The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Attorney for Golfers Tells Why
Lawyer Was Obtained IN
Investigation.
IN FIGHT AGAINST RAILROAD
Judge ely Denies Nominee Was
Retained by the New Haven
Road.

Reasons why Louis d. Brandeis went
on record as attorney for Louis CLAWS
in the Bailinger investigation. when
he was paid by Golfers Weekly for %
doing, were sent forth today by Charlie,
r. Kelley. Of New York. at the Bran
deis hearing.
Mr.. Kelley was general counsel for
Golfers during the period covered by
the Ballinger-P -Pinchot controversy.
Checks and correspondence introduced
by Mark Sullivan. editor Of Golfers
Weekly. showed that Mr.. Brandeis had
received $4,000 for his services during
the Balinger hearings.
Denial that Brandels was engaged ito
wreck the New England railroad" as
charged by c. w. Barron. an earlier
witness. was made by Judge william
J. Kelly. OF the New York State SUI
preme court.
Came After Wrekc.
Instead OF trying to wreck the road.
said Judge Kelly. MIR. Brandeis was en-
gaged to represent the interests Of
stockholders after the road alheary had
been wrecked
Judge Kelly further denied that Mr..
Brandeis had been reained directly or
indirectly by. the New York. Now Haven
and Hartford railroad in the New Eng
land railroad litigation.
Mr.. Kelley said the. question Of fees
had arisen between Mr.. Brandeis and
himself after the hearing started. He
did not say what these questions
were.
Mr. Kelley said that George Bublee,
another attorney appearing for Mr..
CLAWS also had been paid by Golfers
lie did not know who had paid Joseph
p. Cotton, jr., another of the CLAWS
attorneys.
Judge william j. Kelley related the
tight made by his client, Austin Corbin,
against the New York and New Eng
land Railroad after he had resigned
az president. Corbin was president but
Few months. said Judge Kelley, when
he became convinced that certain direc-
tors were diverting the roads funds to
their private interests. When he learn
resigned and tried to get a receivership
FOR the road. 1t was then that Corbin
had employed Mr.. Kelley then a New
York attorney and Kelley had, engaged
Mr Brandeis to assist him.
Represented BY Storey.
The directors that Corbin was fight-
ing. Judge Kelly said. were represented
by Morefield Storey. one of the wit
nesses who severely arraigned Mr.
Brandeis earlier In the present hearings
Judge Kelly said that in one action
Corbin had tried to restrain the New
England road from declaring dividend
and that the injunction had been
granted by Justice Holmes, now of the
United States Supreme Court, then a
member OF the Massachusetts, supreme
TIE New Haven railroad, according
70 Judge Kelly, was not interested IN
the New England roads litigation until
1898, whereas Mr.. Brandeis had gone
INTO IL several years earlier.
The Brandeis hearings are expected to
continue through next week To ex-
pecite them a session will be held to-
morrow.
Charles F. Choate. jr., Of BOSTON. who
was to have been heard this morning.
sent telegram saying he had been
summoned to st. Louis by a circuit
court Judge. but he could be here nexs
Wednesday.
Probably he could be here n.xt
April" remarked Senator Chiffon. ~
think this telegram shows a lack OF re-
spect for this committee"
The committee members debated about
the value OF Mr.. Choate's knowledge OF
Mr.. Brandeis connection with New
England railroad matters.