witl the sale of Hampden railroad notes.
 'T am as much surprised as yol are" declared MT. Mellen. T canno understand how my name has beer brought into this case. But you knev it's easy enough to indict a man fo almost anything. Somebody has mad some sort of 8 statement to the jurors about me. I cannot conceive what i could have been. l know nothing a all of this affair. Consequently I can not make any formal statement"