New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-01
ERIE WAR MOVEMENTS.

RUMORED FLIGHT OF MEssRs. JAY GOULD AND
JAMES FISK JR., WITH A LARGE AMOUNT
OF THE FUNDS OF THE ERIE RAILROAD
The Erie Railroad War has again assumed
new phase, the movement this time being no less than
the reported fight of two OF the principal directors Jay
Gould and James Fisk IT,. with all the aval
able assets OF the road variousy estimated nj
from ss.OOOoOo to $GO,OOoOOO. On Sunday night
superintendent Kennedy received information that
Messrs. Fisk and Gonld contemplated
flight to some adjoining State. probably NewJersey He
at once sent for Capt John g. Young, commanding the
Detective force. and directed him take measures
to prevent the intended flight If possible. Taking with
him Detectives Irving, Daniel Young, and several
from the Fifth and Fifteenth Precincts, capt
Young and his force visited tho Erie
building. at the foot OF Chambers-st Nearly every
room In the building brilliantly lighted up, ana
IN front OF the building stood private carriage very
like the owned by Mr. Fisk At 1880 o'clock p m Mr.
Fisk from his and started in the direction Oh
the Pavonia ferry. He met by an unknown man
who placed large bundle OF papers In his hand MI
Fisk asked what the papers contained and requested TIC
bearer to read them TO him. AS tho bundle contheu
GO pages tho man declined to read 1t by the gh VI
street gasamp. Mr. Fisk then returned to his room III
the Erie building.
Capt Young then divided his forces, detailing one or
more men at each OF ferries. lookout was also
kept by them upon the Hudson. Harlem and New-haVeh
dcpOs.
At 1910 o'clock o. M closely muflled came out
OF the Erie building and got into the carriage one OF
tho whose sounded like that OF Fisk. ordered
the driver in loud tone TO drive to the Fthave Hoe
and the carriage was rapidly driven away.
Capt Young and portion OF his force crossed 10 Jer
sey CITY, the Captain accompanied by two OF his
men, going TO the Erie depot, and the others keeping
watch Taylors Hotel, the old refuge OF lying hrlc
Directors In tho depot building. Capt Young ana hS
men found a drawng-room lighted up, and loco
motive and tender attached The tender was filled WIN
wood, ard apparently preparations had been maze
for a long run. The railroad officials seemed
unusually reticent The station-agent, when asked
nc what time the next train would Depart
informed Capt Young that train would leave before
the morning This he repeated in emphatic manner.
His attention was called to the drawingroom car lit up
and the locomotive which had been detached from the
ear and slowly moving backward and forward Oh ho
track apparently for the purpose Of keeping up goo
head of steam The agent replied that he attended To MS
duties and probably the whose business II was 10
attend to the car would In like manner attend
10 his. The agent soon anerwafd leIl'
and proceeding 10 the adjoining hotel soon
returned with a apparently conductor the latter
bearing a signal lantern Accosting the supposed con
ducor Capt Young asked him IL he could take another
passenger with him on his next trip The conductor Vor
such he proved be replied that he the conductor
OF the milk tran and not going out again that night
Can't Young again asked him. in he went ont that
night TO take him AS a passenger and tho conductor
again insisted that he not going out that night.
While thus engaged in conversation three clear and as
tnct whistles sounded from the direction oil inc
Bergen Tunnel. This answered by the conductor
syineing his lantern The station agent here became
very much excited declared that the train III the depot
had no business on the main track aud ordered the en-
cneer 20 at once take OF the way Of the supposed
incoming train The engineer Mt once sprang To ms post
the conductor mentioned above sprang on the PLATFORM
OF the car. and rapid rate OF speed the
train left tho depot Instead OF running on
side track however the speed Of the train was
increased and at rapid rate IT dashed
into the tunnel and disappeared in the distance The
drawing room car Is supposed Ia have contained Messs
Flax and Gould The train left about o'clock A. m At
Of o'clock a m the carriage which had left tho front OF
the Erie building observed crossing 10 this side on
one OF tho Pavoniaav ferry boats but the former oocu
nans had disappeared 1t Is oonccturod that the car
aee and occupants crossed either the Chfsiopherst
or some other OF the uptown ferries
Yesterday neither OF the Directors mentioned was 70
he seen In or around Erie Building, and the ruinor
that they had fed taking with them the entire available
assets OF the road IN stocks and money 10
the runor ran from o. 10000 TO eo1ooeo Where tho
refugees have gone 10 IL mystery. The car episode
would seem 20 indicate that they had gone long dis
lance down the Erie Railway. but there are those who
do not hesitate TO assert that both gentlemen
can be found. should diligent search be MADE
either ia this city Jersey CITY. The anair
IA. created the most intense excitement 10 Wast and
in legal circles considerable curiosity being eyinced TO
know what o1Judge Henry T. Davies the Receiver re-
cently appointed by Judge Sutherland VIII DO IN the
matter In the meantime those most directly interested
IN IN. road with the aid Of the police OF this city,
deayoring 20 ascertain the whereabouts OF the missns
officers aud the large they have IN custody.
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