The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08
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Especial to The Farmer.)
 Washington. May William Rocke- feiler. George F. Baker and George Mccullough Miller. of New York. all directors of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Have been called to testify next Wednesday before the interstate commerce commission in its investigation of the New Haven road. Former President Me1lens of the road, will be called later to tell Of trans actions between the railroad and the Billiard Company
 It is probable that Timothy F. Byrnes. one time assistant to former President Mellen, win testify on Mon day E. D. Robbins. chief counsel for the New Haven. who has been proHni- nez,tlv identified in the testimony with the affairs of the Billiard cofnpany, is expected to take the stand Tuesday.
 The commission spent most of to- day in gathering into & bundle the locse ends of the testimony given by John L. Billiard, the Connecticut coal dealer. who was head of the notorious Billiard Company, from which millions spouted into the air. and never came down.
 Billiard said that:
 He was d. tool Of the New Haven He burned all his private books
 He made $2.74Ss6O0 profit on 1o9, 945 shares of Boston & Maine stock, which he bought from the New Ha- ven and sold back to the road.
 Charles S Mel1en owes him s575 GOO, for which Billiard stiH holds Mellen's g note-
 Hs orsanfzed the Billiard with s2.- o1u.00o secured from the New England NavtHmtson conpany-
 The assets Of the Billiard company when if was Hquidated, consisted nf r4o9 Cao bonds in a New England 11ewsraper, as50o.Oo0 bonds in the Eastern Steamship company. $5,000s in a New England car line and Charles s. nEellen's note for $s75soOo: q total Of e7 sooO00
 mat he borrowed from the National City bank Of New York s11, ,Oo0, 900 -on an unsecured note
 Bifardss revelations were made with the greatest reluctance He repeat ediy altered his answers, sometimes refused to answer and at other times complained of failing memory
 When his answers were not to the afk1ng of his counsel Homer Cum uzIz1es mapped out the ground and led shs old man gently over the rough spotB-
 one arnportant fact that stood out s1n the proceedanep was that the late T. F. Morgan and William Rock efe1Ier, Lesw1s Eass Ledyard, c. M Miller. sczzar1es F. Brooler and former Presi- dent Charles g. AIe1len authorized lard company. which resulted in the -wsnarable Mrs Billiard making lot of money and the New Haven losing itf The minutes Of the New Haven com pauy for October 1909, esta blished this fact-
 deve10ped the fact that Fdwtlrd D. EnbbinG. the general counsel of the railway corporation. had a hand in most of the Billiard transactions It fH more than probable that Interstate C1mnaerce Commissioner McChord, who Is conducting the inquiry into the footing of the New Haven will rectDrs who had personal cognizance of the Billiard deals as well as Attor- ney Robbins and former President AHeIlen.
 1tE purpose to call either of the latter xnen, although fn the opinion of per s0ns who have attended the hearings during the last week their testimony has been rendered vitalIy necessary.
 MT. Robbins was in the committee room yesterday and essayed to take a part in the proceedings an undertak- ang that brought rebuze from the commission
 Charles F. LinsIey, manufacturer p1f Mertden, Conn.,, and d lifelong friend of John L. Billiard, testified to- Eday that at the suggestion Of Billiard he had become one of the ircorporss- 4nrs and & director Of the Billiard company.
 sFave shares of stock in the com pauY were put in my name by MT. Billiard Y said the witness, ssbuf I nev-4 CT had any knowledge of it's business acted in the matter merely as a ffr1end and neighbor of Mr. Billiard who was really the whole company,
 MT Lins1ey said several meetings of che directors were held at some of which E. D. Robbins, chief counsel of Che New Haven and attorney for Mir. Billiard was present. He could not remember what propositions had been considered at the meetings CT what 'be had voted upon as a director
 Did you know anything about the Gard companF7r asked MT. Folk.
 Not a thing
 .sxou were merely a dummy direc- &or. then 2' suggested MT. Folk.
 Absolutely
 MT Lansiey gave 1t as his i'm presszcnss that the Billiard company was organized to take care of some uf Mfr B51zardss business which he felt ought to be put in permanent shape SO that if anything happened to him it could be more easily han d1ed.
 szMr Billiard said to me that he was wettEng old; that he was heavily obli-s gated and that his estate was large. ' assumed that he desired to p1acea nnsnA Of hfa affairs in tlae Billiard com pAmF so kaat they might be safe Elaarts.kk z mnGd nn~ 4dSfss