Show HARRIMAN ON THE STAND A 0 A 1 N HE CASTS reflection ON PRESIDENT FISH former head of illinois central mis 1 used the funds of the company new york feb 26 when the interstate ter state commerce commission resumed sitting today Mr Prouty was not present mr harriman hardman entered the room and walked directly to tho the witness chair mr kellogg with a bundle 0 of documents in his hand stepped to the clear space in front of the witness and plunged directly into tho the examination mr harriman testified yesterday that he lie did lid not know whether he had hui an interest in the lackawanna construction st tiou company which had built the st louis peoria northern railway and when he took the stand this morn r K re lating tin to the chi chicago cief for fer showing that mr harriman george gcorge J gould james stillman and jacob were the owners of tho the company the witness said the document was no doubt correct and that possibly he lie had acted in fixing the price of the road when it was sold to the alton mr kellogg also produced two original contracts to show that kuhn loeb company had been managers of the alton syndicate and the witness who had been unable to remember yesterday said that kuhn loeb company undoubtedly had been the kyndi syndicate cate managers mr aft kellogg then passed to the southern pacific and the operations by which the union pacific interest acquired its holdings why did you buy just blittle a little leas less than the majority of that stock he was asked mr harriman Harri replied that that was all they needed for their purpose it wag was as sufficient lelent as a majority of tho the stock his recollection was that this original purchase of southern pacific was not acquired required from the huntington estate but of this helas not absolutely sure mr harriman told the story of tho deposition of president fish the illinois central which he said was done by the board because of fishs fichs reported use of the roads road s funds to pad trust company statements 1 and his disregard of the desires of the d directors t rs HARRIMAN WILL RETIRE new york feb 26 edward H harriman was again on the witness stand when the Inter interstate stae commerce commission resumed its investigation into the affairs of the union pacific and allied lines today it IB is expected that mr harriman will be questioned regarding the union pacifica Pacific 1 control of the southern pacific and und northern pacific and the effect of such control when mr han Harri amans mans examination Is finished it Is probable that a member of kuhn loeb company will sua BUC celd him in the witness bitnes chair is r the hearing ju n the federal building Is largely attended indicating the interest la Is great among the public generally regarding the financial operations of the great railroad companies com panier of tho country 1 mr Hanl Harri mans answers while on the stand were given with readiness and with apparent tran frankness kness at times he even volunteered information in only one instance did mr harriman refuse to reply and that wa w was A in ili begard to his personal holdings of af the stocks of the chicago alton the financial affairs of which road were under consideration yesterday mr harriman under tinder advice of couns counsel 61 still declined to answer this question when the commission ruled that he lie should reply his tits refusal to answer was recorded so that the question of contempt could be brought to the attention of the U S courts it if desired but frank B kellogg of counsel for the government who is the witness said after the session that he lie might not ask for an investigation by the courto court as the information sought might be bel gotten from other witnesses this indicated that other othey members of the chicago alton syndicate would be called to testify the sessia desalon se salon yesterday was upon mr amr Harrl Harri mans bath birthday and this brought from him for the first time a definite prophecy of his retirement from the railroad world at the close of the day he begged leeway for ar this morning remarking that he had ft tt birt birthday party on somebody asked him what birthday it was the said mr harriman when im sixty ill retire |