New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-11
to the time It went to a referee for

to the time It went to a referee for
decision.
"On the last day the case was before
Judge Mccall he asked whether the
Kings County company was Interested.
said il was. greatly, but Judge hatci
said il was not. | had all my WV
nesses and documents i'll court, ready
for trial, but Judge Mccall said he felt
he was disqualified. lie went out OF
his courtroom TO find Justice Green
baum or have some other judge PIE
side. but he couldn't get any one. 30,
Al the request OF Corporation 'ounseI
Watson. the issue was placed in me
hands OF De Lancey Nicoll az referee.
Judges Name Not on Books.
When Judge Mccall said he was dis-
qualified because he held stock III ,he
Kings County, Judge Hatch looked
over the books and said: i don't see
your name here No. you won't nm
nv name there. because ! carry the
stock in the name Of my court ohicer'
Mackin. A.
Commissioners Maltbie and Burr, the
lat.er said. had several talks about the
ennIcation 10 the commission TO permit
the Edison company 10 purchase the
1922 shares Of Amsterdam stock ana
Maltbie told Burr that he had 10
hesitation In saying that the commits,
sion's consent should not he grehteu
until the litigation before Ny. N'eo'i
had been decided.
well" asked Mr.. Hardness. II 'ns
Edison already owned oil bu' IL. U.
the 5000 shares OF Amsterdam' "na'
effect would favorable action by we
o.
contest "a.
Oh. consent of the Public Service Com
mission 10 merge with the Amsterdam,
then. as YOU know. IL would have MA
the RIGHT 70 operate the Amsterdam
franchise
But assuming this, it got 'hc con
sent 70 merge. how could thSt nav"
affected the iuvahdsty Of the IRAN
At was not question ~ curing any
invslidity. It was : question ~ vac
Public Service Commission oNloS ln
the face OF positive policy, announced
and well understood. which had Neen
aacrtei ~ She city authorities Tor we
purpose 81 rscSptUrius tsanSh'>rS 'h"'
had been sbAudensd III
~Sut ycu would uct contend. >At@
Nr NSrsres< chat : ricrGri W'"'s
rstify - MAKE sood any 'nNAh'''> "
she trsrcAiss
y, wSa,d pat ere Cvet, Service
Coma, Ssisu in the gAsit'Sn II a.'N
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81 tNe Ars.sy&sla Which we've scse-
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1-ce -ts books % - company .1- -'ii
period
some Books Burned in Barn.
These books. sad " Chapman.
SLED ali p ra.lr3st car waer
mad ihs- .ake- 70 ~ farm or Lake
vile Long Island p. some o. tnsm
in NJ bsr--a1t tre Others r. ar r.
occupied hosss. regret ~ say .hz.
the stable Nas burned
One or Two persons began % laugh,
zhereupon VI Chapman added quick
j.:
But done think th- books you
would wan. were among those burned.
7 an willing % aid this committee in
having transcripts made o. ne pages
bearing the Mccall account"
Senator Thonpson said he would
send q representative 20 Lakeville
Commissioner Robert c. Wood was
again a witness. but he had no recol-
lection Of anything that figured in
portantiy in the Edison application ac-
ton. he said he couldn't see what ef-
feet the commissions action on the sp-
plicat!on could have on the litigation
and he was certain the commission had
done the correct thing He said he had
known William F. Sheehan for fifteen
or twenty years; they belong 20 the
same golf club.
Chairman Mccall WAS on the stand
during the morning. His examination
on the stock matter with reference 20
/ the part Andrew Freedman played In
It did not produce anything Of value.
PENNILESS, SAYS CLEARY
.rs D.lurtonf m nefend Farmer