New Britain herald., 1915-12-28
JUDGE HUNT DENIES MOTIONS TO DROP
 NEW HAVEN CASE
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ner M. Lane, a Boston banker, also suggesting the sale. He met Lane and discussed the matter.
 "I then went to Mr. Fargo, president of the American Express Co.,, and told him of the overIurns," continued the witness
 Fargo Favored Sale.
 He found that Fargo was in favor of selling, his reason being that it was inactive on the market, and that the investment value was unfavorably af- fected by Massa chusetts laws which made it difficult to raise funds Fargo, however, thought the New York Central ought to be consulted in the matter he said. The witness to see William K. Vanderbilt with the sug- gestion that the New York Central might want to buy the Boston and Maine shares
 MT. Vanderbilt took it under con- sideratlon'' testified MT. Ledyard, "but later he told me that the New York Central did not want the stock and that he had no objection to the New Haven buying it.
 A0ct Ol ACqtllS1tIOn.
 After describing the consummation of the sale, MT. Ledyard testified that he had taken into careful considera- ton the effect of the acquisition on the commerce of New England, also as to whether it was legal, taking into account both the laws of Massachu- setts and the Sherman law. As to the Massa achusetts laws, the witness testf- fled that he had consulted with Olney.
 Witness said he had examined thoroughly all of the United States supreme court decisions on the Sher- man law which had at that time been rendered. He had relied especially upon the four to five decisions in the Northern Securities case, which he explained to the jury. While the de- cision divorced the Great Northern from the Northern Pacific, he said four of the justices held that the law did not take precedence over the right of a state to control the cor poration it had created, and added that the opinion of Justice Brewer, the deciding member, had virtually cvaded the question.
 Roads Not Competitive.
 As interpreted by the witness, the only question which he had to deter, mine under the decision was that, as to whether the Boston and Maine and New Haven were competitive, and he got from traffic officials information that satisfied him that these roads W ere mot competitive but compliment tary."
 Denounces Testimony.
 Mir. Lcdyard denounced as "abso- iutely false'' the testimony given against him by William B. Lawrence, the former secretary of the Boston and Maine. He denied that at the m eeting of the directors of the road at which the subject of the sale of the 1O9,000 shares of Boston and gestion had been made as to it's or that he had ever men toned the late J. P. Morgan as being anxious to acquire the Boston and Maine to help liquidate the New Havens s40,OOO,OOO floating debt.
 ''The New Haven never had any such debt at that time and I hadn't | discussed the Boston and Maine with | Morgan at al,'' said Mr. Ledyard l T don't remember anything that | Lawrence said that was true"
 Call ROckefeIIer's Doctor.
 Before MT. Ledyard resumed his | testimony at the afternoon session, the l defense called Wm. Rockefeller's phy- 5ician. Dr. Walter F. Chappelle, who testified that it would endanger the aged millionaire's health should he | take the stand as a witness.
 Dr. Chappelle said MT. Rockefeller was suffering from throat trouble, ac- by spasms of the epiglot- is, whenever he was subjected to strain or excitement or had a cold. At he present, he added, MT. Rocke- 'eller was suffering from a cold.