Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
FULL NEW HAVEN STORY
EXPECTED FROM MELLEN
Former Head OF System Has Had
Immunity Bath" and Can Tes-
tify Without Fear.
CHIEF STAY or GOVERNMENT
Prosecution Hopes to Prove by Him
Majority OF Alleged Unlawful Acts
Charged Against Roads Directors
Who Are Now on Trial

NEW YORK. October Is.-charlei :.
Mcl!cn. former president OF the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company. will take the stand to-
morrow as = witness for the govern
mont ia the trial Of William Rockcfcl-
Ter. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Edward y.
Rcbbins and eight other defendants
charged. as directors of the road. with
monopol;ziue New England transporta-
ton traffic by unlawful methods
Through Mr.. Hrellen.s,he: geSsrn,n ent
expects - prove = large majority OF the
alleged unlawful acts committed by the
New Haven directors which Robert L..
I:uitS. attorney for the Eovrrnment has
for two days been describing to the
iury. ATr. Bats completed his address
to-day.
Mr.. Mellen appeared before the Inter
state Commerce Commission and gained
Immunity, and the government expects
To get from him the full story in so
far as the acts came to kRn Knowledge
RECITAL or MELLEN'S ACTS
IL BURDEN or ADDRESS
IT,. recital OF Mr. Meilcn's own activ-
tiles in New Haven affairs; virtually
ior:acd ;hc warp and woof OF Mr.
Hatts'a address -" was mentioned to-
Ga :, AS having gone 10 President Roosc-
v.li 10 learn whether there would he
amy Federal activity against the New
Haven in connection with its ownership
Of steamship lines and of having fruit
icssly advised the New Haven directors
10 sell them TO Charles W. Morse
rather than risk the chance of their
being declared unlawfully held.
Mellen, said the Federal attorney
carried ready cash around in his pockets
to pay due bills to persons who were
procured secretly 10 acquire for the
New Haven stock of the New York
and Port Chester Railroad Company at
the time when that company was
threatening to use its right of way to
build line out of New York that
might he connected with trolley lines
to Boston in competition with the New
Haven.
And Mellen never asked the name
OF the persons he paid the money TO-"
continued the attorney. THE New
Haven" he added. mot only did Illegal
acts itself, but encouraged others TO
do them
reported that he was having trouble in
buying up this stock on Fourteenth
Street. referring TO the New York CITY
thoroushfarc on which Tammanv Hail
is located"
ANOTHER PHASE OF TANGLED
AFFAIRS MADE PUBLIC
Another phase of New Haven affairs
which the government expects to prove
by Mr.. Mellcn. one which never has
been brought out in previous proceed
ings. was mentioned to-day by Mr.
Bats in stating that the New Haven
was secretly purchasing Boston and
Maine stock from iidder, Peabody &
Co. Roston bankers, at time when
it had informed the Massachusetts au-
thorities that ii had disposed OF its
Boston and Maine stockholdings. This
stock, amounting 10 about 10000 shares
was sold nj - prof; by the Boston
bankers, according to the evidence i'm
the possession Of the government to
the Billiard Co. one of the New
iarcns so-callcd dummy corpora
tions." and, in turn. sold by the billiard
CO. TO the New Haven at another profit
The government attorneys were some
what concerned tonight as to the
whereabouts of Warren u. Chase. OF
Hartford. Conn. one of the witnesses
subpoenacd TO tell of the activities OF
Edward y. Robbins. general counsel
of the New Haven in the tangled lines
through which many of tho New Haven
affairs were taken. When Chase's
name was called in court to-day .ro ,nc
responded Tho attorneys said that if
he did not appear tomorrow addi-
his attendance