New-York tribune., 1868-04-22
THE GREAT, ERIE WAR.

In ray
Ter and Henry n Smith suretes The Court theIe9p0n
tle proceedings, and appeared that no
had faith was intended by Mr. Could discharged the con
tempt proceedings
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONTEMPT CASES YESTER-
DAY-MUCH DISCUSSION, But LITTLE TEsTI-
The examination in the contempt proceedings
I'M the Erie suit was resumed yesterday The courtroom
was ed with counsel and spectators, and not Ony t1e
counsel the but many others were present
matter relating to the Of VIM. Belden,
wf,O was present the examination proceeded, us 20.
Mr. VIM Heath being sworn testified as iOle%s; IRE re-
ASIDE business is thai OF off, SrSseT %aac s pse
presume sold Erie Oh the 9th OF March as usual
could moi say with precision what amount we sOld 10 the
best S%y & oH SaTne O is Sss kns believe we
sold between $4,000 and 10000 saares ue sOck Was sou
fhrouph other partes; cannot name them without re-
fcrrrug to the books remember only 0ne-Mr LlIphn
cots think Ire sold 5000 shores tmnR we oia no, nos @
lively think it not nearer 5000 shares soa mem
behalf Of my N.Y. pregs ResI 9Ses o fIS KNOW Mr. Beden
saw him on the stand yesterday know MT FISK dld
do not yet know of my ewn knowledSe
Mr. Field-Tlfen he does not know .,
uaughterI ] have a right 80 aft that knowledge. 1
viii, however, waive the question for tie present
Judge Barnard commanded order in the court saving
that was not theater ana on IepeSn ~ m sred ~ ,e
Witness cOntinVed-I was employed on the day the s9
void liz cannot say what date it was, and cannot asso
ciate itith ans thing to enable me to say nave enes
Hooper have means Of stating what day We lna1e %
safe except from knowledge obtained rom t rt bye
been employed between 10 and 81 cannot STATE t1e r o
9 tbe 049tside Roard must have been either or
the other mean the open Board; ~ meets az 4UdnI -
aud keeps open till does not open between me IegS
boards it has regular hours; dld not IeGeLTe de
xrbesber we made the delivery of the stock sold
presume that delivered IT. don't know nom whom we
received the money or any of don't know whether
we received checks don't know what OO0hs WOuu snow
charge Of them; neither member OF the hrm knows
about the books saw none OF the certificates 'nS oasl
Ter makes delivery OF stock; his name Is ChaTts r"
Quincy is in town. cannot give the dates OF the
say What the firm aid do know whether they are
yet in our possession; sold the STOCK s1 various % is
think from IS 10 81 the gross amount OF saes III money
do not know will amount to upward 9 S1vVVoy & @ E S
the we have the certificates in our possession OF my own
knowledge: do not know from any information have
The slightest curiosity on the subject; keep bank
counts in the Fourth National Bank and Bank OF New
hn Ills Is % have j1ed Checks for these certifcaes;
signed all IN blank; the cashier has charge OF them
the cashier. MI Quincy, could tell better 90 not Know
beck no but Mr. Fisk party TO my employment
do not know where Mr. Fisk is last saw HIN about
month ago IN Tay0I's Hotel, Jersey CITY cannot say
whether our sales affected the price Of Erie in the maTket
do know whether the prices fell do not Know where
any OF our books now do not know whether any
books have been destroyed; have no knowledge Oh the
Cross-examined by M PieTepOnt-I did not sell any
myself.
Der beside myself who sOd do not reeollect his selling
than 5000 shares do not know whether tae D9GKs
the Stock Board all day and was passing IN and out can
9t say S @6 %s INV partner epoyed others
ordered various brokers 70 SELL Mr George H. Morse
Ile price think part were limited, ana cannot say
whether pant were or were not; ww know Mi. Lapseyi
think he sold 5000 shares cannot recall any otheT per
sons; | instructed Mr. Lapsley personalyi could not
identify Of the certificates do not think ever saw
Mr., James N Elliott recalled. ed..,...,.u,.....,.
