The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-18
MELLEN TESTIFIES
MORGAN BLOCKED
N. H. TROLLEY DEAL
Tells About Failure Of His Sc.
crct Agreement to Limit
Traction Holdings.
STEAMSHIP LEASING
DETAILS ARE Barred

Charles $. Mellen yesterday told the
the eleven New Haven men are on trial
now the differences between the late
J. p. Morgan and Robert Winscr OF
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Of Boston pre-
vented the carrying out of an agree
mont whereby the New Haven would
have limited its trolley holdings in one
section of New England TO property &C
CURED in 1905. Mr.. Mellen. without
the advice or knowledge Of his board
OF directors. entered into the agreement
with Mr.. winsor. but the attitude Of
the New York fnancier was such that
Il could not be carried out.
This Testimony and tho reading Of Q
letter written to william Rockefeller
outlining reasons for the acquisition
Of some Rhode Island trolleys were
two OF three incidents In a day OF deadly
routine IN which some of the jurors
dozed comfortably II public attend
anoo was reduced TO one or two wit
nesses.
The third incident was the Testimony
Of Capt. Harry w. Goodall of San Fran
cisco. head Of the syndicate which took
tho Yale and Harvard 10 tho Pacific
coast. He swore that instead Of the
New Haven forcing the ships to 20 to
the Pacific in order TO remove them
from Atlantic coast competition he was
after them for years because they were
Just what he wanted for the San Fran
cisco-San Pedro-San Diego route.
Tells OF LEASING ships.
The Yale and Harvard were leased,
Cart. Goodall testified. from the Metro
pol!tan Steamship Company of New
Jersey and the Pacific Navigation guar
ent-.d net earnings Of $4,000 a month.
II developed during the testimony that
among the men with whom Capt. Good
all negotiated was Warren u. Chase Of
Hartford. a young lawyer associated
with L. n. Robbins. Mr.. Chase was
represented as the owner Of the Metro
politan steamship Line, The steamers
were leased December u. 1910, delivery
30 bc made at San Pedro.
Mr.. Swacker went into every detail
Of the formation and operation OF the
companies through which the steamships
passed. The Pacific company. was or
san,zed by Mr.. Robbins and was capi-
talized at 81. 600, 600. OF this amount
SsbV.'N' was ulltlLtu III ldN4llE AZ NV
notes OF the Metropolitan steamship
Company. and the balance was working
capital. The Pacific company took u
second mortgage or the Metropolitan
Steamship Company Of New Jersey. The
S32.es0 monthly payments Of the Pacific
Navigation to the New Jersey Metro
politan were used in paying OF the sec
ond mortgage and a dividend was paid
on the common and preferred stock
by the Pacific company. Mr.. Robbins
was the principal stakeholder of tho
New Jersey Metropolitan company lat.r
on.
Charles +. Choate of Boston cross
examined capt. Goodall and got from
him a statement hat n. tried to get
tho Yale and Harvard from the moment
he heard their owners We're In trouble.
They We're Just what re wonted. He
tried 10 talk to Mr.. Mellen about them
In 1907. hut the president OF the New
Haven said he had nothing TO do with
them. Asked whether he is 10 try to
renew the lease which expires January
!. 1916. he replied that he has spoken
about 1t to Mr.. Robbins. But he u
now otherwis" engaged" added IN" wit
ness. al which there was a smile. Mr..
Robbins being q defendant.