South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-22
Attorneys Clash With MeIIen
on the Stand-ExCerpts Are
Read From the Min
ute Books.
INTRODUCE FAMOUS
C0RSAIR AGREEMENT
Signature of PreS't Clark is
Recognized by Witness.
Leasing of Boston and
Main Road Shown.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-violent
clashes and acrimonious debate be-
tween the government attorneys and
counsel for the millionaire New Haven
directors became more frequent and
bitter today as Charles S. Mellen, for
mer president of the New Haven rail-
way, resumed his story of how the
railroad controlled by the late J. =.
Morgan choked off its rivals in New
England.
Lindabury made his best impression
on the jury when he took up the
cudgels in behalf of Mellen, supposed
" the nemesis of the accused million
aire manipulators. when Frank NJ.
Swacker, assistant attorney general,
denounced Mellen as a hostile wit
ness"
When court reconvened today the
government continued to read excerpts
from the minute books of the New
Haven board of directors concerning
the tri-partite agreement that sue
ceeded in shutting out of New York
the New York & New England rail-
way. This, according to the govern
ment, was the beginning of the New
Ravens swallowing up of all its rivals
in New England.
Corsair Agreement.
When Mellen resumed the stand this
morning the government introduced
the famous "corsair agreement of
1898, authorizing the arrangement be-
tween the New Haven and the Boston
& Maine railways which was ratified
March IL. 1893. IL was called the
"Corsair agreement" because it was
drawn up at a conference of New
Haven directors aboard the Corsair.
the late j. p. Morgan's yacht.
oh Cfr n
Swacker calling the agreement the
"Corsair agreement"
1--WE have always" he said. re
ferred to q later agreement in that
way"
There was later agreement made
on the Corsair," Mellen interposed,
"but 1 have always in my testimony
referred TO the Boston & Maine ar
rangement as the Corsair agreement"
Mellen identified the document, say
ing he recognized the signature OF
Pres't Clark of the New Haven. but
did not recognize the signature of the
Bosotn & Maine official.
Book Identified.
Mellen identified another minute
book of the New Haven directorate
and Swacker read from il the record
OF the directors agreement for the
of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railway and the
New York, Providence & Boston rail-
way
Lindabury made his usual objection
that the alleged act was not an evil
dence Of conspiracy, and moreover oc- |
Cured prior 10 the three-year period. |
When this was overruled Lindabury
made further objection that Mellen |
was not qualified TO identify a minute
book. that il should be identified by
the secretary who wrote it. That sec |
rotary is dead and the objection was
OVerruled.
The government then read further |
excerpts on minutes showing how the /
New Haven first made a traffic agree I
ment and then consolidated with the /
New York. Providence & Boston rail- |
way. The action was taken on the /
OF a special commit |
tee of directors appointed by Pres't 1
Clark.
The government. through the me- |
dunn of the New Haven minute books. |
put before the jury the facts of the 4
leasing by the New Haven of all the 4
tracks. rolling stock and ter
minals of the Boston & Maine railway. /