New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-29
TELL HOW BOSSES
AIDED new HAVEN
More Letters Put in Evi-
dence TO Show Railroads
Political POLICY.
DEALS IN SECRET
WITH c. r. BRANTON
Oppose Charter Grants TO Com
peting Electric Lines IS pi-
rection from J. NJ. Hall.

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Stories o. political bosses LeG'S'A
49, .-, ,obby.s.s o. the past or tools
,.. ~,f-oad IN us pol
OF '"e ..... r-.-, local
tcy OF crushing comp''''.'"
electrical railways made up 'he JUN 20
......,-- Yesterday in tho tina.
''' .- N,y Maven di
OF ihe e'''" .-.- 60 ,.t-
rcctors charged VIZ" ''.. &c. ,.,r
o.ate Che S-'''.' .....- t.,,,-,.
Prominently mcnt''ei '" '''-
- socro. tcs's 90 New England state
,...r.- p Rravton. OF
copItaI' WAS H.. t1t-8 bo.s
Providence ioI years
o. Rhode Island.
r,..c- after letter % fhe same type
s.,,....... so.o4 Anil 1c, 1895,
Hs me ''''' rot~ " HALL
written 20 bra! TOE .
vice-prcsdcnt OF INC ''e'
...4 ,r., .h. record hy me government
attorney san .brougb
81 notice me I's''"e We
fhe Legislature last week oharie'ihg d"
..,...4 ,,,r-ire between Paw
,..,.t,-o and containing q
,ucket ana 7t'-t''iD' Co. .,,,.b+ caTrv
provision that me com pam, ', ,,.,.c Drred
express pa. ~. ~. Ell. b.,l n we had
,uoHs o"- p-sese do not let
had an op'eI "a 20, tb,oY~b. and
suy more Oh 'i-- N''." H.. g. -ct mat
q possible we "oul' b.. gereral
express ,'"-1' ..o-. "a II serious
.aw or in some '.' W '"' -. from
ly iniercics WIN w..
,he Adams DAptess company
NAMED Project slipped in the Bud
',........ ,r..., hin uerdi1c for an
- s.Ie, railway from East
Greena ch through the fa avn, co al
md SO form 30 carload lots. Please
min this project n The bud ana XIII l1.
"Ou~ interests are utterly opposed
90 Granting any electric railroad com
nanv mower 20 parallel our lines, and
eencci.lly opposcd 90 granting them the
pr.yilcre Of carrying freight OF eX-
rrces matter"
After many similar letters had beeh
~e.d ONE WAS presented dealing with
.to ,s,,rcrf Of $4,000 20 Brayt0n for
sor,icr. Robert y. Lindabury, coun-
se FOR William Rockefeller. led a
cob. AGAINST the Introduction OF evil
5ence on such o l.as Nr. Lindabury
srrued that 10 mention Of the matter
;n,oIvca io the Brayron letter was
,nodo h. .ho Indictment Judge Hunt
.,..sir.ed the objection
THO copr, ruled however that mat
cor Vouid be admissible when Il was
sbo,vr 10 be evidence bearing on the
alteration OF general politely 20 crush
ont electrical competition and 70 exert
political influence for this end.
A letter sent by Mr.. Hall January
%. 1897. &C Charles +. BROKER, one OF
the defendants. was put In evidence as
coming ".'hln 'ne 'oO' : '''"''
Iass'se u D'''
II bore on legislative matters In Con-
necticut and .n part read:
81 inclose herewith a bill for a publ,
act which ] wish you would quietly
hand to Reprcsentative Tucker. Of your
ui.cc ,-itb rcouest that he offer tho
bIi ouietly and see II you can enlist
49, irgr,rce and mt the bill through
. M iI.i'i...,-a
..1ro nil 10 9. nil right with Mr.
-. - ~. 10 ,ecoeearv
49,, l. I'm In which think he will
,,.rso,,.liy he verv much Interested. "a
4. Was oppoeed Two years ago TO the
s'e.tri. ro.5,s Getting permission 10
cross he washington Bridge and was
one Of tho committee which visited that
Ir;3.o .rJ ,,porf.d against allowing
srv eiectric cornnaYv 20 cross il
irto ~, TO- ia, IN. Wesbirq+cn
p-i5ao ~ ioes ,bs1 tblrtv feot I'm width
n.Iu -, mi oL.er,,s 49, me XIII ,U;li
e co. ,be e'ec,ric comranv before
s,.1,,f, :, 80 boe, Inc .yoorse ~ widen
80, II, o,iu no s,riking a blow IN
49,, ~ -. 4'rac.jo, and ain I'VE Nh.
W 80 ,,,,e.,,;os .~-,etbirg % tbint
80, SoS;jes r,rellei'rg onr line"
Opposed TO Streetcar Lines.
Other letter. from Mt' ma" 10 Nen-
eral +. ;. greeley ASKING MN 10 40
something with the selectmen OF "a
rien," IN Connecticut. 10 The same great
general end Of blocking the develop
ment Of local town-to town streetcar
service competing with the railroad ;
short-hauI business were put III e'l-
denee. 49,
"a One letter dated April =, 1875, sd-
dressed to J. Is. Ooell, second vice
president o. the New england, was In
q
New\london q Northern, which 10 was