New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Witness Asserts $20,5OO
Went to Lawyer for Aid
in Stopping Prosecution
Tells of Talk With
District Attorney
Didn't Discuss Any Action
Against Motors Concern,
Declares Lawyer

Evidence offered in support of the
Governments charge that $20,500 was
raid by agents of the Emerson Motors
stock to avert prosecution by the Office
scf District Attorney Joseph c. Pellctier,
OF Boston, was presented yesterday in
The trial of the Emerson defendants
.aere before Judge Martin T. Manton in
The United States District Court.
= The evidence was in the shape of a
check for that amount, identified by the
Motors Company-a check drawn to the
order of Cash" indorsed by the presi-
Nent OF the Emerson company, and sub
ssequently. according to the testimony
cf Amos H. stephens, attorney for the
Emerson company, converted into bills
II this city and in that form carried to
Boston by HIM (Stephens), and so, via
lawyer named Francis NJ. Carroll.
sturned over to Daniel H. Coakley for
stne latteT's services in causing the
snrosecution to be dropped.
e When court adjourned last evening
.Mr. Stephens was still in the midst of
his testimony, which will be continued
swhen the case is resumed at 9:3O Fri
day morning. But already he had ad
emitted the chief point which the gov
arnment seeks to set up in this con-
snecton- namely, that the money in
question found its say to Boston
from the treasury of the Emerson
s4Motors Company here in New York.
n. introduced to Prosecutor
e. Mr.. Stephens testified tha9 after his
ssintervew with Mr.. Coakley, whom he
sdescribed as criminal LAWYER" he
was introduced to District Attornnv
Pelletler. with whom he had a personal
Interview with regard to the Emerson
Motors situation that extended over
sthree and a half hours.
- What did the District Attorney saw
at that Interview ?" asked Assistant
stnited States Attorney James w. Os
borne, I'd, prosecuting for the govern
ment
"He didn't say anything" returned
AIR. Stephens.
Didn't he say anything at all per-
sisted Mr. Osborne
well, he did ask few questions
about the Emerson factory" said the
witness. But told him that | had
got seen the factory at Long Island
Jity, although | understood there was
tne there
Did the District Attorney at Bos-
ION say that he was contemplating anv
action against the Emerson Motor in
terests?' demanded Mr.. Osborne.
No was the answer; about that
re ald not say anything, one way or
= In the course of his interview with
Ristrict Attorney Peqetier Mr.. Steph-
ems lntimated that he did his best
lo reassure the Boston official of the
soundness of the Emerson firm. He
had told him, he stated. that the com
pany had more than S3OO,OOO to it's
credit In the bank, that It was actually
engaged in the manufacture of cars.
and that. although it had experienced
some difficulty in getting started at it's
! hong Island factory it had made ar
! rangements with the Metz company in
boston to supply it with engines.
Said He Welcomed Inquiry
+. With this concern, the witness said
ne told MIR. Pelletier, the Emerson
company at that time held contracts
y sume!ent to insure an output of 500
cars cars for the first year of it's operation.
Mr' stephens added that he had repre-
s:ented the company as welcoming an
investigation, and that he had similarly
8expressed himself to Mr.. Coakley
mr. Stephens's story tailed with the
account % Of this transaction previously
op'ained by the prosecution from J. j
MManoney, sales manager for Robert P.
J E EMalches q Co, Boston agents for the
!. iamersoh na,a01 stock, and Francis NJ Carroll,
counsel for the same firm. 'A-'
Leaving New York at the ;rs+or
; willis George Emerson. Mr. g St.nhaus .f..rJe Ua
said ne reached Boston on October 2