The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-05

Twelve more directors or former dircc-
tors of the New Haven appeared In the
United States District Court Yesterday
eleven in person and one by counsel--and
gave $1,000 bail each after entering pleas
OF not guilty to the charge OF conspiring
to violate the Sherman antitrust act.
The eleven men who appeared In person
were Alexander Cochrane, William Skin
ner, James S. Hemingway Frederick II.
Brewster. A. Heaton Robertson, Edwa I'd
Mililsan. Francis T. Maxwell Robert W.
Taft. Edward u. Robbins. Henry *. Nc
Harg and d. Newton Barney. while Theo-
dore y Vail, who 10 in the South, APP
peared by counsel
AS George +. Baker, Lewis Cas- Led
ward and Charles NJ Pratt appeared last
Monday IN person and George Macculloch
Miller appeared Ivy counsel. sixteen Of the
twenty-one officials or ex-ofiiclals indicted
William Rockefeller. who II to appear
! some time to-day: John I. Billiard. II De
/ witt Cuyler, James S. Elton and Charles
| +. Brookcr. These men will either appear
| to-day or tomorrow.
! Point 10 Election Results.
There was different atmosphere from
that OF Monday when the indicted mer
appeared IN court YESTERDAY II was OBJ
servabie when Mr.. Cochrane nnd Mt
+ Skinner appeared at ~ o'clock before
, Judge Foster and equally apparent AT
o'clock when tho others appeared before
Judge Rudku. An election had been held
I In the meantime and every man OF them
ascribed the result I'm New England partly
I to the attitude OF the national Admins
tration toward the New Haven company
They were careful to say that II made nc
difference ~ far as their own cases were
concerned. but there arc 2e,1s0 New
Haven stockholders in New England and
500 900 persons have been affected since
the stock dropped and the per cent
dividend has been passed.
! "ff tho Government had not sought &c
make political capital 10y holding our IN
4 dictments until the election eve Baldwin
might have been reelected Governor OF
Connecticut" said Mr.. McHarg.
! The people up in New England thini
/ that the Government has gone after th'
road a little too strong" sold Mr.. Rob
ertson.
The defea. Of Congressman Reilly o
the Third Connecticut dist-ic;. who va
elected the last time by 327s. was directly
traced to IN. New Haven situation. Tn,
Third district Ia New Haven. and Their
are many widows and old persons Wit
have ioyt all their incomes in tho las
year.
Robbins May Plead In Mar.
The pleas OF Yesterday we're all In l!r
/ with those made by NessrH Baker. Led
yard and Pratt on Monday. except that o
| Edward u. Robbins. long the genera
counsel Of the New Haven. Charles "
Sheafe. Jr.. who II OF the New Haven
legal stan, but who represented n ma
ioylty Of the Connecticut men PERSONAL?
made the usual plea Of not guilty in Nj
Robbins's behalf asking until NoNenbe
% tor time 20 withdraw thc plea and crts
a demurrer or make other necessary mo
tons. but adding: "Or in tn!s case Z
interposo n plea in bar Of prosecution"
plea in bar means that an accuse
sets forth that he cannot be tried on
charge for which he IL indicted. MI
Sheafe would not say a word about II
nor would NJ. Robbins. who put his firse
10 This lips and smiled. but later IL wa
learned Mr. Roboinss plea may refer (
Ills testimony before the Federal Gran
Jury In tho Grand Trunk case In the las