New-York tribune., 1922-03-23

unconscionable-in indeed, the tenor Of
the talk is that the lease was fraudu
lent, and it is nigh time thai this con-
mission
OBriea Spars for Time
"Who ever made 4 otatement or be-
Gslf OF the comm :ssion that the lease
wss fraudulent" demanded Commits
sioner darkness.
~ am talking about an Inference
from your own speech delivered ten
dsvs ago, NJ. Commissioner" said M.
O'Bfiea.
There is not the siightcst thing IL.
the speech that l made, M. O'Brion.
that furnished ground for that infer
O'Brien spared for time on this
point, without making ar headway,
and then said:
@y call upon the Transit Commission
60 take steps 30 have tnat lease
eSrogated."
Mr.. O'Brien again got into not WAGER
by asserting that there had not been
made by shy one q careful and "relent-
Jess" examination of the operating ex-
penses OF the Inserboroagh, and wound
up with g ringing charge thai IL the
coal and other gnterhoroush contracts
were probeG it would be discovered
that the Interborough IS making mil
Hons Of dollars in profits and at the
same time is trying to obtain legisla-
zion to help it. His perosaeion evoked
applause from the back Of the room,
snd Chairman McAnery raped FOR or
der. and said:
"Please DO Nc. aid to the atmo-
sphere Of noise" at which there was
considerable Inirth
The commission. of course, is GLAD
% have Mr.. O'Brien here as an ora
for," said Chairman McAneny, who ex-
pressed appreciation, Of Mr.. O'Erien 8
attempts TO help the commission.
"They are bit extra in their weight
and of no particular value to the COM
mission at this moment" added Mr..
McAneny. who then seid that the COM
mission had fer long tirac had it in
mind TO bring about q dissolution Of
che Manhattan elevated lease, if IL
possibly can.
Urged Call for Veto
After Mr. Quackenbush had urged
she comm ssion to join with him in his
request TO the Go7erno- to veto the
transit amendments, and had been rs
sure' that the commission had no in
sention o. complying with his sugges
sion, Mr.. Quackenbush, as vas ex-
pected, asked for time to attend 10
SGiG
chat Corporation Counsel Burr, in an
Investigation of <ho Interborough in
January, February ard March, 1915,
lad complete accs2a to all Che books
and accounts, and that Mr. Reed (oY
! Mr. O'Brien's staff, and present res
y terday) also had K.
y The Board Of Estiniats never asked
Sor any information Of any kind or
character that did not furnish II
within twenty-four hours" said Mr..
Quackenoush. II assert that Corpora
sion Counsel Burr, row Judge Burr,
pat on the stand here today. will
swear, as I know the others viii. thai
they never found a dishonest thing in
she records OF The Interborough com
pany. Common decency ordinarily
ghoold govern the conduct Of public OF
xcials as well as gentlemen in their
dealings with each other. | saw THAI
che Corporation Counsel should with
draw his remarks Or say here now what
Yact ne has upon which to base {
charge OF dishonesty in our accounts.
Ills deputy, at whom am pointing
row Chester NJ. Wortnley), sat next
20 me last fall, day after day, when
our witnesses were on the stand He
never asked question. so fa- as I can
sscollect.
Il have reputation IN The state CT
New York-at the bar Of this sts*e.
u Is the only asse. that have for NV
Jan ly and l won't permit anyboov 20
say that ny client has been engaged
n this sort Of business and LET il 20
unchallenged, because 1t reflects upon
me-. an sick and tired Of that kind Of
stuff emansting from whatever source
and don,t intend any longer to lee It
20 uncnaiienged ara unrebuked. am
tired OF the notion that The Inter.
Borough Rapid Transit Company car
De made tootbaa OF yituperation by
anybody that wants to set into 4hs
newspapers. j wort any longer let
this kind of thing go on, by whomso-
ever il may be-
Replies TO Qasckenbush
Corporation Counsel O'8rien. IN re-
ply. told Nj. Quscken5ush 20 ssks the
cold type of the record to~norrnw mo .,v
morning and read what ie hao TO sav
"And what | say, 1 am standing on.
said Mr.. O'Brien. "And let nae say 70
Mr.. Quackenbush," he belligerertly
continued, ''now thai you have begun r
rate case III your application for an in
creased fare, we Will get into tLosa
accounts. did not say that the~c
4ere Ine7 dishonest aad that he (Gusck
enbush) was dishonest. There has
oeen disnonesty SHOWN and proved in
shis tribuna, OF Your colleagues In that
company"
That is false retortcd Mr.. Quack-
ambush.
~ DO not need 10 prove IT," con-
sinucd Dir. O'Brien. "You never could
attempt to justify it when men come
and refuse to waive immunity. We
nave right TO make that assertion
Nobody has ever refuted--"
Here the angry Mr.. Quackenkush
rose and locked nenacineiy at the red
faced Corporation Counsel.
"i warn you that you are getting on
dangerous ground personally" said the
lawyer.
Nobody hae ever refuted it, Mr.. |
Quackenbush."
Dangerous grounds personally, Mr.. !
o'Brien," reiterated the railroad law |