The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-02
"Telegraph Connections and Calumnies Once
More.
TO THE EDIToR or THE NEW


TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
In your paper of Saturday. the 26th March, in your
telegraphic column under the head of elegrsphic Con-
necions" there appeared gross and false mputatien
against me- by nameess slanderer which promptly
reIeled through article in your paper of Monday
2Sth March, stating what the facts actually were.
On Wednesday, March 80, the original assault upon
me was aggravated by another assault from the name
columns the gratcation Of personal malice and the
assassination of private character This second bundle
Of ialsehoods was in the following form, among the
articles purportng to be " telegraphic news
Loylsv,ILr, Tuesday March %, 1853.
The r 1T tG which s Mr. oRy takes exception
charge against the Company yss Of
committee having reported that evidence Of fraud ap
h sv stick sssn TT on
recalled and cancelled Printed proof be given Of
~ s
Is utterly false as the annexed statement from Ezra
committee, abundantly shows.
!. The telegraphic despatch to which took ex
captions was tyouched for correct by " the best
authority" nor by any good authority.
The statement which made that 'some OF the late
officers Of the company had wropgfully issued large
amounts OF stock is shown to be true by the report Of
the investigating committee stated in Mr. Cornells
letter annexed.
s. The investigating committee did not report that no
evidence" of such wrongful issues existed but, the
contrary the committee did report that such wrongful
issues had been made, and made without any order or
mice And Furthermore, the committee found that no
record of the false stockn could be found in the stock
DOCK, the margin having been torn thcrefrOm.
The grossness and mendacity of the statements which
some anonymous persons have unknown to you,) sue
ceeded second time in circulating through your tee.
graphic columns WILL trust. furnish sufficient apology
for me in asking you to place this correction includng
the annexed letter from Mr.. Cornell before your read.
ers have too high respect for the press of New York
to suppose for moment that il will permit
slanderers to with impunty its Geographic columns
for the assassination Of the private character of any
son. however humble Respectfully z yS1g; o,prIv
Letter from Ezra Cornell ESD late President of the
New York and Erie Telegraph Company, referred to in
the above.
New YORK, March 81, 1858.
Henry O'HEIIy, ESQ.
DEAR SR-Your favor Of this date making inquiries Of
respecting certain controversy in relation TO affairs
Of the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Telegraph Company, in
which it is attempted to nurously mpcate YOU
ceiyed, and hasten to reply.
First-You made suggestion at the meeting re-
ferred to- at any tme TO my knowledge. advising
recommending the officers Of the Ohio. Indiana and I'LL
nos Telegraph Company to violate disregard any
tract obligation that had assumed with other COM
panies heard you remark that II the contract for
transmitting business the Pttsburg Cincinnati and
Louisville Teegra oh line legally made the Ohio
diana and Illinois Telegraph Company would be bound
by it
Second-In answer to your second inquiry state that
the committee of investigaton-of which was q mem.
berdd not report that mo evidence Of fraud appeared
in the shape of false improper issues of stock On the
contrary, the committee found and reported to the d
rector that the late Secretary Of the Company had i'm
properly issued certificate for Thousand shares of
stock The committee found authority in the sche
due" you furnished the company in any other docu
ment for the issue Of this large amount Of stock. The
committee finding that this stock had been illegally Is
sued and that the company had sved consideration
for it, and that evidence existed the books of the
company about its ISSUE interested themselves in pro-
curing the return and canceling Of said stock.
Thrd-In answer to your third inquiry, must say
that your of the 18th to the Louisville telegraphc
ticuar. Yours respectfully,
Member of the late Investig ating Committee.