The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
TELLS OF MEN WHO DARED TO ASK QUESTIONS HEilligan An Exception to Ordinary Connecticut
 Directors
THINKS BOARD WAS roo LARGE FOR WORK
Witness Appeals to Com mission for Protection
 Against Interruption

WashfnRton. June 6-Lewis Cass Lsdyard. former director of the New Haven road declared today that while all directors of the railroad were not dummies. few of them asked many questions.
 Lewis Cass Ledyard today conc1ud- ed his statements as to financial sf- fairs of the New Haven Railroad.
 At the outset J. W. H. Grim, attor- ney for former President Mel1en, read into the record MT. MeI1en's much dis cuEsed letter to former United States Attorney Wise at New York, asguIn- ing regponsibtliky for the Grand Trunk 'deaz under which Me1lens was indicted. 1IsT1en had testified he took the re- spousFblIity to shield the late J- Pier pouk 1TorEan- MT. Ledyerd yesterday vigorously coutradicted that conten- tfon- MT. Grim merely read the letter and asked MT. Ledyard if 1t accorded with his recollection and MT. Ledyard rspTHed that it did.
 Morgan Ddd Not Worry.
 Mr Ledvard told of MT Me1len tell an@ him that he had heard of son1sl sronfarences MT. Morgan had with of- incials of the Grand Trunk and asked him to inquire of MT. Morgan if he was worried about Grand Trunk mat. 1srL
 T asked MT. Morgan if he was wer- rfad over Grand Trunk affairs and he sald Not a blt'-''
 MT. Lsedyard said he had never gone through the records and correspond ience of the New Haven and Grand Trunk nnattefs
 ssTgae last occasion I had reason to know anything about this Grand Trunk matter" said MT Ledyard, twas when the Lackawanna situation about diff Fereutfa1s WAS being considered. found Mir. Hays and MT. Me1len talk ing about the I4ackawanna situation. MT. 1EeIlen remarked to Mr. Hays about how Mr. Hays was prosecuting MT 11euen-
 Hays Denied Persecution
 ss1Er. Hays denied such persecution and said he cared nothing about New 1ng4and territory and was interested only in the western territory. He de- sclzred he wanted gateway through s-Tfagara and nothing else. The talk came to nothing but an assurance on the part of MT Hays that he was not personally hostile to MT. MeI1en."
 DO you understand anything you say may be used against you?' asked MT Folk
 '-Oh, yes-
 .@Your relations with Morgan were quite intimate You made yachting trips with him and you drew his will and were made one of his executors?"
 That is correct"
 MT. Ledyard said he often opposed MT. Morgan and had done so in the New Haven board
 ssDid you oppose him enough to
 sT never hesftated to tell him plain .1y what I thought
 MT Folk asked Mir. Ledyard about "a. small dividend in connection with an underwriting syndicate which MT. Morgan had urged him to accept, al- though he said he did not want to take 1t
 s~We11. you finally took dt?''
 Yes. as have said before,.I took 1t and gave 1t to a charity in which 1Gr. Morgan was interested
 'sso he had his way after all g
 He had his way and I had mine '' rstorted Mir Ledyard-
 You did not fuss with him very hard2~
 T refuse to answer that question
 were the Connecticut directors largely dummies?'' Mir. Folk asked
 Not AH Dummies.
 'sI should not say that" Mr. Led ward replied ''Nfr. MelIen certainly was not dummy. Charles F. Brook ..r vvas not MT. Brush was a most aERreesfve and obstinate old man. MT. fvVaittenore was an able man of large Interests. MT. Frank Brewster was a young. energeticA man who asked many questions Henry K. Mcaarg was a man of large interests"
 Mir Folk asked about Laurence 7nnot
 s.7e was typical Boston trustee" HTr Ledyard replied. He was care fs1l and conservative-
 How about James s. Elton 7''
 aHe was a worthy and resp ectable man who never impressed. me as hay suw a great Knowledge of railroad af- fairs
 How about William slzfnner?''
 asHe had large holdings and at s4trnes thought he had a high regard for MT Me11en."
 what about MT. Billiard 7'
 s-He was practically a stranger to us He attended the meetings reg 71izriy but do not recall his saying s=lucl-'s
 seTow about Edward Milligan 7'
 sHs made a good impression on