New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
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fected as he replied: HE took a very
active part in the negotiations
Mr.. Mellen had told Of how he bought
IN. Ontario e. Western Railroad from
Kuhn, Loeb & Co, paying 40 'or
the stock when tho market price was
only 80 or "a.
He had conducted these negouauo"s
entirely through Jacob Schin. ana ne ha'
tried 10 Justify tho purchase on 'ne
sround that II would give the New haven
Railroad better facilities on the 1uoson
River. The New Haven had trieo 10 pui
cNaxe tho Iehigh & Hudson Ra'roao' ne
said. for this purpose. but Six OF tne ois
trunk lines had gobbled II up when tneS
heard tina. he was aftcr II.
ia then went on 10 tell Of his negot'a-
lions with Mr.. Hay. president OF tins
Grand Trunk, for the exchange OF tue
Ontario g. Western for the New Lonoon
Northern. which the Grand Trunk con-
trolled. lie had held, re said. conferences
with a NJ. Snl.thers and Mr.. ChaInoer-
lain regarding his trade. and did not
know that Mr.. Morgan was interested
IN Il.
Lack Of Good Faith Charged.
.T ala NO. know" he said, that Mr..
,forgan knew there was q negotiation on
until he came into my Office when hao
an appointment with Mr.. Smithers ana
Mr.. Chamberlain, and he told me what
he thought they ought 10 DO In order 10
have peace between the New Haven and
the Grand Trunk interests. lie told o.
prey,ous negotiations which he said ex-
tended over a period OF twenty years.
That was the term he used.
81 suppose It was e general term, and
that he had bought steamship line OF
them on the understanding that he was
TO have the New London Northern lot
the New Haven road and that they never
had carried out their agreement Ihis
negotiation ne said was with Mr.. Smith
ers's predecessor. Sir Charles Rivers Will
son. He thought 1t was a great mistake;
they had not kept faith with him, and ne
was quite emphatic, as he was, you know
once in a very great while; he was quite
emphatic in thinking they had not done
as they should do; had not kept faith
with him. And he told them they should
rive up the New London Northern road
He did not care for anything further,
ard that that would be the only thing, in
his Judgment, that would ever result in
permanent peace between the two prop
critics Then he retired from the room. l
think Mr. L. c. Smith was present dur
ing part Of that interview. Mr. Morgan
retired and left Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.
Smithers and myself TO continue the con-
ference
81 told Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Smith
ers that we would continue the conference
on the basis that they should give no fur
Their attention 10 the question of surrender
ing the New London & Northern road;
they might do as they pleased with IT; l
did not care The worst punishment
wished to see inflicted upon them was the
COMPLETION Of their line into Providence.
Wrote Letter as Shield.
of they felt that there was enough in
the situation 10 warrant making a franc
agreement with us in the interchange OF
business for the joint use Of the lines along
tbe Connecticut River. between Windsor
and White River Junction, and between
Windsor and Brattleboro-and we mad
nearly completed our own line between
Rrattleboro and South VernOn-that was
glad TO do It. ! was asked to put my
views in the form of a proposition or con-
tract. which ] did; it was submitted 10
them. Within week the grand jury pro-
ceedings commenced in New YORK, ana
was indicted
"Dd you write letter to the District
Attorney, at New York, taking tne
responsibility" asked Mr.. Folk.
al did" answered Mr.. Mellen hest
tatinqly, "and did it for the sole Pur'
pose of shielding MIR. Morgan.
az wrote that letter at the instance
Of Mr.. Lewis Cass Ledyard and Mr.
Robbins" Mr.. MeIlen continued.
dictated a letter which was redraftes
by Mr.. Robbins and recorrected by Mr.
Ledyard, and I signed it and sent !
to the United States District Attorney
and nearly killed everybody in tn
office to keep Mr.. Morgan's name on
of tout of the whole proceeding
Mr. Mellen said that he had learne'
through his counsel since that Mr.. Nor
gan had been subpenaed and that tn
subpnna had been quashed. He said tina
the letter had been drafted by Mr.. Led
ward and Mr.. Robbins in his office in New
York.
Took All Blame, Says Mellen.
IT think there was an appointment" h
said. II think the other matter that wa
discussed at that time was the employ
ment Of counsel, outside counsel, for m
defence, and that was the way Mr.. Grin
came into the case. may DO wrong;
may have been a day or two afterwaro
had several appointments with thes
Gentlemen TO discuss this matter
ct almost killed everybody in my OF
fec and associated with me to take tn
blame az that time" Mr.. Menen went OF
He knew, he added, they were after MI
Morgan. ana he realized that IN his con
dition It would have killed him.
al know positively that IL no wer
indicted il would have meant m
death and there was nothing that
would rot have done to have sides
MIR. Morgan"
Earlier in the day Mr.. Mellen related
the story Of how public sentiment hac
been manufactured in favor OF the pas.
SAGE OF a bill through the Massachu
salts LEGISLATURE TO allow the New Haver