New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Brokers' Books Tell of An
other IS Lighting Shares
in His Account.
PROFIT OF $1,000
IN ONE DEAL SHOWN
Charges Served on Chairman BY
Governors Secretary-Must
Answer by November 30.

Edward r.. Mccall. chairman Of the
Public Service Commission. received p
copy of the charges made by the
Thompson Legislative Committee, on
which his removal from Office is de-
manded, at his home at $3.50 o'clock
last night Accompanying the charges
was a summons from Governor Whit
man directing Mccall to file an answer
by November 80, after which public
hearing will be held
Only a short time before the charges
were served, Perley Morse & Co, ac-
countants 70 rthe Thompson commit
tee. indicated in report that an ex-
animation of the books of Chapman &
Co. disclosed that Mccall had owned
s5 shares Of the Kings County Electric
Light and Power Company in addition
to the 3s7 shares he had admitted own
ing. The accountants traced these So
shares to Waterman. Anthony & Co.,
who succeeded Chapman e. Co., and
they recommended to the committee
that an examination be made of the
transactions in this connection with
the Bankers Trust Company and Wa
terman, Anthony & Co.
When William A. Orr, secretary to
Governor Whitman, arrived at the of
fee of the Public Service Commission
soon after 4 o'clock TO serve the copy
of the charges on Mccall, he found
that the Public Service chairman had
left his Office a few minutes before
without telling any one where he was
going. Ordinarily Mr.. Mccall does not
leave until later in the afternoon.
Chairman Is Found at Home.
Mr.. Orr had called up the commits
sion a few minutes before 4 o'clock and
was assured by Travis II. Whitney, its
secretary, that Mccall was in confer
ence with the other commissioners and
would be waiting for him when he ar
rived. When Mr.. Whitney went to look
for Mccall, however, he had disap-
peared.
After waiting and telephoning for
about an hour, Mr.. Orr and Mr.. Whit
ney went in search Of the chairman,
and finally found him at his home al
6:9O o'clock. One Of McCalps inti-
mates in the Office of the commission
declared that the reason for the un-
usual actions of the chairman was that
the failure of the Governor to notify
him that his secretary was bringing
the charges had caused Mccall to be-
come piqued.
Mccall, after receiving the copy Of
the charges from Mr.. Orr. chatted
pleasantly for fifteen minutes, but
made no mention of any intention on
his part to resign. Mr.. Orr also said
there was no truth IL the report that
the Governor would ask Mccall to re-
sign. -.
The examination Of the books of
Chapman e. Co. by the accountants dis
closed also that Mccall had owned 200
shares of stock in the United States
Rubber Company and 200 shares in the
Pacific Mail Company. While on the
witness stand Mccall repeatedly de-
clared that he owned no shares of stock
in the power company other than the
3S7 shares he had supposed he had
turned over TO his wife. He made no
mention Of owning other shares,
either.
Cleared 900 on Stock.
The report also shows that in 1904
Mccall, while justice of the Supreme
Court. purchased 200 shares of North
ern Securities, which he sold year
later at profit of $1,000.
Because of the new disclosures OF the
accountants the Thompson committee,
it was understood last night, will order
an examination of the books of Water
man, Anthony & Co. 1t is not improb-
able that the committee also will order
an examination of the books of the
Kings County Electric Light and Power
Company in an effort to trace the own
ership of the eighty-five shares.
According to the accountants. on
March /, 1907, Mccall. because of an
increase in the capital stock of the
power company, had the right to sub
scribe to eighty-five shares in addition
TO the 387 he held. This was paid for
by Chapman & Co. with check for
$500 on the National City Bank, but
it was charged to McCalPs account
The shares were finally delivered by
Chapman & Co. on December 81. 1907,
to Waterman, Anthony Z Co., the ac-
countants say. The trail stopped here.
and that is why the accountants want
10 get the books of Waterman, Anthony
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