The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
NO WRONGS IN
DUAL SUBWAY
DEAL--M0RGAN
Financier on Stand Five
Hours Before ThOmp-
son Committee.
TILT OVER QUESTION d..
REGARDED AS INSULT

mittec's subwa catcchisin. The results
we're negative so far as the committees
record II concerned. Mr.. Morgan as
sured his inquisitors that he knew OF
nothing improper in the entire dual sub
way transaction from beginning TO end.
Frank Moss. the committees counsel.
seemingly did not fail TO ask the hnan-
cier about any phase of the long nego-
tiations. with one exception he got
quick. frank. good natured responses
and thai one ruffe-Mr. Morgan re-
garded a question as insulting-was
ironed out In an exchange Of apologies
and q hand clasp before the witness left
the room.
The high lights OF Mr.. Morgan's tes-
timony were these:
lie did not know what induced the
late Mayor Gaynor and Comptroller
Prendergast 20 change their attitude to-
ward the 1nterborouRh's subway pro-
posais excepe good business reasons"
lie understood that the statistics
furnished to tho Mayor by President
Theodore p. Shonts Of the marlborough
on tho St. James visit to Mayor Gaynor.
probably helped 70 convince the Mayor.
but. added Mr.. Morgan: III you mean
to ask me II it was dollars besides. ] say
no. That Is the implication In your
0ucsion'
epeas PREVIOUS Test'm""s.
Mr.. Morgan repeated his previous tes-
timony regarding the proposed third
tracking contract for John F, Stevens
and denied that he had ever written a
letter reproving Ms. Shonts for trying to
put the contract through the INTERIOR
Lane and william A. Read. both direc-
tors complained to him about me con
sract. MT Morgan said ne asked MT.
chonts apout IT, informing nm OF their
ooJections' ana was tola oy Mr. Shonts
mat me contract would never DE let
witnou. ,he consent oi inc e"'ire Inter-
borough ooarn.
ne tes'inen tnat ne neVer made any
,nouirles ABOUT -comIni'ineh's ana oo-
neAtIons IN connection WIN either 'he
sne =. -. ninesplo company Ior 'h'ru
"scklhs inc nhattA eieVated.
Suesuon Una, ne.ueo Mr.. Siorsan
.oou' INC S.ov..Vo wh.ch 1I'
WoISeu ". receINeu iroIh .ne inter
'rUus . ser'ices pr.or y ,he stshins
'ns SUBWAY oontrAes WIN INC ely
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fnssnnora mat Nv wo1 VI 90 w'ser sor me
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" SUBWAY
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sHow much did you charge hin" 49,
asked Mr.. Moss. for chiding him not
10 20 subway hunting7'
81 will not stand for that kind OF
question:" retorted Mr.. Morgan, sitting
forward In his chair and leaning acr IS
the counsel table. II did not come here
70 he insulted. You are putting questions
which would indicate that I was trying
70 put something over"
That's an insult too" declared Mr..
"Now. let's not get into q B. r T.
e1sumen., ln'erposea senator thompson
" ~ S,.,Is :. go"
~ IorN, cvn
"nuso MT Moss' pu. : u. very PROUD
S eHeiat .ne ",'hess.
put oo.n me" r"p,u'y cooieu OH. MT
0orsan ,orneu u "Ns '"au'S''or WIN a
snni.e d" sa'u'
MT ''osS' = o'o"' "eA" 70 'h|Ht
~.
ana aioht mean 10 insult you.
sStutnoo counsei. mo trouble MI.
0o1s.h: - ,hat II 10 not oiteh tnat you
- sue9ec.eo 70 a rea, eAdlhi.Suon; 49,,
nope you ENJOY II more nan do'
10 MI. Morsah, "out ! ooht Chlnk thaI
~ question: wan suchihs 70 business
MI. morgan was fnp 70 the
omanittee room py ms counsel Hicharo
y. LAnoapury' he was well guarded
emo hear,ns. mo Gamers
men nAo nneo up the'r tr'poos IN IRONY
81 the w1tness chair. Mr. Morgan pro,
ssstea AZ nrs.. put .neh he supmitteo
1eekiy ana .ausneo ~heh .ne pnotog-
Iapners Jockeyed TOT ahVantageous
posiuohs a. ne posed oeiore thcm. some
o. them were ATE ahc ne even $1,000 for
mem TOT q second or TWO on the stree'
outsioe tne Muhiclpai bul,dins atter tne
morning SESSION mao ehueo'
early Nesot'at'ons'
Afr Moss led the witness throuph the
ssrly stages of the subway negotiation.
Of 1908. whom Ir. Shonts first proposed
10 him that the Interboroueh build more
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