New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-03

railroads. electric traction and steam
boat lines, the bill states that 1t was
the purpose of the conspirators to con-
troll each Of the common carriers alb
sorbed, and to compel them TO engage
in the combination.
On June Is. 1901, il is alleged that
the New Haven and the Providence,
Fall River and Newport Steamship Com
pany, by agreement, refused to lease
the commercial wharf at Newport to
the Joy Steamship Company; that It
would not ship freight by the Joy Line,
and that il should increase its saiifngs
from Boston and make its freight rate
two cents per 100 pounds, so as TO IN
jure the Joy Line.
By an agreement dated July "a, 1901,
between the New Haven and the de-
PENDANT Rockefeller, the Standard Oil
Company, H. NJ. Flagler and the Florida
East Coast Railway Company, IL was
decided that the latter railroad COM
pany should not renew its charters for
the steamships Cocoa and Martinique
TO the Joy Steamship Company, II is
alleged, and that by an agreement en-
tered into July Is, 1902, between the
New Haven and Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, il was decided the latter
company should prevent the Joy Steam
ship Company and the Philadelphia and
New York Transportation Company
from running its vessels through the
Delaware and Raritan Canal.
The government further alleges that
each of the defendants during the
period mentioned in the indictment
aided, abetted and gave encouragement
to all other directors of the company.
the officers and employees, in maintain
ing the combinations, agreements and
contracts made by the New Haven or
for and on its behalf, in restraint of
and in the monopolization of interstate
trade and commerce; also that each of
the defendants agreed with his CO.
conspirators to conceal the operations
and actions of the New Haven in max
ing the combinations, agreements and
contracts.
Traces Note for Sl,900,000.
The particulars tell of the approval
Of the action Of the executive officers
In giving TO the treasurer of the Farm
err Loan and Trust Company a six
months note for 81 900 600, dated July
II, 1918, and state that May q, 1914,
Robbins received and deposited checks
for S205,000 with j. P. Morgan e. Co.,
First National Bank of Boston, Lincoln
National Bank, City Bank of Hartford,
Old Colony Trust Company and the
Second National Bank of New Haven.
It is further charged that this mon
ey, being a part of the proceeds OF
certain transactions whereby Robbins,
cooperating with other of the con-
spirators and utilizing funds and cred
it Of the New Haven. the navigation
company and the Billiard Company and
utilizing the Billiard Company, the
New England Securities Company, the
Eastern Securities Company, the Pa
cifc Company, the Pacific Navigation
Company, the Chilmark Company, the
St. Lawrence Securities Company, Ltd,
and the Metropolitan Steamship Com
pany incorporated in Maine in 1870,
in furtherance of the conspiracy and
the object thereof, procured control
of the Metropolitan Steamship Com
pany, of New jersey, and caused its
boats, the Yale and Harvard, TO be re-
moved to and operated in Pacific Coast
waters and caused its remaining YES
sells to be conveyed 10 the Eastern
Steamship Corporation.
On May q, 1914, II is alleged, Rob
bins caused to be transferred to his
wife, c. S. Robbins, certain shares of
the Pacific Company; also a part of the
proceeds of that transaction. In the
Morse suit and at the interstate COM
merce hearing it was asserted that
there was no New Haven money in
volved in the Yale and Harvard deal,
but the 100000 note to the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company throws
further light on the transaction.
Lewis Cass Ledyard for three years
before the returning Of the Indictment,
it is alleged, took steps to prevent the
ascertainment of the facts concerning
the activities and actions Of the CON
spirators. Further, il is charged, Led
yard counselled with and procured
Charles s. Mellen 70 write letter on
December 2, 1912, to the United States
Attorney, Henry A. Wise, which was
designed and intended to conceal the
relationship Of themselves and other
conspirators and their acts.