Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-07-26


gument that the words "at this time"
we're in the resolution passed by the
finance committee refusing to pur-
chase the stock at S160.
why didn't they bring Fisher here
who wrote that resolution" queried
Mr.. Glasgow Mr. p S. dupont said
Fisher wrote that resolution No, they
don't bring Fisher but they place
Beardslee on the stand" (Fisher
was secretary to the committee)
In discussing further this resolution
Mr.. Glasgow said the position taken
by the defendants In this respect was
grotesqua. Continuing he said
When the gentleman from New
York attempts to quote the ten Com
mandments that was equally gro.
tesque."
The speaker next took another line
Of discussion relative to the pur-
chase Of the stock and read some
Of the letters that passed between p.
S. DUPONT and T. G. DUPONT and also
spoke of some of the conferences be-
tween p. S. DUPONT and l.. l.. Dun
ham, General duPonts representa-
tive. In some Of the letters General
DUPONT referred to Mr. Durham as
Lew"
Il wonder what became Of Lew p"
asked Mr. Glasgow. Evidently they
did not dare to bring him here TO tell
OF the various talks he had with P
S. DUPONT about this stock"
Mr.. Glasgow next read the letter
from T. c. to p. s. DUPONT, in which
the former stated that Alfred was
always trying 70 do something against
him"
Il saw both those gentlemen on
the stand" remarked Mr. Glasgow. Il
would never say 7. c. dupont was
man OF peace, an angel Of peace.
They may have had some row be-
tween them don't know"
Mr. Glasgow, by the reading Of
the series Of letters, attempted to
point out that they would show that
! the idea of buying the stock for the
company was not abandoned by AL
fred !. and william DUPONT after the
finance committee meeting In Deem
Der. 1914. and that they thought
early In 1918 that P. S. dupont. under
the finance committees instructions.
was still trying TO secure the stock
for the company. He redlcuied the
relative to the great risks and the
gloomy outlook Of the company full
filing the large contracts under all
/ the circumstances. .
Mr.. Glasgow argued at some length
relative to the demand made by Al
fred /. dupont on p s. DUPONT. for
copies of letters written by the latter
to T, Q. DUPONT and Of wrong copies
being sent 10 him CAlfred) inadver-
tently. He argued to the court that
Pierre dupont told Alfred what was
not true when he said "the deal was
all on in February He said Alfred
was told twice that the negotiations
were of.
Mr. Graham interrupted Mr.. Glas.
gov at this point and said there was
nothing to show that p S. DUPONT had
twice told Alfred the negotiation
with T. c. DUPONT we're all of. Mr.
Glasgow contended that P. 8. dupont
on the stand. had said he was no
sure whether or not he had twicl
told Alfred the deal was on.
Az this point Mr.. Glasgow said he
could not conclude his argument in
one session and court took a recess
until O'Clock.
Mr.. Grahnm's Argument.
! Mr.. Grahams closing argument Ia
the court was as follows:
MIR. GRAHAM. May II please the
/ Court I feel the responsibility de-
volving upon me In addressing Your
Honor upon this occasion very greatly
| II Is so different from an address to a
jury. Usually the facts of the case
are ascertained by the jury and the
law is administered by the court. but
In this equitable proceeding we have
in Your Honor both the law and the
facts, the facts TO be ascertained by
you and the law to be applied TO those
J facts. I recognize that with the ex
! perience that you have had at the bar
! and on the bench. you are as capable
OF judging these facts as any of the
b counsel that address you. and II Seems
, therefore as il in discharging one'i
9 duty one may be led into repetition
e or into the detail OF argument tha'
\ may be wholly unnecessary I an
I. sure. however. that ! will have the in
v diligence OF the Court il l err in thi
e respect.
S I appreciate the fact that on las
J. Thursday we listened to o man vino
j. concede TO be the leading lawyer 4
I the United States OF America, and
q recognize the power and the force @
his utterRnces. and l realize that the
q sometimes take us away from gu
4 mornings and control in spite. pei
y haps. OF better judgments. ask you
Honor. therefore. In listening {
what I will have to say. to disregar
the proportions OF counsel and TO cor
slider the truth as best Il is brougf
: forth by our discussions.
You have a unique case 10 try. o
g one side is Mr.. Philip f. DUPONT. IN
n holder of about 1900 shares of stool
4 and his interveners after all Of the @
forts that have been put forth to 50
cure Intervention in this suit, amour
J to eight-nine counting Alfred !. du
Pont, whom I do not regard as an In
/. tervenor but as the soul OF this entr
\ proceeding. You have Eleanor du
= Pont Perot with los shares. r. PAT
. dupont with % shares. Archibald Nj.
= duPont with 6S shares, Ernest duPor
with 1730 shares. all of whom. fou
in number. are three brothers and on
!, sister OF Francis l. dupont. Then W
: have Louis Albert deCazenove, Jr
with 140 shares. I am told intermai
ried in the Alfred I. DUPONT famil,
!, Then broker with los shares. and
~ gentleman outside OF my knowledge
: Charles Ellis GoOdin. with a fe'
"A shares. The total of these is less tina
M 1000 shares out of an aggregat
IN capitalization of 607 900 shares {