The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-14

cline 10 answer. Defendants counsel objects on the
ground thai his acts all appear matter Of rscord) O.
By whom was that issue authorized or orderedf tDe-
PENDANTS counsel objects ns II matter Of record aud
appears from the acts OF the executive committesl
BY the executive committee. Q Who composed the
executive committess A. Five members OF the board.
@. Who are theyf A. Mr. d. Bows, Mr. d. Crawford.
Mr. ]. T. Sturgis, Mr.. q. W. Durant and myself q Did
all the members Of the committee actf A. They did.
Q Did the board Of directors take any action in the
matterS Defendants counsel objects appears by
the record, A. decline to answer Q. Did any MEM
bers ei the board OF directors take any action IN the
matter, excepting the members Of the executive
commi!teof t0biectsd TO a. above) A. l do
specuated in the stock of the company since tho issue
OF these shares resolved rpenY OBJECTED tol A.
raise Or reduce the price Of n. STOCK with e the
new issusf A. decline 10 answer @. Was the issue
OF that stock secret open Collected to.l A. de-
TO Chicago fer the purpose Of having transfers Of tho
new stock made theron Collected to- A. The transfers
ton. Question repeated. Objected io) A. suppose
there were transfers when the nlunctoa removed
having tie trxnsers nader (ohisctsd to A. decline
to answer. Q. Did you and Mr. d. Bows act q sub
committees OF the Executive Committee in the issue and
sale OF that stock A. decline 70 answer q VIII
you answer whether you yourself have got in your
pocket portion Of the proceeds Of that stocki A.
stock in my pocket Q. Have you received any Of the
procsedsp lobjected to- A. decline to answer that
decline 70 answer. Q Have you appropriated them to
any unlawful purposes Objected to- A. have not
YS what purpose have you appropriated them a
the 40 GOO shares OF new stock delivered out Of tho
Office of the companys tOhjsced !o.) A. decline 70
answer O. Did you hear Mr.. lows examination2 A.
Some parts OF it. O. Did you that part 10
said that paid 81 700 to him the proceeds
81 that stockf 0bjsc cd to- A. decline 70 answer;
Q Was that stock subscribed for Objected to-
A decline TO answer Q. Was it sold tObjected to-
III (Oojeclsd to- <. decline 10 answer q Have ths
proceeds been loaned 70 brokers and dealers in socks
of tha prnca Ia nd in 1
decline to answer. @ Do you know wnsro tho
proceeds arss Objected to- A. decline to answer.
objected to.) A. decline to answer. Did you have
anything 10 do with the sending Of them out9 Job
structions were they sent awsyf objected to- A.
decline 10 answer Q. Have any acts OF the Executive
Committee Board OF Directors in respect to that is
sue, been done out OF tks city OF New York; A. No.
q Were any stops taken or means used 70 RAISE or de-
press the stock with reference to It's issueS A. decline
70 answer. Have you attended meeting OF
the Executive Committee since the service OF the
injunction upon your A ! attended meeting one
day. Q. Wnich day? A. l am not positive q. DO
you remember whether It was Monday tuesday, A.
do positively; but IL Of those two days;
my impression il II tuesday. Q. At what hour in
the day 7 A. In the afternoon Q. At what hour OF
the day. A. Between three and four O'Clock, think.
q. VINO preseat? A. All Of the Executive COM
nittee Q How long were they 10 session. A. do
know; about an hour PROBABLY hall An hour TO an
thai meeting Objected lol A. decline TO answer.
Q. At that meeting did you take measures to get tho
yond the jurisdiction Of this court2 A. decline ts
answer Q. We're not resoi buttons for the removal OF
these books prepared before the meeting beganp lob
jecled to- A. decline to answer q. Do you know
where the books ana the money are OBJECTED ts.I
A. decline to answer = As president Of the COM
pany do yea know where the properly Of the company
Isl objected o.) A. l decline TO answer. VIII
you produce the check book of the company A. II is
not under my control Q Where is III A. do not
generally, has charge OF the books. @ Vino is the
secretaryY A. Mr.. Tows O. VIII you produce tho
bank pass bookf A. l. Is not under my control Q
Under whose control is it A. The secretarys. pre-
sumo Q. Will you produce tho transfer book
A. 1t is not under my control. @ Who're is itS A. l
do not know. O. Under whose control is itr A. l
could not say. O Do you know A. do not Q. DO
you know whether 1t 10 in this State or out OF itY (ob
jecled to.) A l dechne TO answer that question. q
Will you produce the books or stock certificates? A.
They not under my control q Where theyY
objected to- A. decline TO answer Q Are they IN
Have You sen. them out OF the state to eyade the in
junetons toejecscd to- A. No. Q What have you
sent them out Of The State fort Objected to- A.
decline to answer. O. When did YOU send thems lob
jected to- A. decline to answer. @ Where have
they gone tor Objected to.l A. decline answer
who has the control Of us them Objected TO-
them whatevers OBJECTED to- A. I decline 70
answer. Q. WIN you produce any Of tho
under Unaer my control Q. hrs mono Of them under your
consrol2 A. No. @ l under whose control are they Z
A. decline to answer 9 DO any OF the books Of the
Of the stockP 0bjected to- A. decline TO answer.
Did you employ brokers 10 sell the stock2 objected
tits understood that Messrs oconor Evars Fullerton
Charles Tracy, and Brown, Hale and Vanderpool have
been tanned Tor the railroad company. while the per-
sons contesting the validity Of this issue OF stock
represented BY Messrs D. u. Field, j. e. Burri and D.
Field.
Rufus l. Hatch, in which III rjunc,ion against the
removal OF books oba NED; bu; 10 claimed by
the company that the books removed before tho
injunction waSt served.