New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
HOW NEW HAVEN ! TRIED ID HARAS|
 ITS CHIEF RII
Evidence Of Action Against York and New England RO
 in Early NinetieS
PLACED BEFORE JURY
 AT TRIAL TO|

MeIIen Identifies Memorandum
 ten by ". E. Barnett in 1892
 gests Ways In Which scryic
 One of New England Roads
 nections With New York Aflg
 CurtaiIcd.
 New York, Oct. 25.-Evidenc writing of the purpose of the York. New Haven and Hartford road to harass its chief rival in early nineties. the New York New England Railroad, was pN before the jury today at the of the eleven directors of the past and present, to monopolizak transportation traffic of New Ene1
 The evidence consisted or a I'd randum purporting to have written by William E. Barnett, d tive secretary of the New Havs 1892, suggesting ways in which service of one of the New End roads connections with New might be curtailed. Although memorandum was unsigned, It identified by Charles s. MeIIen, continued his testimony in the today, as being in Barnett's hand| ing. Barnett is named as a col spirator of the defendants.
 Car Float Service
 The connection in question wal car float service from Wilson Il Conn.,, to New York maintaine. the New England Terminal coml which came into the control of New Haven when J. r. MorRanl William Rockefeller purchased Housatonic Railroad. as previt testified.
 Reduce the terminal comI equipment to a minimum" the ml randum read. 'say one tug andI ten-car float. so as to keep ul semblance of line. If New land sends five car loads Of ire supplement this with five from Housatonic: if Now England s six car loads. add four from Housatonic. If more freight cd than the float can hold, the ternI company by reason Of the inadea| of its facilities cannot handle 1t must go some other way.
 Colorablc Operation or Line|
 This keeps up a colorable op tion of the line which the bondhoi| would not object to as long as Il coupons are paid. The New II land wouldn't object because. as I derstand it. they want to run tI freight some other way. The England couldn't we'll object to Housatonic sending the bulk of Il freight some other way. becausd do so would be pot calling kd black.
 The proceeds of the sale of the terminal company's euuipn| (exeept tug and float) could Fd paying debts of terminal company if necessary to taking up bonds increasing sinking funds. After oi ating such an inadequate line for time. perhaps everybody would glad to abolish it entirely.
 Long Island Connection.
 Above presupposes an ability to rid of Long Island Railroad conn ton by amicabie arrangement"
 Both the Wilson Point and Long Island connection tferry { vice across Long Island Soundl VI according to previous testimony, . sequently abolished.
 Russell Recalled to stand.
 Before Mir. Mellen resumed stand. Arthur F. Russell. valnal counsel of the New Haven. was called to identify further document evidence. The documents had to with New Haven affairs during time MT. Todd was second vice pr dent, some of them being let signed by him. Mir. Todd-s term from 1901 to 1906.
 Documents relating to the so-cal Goldsmith suit. which the Eovernm alleges was prosecuted at the insta of the New Haven against the \ York and New England road in is with the result that the New Engla vent into receivers hands also " identified by the witness.
 Negro Porter on sand
 MT. Russell was succeeded by other identification witness, John Johnson. negro porter in the pr' dents office Of the New Haven.
 Johnson said he served the N Haven since 1888. He identlfled Tel press copy books of Charles F. Cla president of the New Haven dur the nineties. of John M. Hall. \ president. who succeeded Clark and served until the acc sion of Mir. Mellen to that office 1903, and then Mellen's own book
 McIIen Identifies Exhibit
 on cross examination R. V. Lin l~en