The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-14
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS
APPEAR IN COURT
Eleven Men, Prominent In Highest
Business Circles. On Trial For
Conspiracy In New York.
THREE JURORS SECURED At
COURTS FIRST SITTING
1t May Take Four Months TO Conn
plete Case---Years of Conspiracy to
Control New E,nglands Transports
ton l. Charged.

all Of whom have achieved prominence
aud position in their respective COM
munities. one or two now directors and
the others former directors of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company. went TO trial in the
United States District Court this morn
ing on a charge of conspirlng over a
long period of years TO perfect a
monopoly Of the transportation IA
cilties Of New England. both land and
water.
! The net result of the first days ses-
| sion was that three men had been ac-
Icepted tentatively as jurors after a
most exhaustive examination. They
lare:
/ Daniel NJ. Flanagan, retired dry
goods merchant.
I Max Hartman, commission merch-
ant.
! Albert r. Weldon builder.
A fourth man was under eXamina-
! tiop when court adjourned until 1880
O'Clock tomorrow morning He is
/ Charles r. Gleason, a tewelry broker.
Uutil Judge William II. Hunt went
/ on the bench a few minutes after 1880
! O'clock this morning" his courtroom
was TANNED Back in the courtroom
! in a space which would seat hardly
more than 100 men the best part OF
two special panels Of 100 EACH tried
to find seats or plastered themselves
against walls
( The bar, inside the railing. was so
/ fun of tables that there was little
room for chairs and none at all for
tingresS and egress. There was an
ALLEY about three feet wide and six
feet long along IN front OF the jury
box Most of the time II was full Of
/ lawyers.
Trial May Last -Four Months.
The principles entered court al
most together all in few minutes
accompanied by their counsel. 1t Is
lexpected the trial may last four
months
William Rockefeller was one of the
first to come in with Richard V.
lLindenbury, his chief counsel. Mr..
Rockefeller still showed the effects. of
his illness. Then came Lewis c. Led
yard with his counsel, Delaney Nicoll
and John D. Lindsay; Charles NJ
Pratt came in with them for Mr..
/ Lindsay also represents him along
with John G. Milburn. who did not
appear today.
/ Robert w Taft accompa MED by
! w w. Miller. Henry N. Earle and
/ John ". Dixon. pressed close upon
Mr.. Pratt. and after him were ID.
7 Newton Barney. Frederick f. fsrews-
Is ter and Henry X. McHarg.
Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker appear
cd without a client He represents
George MeCulloch Miller. who will not
ne tried on his indictment Mr. Miller
! IS -nigatv- fnnr-uears- old and Ill at his
= home at Norristown. The government
30 thas have M DE-
sire TO press the case against the aged
lawyer
! Then there came special Assistant
ATTORNEYS General Frank NJ. Swacker
/ r. L. Bats and James w Osborne
with r l.. Stephenson. assistant
limited States attorney. The first two
named will sustain the burden of the
prosecution. Mr.. Osborne will assist
i at times
! James s Hemingway and A. Sea-
iton Robson, Connecticut men, came
with their counsel. John w Grim,
former assistant United States attor-
{ney, who is a specialist on sherman
I law prosecutions. lust a little later
there came Edward .. Robbins. one
i time counsel for the New Haven as
well as director, and his counsel
Michael kenealy. OF Stamford. There
was a buzz when Mr.. Robbins appear
Gd. his PAINE VIII bt uiciitioHNN many
/ times when the government attempts
Ito establish the New Ravens alleged
continued conspiracy OF some thirty
years duration.
Lawyers Confer
There was conference between
Mr. Nicoll Mr.. I.indebury, Mr.. Thach-
er Mr.. Swacker and Mr.. Bats and
Judge Hunt. This was as to hours OF
court sessions and also as to whether
defendants will have to be present at
all sessions Of the court They are
fcharged with misdemeanor only,
land It was said their counsel could
represent them Afterwards II was
ANNOUNCED that the court will sit from
1880 TO o'clock. and from to 4 80
every day,
As to the other point, II was said
that II was agreed that il will not be
obligatory for the men to be there all
the time They may remain away
when II Is necessary for them 10 do so,
but as a general rule. unless q defend
ant Is suffering under the strain he
will be expected to be in the court
room.
II lacked only few minutes Of
noon when the clerk was directed to
Ifll the Jury box with veniremen. The
remainder of the session was devoted ,
to selecting the three accented Jurors |