Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-12-11 | Page 2 | Fish Escaped a Legal Hook

I I fiSH ESCAPED a l HOOI OO Plan Flan to Summon Him as a Witness in Case So He lie Couldn't Attend Illinois Central l Meeting Failed NEW YORK VORK Dec 11 The The World this rooming morning states elates that Fishs Fish's sudden departure for lor Chicago last night was due to his discovery of ot a a. plot to hold him In New York until after the tho elec elec- lion tion of directors of or th the th Illinois C Central railroad which takes place December 18 IS in Chicago o. o According to this story tory Mr Ir Fish discovered discovered dis dis- covered that a process server ler r was looking for or him with Ith a subpoena to appear as 88 a fI witness In a case now Tit at trial trIa at White bite Plains This case caso C It Is stated would require several era weeks weaks to try and attendance there thoro would prevent pre Mr Fishs Fish's going to Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago and voting the many proxies which are In his hi name and which he must vote personally The fact that tho the subpoena had been Issued the story says became known cnown by accident to one ono of Mr l Fish's Fishs friends who at once telephoned him Thereupon Mr Fish and his secretary tidied i-tidied to Jersey City ferry terry and caught a n train to Chicago It Is IB said Bald they went I without baggage ge It had been beon announced that Mr l I Fish h would not ro yoo to Chicago until a 8 day or two before tho the meeting