The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20

WhSeh could not q eOuSre belong " houscfoo -
OF sOurse, thh upset al 6oepfeysS DEMONSTRATION. 10
meet thu discrepancy Goepfe made IN explanation 70 Me
effect the shares Of "hves bad been excnanged Ino
shares Of "ones" He saw thai his demonstration wa
broken de- wn, would be by the cross examination and
he made virtue Of necessity and showed That his oath,
and hts the certificate OF the directors
wer equally useless and equally false immsteria
for the present purpose whether these shNos we're or
changed by Rothschild or Greiet There bad been god
deal n controversy between Mr. rlIOu and Mr.. Towns
bend showing that Grelet could not have done IT, but
that Ro,hsohld have sold hem himself, and 70 ht
(hr Galbrah's) mind II clearly proved that Grelet
could had any thing 70 do with the exchanging
Of these "hves into tones" II they were changed at all
This t Of missing shares exhot ss contained be roe. De
Laneacs shares only 25 chares corresponding with those
Departed by Parrot and the others In the bank IL onn-
tanned shares corresponding sh the coupons found 81
alleged, Parrot contained in any view Of Goeperts
statement or explanation than us shares which
pended with shares in exhibit 6S-Rothschilp rs
shares And led to many other discrepancies Hut IN
fact upset the whole because showed no oonneo
ton with Parrot II thowed that only Is missing share.
passed through his hands at all Two Of these were
traced other parties and II tho books could ha e been
had, the others might also have been traced. But, "a
suggested by Mr. Towpshs nd, was only surprising that
man vho did the colossal business IN shares which tn
aro did, had not many more Of those shares But
legged the prosecution the accused fearing that the shares
Of Rohschd would be examined gathered them all upand
sold Them in list 3d. for the purpose OF repl icing them
That bypo,nesps was not consistent with he facts II
exhibit 6S Rohschilds shares then all the shares In
al exhibit collected by others stolen shares Now
out OF these 800 shares, bfeda were only presenea
for Gao.
The Commssioner-Your argument Is that only l,O45
Mr. Galbraith-Yes we only Judge from statements
collected from the books since this by pohesis was
started. These shares, II may be presumed, were sou
had been sold and parted with. some were In the hands
Of Rothsch himself had be- said thai these shares
all collected up like pack OF cards the moment the
Rothscbds coming to examiner that they swept the
board and dealt them again. but he mr. G. would shox
that some of hem were in Rothschids hands and
how then could they collect them from him2 Mr. Gabrah
denied that Grolet had made any comics SION which
ought to be relied upon In this case, and argued that
hoh bad Inca tn and al.
that the confession OF carpenter could not be taken ~ OF
any effect against Grelet, Parrot or David.
Mr. hcKeon will sum up " morrow on the part OF the
United states government
What the Railroad Company Intend to do.
From the London Herald, May g.
meeting Of the shareholders Of the Northern Railway OF
France took place Thursday in Paris presided over
by Baron James Rothschild The report says:-"h so
happened that the greatest portion OF the loss case by hs
Delinquency Of the to clerks in September last f on secur
ties belonging to the house Of MN. do Rothschd. That
firm had determined TO support the loss o. these secur
ties itself The loss loss than 507l shares and
270 bonds five sxths Of the whole securities missing
the small portion Of the loss falling the sharehold
els, the board recommended to distribute the loss over
certain number Of years. as ~ render less onerous 10
that end the board would propose To set aside
francs for the next year. as special reserve meet the
case. The board adopted the proposition.
The Rothschilds and Spectators Defended
A French Idea Of National Morality,
Translated from the Courier des Eats Uns May ~, Tor
the NEW YORK HERALD.
Commissioner Belts is at last coming TO end IN two or
three days the argument will be entirely closed Al the
approach OF that important moment the New York Hin
again the aid Of the prisoners, in article
too curious 10 be left unnoticed,
Here s inserted quotation Of part OF our article on the
degree of crimpahty 10 be attached TO tn prsoners.]
The theory Of the HERALD Is quite pluant with mioh
novelty That certan degree Of guilt whch goes 20 far s
violate trust and not farther Is "a refined possible,
and Jesuit Of oden lines would have with gool reason
enved the diingS OF the oracle Of Fulton street But nc
ingenious argument Of our contemporary does not end IN
30 good q manner.
Until now q man who had committed o murder TO con
ceal a theft generally looked upon as a murderer
But this was Incredible alteration OF justice. IL Is
nothing than the fact OF cautious man, who akes
measures 70 hide fret fault" and Is real ndgnny
10 pretend TO di-n.t cf'me IN INC 10" suAos ~nn
he have given
One thing astonshes us that is that the Herald does
not require the indictment OF NJ Rohschid guilty OF
having allowed his shares be stolen, and does not
gage Grclet and Parrot TO suit for damages
against the Northern Railway Company which has been
| the cause OF their being led astray.
Seriously no sever such article deserves the sugns
OF public opinion. II s Disgrace, not only 70 the journa
which publishes tiff admit that 1t rs yet possible
disgrace the HntALD-but TO the country OF whiei
that journal Is considered abroad the most rehabl
organ. In France In England tho newspaper shicl
should dare 10 deveope such theories would be instantly
under the ban. Is painful 10 think that In the Unite
States those eccentrccs element OF pecunary
cess and that moral feeling has been much weakened
that cannot perceive longer under the wrapper OF
pquant paradox the poison slowly altered into Tho vey
heart of The nation.