New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-06

and. as far as we can, consistently with
that non-interference, we shall he very
pleased 10 hear from Mr.. Brooker or
any one else YOU may desire TO pro-
duCc."
Mr.. Folk declined TO give any further
information on this point but his
friends declared that II was his inten-
ton TO put it up squarely to the At
torney General TO tahc advantage or
tho opportunity to institute criminal
proceedings.
Ledyard Warned by Folk.
When Lewis Cass I.edyard was called
for cross-examination Mr.. Folk warned
him that any testimony no might give
might be used against him.
well, YOU can use IL against me II you
want" Mr. Ledyard rctorted.
Mr. Folk went over much Of the ground
travcrsed by Mr.. Lcdyard yesterday. At
one point Mr.. Ledyard almost lost his
temper because OF what he termed the
misleading questions put 10 him.
Il developed that although he was
director OF the New Haven and OF the
New England Navigation Company, MI
I.odyard had never known that tho latter
company had aided Billiard in financing
the Boston g. Maine transaction until II
was brought out at this investigation.
81 never knew Of any such Loan" MI
Iedyard declared, and it IS my conviction
that I never voted for any such loan 10
Mr.. Billiard. n you have any record
would like 10 know il. I speak emphati-
cally on this point II I had known that
loans OF this kind were made il would not
have been continued very long If they
wanted me to stay on the board
Mr. Folk said he had no record showing
that the board OF directors had authorized
this loan TO Billiard. Mr.. Ledyard ad-
mitted that he had been appointed on
committee TO look into 1hc purchase OK
gold notes II the Billiard company.
The witness said. however. that he had
found this out by reading the records as
this committee had never met ana he had
never received a notice that he had been
appointed a member OF IT,
Mr.. Ledyard also declared that he mad
never heard that General Brayton, the
political boss of Rhode Island. had been
on the payroll OF tho New Haven. lie
also declared that he had never know \
OF a single expenditure for political pur-
poses by the road II they were made, re
said, they were not reported.
BILLIARDS. Profit courageous"
Commissioner Daniels asked Mr. Led
yard II he knew whether the profits made
by Billiard remained with him, or were
distributed TO some other persons. Mr..
Ledyard asserted that he had no knovl-
edge Of what Mr.. Billiard did with his
money. lie did say, however, that he was
indignant at Billiards. profit, characterize
ing II as outrageous.
, Mr. Lcdyard again declared with en-
phasis that he had TO reason 20 believe
the late j. Pierpont Morgan was worried
about the Grand Trunk matter.
If Nh Nelen stated under oath that
he did change his mind regarding his
part in the Grand Trunk transaction but
that he would stand by Mr. Morgan be-
cause Of his i'll health, would you say
that Mr.. Mellcn was not telling tie
truth" asked John ". II. Grim. counsel
for Mr. Mellen. Mr.. Ledyard declined TO
answer this.
Mr.. Crim submitted the letter which
Mellen had sent to Henry A. Wise, who
was then United States Attorney for
New York II was dated December T.
1872. and read:
II understand that a federal grand jury
within your jurisdiction is investigating
the relations between the Grand Trunk
Railroad Of Canada and the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
AS all the negotiations between these
two companies have been conducted on
the part of the New Haven Railroad by
myself, and as l am the only person