The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-07

A. Il. Nieolsy's regular aemiweekly auction sale Ct
Gtocls and bords WIN take place Monday NEXT the tn
IL IT.. ct l2h O'Clock, at the Merchants Exchsnge.
Ths special committee appointed to investigate 81 mat
,ers connected with the consolidation OF the Central
nss Of railroad In this State under the act OF 1853 have
comm sneed their lAbo,s. The committee consists OF
MsssYs. Nolthyup, PyendsrsAst Hoyle, Aas'eson and
Smith. and L. B. Sessions, Of Autauque, Is clerk.
AesNs. George Cfauner, George H. Warren and James
Forsyth appeared behalf OF The stockholders, and OBJ
tainsd subpnas compel the attendance Of Witnesses
Bsng required to make direct charges axsns the cor
poon Of all matters they expected to prove the prose
cuon submitted speein saons setting forth the various
acts Of corruption and unfair dsalisg Of which, according
10 the accusers, the directors have been guilty.
Mr.. jacob stsrnbsrg, who was tranfer clerk Of the
Utica and Schenectady road in 1885, and subsequently h
the esme employ the New York Central Company tss
titled as fellows
Z. D. Morgan owned al the stocs 10 the Troy
solida.ion this was the It'll Of July that the stock
was so re urned the amount Of capital stocs
this Vas the y os '
The stock WAS issued to D. Morgan, and the par
ties to whom he ansferred the New York Central Stock
After the opening Of the books Of the pAny.
me stock issued at various times First 10th
Of August $500 shares; second, 23d OF August, 900
2S,h August COO shares on transfs, OF z D. Morgan
TO A. p Morgan, and on same day Z d. Morgan TO
Dean RicbBond 90 shares; same day like transfer
TO J. V. l. Pnyn 1877 sbsIes; the 9th Septsmber
IKE transfer to wiAsos, lain Co. los shares;
day. to Ebenezer CAuldeen, IS shares 10th Septsm
ber b42 shares to Hamilton White, and Sd October
500 shares to Watts Sherman trustee being in all 500
Hamilton White has never been stockhoder in the Cen
trA Railroad. e. D. Morgan Mr. Pruyn was, and is
Ihave evidence In Office here Of what done In
the New York ece by way OF transfer think the books
OF the company do not show any other transfer of New
York Central stock to E. D. Morgan This book dies not
show anything Subsequent to the time Of consolidation
The capital stock Of the MOHAWK Valley Railroad at
.he time Of consolidation was co., Ten per cant
Of the paid In The remaining 90 per cent has
been since paid in. The e2s per the Troy and
Schenectady Railroad has been paid in. There was
read called the AohAvk Valley Railroad built at the time
decentralization and has not been since.
Mr.. John T. LAmrort Chamberlain Of Troy, said
know Of the Troy and Schenectady Railroad II WAS
owned by the city Of Troy in 1862 and 49, January
"a; it was then sold to 4. d. Morgan New York, for
5000 COO to wit $50 coo to be paid delivery OF road
$1C0 debt due the State he assumed to pay without
interest until LIST March, 1885, and the balance To DO PAID
in 1852, without interest until 1865; the Chamberlain
Of Troy has received $ss 7a2 o. The road 81
600.
No further testimo ny has yet bsen taken.
The rate Of semi annual dividends declared by each
bank in Boston in the past two years. with the present
capital Of each, Is exhibited in the annexed table,:
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