New-York tribune., 1869-04-17
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD LITIGATION.
CONTINUATION or THE EXAMINATION BEFORE
TILE RECEIVER.

Vm. H. Treed. jr., Receiver, dc. agt. Henry C.
Crane and Corn Exchange bGhk1Ihe eNamination OF
yesterday morning whom Mr. H. Crane sad In reply TO
the checkbo On reference 90 the latter lac SAID this
last deposit WAS made ON the 9th April, the amount
amount Of l The total amount Of deposits since the
ls OF January II SC32iO 90, and the total amount OF
Mr. Fci-wcrc any Of these checks drawn for account
~ the Union Pacific Railroad Company Objected TO,
bnt objection overrurh wtuc.s-No Sir Mr Field
l. there chcckfo sO paid since the service Of the
Injunction with the consent OF the paintiHi Mr Tracy
the witness replied that Mr. Durham testaed so but
that he had no k9oIgde1 thereof .e gave check for
Union Pacific Railroad Company The margin of the
check book shown 10 Mr. Field, and afterwards
read, giving Tho name oi G. =. Bushell. Mr.. Field
What was that check gvcn iorl Objection by Mr. Tracy,
having been given that the question admissible wit.
ness sld A. gave t to Mr.. c. T. Bushell and charged
Enowiedse Mr BH.hrii is director OF the Comgany my;
the check was given 70 him In my Office. IN corner par
titioned on. and not connected With the Compauy this
parttioned OF IS In the oicc ~ the Union Pacific
Company; the checks received as MISUNDERSTANDING,
mentioned IN my testimony Yesterday we're not deposited
What DID you do with thcmi Ruled ont. To further
questions witness continued nave not deposited TO my
bank account any checks that have received from tho
Uuon Pacific Railroad Company: have deposited TO my
the following amounts received 10y Assis
Treasurer on April lsi9 $4,000; On the 81, 5oO;
the 9TH, f25O0 aud tho 7th $4,000 making alto
gether s9O.OOO; those amounts were not my private
Mr. Field-Dd you. on the 2Tth OF February last draw
tlOOOgO from the Fourth National Bank tho money of
the Union Pacific RarOad Company Objected 10 and
ruled Irrelevant. unless traced 10 the Corn TX.
change Bank Mr. Field then put other questions with
tins view, To which the witness said have named all
the money that hayo received Assistant Treasurer in
tho Corn Exchange Bank no money that | received
from the Fourth National bank the nth OF February
asdcposited my private account IN the Corn Exchange
Bank In accordance with the request OF Mr Field, Wit.
nesss check book naniug made since the s OF
January, produced. Referring 20 H. witness said the
amount Of the first entry Is on the 2d OF January, when
75s 50 deposited by me, aud ruled three checks
amounting 10 SjJ IS: tho money deposited
camo from my private sources the margin
read follows Interest, $S55 so. &.ll3 81, Exchange
j. M Dodge 1888 %; H. {. Crane, so % and $335 j. NJ
Dodge the Chef Engineer OF the Company gave me
his check for ssJ 23 aud gave him mine for the
amount attorney draw checks the Corn Exchange
Bank besides on that OF my own Mr. Field-As attor.
noy for whOml A. As attorney for Thomas e. Durant;
suppose the check ana bank pass-book In Mr. Du-
rants safei had them In my possession this morning.
Mr.. FeldIayo you deposited money to tho credit OF
that account today Mr. Tracy having raised an objec-
ton TO this question, the Referee pronounced IL admss
bic, at tho same tlme expressing his opinion that Mr.
Crane n most unwilling witness; no shoud, there
fore give xended latitude the examination A. No:
had made such deposit yesterday. to the of s5
road Company know where II did come from; do not
consider that have the sole control OF that accounts
Mr.. Dnrant draws checks upon IL when no sees it;
don't know whether he has done since last January
but think not do not receive directly from Mr. Durant
the money deposited TO that account; get from many
sources Mr. Fleld-AmOng those sources does the Pa
cino Railroad make onet A. | DO not know how 10 an.
that II the Union Pacific Railroad has paid or lent
Mr. Durant any money, or have lent them any money
count. Mr.. Field-Doos the bank keep bank account
OF It's own A know they did up 20 the time thoy were
enjoiued; do not know where tue money OF the Com
pany has been kept since them neither do | know
whether 1t has had received any money since then;
don't know that any payments have been made since
Mr. Fled-Iaye no obligations been matured theni
A. Yes. q. How have they been nett A. They have
been paid by the contractors Of tho loan.
Adjourned I'LL o'clock on Thursday.