Judge Barnard suggested that somebody of the witnesses
6m be allowed to leave the court to attend to the busi
witness"I am member of the firm OF William Heath
Co; heard the testimony Of last witness reeolect
tin can swear positively that did not do not know
who sold do not know of any persons heard no in
Instructions by Mr. Heath to any one; was not present
certhetes were received by our firm the Teeeiy %
10 not know from whom they were I1c received
think was present WheR Iney were were hr GeL'GIeT dy
they were delivered by some boys, and came
comins conn In an day; don't know who they were
aid not receive any stock from Mr.. Fisk do not think
stock was sent from Smith, Could Martin Coz can
not answer as to the amount vas ttgue. ~ Iy oSSi
brought somei got II either from ar. sihtL or ~.
Martin; cannot tell the anodnti II was IeceMed ioL
the firm mad sold large quantities oi Ere stock was
testified to by Mr. Heath; do not if III, firm sold
received them from smith Could, Martin & Co to de
liver them to our @ ne hG totec ~ ie
from them, was taere qua 99t no% %h.t u was 70 be
take three thousand shares know Itook one
lot 40 s1sS mol Eo ~ & WIZ IN, @ yeTe y 10 ~ @ Io FOX
did not receive pay lo %, presume We received pay Tor
part don't know wha, wa done wiki the proceeds ior
The stock OF smith,, Gould Martin q co TOOK check
IN probably tom go - acjoV9 was check Of
our firm upon the Fourth National Bank; don't know
ranged for ac TO take check and bring the stock
between our iousc aud sith Could MSrt,n Z o.; fnow
they were 10 deliver 1nd We ~ pay don't know why;
took no check 10 ilst. Be'Ge" Co. the only house
went 70 TO receive Erie stock dat day was Smith Gould,
Martin & Co; received none from F4sk, Bedtn 4 Co.;
o. x
0ay; they wore NS" ''i y tlcHi "vA huV" 70 "hou
issued. whose Qoye. " attorney wtrc gucd u Is not
tiSe of 9y i; NJ i'n@y knows III about it ean tell
you the names OF tnc books; the Tn has receipt and
nave seon 'I ~ ric to ,le tic Ti,ere @ 1f i've Very ~
often not done. N the lI,ier and receipt and de
livery books ts numbers o4C Lt oO"n as Lar a. my OBJ
Cross examined by III. Pioropor:
Our business in February aud March last was qute
large; there was vast nnmycr OF transactions IA Ere
usual mode OF delivering by boys IN al respects the
business was done ir the ordinary fO1u: Der dld
take numbers os some Of this s.och from Smith,
trse,iops oatd ~ q 6 zoo OF 81 oc0 90 Der day
st impossible OF 90 keep Of al tAese things
the casic! dd Do"c'' er ri The machine ~ the 0ice
this business az crowded between the hours OF % aud
bo'clOck have not trcd 20 suppress any testimony.
KedireCtWC HAD so much .O do &C couldn't take the
numbers; don. Hy,y how many came H. one batch; can
swear to Io " 29O0. can't say whether at was the
batch OF which cOui.Ht gcs TIC run OF Inc numbers.
,e1,iaSJ SGei n nv srG ~ lie Bro Fai,Ty nnauV irH
in the Secretary office recoiect tie saturday before
brought Up book 70 br Owens house went there
sunday; Nj. BiOn rec aested 20 30, ga The Oiee Of
the Erie Railway Company
Objected 10 Dy MI Field as hearsay aud objection sus
lained
70 the transe-Oiice Finest sunday morning. Mr
Hilton and hs brother were there; then went 70 Mr.
could identity; identity The book numbered 63Ool 20
$40 q: thsone Jock Sas wrapped up ana add
hook can't say Tor certain THIS Is the one; gave u 10 Mr.