The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
MELLEN TELLS OF NEW HAVEN'S SHIP
 DEALS TO JURORS
Federal Body Investigating Criminal Charges Hears
 Only Ex-President.
HOW ONE WATER LINE WAS FORGED
 INTO BANKRUPTCY
Westehester Revelations a Part Of U. $. Case-NeW
 Plea by Mellen.

q v len yesterday told the special United staees Grand Jury inquiring into vto- iations of the Sherman law by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad how that system acquired a monopoly of the steamship lines and traffic of New England The former President of the New Haven was the only witness heard. and he will be the only witness heard this afternoon.
 The Government contends that the New Haven still controls 85 per cent. 2 Of the steamship traffic of New Eng land. While it had control of the Mer- ehants and Miners Transportation Company it enjoyed g O per cent, it is alleged Of thirty lines that once op73 efated dependently. it acquired sdwenty-twe. Two of the other eight have gone out of business, two are s ss,vvneslsshv other railroads and three gre described as relatively u-impor- tant lines. The Clyde Line IS the eighth
 typical instance of New Havel, methods is cited by the Government in setting forth the forcfng into Bankruptcy of the Enterprise Trans portation Company. Of this it is said:
 stTlle Enterprise Transportatlon Company was incorp porated in Mas sachusetts about 1905, and from thai Time until 19oS operated lines by ssea nboats between New York City and Pro1idence, Newport, F'all River and Narra ragansett Pier. It connected with trolley lines forming through routes to and from New York City These through routes caused shrsrp 3eompetition between them and the New Haven Railroad and water lines From the first the. Enterprlse Transportation Company was v1gor- e1,slv fought by the New Haven, not sanlv by the competition of it's openly recognized lines between New 1orK1 City and Fall. River and Proyldence' but by the lines of the Joy steam ship Company and the so-cadleu fSSepft1ue Iine Of the United States. instrumentation Company, which 1t caused to Joe held out to the public as independent lines while both were a bart lof it's (the New Haven9 system.
 It refused to make through FouLes and Joint rates with the Enterprise Transportation Company, and in duced other railroads to do the same, and after acquiring control of the troi- 1ey lines caused them also to deslsL From so doing. The result was stna1 sIn 1908 the Enterprise Transp ortation f.nfTsFanv was forced into ban ruptcys fila lire abandoned and the New Ea- saen si1bsequenfIy bought at trustees s ,sale it's best bosx, the Kennel
 The Neptune line owned two seeaLl- eslln stips the Rhode Island and the Con necfic11t purchased from the New Eng Land Navigation company. With the 7enfernrfse out of existence the ooafs
 were sold back for sss2Ooo. and the governuent says conpletely das- ,Fnantfed. and the hulks sold foss less than $50, 900. 1Ge1len refusing to sell them at auction for fear of competi- ton
 Jury takes up the question of the New iEzavensa trolley monopoly 1t will pay especial attention to the purchase or the New york Westchester and Boe- s<s,5 @4A4a3 sEtt' F. zsssss -v--.S .s.s. .-- ter deal formed perhaps the mos1 gtartling chapter of his story before flse InferAtate Commerce Com1nission. E1e told of his arrangement with In proctor Byrnes to secure thirteen s 64rle4,6rne eflfs Of the Westchester char her and Of $1,2oo GOO In due bills put 6ut in connection with these amend nents MT MeIlen testified the last bf them for $s0, 400. were paid off sn khe lobby Of the Hotel Vanderbilt on March 2 last.
 s1.hat in buying the Westehester the mum Of $11,155.o0O vanished into thin kair,s government has incorporated in ts complaint, declaring that ~contro1 was acquired for the purpose of sup pressing the competition which would hasvs ar1gen through Independent op- kration, and in pursuance of it's dhe 4gew Haven's9 general plan of mon bpoly.'s
 Mr MelIen at Washington read a
 
 tesolutlon for the purchase of the Eestchester. Under date of Nov. 9, h907, this notation read
 The trouble with this is that there Hs nothing to show who got the money Tor the truck turned over. I do moi Nike Inc looks of it, and do not see svhy the whole matter could not be made plain -'
 J. " Grim, counsel for MT. MeI1en, has filed in the United States Dis Arfct Court a, plea in bar to the in- @fctment found against his client on eharges of ccnspirfng to prevent the Rctive entrance of the Grand Trunk Railway into New England. The in Aictment was found two years ago, and khe plea in bar automatically with Hraws the plea of not guilty entered by MT MeIlen- Calling attention Q the fact that MT. MeIIen testified under oath before the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding steps mention ed in he indictment,'' the plea adds a virtual admission by declaring thad stthis defendant wrote a certain letter assuming all the responsibility for the transactions, matters and things aver red in said indictment
 Special Assistant Attorney General Flames W. Osborne did not examine 1dF A6elIen yesterday. being busy in Long Island City. The inquiry was ansthe charge of Assistant Attorney General Prank SWacker and Assistant District-Attorney Robert P.- stephen son.
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