New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
NEW HAVEN STEPS TOHARASSCENTR\
 NEW ENGLAND RO|
Brought Out at Trial of the El| Former Directors Of
 System
CHESTER ". CHAPIN
 ON WITNESS ST.

Held up by the Inability to Ol
 Thirty Rods of Right of
 Through Farm and How Road
 Finally Compelled to Build Ar
 Tract of Land.
 The alleged steps taken by New York, New Haven and liar Railroad to harrass the Central England railroad and its eventua uuisition, in pursuit of the Haven's plan, as charged by the ernment, to gain a monopoly or England transportation facil formed the subject of testimon tho resumption today of thetrial o eleven former directors of the accused of criminal violation of Sherman law.
 Chester w. Chapin, former oY of the Central New England, told the completion of that line was I'D by the inability to obtain u rods of right of way through a and how the road was finally pelIed to build around the Chapin was able to recall little a ! the litigation, which the governr alleges was instituted by the Haven to prevent the road crossing the farm, but he testI that "as soon as we got around it, New Haven lost interest in the II ter"
 MelIen Recalled to stand.
 To show that the New Haven garded the Central New England necessary to its alleged monopolI purposes, the government read a ter written by Charles s. MellenI inc reoust of John M Hall, presidI in which he advised that the might develop into formidable cI petitor." MT. MelIen, recalled to the stan testify on New Haven affairs dul i, his presidency from. 1903 to identified the letter, which was VI ten while he was president of Northern Pacific.
 Defense 10 Call Todd.
 Although Percy R. Todd, presid O. the Bangor and Aroostook Railri company has been attending the Il for several days, 1t is understood tl he will not be called as a witnessI the government but by the defensd
 The government spent the ea| part of the morning session in readl into the record further documentI testimony, which was designed to ur the flag endg of the governmed case up to 1903. This chiefly cI sisted of minutes of the New Hal board of directors, which. howeJ cid not get before the Jury without protest. .&tStth
 Complaint From Defense.
 R. V. Linoabury, of counsel for defense. complained that the govei ment was reading only those sectit of the minutes that suited its case
 "The entire minute ought to read" he contended. "I think jury ought to know what a multitu of things was before the board for ideration-what a great numi of things they had to deal with"
 Government Replies.
 R. l.. Batts, the government att ney. replied that i've are siml doing our duty and reading such pa of these minutes as are relevant our case"
 Judge Hunt ruled that the excer offered by the government might read. adding that the rest of the l mute might be put in by the defense it so desired.
 Government Calls Chapin.
 The government then called Ches w. Chapin, who controlled the c tral New England railroad, to what he knew of the alleged efforts the New Haven to harrass that TO and of it's subsequent acquisition the New Haven in 1904. The Cent of New England was projected fri Springfield, Mass, to Hartford, witness explained, thence across Cc necticut and over the Hudson I'll via the Poughkeepsie bridge Campbell Hall, N. Y.,> where 1t ce nected with the Erie and the M OTh, oDLdIlO anu "6SLei H.
 Chapin said that when he bout the road in 1899 the extension Springfield was not completed, reason being that thirty rods or rights of way could not be acquirf This was over what was known as Montague Farm, near Springfieids
 We couldn't get the right of \ o,,1 hoa to b,,ild aroilnd if v safd witness. . .-..--..
 "was there not some litigation | held you up?"
 Well. I don't recall" said the V ness.
 Appealed to Legislature.
 Didn't you appeal to the Come icut' legislature ?"
 "Yes, I think that's fact"