The sun., 1916-01-06
VERDICT IN NEW HAVEN
CASE DUE ON SATURDAY
DE Lancey Ncoll Makes Last Plea for Eleven Former
Directors Accused of Conspiracy-Joseph H. Choate
Hears Nephew Speak Praise for Mellen.

De Lancey Nicoll uttered the last
words In behalf Of the eleven former
directors Of the New Haven Railroad at
%;Ao O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and
after Special Assistant Attorney General
Z. L. Bats Of Texas sums UP for the
Government the fate of the men will
rest with Judge Hunt and the Jury. In
all likelihood the result will be known
by Saturday morning.
Mr.. Nicolrs closing plea was preceded
by similar addresses by Homer 8. Cum
minss, Michael Kenealy and Charles r.
Choate Of Boston. All we're most earnest
and were listened to by a court room
crowded with men and women. Joseph
II. Choate appeared In the morning,
when hie nephew opened the days pro-
ceedings. and he heard that nephew de-
fend the memory Of a dead father,
brother Of the former Ambassador by
thanking God that the memory and the
reputation OF Charles r. Choate. ST.. were
above the power Of the Government rep
resentatives to assail.
Mr. Choate's address appeared to i'm
press every one In the court room and
was listened to attentiveiy by the Jurors.
At the outset he said the Jury had been
sitting foA twelve long weeks listening
to the evidence of the Government He
continued:
No New England witnesses.
You have seen the Department of
Justice stretch out it's long arm to the
Pacific coast and bring n witness here.
To be sure. all he had to testify to was
the wise business judgment Of giving
free passes. You have seen the De-
partment of Justice reach out In another
direction to Brazil and bring another
witness here. But I think the most i'm
pressive thing In this case Is the fact
that there has not been produced one
solitary witness from the whole Of New
England to tell Of one single act Of OPP
preston or injustice or unfairness on the
part OF these defendants.
In this record Of twenty-five years
which has been dissected and laid out
before you they have not been able to
find one man in the whole Of New Eng
Land TO come here and stand behind this
prosecution.
THE fact IL. you must understand.
New England repudiates this prosecu-
ton. She will have none OF 1t. They
dare not bring this Government trial In
her courts. 4 civil suit was brough,
there. where such action should properly
be tried. and II was dismissed
This suit Is brought outside the ter.
ritory where these men rendered thei.
service. or did their work. or did wha,
they are now charged with as an of.
fence, where they are known. where they
lived. where their standing and repu.
tation were known to all thei- fellows"
Not known In New York.
Except for two or three conspicuous
rames. Mr.. Choate said that many o
the men mentioned as defendants or co.
conspirators were not known in New
York city. But in Massachusetts the,
were known II would be a hardy mar
who would say anything about the nam,
OF Gov. Draper or about Robert Winso,
! or tho other men who had been men.
| toned unfavorably by the Government
Mr.. Choate then went right into tn,
details Of the New England situation ant
showed where every acquisition made b,
the New Haven had meant an hr prove
ment. He told of the Improvement o