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Show SUIT FOR' L i 3 B u Representatives of World Subpoenaed to Appear Before Grand Jury New York. Jan. 18. The nature of the proceedings which have been instituted in-stituted against the New York World and the Indianapolis News because of the criticisms of the method by which the purchase of the Panama canal was made, was not disclosed In the brief hearing In court here today. Acting under Instructions believed to have been issued by authority of the United Unit-ed States government. United States District Attorney Stlmson, has subpoenaed sub-poenaed Wm. B. McLaughlin, sporting editor of the World, and J. Angus I Ahaw, secretary of the Press Publish- ing company, to testify before a federal fed-eral grand jury today In an action which was not described in the snb-poenaes. snb-poenaes. It was believed, however, to be the outcome of President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's message to congress, In which he protested against the linking of the name of Charles P. Taft. brother of the President-elect, and J. Douglass Robinson, the President's brothcr-iiv law, in criticisms of the canal purchase. pur-chase. The examination of The World's men was halted by an order obtained by counsel for The World's editors, calling upon Mr. Stimson to show cause why tho subpoenaes should not be quashed. Several other witnesses In whose behalf be-half no information was obtained, were called before the grand jury to give evidence today. The first to be examined was H. H. Bjomsen, who is said to be connected with the Washington Wash-ington office of Sullivan and Cromwell, the lawyers. Mr. Cromwell had a prominent part in the acquisition ot the Panama canal. Mr. Bjornsen said that he was questioned as to whether j the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell had offered to pay for the suppression ot stories about-the canal". He said that he replied that he knew nothing about it as he was otherwise engaged at the time of the canal negotiations. Other witnesses who were waiting to go before the grand jury were D. M. Engelman. of an international news ! service, who said he went abroad to investigate the canal purchase, and, on his return, submitted a report to the national Democratic committee which afterward got into the possession posses-sion of the World. Jonas Whitley, formerly of the World, but now in the office of Sullivan Sulli-van & Cromwell; A. C. Rowsey of the Boston American, and John I. Weis, of the New York American, were also waiting their turn to testify Brief arguments were heard by United Unit-ed States Circuit Judge Henry G. WTard today on the motion to quash the subpoenaes after which an adjournment adjourn-ment was taken until this afternoon, when Judge Ward will hear furrier arguments. 1 1 J. M, Bowers, of counsel for Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Shaw, argued that the form of the subpoenaes was illegal, inasmuch as the following concluding con-cluding words of the subpoenae "in a certain causrt now pending and undetermined unde-termined in this said court between the United States," were crossed out, making the Bubpoenne read "To testify testi-fy to what they may know generally." Mr. Bowers held that the subpoenae was illegal inasmuch as it did not stato the nature of the inquiry or the person per-son accused and that the proceedings were an abuse of process. District Attorney Stimson, speaklus for the Unlfed States, argued that the form of the subpoenae had been used in practico in this district for fifty years and were recognized by th statutes of the United States. Mr. Stimson said: "The same situation arises in a corporate cor-porate examination to find out who is responsible. It is often impossible to find out who is responsible in a corporation. cor-poration. How can we name the man accused until we know who Is to bo indicted?" Judge Ward interrupted to say that this was a case of practice, nnd that iio one should be glyen an opportunity of bringing a man before the grand jury and rake about his aCairs to make a criminal of him. |