South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-21
Reported That Dead Man Will
be Accused of Having Been
Responsible For All
New Haven Deals.
MELlEN ON STAND
WHEN COURT OPENS
Tells of Changes in Traffic
System Since 1890 - Is
Now Convenient to Jour-
ney to New York.

NEW YORK. oct. 21.-When Char
les s. Mellen, former president OF the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad. today resumed the witness
stand in the United States district
court TO continue his inside story"
Of the financial gyrations that accom-
panied the gobbling up by the New
Haven of the transportation facilities
Of New England, steam. trolley and
water, il was reported that the de-
tense. before the conclusion OF the
conspiracy trial. would spring a sur
prise by laying all the responsibility
on dead man. ]. p. Morgan.
It was rumored that the defendants
would attempt TO show that all the
acts alleged by the prosecution as in
violation of the Sherman act were
done on the orders Of Mr. Morgan,
who controlled the railway.
Reports were current in the court
room that the government today was
not entirely confident OF obtaining a
conviction. Mellen is the chief wit
ness for the prosecution and IL was
said that his friendliness for the mil
lionaire past and present directors,
and their apparent friendliness to-
ward him more or less disconnected
the attorneys for the prosecution.
MCllen OH STAND.
Melen in his two hours Of pre-
liminary testimony, which covered
completely the transportation situa-
ton In New England as IL was In
1890. laid the foundation for his story
OF the absorption 10y the New Haven
OF the rival lines.
Mellen resumed the stand without
ceremony. lie came into the court
room, apparently in a hurry just be-
fore the opening and, without being
called, was in the witness chair when
Judge Hunt convened court.
Mellen resumed his testimony where
he left off yesterday, identifying on
the blue print maps and describing the
New England transportation lines as
they existed in 1890.
In 1890, Mellen related, there were
no through trains between New York
and any New England point except
Boston. To go to New York TO any
other point in New England required
much delay and changing of trains.
Now, according to Mellen. the public
may travel without change from New
York and other big eastern cities TO
all points i'm New England and may
go up into Canada with only one
transfer.
POstpOnes Ruling.
IL was yet TO be determined whether
one sitting or be called later. Robert
i. Bats, for the government. asked
that the prosecution be allowed 20 eX-
anime Mellen piecemeal, keeping him
on the stand not more than two days
the first time. Delaney NicOll and r.
V. Iindabury for defendants. siren
uously opposed this, demanding that
Mellen give all his evidence and sub
nit to cross examination without a
break. Judge Hunt said he would
rule in the matter later.
For more than an hour Mellen con-
tinued describing New England trans
pOrtation lines as they were a quarter
Of a century ago. His memory for de-
tail was astonishing. The accused mil
lionaires listened in Open-mouthed
and commented on his remarkable
memory.
The first interruption of the day
from the defense came when Linda
bury strongly objected when Mellen
was asked TO tell of a conversation
ne had with Charles 3. Clark, former
president of the New Haven.
They were planning 10 reduce the
running time on the Boston and AL I
bany and on the Shore line. but 10 not
reduce il on the New England and
Willatic railway" said Mellen L
went 10 Pres't Clark TO protest. I +
told him IL would be unfair and cause
trouble"
Iindabury objected. basing his pro-
test on the same grounds used yester-
day thatthe prosecution could not go
back further tnau 1911, three years
prior 10 the indictment.
Judge Hunt overruled the objection.