The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
Hot ON HIS TRAIL
Brandeis Played Today Before
Senate Committee.
Cite Connection With $21, OOO,-
600 Warren Estate.
MEELEN DECLINES TO APPEAR
Knows Nothing About Him
r'Wrecking New Haven"
Former Boston Law Associate
Charges Breach of Trust.
MEELEN DECLINES TO APPEAR

Washington. Feb. Isl. ID. Brandeis,
Precedent Wilson'S naminee for the SUI
prerne bench. was attacked today be-
fore1the senate subcommittee investi-
gati1g his qualifications by Samuel w.
Winslow. president of the United
States Shoe Machinery company. of
which Mr.. BIandeis has been asso-
ciatStl in litigation over an estate.
Ma Winslow charged that Mr.
Braadeis had been guilty of unpro-
fessfona1 conduct in that after leaving
the Shoe Machinery company he had
usede knowledge gained through his
association with IL to attack a Illegal
tenn -of business which he assisted to
create and which he advised were le
gall.
w. Bailey charged that Brandeis,
representing at the same time the les
sees-and lessons of the Warren Paper
Mills and involving a S21.OOO,OOO es-
tate~ had been guilty of acts which
favored one set of interests against
the other.
May Subpoena Mcllcn.
The possibility of extending the in
quirY into New Haven railroad affairs
by testimony Of Charles S. Mellen, for
mer@president of the road. was prac-
ticaHy passed over on receipt of a tel
egrssTn from Mr.. Mellen saying he had
no evidence on Charles w. Barron's
cha re that Mr.. Brandeis had helped
an attempt TO wreck the New Haven
roaT' The committee may call Mr..
Nolan later
AAer sotne discussion the commit
tee decided to leave open the ques-
tionlof whether Mr.. Mellon rhould be
subpOcnacd $. W. WirsloW, president
Of tie United States Shoe Machinery
company, was called as the first wit
ness. bu- yielded to Hollis r. Bailey,
Boston attorney who gave testimony
relanve to Mr. Brandeis connection
witl4 the so-cailed Warren will case.
NJ. Bailey said he had been op-
poaec TO Mr.. Brandeis in several law
cases but considered their relations
pdly. Mr. Brandeis assisted his
pa tner. Samuel ID. Warren. in franz
ing >plar, which Bailey said placed
his partner in a position individually
|antaEonistic to Warren's position as
trustee.
Retained by Warren.
''This." said Bailey. resulted in
breach OF trust" Mr.. Brandeis and
his firm acted for Is or 20 years as
couusel for Mr.. Warren and associates
as Tustees under an annual retainer
Of 5000. and for Warren and other
individuals as lessers of property
under a retainer. These interests were
|antlsROnistic in some important par
ticutrs s4ref-the result was that the
'beneficiaries, one of whom was my
|clieut. suffered financial damage in
the sum of hundreds of thousands of
|doll1rs."
Bailey explained that S. D. Warren.
dr.. Ind Mr.. Brandeis were in college
together and later formed a law part
|nership. Warren was the son of Sam
|uel y. Warren, sr., a paper manufac-
|turef who left an estate of S21, 900, 900
Ito his widow and five children. one of
Whom. Edward Warren. Baileys
|clieHf. never was connected with the
|paper business. A financial arrange
mertt was made for carrying on the
.bustn ess.
First" said Mr.. Bailey. THE widow
.and Fall the children conveyed their
|interests i'll the property through Mr.
Bra4deis. as a third party, to three
trustees, :. ID. Warren, jr.. Mr.. Ma
son Who had been associated in a small
|wayswith the paper business. and Mrs
Warren. the widow. These trustees
|opeated the paper mills the deeds of
|trust directing that they were to carry
ION the business for the benefit of all
|fhe sheirs"