New Britain herald., 1915-11-04
ROCKEFELLER USED
 ID CRUSH JOY LINE
Brought Out at Trial of New
 Haven Directors Today

New York, Nov. 4.-The personal Influence of William Rockefeller was enlisted by the New York, New Haven and kHartford railroad to crush the competition of the Joy Steamship line. according to testimony adduced today at the trial of Rockefeller and ten other former, directors of the road on the charge of monopolizing the interstate commerce of New England. a ...
 1 e Letters written by John M. Hall former president of the New Haven; Percy R. Todd, vice president, and other persons were introduced, }. by (which 1t appeared that Mr., Rockefel- Ter was asked to place before Henry M. Flagler, owner of the Florida East Coast railway company, the fact that the Joy line had leased a steamer from the Flag1er company and was tryiag to charter another to run in Competition with the New Haven lines. fa- A.. s., Standard Oil Directors.
 Flagler and Rockefeller were at that time directors of the Standard Oil company. Rockefeller forwarded Ito him letter from John M. Hall Requesting that steps be taken to pre- VSHI Kle steamers DelnS uSeu Dy the Joy fine.
 was that the Joy line was prevented from getting the boats.
 Through the influence of the New Haven with the Long Island railroad, the Joy line according to other let ters, was prevented also from leasing steamer from that road.
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 ~ Ten dollars @ day was paid by the New Haven to a steamboat captain to discontinue lighterage service he had given the Joy line between Prov 9dence and Fall River, according to pther correspondence and rates were Feduced to the American Sugar Re ming company on condition that it wonld divert shipments from the Joy The to the New Haven lines,
 Another wrangle as to whether gov ernment should be required to call Percy R. Todd, former vice president of New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad, marked resumption of the trial. The govern ment announced yesterday that it would not call MT. Todd to identify letters he had written, as it did not care @'To underwrite" him ss wit Eess. Counsel said they desired to prove only the authenticity of the etters which would be done by an- other witness.
 Attorneys for the defense protest ed today that MT. Todd should be required to appear as the identify 1ng witness so that they might cross examine him on the contents of the letters.
 "We do not care to prove our case by co-conspirator," said R. L. Batts, of counsel for the government
 Judge Upholds Government.
 as Judge Hunt ruled in favor of the government. James w. Osborne, an. other government attorney, then re. sumed the reading of letters from the biles of the New Haven through whicr It hopes to prove that the roat crushed out the competition of tn, Joy Steamship Line.
 A letter from R. T. Haskins, gen eral traffic manager of the Metro 1olifan Steamship Company. to MT Todd, in June, 1901, said he had in formed friend of his in referenc, to the Joy Line interests, that "Thei lfdes will be taken off and laid out ol the Long Island shore to dry, to b. warning that further enterprises o this kind might be avoided. It look to me as though they were gettin. pretty tired. They are tired of los (ng;s you are hitting them hard ol
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