The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-26
dummy" TELLS OF
= 100000 CHECKS
Limits in Miss Morse's Suit He
Knew Nothing Of Metro
politan Ship Deal.
INST DID AS HE WAS TOLD
Describes Lightning Action in
signing Away Millions
as Treasurer.

I
.nouing where the money was coming
from or where Il was going was the unique
,vp.-ierce Of George A. Mcintosh, the
dummy secretary OF the New England Sc
sj-i;lss Company. the concern formed by
General counsel Edward NJ. Robbins of
l.. New Haven railroad and John VI. Bill
40 10 put through the purchase OF the
sr.,-oroiItan Stea mshp Company for the
.gsTed purpose OF removing the Metro
toi,sn line as a competitor OF the New
Haven FL the steamship passenger bust.
: te,s TO Boston.
NJ Mcintosh was one OF the witnesses
branlned yesterday before trial in the suit
brought IN New Jersey by Miss Jennie n.
More. sister Of Charles w Morse. for the
sppointmsnt Of receiver OF the Metro
sotAn Steamship Company and for All
,counting from the persons alleged to be
responsible Tor wrecking a line that was
ls-nlng 100000 a month pront-
NJ Mcintosh was questioned at the New
York County Lawyers Association before
Nicholas ". Bindsel. special master of
. lie New Jersey Supreme Court, and while
his testimony was Illuminating as to the
methods employed 10 cover up the source
c. the millions used to buy out tho Metro
politan. II was not regarded as of more
importance than that OF Edwin K Roach,
tot. teller ~ tho National Bank of Com
merce who made II possible for Miss
Morse's attorneys 10 trace the checks in
voyed In the Metropolitan transaction to
Ntv Haven interests.
VIII Examine MeIien TOO.
nvas announced that Lewis Cas- Led
,srd would be examined tomorrow as
witness for the defendants, and that on
THURSDAY Special Master Bndseil you'd
80 10 New Haven and examine Charles $.
Nscn and others who are expected to
1lrow sat on the transaction
Nj Mcintosh testified that he WAS in
"a. once Of Everly NJ. Davis, lawyer
Vt ~ wall street. whose business con
.lsis chiefly OF organizing corporations.
Nr Mclntosh named half dozen In
which he Is an officer. He said that the
Nsv England Securities Company was
organized IN Mr.. Daviss Office, and that
no Has secretary and treasurer until
II vent out OF existence. He said he
knew he was treasurer and thought he
was secretary also.
After testifying that he knew Warren
name has already been Identified with
New Haven enterprises. Mr.. Mcintosh
SAID.
y was out of the Office for several
ours ono day and when went back
Mr. Davis said that Mr. Chase had been
DO and asked him to organize a company
and wanted some officers Then they
'rganssd. putting inc In without my
snOwlsdgs The stenOgrapher. Miss Aniss
Mann. was also made an officer. She
Nas president Mr. Davis didn't tell me
what the company Was Incorporated for.
nut Just sad Tia. Ir. Chase wanted It,
wasn't bonded a. treasurer"
How long WIS 1t in existence?" asked
Attorney MtCirter, representing Miss
Morse
Oniy long enough to put this trans
a'Ion through replied Mcintosh.
what do you mean by this trans
ar.,n'..
"Thls company knew was organized
70 pni through some business deal. and
dled Immediately arterward Davis
90 me tnis aud Chase assumed that
knew IT,
Just signed Like Little Man."
Mcintosh testified that few days after
'He company was organized Mr.. Chase
''itphoned him to meet him at the Bank
4" Manhattan. lie met Mr.. Chase there
ON harch 8, 1910, when Mr. Chase intro
'.lced him 90 Treasurer Richards OF the
metropolitan steamship Company, to whom
ne checks for tho majority stock In the
company were to be given An account
mao been opened at the bank that day
General Counsel Robbins OF the New
raven and John NJ Billiard introduced tho
new England Securities Company as q
'4a'omsr OF the bank. Mcintosh said he
"'o signed the Introduction card
AIR, Chase handed me some checks and
asked me 10 sign them az treasurer" said
iie witness 81 think there were two.
il.y we're Tor 81. 900. 900"
Ho0 did II affect you 10 draw checks
Tor - 600 000G"
Didn't affect me al ALI" said the wit
nN
You just signed them Ike a little
Y certainly did"
attorney MCCarter explained that the
. .teek1 we're Tor S1.45O, 600 and 1850, 900.
MHnIosn said that after no signed them
Isy we're turned over to Treasurer
hchards Of the Metropolitan company,
Mo indorsed them
what did Won understand was to be
zone With them asked Mr. McCarter.
didn't know and didn't care" replied
tIA witness.
Mcintosh testified that as treasurer he
signed a stock certificate for sidsS.OOC
majority stock of the Metropolitan Com.
Pany which was turned over TO the Chill
marx Company. the $50, 900 dummy hold
'ng concern organized az part OF the
Transaction. He said he didn't remember
whether the certificate was issued for paiC
W stock II Just signed, that's ALL" h'
said