New-York tribune., 1918-11-19
B. R. T. Official and A,,;;.,
ant T. F. Blewitt, N.
Allowed to Testify
Williams Fails to
Make Direct Reo,,..
Says He Didn't Know S.,
sidiary President R..
ceived No Salary
Colonel Timothy S. w;,,;.

Colonel Timothy S. w;u;.
dent of the B. R. r. tsst;s .s''sns, Pig
"a n tne hearing before Mavour M"su ysssisri s.s
ia 10, ifpsponslbllity p for the ira trss;s ;aslaa \
s som oeach wreck, that Joh1 has1c Bris
sey' recently made vicsua YOua ). Den,
ahe New York Consolidstapase pasesSldsat y 4
a subsidiary. was ,qssso rssu Rails,s
everything connected yi;tps0nslOle w;ts Il
ment OF trains. van the net.
shortly after this Distr,..
lewis lewis of Kings County s'aiss wbs Alton,
1ning the witnesses ;nfo i, VINO Is e1,s
fiyian' who is sitting iV'mea as Msv]
mat he would not take "a a msglstss
q either Vice President 'ie r. sestnn
D1sasion piss;tn Superintendent ITThmpssy Thoppssy 1
nafs naf@i't' DempSey's immediate te'nss snS,.
These men are not wilt.
Waivers Of immunity.y ta,lg daalg 70 "
Lewis, "and l won't take eeglaisd slaisd "
mony unless they do N 'ieir iss
President Will:ams's test;n
20 10 SHOW that Mr.. Williams iV's Is iss Ni'ss
OF the line Of succession Of rs,s - lgn'ta n
Ivy rom motorman up to ofiicisIss irIs'ls y
was quite positive, however' v''tiaS va &.
OF the responsibility was h;,s i, 'aSl a'a'
he did not know that Mr. '' n. ne at
immediate subordinate was n. Mpsnlapssss n9
from Dempsey. Oiuefs tsrs
Mr. Williams testified that he Il, -
ltnow whether the directors rs, sns NJ o.a os H'''
OF the companies of which s ba Vli's'l y q
mead were stockholders. u 'A'
At one point, when the lsbr.;...
control OF the B. R. T. subsidissris@'' sri@',a' ~
at issue Mayor Hylan asked Mr. = Ts M
THE B. r. 7. owns prs,tio,u. +.
the stock of the New Yort Yt'IS,,! So..Is 4
dated, does it not?" 0VH''''
yes, SIR replied Colonel Willis.
"And being the owner Of Of tbs. !. l',ls,A u.
the B: R. I. elects the directors r' ~ S'S \,
New York Consolidated, doesn't i. ~ =
1T votes the stock began q.
mel Williams. %" wv
"Then the directors 50 eleeteS a..
elect she officers of the New yorI r.. ~
aolldated, F" finished the Mayor.
District Attorney Lewis then y
turned to the question of vice.pn,
dent Dempsey's control of opertis,,
He asked Colonel Williams who D,
ployed instructing motormen.
Il don't know" replied tho vi.,,,,
w ho employed Blewitt? ?"
81 don't know"
Who would fiji his place if he Jshs
"Mr. Dempsey
"Then," continued Mr.. Lewis. nj
Dempsey is in charge ?"
$50 far as the movement of train, /,
concerned, Mr.. Dempsey is"
Colonel Williams, cool and ctnesi
during the examination, revealed s.t
little that was vital. Rarely did her
ply with 4 direct yes or no.
He admitted that J. II. HsNm,
president Of the New York Consoltr-
! ed Railways--the main operating Ni
/ pany-was not on the payroll.
"Are you connected with the M
York Consolidated" ?" asked Mr.. Levi
DIRECTOR" responded Colonel Wi
Jams.
"Do you know that J. H. Hallock Il
president, is 1ummy?'
Il don't know what you mean
"You know he has no stock in it,
Il did not know until ] saw som
thing about it in the newspapers
Don't you know that he gives b
half an hour a month to the COMPANY
We'll, he shows a great interest 81
has the welfare of the company
; heart"
Does he know anything of the COZ
pany's operation ?"
81 think he does"
What salary does he get7"
"None. Sometimes men take Ht'
interest than when paid. He is q ct
erous and whole hearted man."
"He is charitable, too?'
Colonel Williams did not reply, j.,
The only other witness was jon,
Talbot, trainmaster OF the Ne;t tr.
and Sea Beach lines He testified na.
on the day of the strike and The FrseA :,
he was short twelve men out o. w.
usual thirty. He admitted using y,
the emergency Walter Davis, I 'pesls
policeman; Simons, crew tispass's'
and Marino, another dispatcneI'
He admitted that he did no! sno' |
the extent of the instructions as'
men had had.