The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-04
RlIIrOad Meeting, &c.


H CHIcAGo. June 3.-The stoekhold-
ers of the Chicago aud NOrtkw esteru
Railroad Company met at one O'clock
this afternoon for the purpose of
electing Directors for the ensuing
year. Gen. Il. IL. Baxter, of New
York, was elected Chairman of the
meeting, and Francis De Phil, Seq
retary.
The following ticket was placed in
nomination for Directors: Henry
Keep, III. HI. Baxter, John NJ. Burke,
Benz Nathan. NJ. L. Sykes, James
HI. Benedict, George S. Scott, Blood
good Z. James, Russell Sage, all of
New York; J L. Tenhave, Treasurer;
A. Holland, H. r. Pierson. of Chi
cago; John B. Turner, of Chicago;
George l.. Dunlap, of Chicago; Alex.
Mitchell, of Milwaukee
A o hour after the close of the polls,
Col. Howe, Chairman of the Inspect
ors announced that 266, ,337 shares of
the capital stock of the company had
been YDted, and the result was the
election of the above ticket.
Col. James H. Howe, of Chicago,
offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That the acts and doings
of the Board of Directors of this Com
panv during the year ending June 2,
1869, In the redemption and retire
ment of the outstanding bonds Of this
Company, aud IN the issue and depo-
sitiOu of this Company, and in the
policy of the Directors in improving
property and administering the affairs
of the Company, and increasing the
equipment and improving the track to
meet the requirements of business,
are hereby ratified, confirmed and ap-
proved
The stockholders meeting then adj
journed, aud the newly elected Direct
ors organized meeting for the cleo
lion OF officers for the ensuing year.
The following officers were elected:
+. Henry Keep, President; Henry r.
Pierson, Vice President and Finan-
cial Agent; NJ. ID. Sykes, Second Vice
President; Albert L. Pritchard, Sec.
retary and Treasurer; George l.. Dun
lap, General superintendent and Chief
Engineer; James H. Howe, General
Solicitor; George p. Lee, Assistant
Treasurer; NJ. NJ. Kirk man, General
Accountants; J. B. Redfeld, Assistant
Secretary and Register; A. Thayer,
Jr., Purchasing Agent.
John L. Stevenson, who occupied
the store with Robinson, heard OF the
death Of Mcdonnell about 9:l5 on
the 9th of February. About eight
o clock Robinson was IN the store
aud said he would go down to the
livery stable aud sell wagOn which
he wished to dispose of. He returned
about S:35, aud remained there until
the report came Of McCOnnell's death
The court then adjourned till 30.
At l 30 the court assembled and
the examination of Stevenson was re-
knewed for few minutes, but IN ing
further was ELECTED.
He was then cross-eXaminSl al
some length. He was questioned
closely as TO his testimony before the
CoTOneE's inquest. He said that If he
had testified TO certain things at that
time, he was mistaken He said he
did not hear of the prisoner paying
any money to Mcdonnell IN Deeem-
I Der. All through the cross-examin-
alton, the witness insisted that Robin
son was IN his store at least twenty
| minutes before nine o'clock on the
morning of the murder.
Charles W. Moore testified that be
dined at the Mansion House on the
day of the murder, and that Robinson
I sat opposite him. The subject of dis
/ cussion was the murder, aud there
/ was nothing suspicious in his deport-
ment. Robinson entered into the dis
cussion with zest. He also saw the
/ prisoner have some money, between
/ the 9th aud 18th of December. Ht
did not know how much he had, bu
it was a roll of bills three-quarters tC
an inch thick. There were some fvei
and some 3nes, and he thinks two o.
three ftties. They were in a pocket
book in which the bills lay straight
The witness did not know where b.
got the money. He also saw the pris