The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
Start1cs Thompson Com.
mittcc by Doubling Sta
tus of Contract.
THOMPSON CONSCIOUS
BLACKGU ARD-QC1GG

i've committee yesterday by asserting
.hat he had had grave doubts as to the
.,~s,itu-iouality OF the arrangements
made Tor extending the rapid transit
mes. iio could not he forced TO admit
mat he still doubts the wisdom of the
tourt ~ Appeals In deciding otherwise
out he pointed out that this conclusive
ac-.- on was made by divided court
Nth y bare majority in favor.
\ similar opinion was given by Daniel
r. Hays. who was counsel for the Ad
miral Realty Company. in the suit which
t brought TO test the validity OF the
contracts.
l..muel Ely Quigg in an open letter to
senator Thompson last night said to the
senator: Your conduct Is the conduct
( a conscious blackguard." lie referred
to the recent publication Of letters of
r \ Glllespi, and the reproduction of
a 500 check given by the contractors
to UuIgg.
For the entire afternoon Yesterday
tIc committee devoted its attention to
t.c su', ;or injunction brought by the
Ai1u'ai Realty Company. with which
er,c joined the suits 81 John Il. Ryon
.. Iphu j. Hopper against the Public
~.-t..e Commission and the Board of
,-'.ratc and the brooklyn Rapid Tran
30 Company The attorneys on both
.,,s IA the Admiral Realty Company
..-' we're paid 10y the lnterborough. and
senator Thompson. Baiubridge colby
..I unW Frank Moss have taken the
.t~.t.ou that the suit. AS /, went to the
Court OF Appeals. was collusive suit.
clash with Thompson.
p question of whether or not 1t was
at,'lusiNe suit and whether or not the
20 du'' of the lawyers concerned was
.; l.tt provoked clashes OF senator
Tp1rI~on ,rd Mr.. Nicol and Mr.. Hays.
4 Nt'oll said he was willing to argue
'.e propriety of the suit before any
..l't and the Senator replied that he
would rrobab bly, have a chance. He said
.t.- that he had no idea Of having an
s''|pu iegun to test the validity Of the
tI =! stem contracts.
L. Roy /. Hardness. assistant counsel
to tc Public Service Cunmisslo lon. out
il'd the suit of the Admiral Realty
'"nNIuN and the TWO other actions as
''"'i with II. iio said that samuel
r'c'mS'r, Louis Marshall. Daniel =.
.i's rnd Ralph Wolf appeared for the
't.tE company. Robert Reid Rogers for
Intcrburough, George II. Ycomans
' 60" u. II. T., Assistant Corporation
Counsel Han for the Board of Estimate
st George =. Coleman and himself for
t' lH'''' service 'ongnission. clar-
O. Nnotru. now supreme Court jus
t, y.i"tr"i as counsel for Hopper
Mr. Hardness said he expected that
'.' ''rhnrnugh company Was behind
. ~I.'. hat that he made no effort TO
'lt "li ~ th" lawyers on the side sup
-. .nl,ui"al to the Int, thorough
~" hong paid hy that company.
'''' - =. Coleman. chief counsel TO
'nhL' Service Commission. said he
'I' suit was really hostile and
.' "Id never suspected anything in
'ou with u. He did suspec, that
'' l'on suit Was brought by interests
,rU. :" tn" Iutcrboruugh. but said
,. II u'tliny tn iind out definitely.
!" sd he wasn't interested in that
..n'lr.
i.H"s 7. pua,kenhush. general attor-
for ''' lutcrhorough, said that he
hH' nothing - do with the AGmiral
'".'' company suit, but declared that
=" .Ni ''i Thought. and did not now
''' ina. he suit was in the interest
80 '" 'u'erhorough. lIa said he had
''at- u-I"d against the constitutions
"' th' arrangement that had trcn
'...'I with the Il, Il. =. and hat had
NO. ,4' W l.e o'rt OF Hp,
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r. IHr'oy Ni"oll testified tina. hc
y. .l.r-,l with Hay. HershieId a.
'.'' 20 hrU,rs suit to test the validity
mn" u i. 7. contract. He said that
~ contract contained prefer, ntiai
r'.' tr the operating company and
'f' grave constitutional question
wa '.'r'r, raised.
'l'.r ,0crts wanted the dua, sys-
70" '.'r'ror's, didn't they?"
"Na They made them only when
''' ..lNr't do anything else. I, was
'rr',, 'ro policy of the company 10
"H.r ITO .Ioh scheme As ,enant
. .. ,..,, ,,I -, ,,'., -. ,.
".''rf Viii private c1pitaI TIM, ma,
b''n 'e.'.rcd n here several times"
toss moments after this Senator
7H"r'euu uud.rt pok 10 tell Mr.. Nicoll
bow 10 should answer questions
~ u answer tho way I want to-" re.