The evening world., 1914-04-30
Z which the New haven paid for

OF which the New haven paid for
later.
According TO the testimony OF tx
amincr Fowler, the tangible property
OF Westchester road when Thornc
appeared on tho scene and began
buying for New Haven was 81. 800. 900.
three-fourths OF which was In real
estate and the balance In beginnings
OF construction. The Portchester had
done no construction. For these two
roads approximately SiI,0oo,OoO were
spent by Thorne on account OF the
New Haven.
Total investment by New Haven
In tho Westchestr road was stated
~ $4,000. 900. IL does not earn oper.
ating expenses and the annual de-
felt including fixed charges IN about
one and one quarter million dollars.
Further attempt was made to get
Information az to Thorne's payments.
His confidential man, George II. Han
sci. was placed on the stand. but
said all his knowledge was burned
| with ths books In Thorne's furnace
| and he could not remainder my de-
tails Of the items.
When diamond Jim" Brady In
placed on the stand EFFORT will be
made 70 develop through him more
OF the Tammany relations to West
chester. According to reports. big
Tim sullivan and pat" McCarren.
tho boss of brooklyn. we're active in
skmming tho New Haven cream and
euchred out the Murphy contracting
crowd at Tammany Hall. That was
| what Thorne meant when he said In
n letter to President Mellen that
there were two factions In the hall
Examiner Fowler testified no had
made a thorough examination OF the
hooks OF the New Haven road for tho
ton years ending June 30. 1912. and
had found that the company ran be-
hind $50. 400. 600 during that time. The
floating indebtedness on tho date
mentioned, he said, was S33, 39b, 900.
Tho company. In spite Of this. he
said. paid out dividends that were
not earned during some Of these
years.
Mr.. Fowler further said that In 1908.
1909. 1911 and 1912 the Now Haven
had not earned the dividends Il paid.
In 1908 alone. no said, the road ran
behind S2.616,000. The total dividends
paid In ten years amounted to $751;
OOO, 900.
The bonded indebtedness jumped
during tho decade from SIS. 00O. 900 to
500. 100000. but the capital was In
CREASED In tho same period from ST.
000, 900 TO 313s. 100000.
The Millbrook company was organ
lied In December. 1905. Mr.. Fowler
said. and . - :. 9 DO out withlnn indebt-
More mysterious payments Of
touches by New York politicians was
developed mt the hearing. Stevenson
Taylor. Vice-President of the Quin.
tard Iron Works. Now York, was en-
ployed by President Melien in 1906 &c
buy up secretly stock Of tho Maine
Steamship Company. Letters from
Mr.. Taylor 70 Mr.. Mellen were pro.
duced, one OF which said.
Mckay suggests the expenses tow
ard getting pier At New York, abou,
$4,000. be charged by Quintard Iron
Weeks ~ repairs on steamers"
John II. Mckay at that time wal
counsel to Mr.. Aelien. Another letter
said:
"Pier at New York question IL get.
ting serio0s. Mckay says II 10 neces-
company to offset attacks by Nc
Gowan."
Later Mellen wrote TO vice-Presi.
dent KochsperEer: Arrange to send
check to J. II. Mckay. Hotel Aspin.
wall. I.enox. for S23.s75' and charge
II to investment account OF Now
England Navigation Company. Thi,
viii he transferred to the accounts
OF tho Joyce Steamship Company and
later II will be covered by increase
In the capital stock Of that com.
pany." .,1
Under proddins questions Mr.. Tay.
lor said that acting on behalf OF Mr.
Mellen for the New Haven Railroad
he organized tho 4. y. Transports
ton Company TO operate cheap line
Of steamers In tho Sound. Tho New
Haven was not to be known in IL
but there was difficulty In gettinl
piers In New York. MIR. MCGOWAN
President Of tho Board 81 Aldermen
objected to the irresponsibility OF the
company. Another letter from Tay'
lor to Mellen In 1906 said: "McKa,
called me on phone and said h
would need $4,000 early next week
which was about one-third Of wha
would he required"