The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
BRANDEIS
Charge Attorney With Helping
Wreck Railroad.
Claims Actions Were in Name
of Fake Plaintiff.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Moorfield
Storey, a Boston attorney, charged
before the judiciary subcommittee OF
the senate today that Louis D. Bran
deis helped to wreck the New York
& New England railroad in 1892 and
1898 with the result that IL was alb
sorbed by the New Haven road
Asked as to Mr.. Bra ndeis reputa-
ton as a lawyer. Mr.. Storey testified;
II think his reputation in the Bos-
ton Bar is that he is very capable
very energetic man and II necessar!
to advance his objects, he is not
scrupulous as to his methods nor IS
he to be trusted
Storey had been summoned by the
committee in it's inquiry into the nj
ness of Mr.. Brandeis for the supreme
court. Senator Walsh told the wit
ness that c. w. Barron of Boston.
had said Brandeis was once employed
to help wreck the New England rall-
road.
Storey. He proceeded to describe the
New England as a competitor OF the
New Haven between Boston and New
York.
he said, "the New Haven began to
harass the New England which ran
part way to New York over the New
| Haven tracks.
! Who Was Real Plaintiff.
| I'm the spring of 1892, Mr.. Brandels
brought a series of ten suits agaihsI
the New England railroad in Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhooe
| Island. He was acting ostensibly Tor
N F. Goldsmith, a Boston liquor deal
er, and small New England stockhold-
were designed to paralyze the finan-
cial operations of the New England
road.
I'm the following year the Massa-
chusetts legislature investigated reia-
tions of the New Haven and New Eng
land roads. 1 conducted the hearing.
Mr.. Brandeis testified there that he
was counsel in all these suits when
impaired the finances of the New Eng
land road forcing 1t into receivers
hands in 1893 from which 1t emerged
as the property of the New Haven.
Names Another Judge.
THE suits, while brought in the
name of Goldsmith were really
brought in some other interests Gold
smith was unable to pay the expense
of the suits. 1t appeared that Judge
w. j. Kelly of New York now on the
New York supreme court bench. was
Interested in the case. When / asked
Mr. Brandeis if he made any charges
to Goldsmith an his associates he ad-
mitted that he did not and said money
was paid to him through Judge Kelly.
at is apparent to me, as it was
clear to Mr.. Brandeis. that the osten-
sible parties to the suit were not the
real parties and he made his charges
and took orders from other parties
who may have been persons or may
have been the New Haven. The re-
suit was that the New England was
wrecked"
The Goldsmith estate. he said. later
A sued Austin Corbin. then president of
the Long Island railroad. for the use
of Goldsmiths name in the suits and
that the New Haven paid $4,000 to
settle.
20 Years Ago.
Senator Chiffon suggested that the
incident took place some 20 years ago
but Storey charged Brandeis had done
the same thing in the more recent Bal
linger-Pinchot investigation. Mr.
Brandeis announced that he would ap-
pear for Mr.. CLAWS. whereas he was
paid by Golfers Weekly, declared Mr..
Storey.
How do you know by whom he was
paid?" asked Senator Walsh.
"Only by hearsay."
What difference did it make who
paid him?"
IF he had announced he was en-
ployed by newspaper he would not
have been listened to as he was"