New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
r.omcson Committee to
Ask About S2,OOO,OOO
Deal in Contract.
crMAND TO BE MADE
D FOR BANK BOOKS
u,,car VIII Not Return in Time
'' 20 Testify. Investigators
Arc Told.

,-P Shonts. president Of the
.s.-ousb VII, 90 on the stand to-
~ t.,,-. The Thompson committee
=. :. vii ,, asked Il ''u'h fund OF. OF '-,r = =
i'.c,o ~ or more was raised to pay Oh
e''V,- commitments and obligations
"'.-.- .,os ~ bringins about the sign
h sn. '. dusl subway contracts
W ', -, be asked Il it IS true. as was
h' .', - bv George W. Young, that
p'".'r m 'I,.e-boroush directors meeting
o ~ ;" a 1918. he told the late Gar
r. '',' NC Ian. TIA, the 100000 pFoa's
'-', ~. vould seeruc from the stevens
", w. Tho. he WAS trying to force
'... "..n,b ,hs board that day was 10 60
~ ,he.e Obligations
w. y, sho,.s sl.o will be asked 20 pro
-. :. bank books check stubs and
g. ~, .t.. b. dia with the Sl25.oOO he
,,.,,v.i on the day me n'S' p"' "
-. $4,000 vss paid.
= s'.,,,, George f. Thompson, chair
~ II. committee. after learning
....Ip Morgan would not return for
.l',,s,v ,hree months. said he was
-, ,bs, NJ. Morgan would not be
- f,o- his European trip in time
:. ,..,i,v because the life Of the COM
-;,tee expire March D. ,,-
S.r,.or Thompson believes that NJ.
49,. testimony IN relation 10 THIS
tgss; 'N.tss .'psh fund Of S2,O00,ooo would
- -, g ir-portant. as Mr.. Young testi-
* 80, NJ. Lane visited Mr.. Morgan
~ ,o's him enough about The stevens
-. 70 cause ihe fnancler 10 send
~ .5a, he would not stand for the
,.~.rsc, Assresult. the contract was
-,re- put through.
Will Ask for More Time.
q. 3 the present intention OF certain
.,.,bsrs o. the Thompson committee
-. a.. .ho legislature 20 prolong the
-. of tho committee until Mr.. Morgan
.,.rrrs. 50 that his testimony may be
.,,.r I, is the belief Of most Of the
,,rnj,tee that the three weeks stil
~, The committee will not be enough
. complete its work.
II, contract that Shonts tried 20
sv, . John F. Stevens. or the larger
,e-.ion Of IL, was awarded 10 I. A. Gill
'.'-l,k Co. whose books are now be
~ 7sstigsted by the Thompson COM
r.:ss
rer,s we're taken 10 the thompson
e-ni-ees rooms Yesterday, and
,is<eznittee was appointed 10 e1-
,-,,s item. T. A. Gillespie, vice -presl-
i.r. Of the firm. and son o. the head
ei he firm. was put on the stand.
rtsn ne was asked 10 produce the
,cv,asrs showing the transfer Of 5000
90 from the New York Office TO the
ptsburgh Office OF the company, be
tt:
4 refuse TO answer on advice o.
Cpgrsel'
Bis counsel. c. A. dc Gersdorff. de-
ts,.d the committee had no power 10
lrouirs into the vouchers on this item,
uyirg +, had nothing TO do with the
inysstigati on conducted by the commit
zee
senator Thomson received a letter
ron Morgan & Co. yesterday answer
irg bis cable message OF Friday TO j.
p Morgan. intimsting ne would Ike
,n fuancier 20 cut short his European
TIP 70 testify before the committee.
Letter from Morgan & Co.
r.a..-
You win recall that on February !"
" advised you by telephone that Mr..
Morgan had gone 10 Europe on busi-
rss, his trip having been planned
many weeks ago--in fact last Novem-
ir-snd that his date o. return was
tusSsrily uncertain. At that time we
,Iyressed 70 YOU our willingness TO
i.nish you with any facts Of which
'. nay be possessed and in which the
81? is interested relative TO our rels-
te,, with the lnterborough Rapid
'iansi, Company. .
This morning we are in receipt OF
cable from Nr. Morgan In which he
tss 70 repest our former message. as
tonctions have not changed and he has
10 more definite idea than on February
tis 70 when he can return.
We would say also that we believe
tsrselves possessed Of all the infor1na-
ton ID connection with this business
With NJ Morgan possesses and con
'sfnlng which ne has not been eX-
snirec already"
L was brought ont yesterday that in
,,t ten years ending last Friday the
hit'borough, through i;s holding com
lsl!es, first tho lnterborough Securi-
ues and later the InterbOrough Con
,.Attted, paid out in lawyers fees
e.a,250. The only new name of proml-
renee was tha, Of El!hu Root. The
record showed that in 1906 he received
5000 retainer from the INTERIOR
'.sh.
Big Fees Paid TO Lawyers.
The entire session yesterday was
sf'n up largely with tho matter OF
esye's' fees. The tables showing
zee payments 70 outside counsel we're
.Ioouced with the recalling TO the
20 Of II. 81 Fisher, secretary Of the
',s'borough.
'is tables by years, with tho prin-
~ Items. follow:
..9 Guthrie. Cravath & Henderson,
f+i.3i and SlO.95O.S4, total $92,-
- Henry D. MacDona. SS,239.09;
t-.sl Ely Quigg, $4,000; Elihu Root.
~ .retaiucr); Quigg, Bostwick &
rthan lQuigg's firm, Sl,809.65;
~ D. NacDona, $500 (retainer).
,s..y,,.-Guthrie, Crayath & Henderson,
N-,'VV and SSl .322.35. total S12S.S22.35;
~ d. MacDona, S9.14I34; Lemuel
NJ vulgg. Sll l,250; Quigg. Bostwick &
ysnIaan, Sio99l. Edwin Seton. $500;
rs1shn Bartlett. Sl2,500: Nicoll, Ana
s.rS Lindsay. S1,22S.5O; William J.
';s...see, $1,000
e.."'- Crayath. Henderson & De
tessssora: Sil23A69; Henry MacDona,
i,y9, Lemuc Ely Quigg, $3.50;
n 'II,in Bartlett, $1,000; Nicoll, Ana
lindsay & Fuller. S25,0O1.
C..s,!sy-srsyath, Henderson & De
lrssoofr, SlS,574S6: Nicoll, Anable,
v.ssy Fuller, Sl2.50O.
s,s' payments 10 outside coursel were
AZ ao,y the holding company in 1910
,ss ~ but in 1912 Cravath, Hender-