New Britain herald., 1915-12-16
NO RECORD ON BOOKS OF BILLIARD COMPANY
To Show That Metropolitan Steamship Stock Was Ever Sold
TO LATE COY. HILL OF MAINE

Hemingway, in Answer to Govern
 mcnt Attorneys Question Admits
 John l.. Billiard Gave Him Personal
 Gift of $75,OOO in November 1909.
 New York, Dec. 16.-There was no record on the books of the Billiard company which would show that the stock of the Metropolitan Steamship company, was ever sold to the late Governor John F. Hill of Maine, ac- cording to testimony adduced by the government today at the trial of Ed ward D. Robbins and ten other for mer directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad.
 This stock, it is alleged by the gov ernment, was transferred to the con- trol of the Billiard company by means of series of involved financial trans actions engineered at the behest of Robbins, for the benefit of the New Haven and then sold to Governor Hill.
 Testimony By Hemingway.
 The testimony was given by Samuel Hemingway, president of the Second National bank of New Haven, treas urer of the Billiard company, and brother of the defendant, James F. Hemingway.
 "If the books of the Billiard com pany," asked James w. Osborne, of the government, had been subjected to inspection by an officer of the gov ernment he couldn't have found out, could he. that the Metropolitan stock had been transferred to Governor Hill.
 Well, it might be shown by other entries,' said Hemingway.
 show me such an entry"
 No Such Entry.
 Hemingway examined the books of the company and conceded tha- they did not contain such an entry.
 Hemingway, whose recollection throughout his testimony yesterday and today was very poor, was asked whether he had not at one time re- ceived a gift of $75,00O from the Billiard Company.
 NO, sir," said the witness.
 Well, from John L. Billard?"
 Personal Gift of $75,OOO.
 The defense objected to .he oues- tion and Judge Hunt said: He may answer as bearing up the question Of
 
 his testimony"
 II got, personal gift of s75.ooo from John L. Billiard in November, 19O9,
 MT. Osborne then wanted to know if this money was not part of the S150,O00 compensation that John T., Billiard got from the New Haven road for services in holding Boston ard Maine Railroad stock for the New Haven for year.
 T couldn't say,'' was the answer. In Billiards Heart.
 Do you know any reason why he should make you 8 gift of s75,0OOo" asked MT. Osborne.
 Because it was in his heart" re- piled Hemingway.
 The witness added that it was he who brought Billiard and Mellen to- gether. His brother he said was a New Haven Railroad director and Bill 1 lard made the witness a director of ] the Boston and Maine. It was about i the time the New Haven acquired the !! Boston and Maine that Billiard gave the witness this $75,0OO.
 Hartford Lawyer on Stand. Warren D. Chase of Hartford, | Conn.,, a lawyer testified that at the | behest of Robbins he organized, with a capitalization of s3,00O,0 900, the Met ropolitan Steamship Company of | Maine, No. 2, the company whose ! stock Gov. Hill purchased and the purpose of which he explained, was to take over the properties of the Met ropolitan Steamship Company of New Jersey. He also organized, for Rob- bins. he said, the New England Sc- curities Co.,, which was to raise money to pay the expenses of the Metropoli. tain No. 2. The securities company was also capitalized, he said, at $3,000,000 and it's stock was owned by Robbins.
 This is the concern to which, Hem. ingway testified yesterday, he Bill lard Co.,, loaned $1,700,0Oo, giving it's note for that amount secured by Met ropolitan of Maine stock.
 Private Enterprise.
 Chase described Robbins activities as "A private enterprise in which we could both make some money" Rob- bins. he said financed the entire price. Certain checks involved in searched for but was unable to find
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