Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-18
BRANDE|S WRECKED
ROAD TO HELP NEW
HAVEN, LAWYER SAYS
MoorfieId Storey Boston At
torney Tells of Suits Brought
by Nominee TO ParaIyze Fl
nanceS of Rival System
.(By Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Moorfield
Storey. a Boston attorney, charged be-
fore the judiciary subcommittee of the
senate today that Louis d. Brandeis
helped to wreck the New York and New
England railroad in 1892 and 1898 with
the result that it was absorbed by the
New Haven road.
Asked as to Mr. Brandeis' reputation
as lawyer, Mr.. Storey testified:
Il think his reputation in the Bos-
ton bar is that he is very capable, very
energetic man, and if necessary
to advance his objects, he is not scrupu-
lous as to his methods, nor is he TO
be trusted"
Storey had been summoned by the
committee in its inquiry into the fit
ness of Mr.. Brandeis for the supreme
court Senator Walsh told the witness
that c. w. Barron. of Boston. had said
Brandeis was once employed to help
wreck the New England railroad
II think that is true" said Mr.
Storey. He proceeded to describe the
New England as a competitor of the
New Haven between Boston and New
York.
HARASSED NEW ENGLAND.
Shortly before the spring of 1892"
he said, 1.-THE New Haven began to harass
the New England, which ran part way
to New York over the New Haven
tracks. The New Haven first refused
TO advance freight for the New Eng
land. 1t seriously interferred with it's
trains and there was every indication
that it was the purpose of the New
II. y he n
land
In the spring of 1892; Mr. Brandeis
brought a series of ten suits against
the New England railroad in Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
He was acting ostensibly for n. Il.
Goldsmith, a Boston liquor dealer and
small New England stockholders and
some associates. The bills were de-
signed to paralyze the financial opera
lions of the New England road. One
suit was to prevent the payment Of
dividends on preferred stock, another TO
prevent the issue of mortgage bonds
and another attacked the New England's
leases on certain branch lines.
'In the following year the Massa-
chusetts legislature investigated rela-
lions of the New Haven and New Eng
land roads I conducted the hearing.
AR Brandeis testified there that he
was counsel in all these suits which
impaired the finances of the New Eng
land road, throwing it into receivers
hands in 1893 from which it emerged as
the property of the New Haven.
GOLDSMITH a DUMMY?
THE suits, while brought in the name
of Goldsmith, were really brought in
some other interests. Goldsmith was
unable TO pay the expense of the suits.
If appeared that Judge w. j. Kelly, OF
New York, now on the New York su-
nreme court. was interested in the case.
When 1 asked Brandeis if he made any
charges to Goldsmith and his associates
he admitted that he did not and said
money was paid to him through Judge
Kelly.
at was apparent that the suits were
not brought i'm the interest of his os-
trnsible clients Brandeis took direc-
lions from some outside source. Names
of those directly interested never were
disclosed but the result of the fight
was that the New Haven road eventual
" took over the property of its competi-
tor"
Having concluded it's cross-eXamlna-
ton Of Sidney w. Winslow, president OF
the United Shoe Machinery company, re-
earding his charges of unprotesslonal
conduct on the part of Mr.. Brandeis, the
committee was prepared to hear today
Messrs. Storey and Whipple and other
witnesses regarding the Warren will and
Lennox bankruptcy cases.
Tomorrow the committee plans to hear
Austin G. Fox, of New York, who is APP
nearing as counsel for those opposed to
Mr.. Brandeis' confirmation, make an
opening statement as-to charges ms
clients expect to prove and to take the
Testimony of any witnesses he may pro-
duca