New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

Pioo Sore to receive ron one min W w " AZ
esta q; the ,dsposition made with Kechum vas iDe
bee was able 10 make subsequent TO the confirmation
OF the title; when l returned nom Virginia I'D Io1%,
Ies dies tie neumbrance OF eltoooJ bTnasea nian
claim 10 onceefth Of the estate, and Parkers claim
was one which ] discussed before recognizing ~ t
was opesiIieentb; the claim CT Brumegen Fid no
\ foundation. but be made IT. u was iof S2<Suyo
at p per cent a month. compounded, Parkers
was for 100000 embracing tho other one;
he claimed also on behalf of Lconan. part OF claim
amounting TO several thousand dollars to be PAID IN
gold; there was also due wOrSmen n largo amount;
had ceased 10 receive remtances from the estate Inc
product should have been greater than the interest
sccount but found the debt increasing; when re-
turned to California proposed 10 Stevens to sell The
estate; after varons creations the result was hs
offer from me, 1t was through Stevens that ketcbun
was brought in and executed the Deed oi onciourth
Of he estate to stevens and Ketchum in December
1868; the agreement by which gave him ',ccO shares
some time subsequently,, If my memory serves me
deed executed Dec. ~ 1868, produced 10 fix tie datc
1t about that time that the articles Of association
drawn and sent 70 Albany there were discussions
extending over 9or l0m0uiha paper 2ith ofJanuay
referred FIX date of agTeementto transfer The wv
shares which witness thought later AT That date
had made no arrangement with You about !ouf
leoS authorized yonr retainer at the commencement
OF tie DcIOtaiOns the arrangement with !ou leu ~
Stevens; never knew what II was I'll you informed
me on the 2d ofJuly; there was a conversation IN
your Office on that day, which Is ldentihed ny ths pa
per- respecting the amount to be issued TO SeFens,
about which there some discussion II resulted ia
my inquiring Of you the amount Of Your demand or
/ what you received.
o. WAS not this the occurrence precisely Yon pre-
forred then issue it TO stevens for certain re1sors
then asked you whether you had any objection to d.
reetug the Issue 10 Immediately ofwhat was to come
touei Yes SIR
Q. And you Immediately replied None at all A.
remember that my answer was you; tAat
L agreed 20 1t and wrote note 10 Ketchum.
q. Do yon rem SDber saying when told you What ~
was Yes YOU Iichy deserve IL" and wrote tie note
A. made some such remark. :,
q. Now II my fees had been shares or 50n, wonid
that have lessenod what you were TO receive from the
estate No sir.
O. The whole csmo from Stevens. did IL mott A. II
ICE SeyeIs that is from the portion le was en-
O. Was not the basis Of the scheme then tho issus Of
&c 900 shares OF stock for tie payment Of tie debt AID
10 get c9sh subscriptions a. Yes. sir
q That would have you one.hal. or 3, eco shares,
excluding any claim Of Parke ior one-eghth A. That
was the arrangement to which We came IN the last
negotiation. Objected to AS not pertinent)
Mr. Field-lhe claim Is that these gentlemen
working on FremoDs political aspirations, proposed to
put his estate into their haris for the purpose OF max.
ing him 2 Presidential candidate.
The Court don't sec how it reflects on the libel
Mr. Nc!dl an only showing that be linally received
b. O0C but 81 800 shares and realized a. iesidnnm
more than million OF dollars more IMAM the oIibndi
offer. and that there was 10 exacticn al all
Q. (By the CouIt) State now what the arrangement
was.
Witness-An arrangement Of the kind You began 10
describe made the first one. in which the debis
TO be raid from the sale Of certain amount of
stock aside for the purposes that Arrangement wa
afcrward changed. and IL was provided that the debts
10 be paid by fInds ISSUED upon the mortgacr o
The property That gave 10 the proprietolsa larger
amount Of stock than they would have Lad II part had
been taken with which 70 pay the debts; received
Large anlolnt Of stock in Consequence
z. During all these operations. was there any pres
upon You the part of these gentlemen 10 get
yOu TO come into the arrangement a. No; there wrs
negotiation which they conducted on one side. and
here on the other my eo-paJtIerg ID San francisco
contributed their parts.
