The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03

Corporation.
 In connection with this transaction 1 it is further charged that on May 27, 1914, Robbins received and deposit I ed checks for $205.0o0 with J. P- Nor gan & Go. the First National Bank of Boston, the Old Colony.T Com spany the Second National Bank of New Haven the City Bank of Hart ford and the Lincoln National Bank l this money being described as "a part of the proceeds. of the Metro
 politan deaE It is added that on the
 same date Robbins transferred to his
 wife, Mrs. Robbins, certain
 shares of the Pacific Company, also
 a part Of the proceeds of the same actIon-
 Billiard Assets and Records Hid. i
 Then follows the charge that Rob- Ibins procured and aided in procur- ling the removal to the Dominion of ICanada of the assets. books, papers land records of the Billiard Company, land procured and aided in procuring I the formation of the St. Lawrence 1Securit es Company -.ss4s= This was l a holding company for the Bi1lards tCompany, which not only held the I New Ravens Boston and Maine stock lat a critical time, but was an agent l in the Metropolitan deal. The Bil-. lard books were not surrendered to 1 the Government until Feb. 24 last :Is The name of Representative Jener- ! son AT. Levy appears in the bill. in an l IaIlesat7on that on Jan. PA, 1913, the
 Executive counittee authorized the purchase from him of property at a price not to exceed $20osO00-S No
 further details are given Of this tram isaction.
 T During the service of the indicted linen it is charged they in furtherance Of their plans for monopo1izing trans Iportation facilities, authorized loans laggregating STATEHOOD to the Berk- shire Street Railway Company; $2,- loco, 900 to the Boston and Maine, $4,- ton Company and $3,95e.0oo to the New York Westchester and Boston Railway
 h great detail the bill sets forth lmethods said to have been pursued {bv inc New Haven in Crushing water l leornpetifion Ina1901. it is charged. the New Haven and the Providence, Fall River and Newport Steamship i Company by agreement refused to lease the Commercial Wharf at New
 port to the Joy Steamship Company: q tn e sS r1ezss E7zlze er ef tC ship Fall River Lime sed the n11zz17
 Der of it's sailings and cut it's rates 2 cents per 100 pounds under the Joy Line rates
 Standard 0n in dlais Deal
 In the same charged, a
 
 Havens wi il1i isl1az 1zefsaler the stan dard Oil Company ILL NJ Flagler and the Florida. Coast Line Railroad under
 which the charters to- the Joy Hne of | the steamships Cocoa and Mar Sque iwere not to besrenewed In 1902 there
 was an. agreement with the PennsyIva- Inia Eaiiroad under which the Joy line
 and the RhiladelphiaL and New York ]. ITransportatinn Company were to be
 prevented, if possible frpul using the Delaware and Fsaritan Canal.
 Tn 1903. it is further charged, an Iagreement was made with the Penn -| sylvania- Erie, Iehigh Valley, New
 York Central, sJersey Central 4Balti- E more and Ohio and I4acka,wax ma to fefrain from making traffic arrange
 ments with the Joy Line, the New Ha- : ven Steamship Company, the Bridge -l port Steamboat gCompa11y, the New ] London Steamboat Company, the Sta trin Line, the Merchants Iine the En- ], terprise Transportation Company and ! the Colonial Navigation Company. Al these were water competitors of ths ,i New Haven.
 Under these tactics. it is alleged. tht
 Joy. Line gave up the fight. It was : taken over by the New Haven bu, : after 1t had been used in a rate-cut 2 ting war. which resulted in the cap : ture of the Enterprise and Merchants . lines.
 4s E. III answer 70 questions raised as tf I the responsi bi1ity of the various direc E tors it is set forth in the bill that vii q liam Rockefener's connection with tn, 6 alleged conspfracy Began July 2, 1890 s that Ledyard; Pratt. MeHarE ant z Cochran joined it'' Jan. 1, 1907; Una g George F. Baker and T. Dewitt Guy h Ter. who have been granted separat t trials, Joined it'' Jan. 1, 1910, and tta
 ETheodore Nssvai1, Edward MifligA1 6 and Francis T. Maxwell. who also vii n have separate trials. .sjoined 1t. Jan l ,f 1911. e "A final reference is made to tn E agreement of May 14J 1909, whereb, a the New Haven and the Grand Frllnl 7, were to restrict themselves to certail $ regions of New England.
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