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Show MftNFVPAQF I George B. Cortelyou , H Goes on Stand Before H Pujo Committee H Now York, June 13. George B. Cor- telyou, secretary of the treasury under President Roosovelt, was called to tho stand today at the hearing of the Pujo committee investigating the so-called money trust, to tell the manner in H which the government deposited $25,- H 000,000 In tho New York" national H banks to help stem the panic of 1907 Samuel Untermeycr. counsel for the H committee, attempted to learn tho -' names of the banks in which the mon- ey was deposited, but Mr. Cortelyou H said his memory on this subject was ) H The witness said he came hero on 1 : October 22, 1907, and had a conforenco 1 IH with J, P. Morgan, James Stillman. A. H ' Barton Hapburn, George F. Baker, IH George W. Perkins, Frank A. Vander- IH Up and other financiers. After in- IH quiring Into thc general situation he ' H promised that tho government would H aid "In a general way." The next I fl evening, he said, another conference I was held. He was not sure that Mr 1 Morgan wus present then At this conference thc witness said ho promised $25,000,000 for dlstrlbu- 1 H tlon nmong thc banks. H "At thc first conference," he ex- ' plained, "I stated that I would not H deposit a dollar except for thc rellaf H of thc country gouorally and the com- IH inorclal community generally." ' j IH "Was thero anything said as (0 I H whore these funds Bhould be depoN Itcd with what banks?" H "I do not recall." H Mr. Untermeyer asked the witness if anything was 3aid about the high rato of call money and the effect on H thc stock exchange of tho failuro H to got money here. H Mr. Cortelyou started to givo au explanation and was asked sharply IH to reply to the question. "You know, Mr. Untermeycr," ho IH said, "thero arc questions I cannot an- IH swer yes or no without doing myself H an Injustice. ,1 have a right to mako H an explanation of my position and I H propose to oxerclso that right." H This brought forth cheers from tho brokors and bankers looking on and H a declaration from Chairman Pujo H that he would have to eject any one repeating it l Mr. Cortelyou said he "probably did l have such a discussion," but could not H recall the details. Mr. Cortelyou, upon being pressed H for a list of the banks In which the IH $25,000,000 was deposited, finally re- IH ferred Mr. Untermeycr to the records H of tlie treasury department "I only remember," the witness said, H "that the money was doposited in na- l tional banks. I could not undcrtako to Bay which ones." jB J. P. Morgan & Co. was today rep- resented at the hoaxing by Counsel fl Joseph H. Choato and Francis Lyndo fl Stetson. Mr Choatc Is Mr. Morgan's personal attorney. H |