The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-17

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IN the Msnufseturers Light q
Heat case yesterday, a consider
able part Of the afternoon was
taken up In controversies over
the production Of alleged letters
supposed 70 have been written by
the governor 70 the various mem
bers Of the public service commits
sion. IN order TO hasten proceed
inss, Judge Holt took u upon him
self TO question both Commission
ers OFT and kiimer, members of
the commission, who were pres
ent. and on their authority made
the statement that the public
service commission had received
no letters, and no members Of the
commission had received letters
from Governor hatfield bearing
upon the merits Of the Msnufae-
turers Light a Heat case, or CIV
Ing direct orders or instructions
az 20 the consideration Of the
merits Of any case before the COM
nsission. This action did not seem
20 satisfy Mr.. Well, and he pro-
pounded a number Of general
questions which Judge Holt, aft
er consultation with Messrs. OFT
and kllmer, again attempted 20
snswer. However, after probably
an hour spent IN discussion on
this point a general agreement
was reached by which OFT and
kliner and Bronson were 10 pro-
duee any and all letters found In
their files or the file OF the pub
Tic service commission that might
bear upon this case, said letters
were 20 be Inspected by Judge
Holt, Judge Nesbitt and Mr.. Som
rerville, and presented in court
In the afternoon. In, however,
making the agreement 20 present
these papers, Congressman Avis
said:
I'VE want 70 serve notice that
we will have these papers In
court, and N the plaintiff does not
effer them In testimony, we will
offer them In testimony"
A long discussion ensued over
the point whether the presenta-
tion Of the letters by the plaintiffs
attorneys would constitute a pre-
sentatlon Of the letters In evil
denee- u was finally agreed that
the letters should be produced
and handed to the plaintiffs at
torneys for Inspection, either side
having the right 20 offer them in
evidence should they desire.
A Chicago Artist.
The first witness In the morn
Ing was Francis TrissalI, who de-
seribed himself az an attorney Of
Chicago. He claimed to have
knwon n. NJ. Ogden, late public
service commissioner, both in ST.
Paul and In Chicago, where they
were both attorneys. He had been
a member or trustee Of the Him
OTIS College Of Law, which Ogden
organized, and Of which Ogden
was Dean. He alleged that he
had been an Intimate personal
friend Of Mr.. Ogden. That he,
Ogden, had called on him a num-
Der Of times In Chicago. Then
Trtssali proceeded to tell a con-
Versation which he claimed oe-
CURED on Saturday, August p,
1914. This conversation, he al
leaes, was the result Of a teIe-
phone message to him at his res
idenee some time in the fore
noon Of August 22nd. About moan
he net Ogden at the Brioos
House, and at his suggestion
went to a cafe nearby for lunch.
TrissalI claimed that they spent
about four hours In the cafe talk
ing over various matters, and IN
the course Of the conversation
Ogden had discussed the work Of
the public service commission. and
particularly the Manufacturers
Light and Heat case. TrissalI had
considerable difficulty In aettinq
started with the story, showing a
tendency to wander and brino In
matters Of explanation. When
he did get started, however. he