The New York herald., 1869-04-04

pay ltf A. On MS DIAL properly ccrIiDeO.
Q. How did you know that the company owed 1t
A. by the certifcaLiOn on the bin.
Q. or whomf A. Either the Auditor OF the CON-
pany or the Assistant Treasurer OF the company.
@. Who is the Assistant Treasurer OF the CON-
panya A. H. G: Crane.
O. Is ne established In the company's once A.
His ONCE is adjoining the company's once.
O. Is he the confidential agent OF Thomas e. Du-
Mr. Bell objects tolthe witness giving his opinion
on the subject. He should only state his knowedge;l
O. observe check Of the Sd March, 1859, TO II.
was for, whether the return Of loan or money
loaned him.
Q. BY. what authority A. BY authority of the
o. is tnat authority contained in resolution
OF the board or how Is it conveyed to your A.
not sure, but think there is resolution Of the
o. Who communicated the authority to You A.
The first recollection that have Of the matter is as
far back as 1885, think Mr.. Ogden offered resou-
tiOn.
Q. Is a loan to II. @. Crane loan to Thomas G.
DurantS A. No.
O. observe check OF March to c. S. Bushnell
for s244 5s; what was tnat for9 A. For commission
O. Commission for whata A. On a loan Of
money.
O. Please explain the transaction. A. AS near as
can answer it; IL is interest $l2O and commission
about Sl24 on loan.
Q. on loan by whoms A. am not sure that it
has reference to that; am not sure whether to HIM
Q. This is the best of your recollection. A. From
the way 1t is written here think 1t may be that.
O. TO the best of your recollection was it money
paid TO Mr. Bushnell, one OF your directors ior
loan to the companys A. have no recollection
O. observe here check in favor Of II. c. Crane,
assistant treasurer, for s500O what was that forS
O. There is also check OF same date to 9. NJ
| Pullman, general manager, for $4,000; what was
that tory A. do not know what att 4 was va .1 for: %
John Nj. Davis, interest and commission, So, 66S 70
| what was that forf A. Interest and commission
| paid on a loan OF money by John NJ. Davis to the
| company.
q. observe a check of the oath Of July to B. E.
| Bates discount and interest, 4,99l 67 what was
that for? A. 1t was discount and interest on loan
| by Mr.. Bates to the company
| O. BY discount ana interest do you mean COM
mission and interestY A. IL should be commission
and interest in the book.
O. There is a check of the goth Of February to
Oakes Ames for $ll, ,495 Al; what was that iorY l
O On the 10th of February, s771 As, a check to
Oliver Ames marked commission and interest; what
is that for9 A. Commission and interest
O. Was it on loan from Mr. Ames to the COM
pany9 A. 1t was paid to him; l do not know
whether for loan made by him or for some other
O. was the money borrowed by the company re-
ceived from Mr.. AmesS A. 1t is impossible for me
| to tell.
O. On the 18th OF February check for sl2s,5Oo,
marked W. p. Kennedy, $4,000; w. c; Lindsay,
@ Who is Lindsays A. An officer OF the company
at Omaha.
A.
O. Cashier Of the companyf A. Yes. OF the COM
O. What was the draft for9 A. do not know.
O. what authority had you for paying 1t A. The
auditor's-B. +. Ham.
O. Who is B. r. Shaw' A. retired merchant,
@. There is a large number OF checks here to his
order what are they fors A. For money borrowed
by the company OF him.
to Sidney Dillon, president; what was that for2
A. don't know.
Q. What authority had you for paying ita A. I
don't recollect.
@. Does that check mean Dillon, president Of the
Credit Mobherf
Mr. Bell objects to the witness giving his opinion
and insists that he snoud state only what he knows
Witness here asked TO be allowed 10 see the check
as Mr. Dillon was president vi the New Jersey Gen.
tral.
witness responds-I don't know what 1t was for.
O. Here Is check OF 9th March TO. s33 l61 so Tor
taxes on coupons; what coupons were they2 A.
Coupons OF first mortgage bonds paid by The CON-
pany
Dillon for 81 l9S 81, marked discount and interests
what was that forS A. / cannot tell what that
is for.
one payment on note? what was that forY A. do
not know; do not charge my memory with these.
81 600 and on the 18th another check to him OF
$4,000; what were these forf A. l do not know.
g 9 tas 10th M CO wha
was that forf A. Money paid to him for account Of
o. Do you know why money should be paid to
Crane for account OF Lindssys A. can't answer
~ n I'm 9th Eehrnarv is a checr IN r. M Dodoe for
<,S oo0. what ia Thai forS A I can't toll what ~
wwae for "''' - - ' "' :"
~ no von know anv valid claim AGAINST tho com
many for sIo 600 on tha, dayp A. DON'T Know
q. On the 9th February is check to +. II, Rollins
Ia y. II Rollins the Government Commissioner
A i do not know
Q. Here is check on the 9Th February in favor OF
c. s. Bushnell for $4,000; what Is that fors A.
cannot remember.
@. Here is check to Oliver Ames for $7S2 81, mark
cd interest $4,000; then $3.50 81, com. $400, what
was that forp A. For money loaned the company
by Mr.. Ames, the president, by through hm, I
don't know which.
O. On 4th February is check for $4,000 to
Thomas Ewing, Jr, underneath I. G. D.; what is that
forY A. / don't know.
O. On the 4th February are three checks, one Of
463 600 to w. =. Kennedy, marked 10; one to n. G.
Crane assistant treasurer for $4,000 and another
to H. c. Crane, assistant treasurer for $2S DOOR were
those all on account OF the Davis contractf A. j