The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
MCALL ASKS TIME
TO HUNT GAS STOCK
rromi,cs to Produce the shares
To-da,-Rctaims His In
tcrcst in Them.
WOOD ON THE GRILL

WOOD ON THE GRILL
n,am Edward u. Mccall of the
r,tIis Srryicc Commission returned to
-. witness chair of the Thompson legis- !
I'm, committee yesterday to en-
.%,,p ius, how it was thai 3S1 shares
y, m, kag county Electric Light and
r,v,r Company. held FOR years in the
,.p. of Jonn !. Mackin. Judge McCalls
.or.nuul attendant. came to he trans
erred to the ov ucrship of Mrs. Mccall
chm II. lett tie supreme Court bench
n becom, chairman Of the Public Ser
v7rc commission
/, Exactly how the transfer was made
- moi disclosed after ali. because
T,dr, Mccall could not remember all OF
.. Jsfqits, hut hc reiterated again II
cain That his ownership in and on
ara wI'h the stock ceased when he
e.svY.d his present office. although he
omitted 'ngt he retains just as much
o,.l... the shares. now that they
h.iors 10 Mis-. Mccall. as he would
ftncy wpr, h!s own The details of the
.rsr,f,r should bc indicated by stamps
and markings ON the stock certificates
themselves. hut they were not forthcom-
ING y,.tcrdai. Judge Mccall Informed
Tho Nl''l1lluI''i W ''ltl ldA' w t''
afternoon that he had been unablc to
T., them. aud asked that he receive an
e,icnsi"u of time 10 do ~. lie pron,-
iscd to l., on han this morning.
Freedman Lon ucO on stock.
Llglt at the start Chairman Mccall
denounced tn, Impression that had zone
abroad that lie acquired the stock from
Andrew Freedman. lie bought from
100 10 rs shares In 1903 or 1904, he
said, ard added to this number by ac-
au!ring shares at par during the sue
yeding years. lie had all of the 3S7
shares long before Mr.. Freedman en-
tered into the case at all. he said. Freed
man took the certificates from him az
collateral for a loan, and when the loan
was paid Freedman returned the GER
vhca,cs ava Judge Mccall had them
entered IN as belonging to Mackin.
Deputy Attorney-Gcneral Merton 4.
Lewis. counsel for the committee.
wanted TO know led Judge Mccall
10 plaro the stock IN Mackin's name.
That was just an ordinary trans
sc,ion,' said Judge Mccall He couldn't
say. he said, whether 1t was ever in
his own name. He said the quarterly
dividends were paid 10 him.
From the time the certificates OF
s;och. i"turucd to Judge Mccall by
Freedman. We're placed in Mackin's
name, said the witness, the quarterly
dividends Vrr" received by him from
Ndrk.u. win" Endorsed the checks IN
blank 80 that Judge Mccall could dis
pos, of them Is h. wished. Judge
Mccall SAID h" had no power of attor-
tey rom Nickiu or anything else that
could nNr been used to determine the
sll ownership of the stock in the event
" 80, death of either himself or
Hu.,u.
n. ir.rr1brd that situation as not
extraordinary and said it Indicated the
. n Ir of 'is confidence in Mackln.
"'.I t1 10 but YOU and he
So ui 'Ic cirrumstances?'
I Ho.i ;hink 50. Il was no ones
transfer tn Mrs. Mctail
Iut described The transfer OF
v.. tu Mrs. Mccall SO far ~ he
..D .u"m bcr Il. Some time before
o. . oath Of Office a. Public
. , .. uui>sioncr. II" said. when h.
.. = ~ hl- privat. business.
.I. j.IHsirr. He cuuid not
- a. i.r Nark!u transferred the
n- D.. hl,u and II" then trans
o. TO Mrs. Mccall ur not.
/. Nl'hiN brought tn" %ccrtiti-
,. % .,,i told him he Mas going
' . '' 'hthl 10 NlIS. M'' tll. ne
-. NnI uvl notify the Franklin
'uH 'o.llary, ca whose books the
e"I..'- Ve." Carried. He said he
sUnI. ms -urtcd Mack!n TO deliver the
''ts for uuirtoyly dividends TO Mrs.
Nr,al'
The Witness identified several checks
irlors'l hl VI kin and Reimbursed by
himself. GA others he picked out the
I|orsruout Of Mrs. Mccall after tho
uI4r'. snN,rs.pt.rs az NI..lf. N.Alt,
he explained. just went right on rcce.v-
g quarterly checks as the dummy
oTasr and paid them to Mrs. Mccall
: before February. 1913, he had
armed taom over to the Judge.
shown 4 cRcck Of September |. 1913.
eHt being t"ld that iIackin had said
1t Joe gave II TO Judge Mccall and
Ht Judge Mccall mailed IL to Mrs.
Mccall 1T East Hampton, the witness
ttd:
't h" had given me the check that
Is what ] wodld have done with 1t. bu;
don't recall it, II Mackin says | mailed
!. dDl."
Had Interest T." Dividend Cheek.
Ard YOU had just rs much interest In
nat check, If II was hers, as you would
4 Il had been your own inquired
senator Thompson.
'ju't =, much. Just as much he
answered.
Upon further questioning as to tho
pr' That Mtckin was playing In The
receiving of checks for Judge 4 oI
Ny. Mccall tn" witness said
Y tt'uk you must understand Mack
position. II" was merely my con
haei',Il officer. lie knew no more about
nest Transactions than your child does
senator, Il sou have a child
N tine afternoon session COMMISSIONS
!"pr'' - God was subjected to II long
'uI as 10 what Ia, did As a m.mbei
M '' Public Service commission. I'
''1lr1 that he owned or had owned since
"' became a Commissioner any stock II
t' public utility corporation,
I"'s '"ur wife own any stock II
I''"' tlIIy c"rporations?' asked Sen
a'nr lows.
lN l'N,r no'n fortunate enough u
" ntrrH.u,' answered the commis'
TN" N,.lug viii continue at i0:3'
'.'"t 'n.t morning, when Judge Mccall
'>l"Ni.1 20 testify again. lie declare
'."u|at that before he gets through HI
Nt 'u uN the record a stal m-ent tina
I adequately explain the entire mat
Oh H' kjuss county Electric Llsh
..' ''..r company stock.
AUTOS KILL TWO SMALL BOYS
o"" at I and A%noth-r Of : Nee
DEATH ~ street.