The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-29
MELLEN DENIES
MORSE DEAL
Says He Doesn't Know How
New Haven Acquired
Steamships.
WAS SURPRISE TO HIM
Hints That Edward L. Rob
bins Was Active in
Negotiations.
STILL QUICK IN REPARTEE
Witness Abuses His Hearers as
lie Parties Mr.. Littleton's
Inquiries.
STILL QUICK IN REPARTEE

NEW HAVEN. Conn. NAV es-rhar,es
g. Meiien testified here to-day that he
knew nothing of how the New Haven rail.
road obtained control of the freish,
steamers and docks OF Charles w Norse,s
Metropolitan Steamship COMPANY OF New
Jersev. ,b,, bo ,od no,ht,,,, ., =, IL,
a.. ..,,a,. -, a., ,, w VIZ.
''e se"uihs Oh 'ne harvard ana yale oil
tnat nne 10 the racine coast and did no,
Know how the deal came about
Mr.. MeIien said that he had puzx,ed and
v,,.,,.d ov., ~. ,,,,.,,.,o,, - a.
"e my 'ous n'a"her Ut
""'e" '"ese poa's ana COCKS round their
way into the Eastern Steamship Corpora
tion. a New Haven subsidiary. and tina,
n. h.a s.,,s., 49,, ... e.. VIC,
-. ."e' ,u'' nave ''""'eo
~. "',uo" So'eno"'
ne ihierentialiy put the deal up to Ed
ward L. Robbins, general counsel for the
New Haven He said tim, af,or ho M. a
h..r ody,..d f., ,oo, ~, -
-. ~ Ass Leu
seo ahu ooopins that the acquisition OF
the New Ravens only outside connecting
line might be illegal and he had dronned
the matter. Robb,n, wen, ahead w,,h ~.
EQUATIONS for the purchase Of the line.
Mr. Meiien said ne presumed that Robbins
was acting for another client and that ne
had been refused all information by th
lines counsel who said toe da,i had ,o,.
inc N Az ,,,,h ,h, ~, H..
"e"e" eNpiaiheu 'nat when Mr..
Hoooins TOOK the position as general coun-
sei OF the New Haven in 1906 he had
stipulated that his work for the system
should not take all his time from his gen.
eral practice.
The former president OF the New Haven
traced a chain OF events In his answers
which appeared to please Martin w. Lit
Teton. chief OF counsel for Miss Jennie
Morse. VINO Is bringing the suit. for which
MI Melens testimony was taken. for a
general accounting and receivership OF the
Metropolitan Steamship Company OF New
Jersey.
re toid now during his presidency It
was the poncy OF the New Haven to ac-
qu4He control or all the New England
water Zines ana now In pursuance Of that
PoIcy ne entered into negotiations in 1907
WIN orneers OF the Assets Realization
onnp'n., wnieh was lquidating Morse's
T T, ior tne purchase OF the Morse lines.
ane price named was all right. but he
Is 'nat tue requirement or the
""e "ou'a DC ii'eeaL so ne dropped 1t.
"Crn Only Gv.. s, u,,
""eA'' S"Ss Mehe".
But he told how, after Robbins had
ireishters OF the company had turned up
IN the possession OF the Maine Steam
snip Company. Mr.. Mellen said that he
could only guess as 10 how this came
about In detail. although as head OF the
New Haven system he was supposed to
know all about 1t,
1t was expected that after Mr.. Mellen
finished Mr.. Robbins would take the
stand and the LAWYERS for Miss Mor.s
seemed astonlshed when told AT the close
Of the mornings session that he vould
not testify until the suit is tried IN Naw
Jersey. In court Mr. Robbins would be
able to obtain Immediate ruli,ys az, oh
jections by his counsel which he Mt,
not have been able 10 do In ,ha boastn..
Yesterday
Mr., MeIIen added IN ris roo,,o,t,
made in Washing,on FOR rana 80 w.
tried 10 parry many M Mr. ,t,,a,on.s
sesrchiny n,,a.,,nn. r,n vi, be''eto,
Nr.w ,.nrh,ar ,Sn',, III answers WINCH
Nj. w. $50, -, az .nosu IN the DHs
he ~ No.. - ~ Ia,t' room
oor,nai, :" on Tue iaie Athietic
n..i,p ns $3.50 p'sna anu from the
Hs4S vi when sr'oiroh ana track heroes
oi past years look down
AZ one time when MI iittleton, re-
iJrng TO the witnesses inability to tel
nov the Morse properties were acquired
sa.a:
Ana 20. II you found this line dropped
'hs w ~h' 'SNHds eve you
would have laid 1t to st. Nicholas?"
Yes, answered Mr., Mellen. "and
would nave sewed up the stocking"
Mr. Msllen began his testimony with
tine remark that he was slightly inter
as head or the system. and that so far as
terested to the extent ~ ., M w o meysr IN
no,i,an St.amshin :" any METRO
u a.ntss ~, So".pan';
n, i,s s,,hstsia,y ny raven OF any
LEI ,bs $3.50, re "au any thihg 10 &c
ga,,on coror,,' y, t"1 acme Napl-
nara,',r -, t VI .sew 1c' sey' the cor
s."ro,', 49,. 'ne .a!e ana harvard
haa sn,, ,a,su !" T., hs new ha'en
Sao,,r,,iS ..,s, !" .ne ne" england
s,,, put',, t"e concern tormo
$780, .n anu 'onn W. b'iiard TO put
..u '"e s,opoh'an steamship de J.
We ny enorts ever MADE 10 inter
Sou OF .ne view maven IN the proper
ues NhiSh were acquired by the Metro
pohtah o'tamsn'p company OF New Jer'
sey from the receivers OF the old Metro
pohtan steamship company or Maine, In
ciudlng the steamers Harvard and Yale?'
more were
rel whtt those eHorts were"
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