Show GEORGE GOULD PUT ON WITNESS STAND STANO Gives Testimony in Rebuttal forthe for fori forthe the Government in Merger Case New York April 5 George J Gould was called as a a witness for the govern government government government ment In rebuttal at hearing of or orthe the government suit for the dissolution of the Union and Southern Pacific merger Mr Gould testified he did not attempt to acquire the Southern Pacific In competition tion with E H Harriman In the fall of 1900 he said he suggested to Mr Harriman that in base case ase the latter should not care to purchase the Southern Pacific stock then held by the Hunting Huntington ton ten estate he Mr Gould woud d like to purchase it if Mr Harriman had no ob objection objection objection After the purchase by b Mr Harri Harriman Harriman Harniman man of the stock Mr Gould said he sought to obtain a half Interest but failed When he sought control of the Denver Demer Rio Grande Mr Gould said Mr Harri Harriman Harriman Harriman man asked him to sell a half halt interest to him but Mr Gould declined On he said Mr Har Harriman Harriman Harniman riman niman told him he was apprehensive lest the Northwestern road should build a aline aline aline line from the Black Hills to Ogden and gain control of the Southern Pacific Ha HO also had an idea that the Burlington might be thinking of or attempting to acquire the road George Niles secretary of the late Coils Colls P Huntington testified that he had never heard of any negotiations initiated by lr Jr Harriman to arrange definite relations frith Mr Huntington between the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific and for the purchase of the Central Pacific as a separate property But he said he considered it possible in view of the tes testimony of Otto H Kahn of Kuhn Loeb Co that Mr Harriman must have hav con conducted conducted conducted ducted such negotiations without his knowledge although he was Intimately acquainted with the affairs of Mr Hunt HuntIngton Huntington Ington Wilbur H Peter the head clerk In the bureau of statistics and accounts in the interstate commerce commission of Wash Vash Washington WashIngton ington was the last witness of the day Mr Peter exhibits of detailed reports of the railroads known as trans transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental continental lines The hearing adjourned until tomorrow Government Attorney Severance said It probably would take a aday aday aday day or two more mON to put In the rebuttal for the government |