Show FilE CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THE NE NEW HAVEN J COMPANY Independent and Only Forerunner to a Criminal Criminal Crimi Crimi- nal Action Soon to toBe 3 Be Filed I NEW NEW YORK TORK July Juh 23 CivIl Civil suit Bult to force the dissolution of ot the New e York Haven HU Hartford from Jt Ita sub- sub rail trolley and steamship lines JInes under the tha Sherman antitrust law was as d Sn In fl the federal court here today todar by Attorney General l Th The suit begun tOOn today ha has no actual connection with nith the tho criminal Indictments which the tho attorney aHome general will ask a grand Jury to return a against l New officers and directors concerned In inthe 1 th the of the alleged unla unlawful combination In restraint of or trade trude The criminal proceedings will be he conducted con con- ducted Independently of ot the civil suit and the failure or success of oC one Is ie not ex exp expected ex- ex p ted to affect tho the other T. T V. W. Gregory Gregor special assistant to the Attorney renera general I who wrote roto and filed flied th the brief and F F. M. M t. t an expert from tho Interstate to commerce commission commis sion Ion who has worked many months on tho the case are are- expected to la lay the evidence evi 1 dence dance before the grand STand Jut Jury hero here on which Indictments Indictment will be asked naked Expect Th Indictments Soon Jt II Is understood 1 here that these om- om feel feci the they have ha sufficient evidence to make mako out a prima rima facto facie case against man many New Now Haven Hayen officers and directory and fl II tins this view w Is correct Indictments m may t be bt re returned within a few te weeks Such action will mark the b beginning of ot what hat may mav prove pro to tu be bc the most Important Important Important tant tant criminal ll proc proceeding o ln ever ver undertaken Under Tender the thu helman hcrman tn antitrust law Jaw To the tilA civil IcI suit null th tit New lew Haven Ha may mav not offer any great defense but Jo er government ment officials clah cais would Mould be greatly luUy surprised Nt If It the attempt to lo convict lct directors and officers does not lead lo to a great legal battle battlo which probably will not end this side of the United Slates States supreme court Tho The brief written by Mr rr Gregory charges the New Haven Ha with being an nn unlawful monopoly which controls morn mom than Di 90 p per r cent of the railroads and I Ithan troll trolley traffic of or all New England and more than 85 per cent of or the tho steamship transportation of or that region The court courtIs Is 13 asked to restore b by orderIng order- order Ing the separation n of the New Nev Haven Ua from the Bot n Maine railroad from Its Sound and nd outside steamship lines and from Its trolley system In Rhodo Rhode n 2 Divided New England Up t The brief brier suggests suggest that If the court deems best beet It appoint a receiver to takeover tako take over th the prop property and bring it in harmony har bar mony with and 1111 for or th the customary cus cus- tomary general relief If Ie the court finds It necessary The Tho brief carries with Itan it itan itan an exhibit 1 purporting to tn be a copy COP of or an agreement between representatives of the New Ness ew Haven ann and the Boston Maine lain railroad Jn mode de ade on March C 6 1893 bv liv which to those e two roads divided New ew between themselves This agreement purports purport to tu ha have e been made maLIc at the home borne of th the lat late J J. Pierpont Morgan in New At that time t tIc the c two roads concerned concerned concerned con con- were ere entirely Under the agreement ement the New ew Haven Ha was to aid JM the DOli Boston ton Maine to acquire transportation lines north of a certain Lime the Hoston Maine to old aid the New NewHaven ew I Ha elJ Haven to the Fame came end south of or that line The rue bill does docs not show any termination termination nation of or this agreement but hut years eal afterward afterward aft art erward the New Haven Hayen after it had se secured so- so c- c cured the lines south and after the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Maine had taken laken up roost mot of oC these north In r n turn torn took over the Boston Maine and became the almost undisputed master of the field from the coast line of 0 Connecticut cut cl to th the St Sl Lawrence river anti ami the Canadian border The Tie New lla c Haven lIa the hilt hill declares re resorted resorted re- re sorted to tu man many elusive and roundabout to CO CI COM M- M I H Ms its tracks in perfecting I il Its combination It acquired properties s. s go gt stock control Impoverished competitors tors tore and nd bought them In and resorted td ninny many illegal practices t to attain Its end New W 1 makes th the bill says tays t worth of products an- an end and thero Is consequently a hea heavy vy movement 1110 to a and nr from that t section so that H a transportation monopoly is of or vast ast Interest t to cr c every section of or the United I |