The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-03

Erie War EOyementS-R II III o + g Il
Flight of Messrs. Say Gould and
DANES Fisk. Jr., with IL lar K {
Amount OF the Funds OF the ESie
Ruiiroad.
From the New York Tribune, lst.
The Erie railroad war has again as
sumed new phase, the movement at this
time being no less than the reported flight
of two of the principal directors, Jay Gould
aud James Fisk, Jr., with ali the available
assets Of the road, variously estimated at
from S6,000,000 to $50, ,0O0,O00. On Sun
day night Superintendent Kennedy re-
ceived Information that Messr5. Gould and
Fisk contemp plated flight TO some adjoin-
ing State, probably New Jersey. He at
once sent for Captain John S. Young, COM
manding the detective force, and directed
him to take measures to prevent the in
tended flight if possible. Taking with him
Detectives Irving, Daniel Young, and seve-
raj from the fifth and fifteenth precincts,
Captain Young and his force visited the
Erie building, at the foot OF Chambers
street. Nearly every room in the building
was brilliantly lighted up, and in front OF
the building stood a private carriage very
like the one owned by Mr.. Fisk.
At ll.3O o'clock P. NJ. Mr.. Fisk came
from his room and started in the direction
of the Pavonia ferry. He was met by an
unknown man, who placed a large bundle
of papers in his hand. Mr.. Fisk asked
what the papers contained, and requested
the bearer to read them to him. As the
bundle contained over sixty pages, the man
declined to read it by the light of street
gas lamp. Mr.. Fisk then returned to his
room in the Erie building.
Captain Young then divided his force,
detailing one or more men at each OF the
ferries. A lookout was also kept by them
upon the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven
dep6ts. 10 . .''
Atl2.lO o'clock A. NJ. two men, closely
muf1led, came out Of the Erie building and
got into the carriage. One of the men,
whose voice sounded like that of Fisk, or
dered the driver, in loud tone, to drive to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the carriage
was rapidly driven away.
Captain Young and q portion of his force
crossed to Jersey City, the Captain, accom-
panied by one or two of his men, going to
the Erie depot, and the others keeping
watch on IaylOrS I1Otcl, tue oio ISAuEo VI
flying Erie directors. In the depot build
ing Captain Young and his men found q
drawipg-room car lighted up. and loco
motive and tender attached. The tender
was filed with wood, and apparently pre-
parations had been made for long run
The railroad officials seemed unusually
reticent. The station agent, when asked at
what time the next train would depart, in
formed Captain Young that no train would
leave before the morning. This he repeated
in an emphatic manner. His attention was
called to the drawing-room car, lit up, and
the locomotive, which had been detached
from tho car and was slowly moving back
ward and forward on the track, apparently
for the purpose of keeping up . good head
Z Of steam. The agent replied that he at
tended to his duties, and probably the man
whose business. it was to attend TO the car
would in like manner attend to his. The
agent soon afterward left, and proceeding
to the adjoining hotel, soon returned with
a man, apparently conductor, the latter
being a signal lantern. Aocosting the