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wa that ene = WEL T 10 TELLS HOW MORGAN PUSHED, HED. IS DEALS | | (Continued from First Page.) ! Aten for renomina ha Republican rival, Jeon ‘The primaries are to be held follow the Morgan lead, but he switched off into the affairs of the Wentchester Railroad. The witness at times so as not to get ahead of bis stor,. Instead of following the opening lend of Mr. Mellen to the men higher ‘up counsel Folk could not restrain his eagerness to go after men lower down. Switching the witness off from his desire to expose the Mor- ra and captains . Folk took a trail ie yr and corruption in Weat- ‘chester road, seeking to bridg out the names of Aldermen, politicians and itical bosses tn New York who red in the Westchester slush her of the millionaires of Wall stree' ENING WORLD, things | wanted were corrected. “I don't know whe Hty oF influence to do it. I did not care, | wanted to reech a result. The devil or anybody elee who could deliver wae satisfactory to me ee long as | get the li 1 never dealt with any In the matter except- chiee amendments. Therefore he was yi ea¥ Continuing, the witnes sald he was +|made President of the New Haven by the Jate J, Plerpont Morgan. “How did Mr. rene do this?" demanded Fotk. “Why, be had the directors elect Did Morgan make you any prom- fees at this time?” “He did not. I was then a direc- tor of the Northern Pacific and I sup- «| posed that the election to the New Haven presidency was a promotion.” “Ww did you meet Mr. Morgan to discuss the matter of the Presi- dency of the New Haven?” “In his office in New York. My connection with the Northern Pacific 14, 19 was President of that road brougtit a me {nto close relationship wis mel Morgan. “No, I entered Into no negotiations | with Mr. Morgan concerning the New | Mr. Morgan sim- | Haven presidency. ply told me he was going to make, me President. I thought it was a) reward for good service.” V “Was it?” “T think it was,” responded Mr. Mellin promptly. “Was any arrangement made about | salary?” “No, I did not know what my salary ‘was to be.” “What was your salary as President of the New Haven?” 7 fi 235 iN Butler Inc.S BUTLER choice NC R RAMEO INSPECTOR VANES AS was plainly willing to talk fully and) THE Go. ‘WEEN. freely. It was plain to all observers | A new name reught inte the , that if there is a plan on foot to limelight. Thom: '. Byrnes, better | make Charles 8. Mellen the “goat” of knewn as Pol Inepecter Byrnes, the New Haven scandal that design was named by Mr. Mellen as the ge- aterview Mr. jonoh will be met with the active and un-' between dispensing §1,800,0000 of Valker | compromising resistance of Charlies New Haven meney, getting the Weet- iter: tere Ti 8. Mellen. chester franchise amended in the mn years Compared with the harassed, nerv-| Beard of Metimate and buying up sc aca nic simont crying Mellen of a year|ateok In tRe hands of peliticlane. has never failed to| #0 in tho last days of bis presidency | Sut the identity ef these erecke re- We find that the| here was a new man. The lines of | eins concealed. Byrnes ie dead, and wheesing, and he|care and worry were gone from his| Mellen took paine never to know the he] face. The tremulous note was gone| Memes ef the men whe get the cash. {from bis voice. The quivering of his| Whee asked to identify the persons jheavy under lip that walled out hie| W%0 got the money Mellen leaned far we! defense in former days now had firm|°Ver the table and, looking Folk 1 pped sharp- | Sduarely in the eye, sald: eee on “_ ey wore all alike: They would sidle into my offices and get by my ‘Ho was eager, even giad to tell bis! ciceks, Then they would pull an . story. Counsel had to bold him back envelope out of their pocket. They willing te epend the New Haven's required me to visit New York about| “It was $60,000 a year for a time millions. ten times a year, and the fact that 1 and afterward was $60,000 a year.” This Week's Exceptionally row-Priced Offers: Pure Lard, Best for Cooking, ib. 12° Quaker Corn Flakes, }%: 5° Wheatena, Large Package. Li Cream of Wheat, tr: ves. 12° Grape Nuts, Larze package Baker’s Cocoa,' ‘amous for qual- 1 7 ity; can Colman’s Mustard, *,”: 10° James McCreery & Co. 34th Street Sth Avenue Extraordina on Friday and Sat Valu urday ao a oH SP a + Ritchie & Cornell's 8 "Free Popa larity Contest Something New Or.lyon's PERFECT ~ Dental Cream Just as Dr. Lyon's Perfect Tooth Powder has standard tooth for three A dainty eagle of otther De. 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They would aay: ‘Nothing toing, I want cash.’ “Then | weuld draw a cheek te Charles 8. Mellen for the amount; would send it cut and get it cached. Firet | would sek hew they wanted it end they would say in email bille. | weuld give them the money, tear | the due bille in email pieces and eee that they went dewn the sewer. | knew none of them, but from their nesses | would alwaye make up my mind that they came from New Verk’s enct side.” Mellen wae asked point-blank whether thie money wae not used for the purpese ef bribing New York of- flelale. He balked at the word bribery and modified it by saying that it went te “persone with infiuence.”. This ts the outline of the story told by Mr. Melles, When Oakicsigh ‘Thorne bought up control of the ‘Weatchester road for New Haven he 4id not get ia all the stock. There remained @ considerable minority in- terest outstanding. In June, 1908, the New Haven di- rectors ‘placed in Mr. Melien'’s name $,000 shares of New Haven atook, having market value then of $1,200,- 000, Mellen arranged with Inspector Byrnes to do two things: Bring in the outatanding Westchester stock, for whieh Mellen would pay one share of New Haven for three shares of Wesat- chester, and also, what was of more importance, Byrnes was to get the Weatoheater franchise amended in a number of details. For a large part of the stock there was straightout exchange made, the Westchester holders taking good New Haven stock three for one, but always care- ful to have the records and transfer made in names of dummies, Ralph Polk Buell, clerk in West- cheater road office, was a favorite dummy. There were other transe- tlons, however, where over cautious dealers wanted nothing to do with the stock. In those cases Mellen worked two plans. He would eell the New Haven etock, get the money, draw a check payable to himeelf, cash it and hand over the proceeds to the man who presented the West- chester shares, In a number of cases, when eteck wes presented he. would mive @ due bill which stated simply that the bearer wae entitled to a cer- tain number of shares of New Haven stock and signed Charles 8. Mellen, ‘These would be paid on presentation, LAST PAYMENT LAST MARCH TO AN UNKNOWN, ‘The mysterious due bille are sup- posed to have been handed about as rewards for influence. Mr. Mellen said he had redeemed in cash about $150,000 of these due bills and there are stil! outstanding about $80,000 worth which he hopes wil! not turn up before being outlawed next year. ‘Who holds them he does not know and who got the cash he does not know, because they were paid with- owt question to bearer om presenta- tion. ‘The last payment was on March 7 of this year when an unknown man catied on Mr. Mellen at the Vander- bilt Hotel and handed out one of the due bills calling for payment of $10,- 450, Here js the way Mellen told the | story of this presentetion and others that preceded it: “I did not know the man. He look- ed like an East Sider, They ali did for that matter, The bill was in usual form and the signature was mine. Do you want New Haven stock? I asked, No, was the blunt reply, Want a check, mo, cash? Yes. Large or small bills? Small bills, they all wanted small bills." DEVIL OR ANYBODY SATISFAC- TORY TO HIM, le eocret of his Ruy eMelate for better terme in estohester franchise. He weuld net give up even for the Westchester exchange ef oteck unless the amendments went with it. 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