O. Tire urging or pressure II asy was Il not on yorr
part 10 get II accomplished rather than on their part
TO get yoa 70 do IT. A. think so at least felt as
strong disposition, or stronger 10 carry il ont than
they did; but do not know SLat their motives were.
IL re n that.
O. Was any unfair advantage taken Of you by any OF
those gentlemen. in any Of these nokotioshons' A.
Q. Now. to slow how great the urgency wp Tor a
contamination Of this affair ask you to look at ibis
A. Yes; received this iron Mr.. Billings: Allen
left by route; Doyle takes powers matters press
relieve or r~ini you must do something. Frederick
Billings"
Counsel produced large number o. kilograms.
which were identified by the witness and read some Of
them urging the necessity Of Arrangement and the
nesa Of con 10 pay the Park claim and others pee
passed at s4Oo 900. Tske possession II you son''p' e,
pass his account"
Jan. l6 1867" Your position with Ketehum makes
it inconsistent with me 70 longer hold yonr power Of
attorney. L will substitute any ono You name,
Kctcluu ony paid currency. DO not be sur
prsed you lose the vhC 10 estate After your gallant
light, gIcyc thht the eve of victory you Should
q In all the NEGOTIATIONS Won had with the gentle
mon ramed by YOU in this examination. did Ties not
hororaby and crly carry out ;hor various agreements
with yCL TO which you lave TeierIedl ~ thi8k they
have you rtmemter there were controversies which
were al listed they CAM growing out II our GlheT
ent intei ret .tiOus of the agI cement.
q In Ioiut Of fact, the dcbs proved To Do grea;
deal rnOIe thaa WIS expected 4. Yes. sir.
O. 1t was expected that the debts and incumbranees
would b. orc aud half millions, and they turned ont
be two Millions aid ialge number OF private
debts Shich taey paid in 0lditopf A. Yes. sir
O. Who is MI oyle referred 10 IN the kilograms
A. Mr. John T. Doyle lawyer IN san Francisco he
hIought power 10 act FOR filinSs Seoycr; there
were long negotiations with him here; came TO N y.
fields house, in negotiations Win HIM. sometimes IN
the night sometimes in the evening, and sometimes in
tie morning; there were long discussions with him.
Q. What the difficulty with him IN regard 10 al
rangement Was IL not thut tie other two cOOw Ders.
BILLINGS and Seoyer insisted upon certain terms which
the gentlemen hee were not willing logiye y. Some
OF IT was think The principal d,iEcrty was with Ar
DOVE hin self; Dc quite an lupracticaf" lliG;
know az one time yon asked him II be could himself |
wite anything 10 which be would agree as lis ar
raugemcnt ana 10 did not succeed IN doing 1t.
q. While Mr. Doyle was in san Fronc.sco, was there |
not vast deal of negotiations going on III reference to
the matter /. Yes. sir.
q State how long this neg uaiion was a: can
0nly sag they long and difficult End complicated
OF the pioprioios % the estate were IN
Cal DiDIa il required 70 be examined very particularly
10 SEQ whether The made by the prOpriciors
were borne by the Ict5 ;bat coupled with Tie fact
that the money be pGid large, made the Iegoiia
tons long tedious aud lsb,rious; / know Mr. Field
had great deal 10 90; NC WIS very huch occupied
with The negotiations; be gave great deal OF time and
attention 10 II. 0ud n a. deal OF care NECESSARILY
fsom the time first spoke Of 10 tho time they were
cogHssgsin4Hmlfa5, flo.
/ O. Arc your relations with these gentlemen stiI
friendly 4. They are.
= AZ ,.s.r relations with Mr.. Kctcbum intimate
and &C., IL, riiali a. They are; nc is my banker; my
Relations iii Mr.. Yield confidential and friendly
they are citations Of counsel and chcnt; he Is sill
nv co.nRei. and until recently he had lGlte large
pnmIcr 81 suits of mine ~ his hDEds; within IA short
time q settlement of several oi them took place.
n t,.p 10 Nof III IN