The New York herald., 1869-04-04

A. 10 has the road and its equipments.
U IL that all that 1t has3 A. All that know or
y In the vault OF the company ID there an inner
safer A. There is
@ What is in thats A. There are papers and
q What papers and what bondsf A. stated yes
terday about those things. ,,.,
spoke OF yesterday are in the inner safer A. The
bonds given as collateral to the note OF $2OoOo the
parcel OF bonds belonging to Mr.. Lombard; whether
there are other bonds do not remember or know;
prSnery a ySI "a ~ ne n, as. TO the best
Of my recollection have.
Q. what papers are in that safe other than !ne ii
DOndsY A. There are some certificates wnlci the
government issues for government bonds IN antici-
| patton OF government bonds.
z. Can you mention any other papers, documents
| A. cannot.
| Q. Are the bonds that you yesterday mentioned
| as belonging to the company in the outer safe or
| vaultf A. am not sure that there are any bonds
there had the impression that there were lew IN
@. Is there any property in the outer safe other
| tnan the books OF the company ii 30 please spe'
| Q. Were there any Tin boxes containing securities
or other things OF value In the outer safe or vault az
the time the receiver was appolntedY A: Ihere are
ceiver was appointed.
9. Describe them and state what they con,
| tain. A. One Is small tin box, marked
"B. F. Ham" on the top which Is his
| private property; do not know the contents;
! another contains paid coupons OF the company's
first mortgage bonds can't recollect the mark; it Is
used to put paid coupons in; think there may be
to ae a0
| except those containing unexecuted bonds OF tne
| company.
A. have been inside 1t, but have not examined II.
Q. Is everything there that was there when u was
locked2 A. did not examine to see; DID not
| miss anything.
| Q. IS the inner safe locked9 A. 1t is.
| Q. Where is the keyP A. It is in the door.
| Q. Can you unlock tP A. can not.
q. Why nOt2 A. have not the combination,
| q. Who has t2 A. Mr.. Ham, presume, has 1t.
| q. When did Ham get the combnationY A.
Q. Have you known the combinations A. have,
Q. Does anybody else know it but Ham9 A. Not
| to my knowledge.
| Q. Are these colaterals now in the hands OF any
person or persons who have lent money TO the CON-
q. state the amount and kind of the collaterals,
the names OF The lenders anu The amounts OF the loan
@. Can you state the names Of the lenders, or any
| OF them2 A. / can some. Mr.. Lambard-cant tell
the amount of his loan-Mr. Opdyke, Mr. Cisco, Mr..
Macy, Mr.. Mccormick, Mr. Dillon, Mr.Ames, both Oil
| yer and Oakes, MIR. Bardwell. l don't remember
O. Look at this book and see il this is the trans.
| fer book Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. A.
Q. Is it the only one9 A. don't know anything
| about the transfer books.
The transfer book offered in evidence.
Objected to by defendants beginning at No. !,
dated March &c. 1885, and goes on to March 1s, 1869;
number Of transfers 769
@. How long have you been assistant treasurer Of
! the Union Pacific Railroad CompanyS A. About
| four years.
| O. What are the duties appertaning to your ofcep
A. TO receive and pay out the funds OF the company
Q. Your duties are limited to that9 A. Those are
| my principal duties.
q. Is 1t any part OF your duty to know what pro-
perty the company have in this State or elsewheres
| A. Only so far as 1t Is in my custody.
Q. As to that do you profess to have any accurate
knowledge? A. Only so far as 1t is in my custody.
Q. Have you anything to do with making contracts
f0r no A
Q. Anything to do with execution Of contracts
made with the companyS A: No.
| torsS A. None.
Q. is it part Of your duty to know anything about
| the contracts OF the companyY A. No.
Q. You have not then pr0fessed to state the terms
obligations of the contracts to which reference has
| been NADER have not
@. Who does make the contracts on behalf of the
! company A. The board OF directors.
Q. Is there person who audits the accounts Of
| the company before you are required to make dis
| bursements on account Of them? A. There ID.
| Q. Is it any part of your duty to examine the
count with respect to which you make dsburse
| mentsf A. II is not.
q. You make them, then, on the auditors certln-
| cate as TO their accuracy A. do.
q. And then an accountant takes charge Of them?
| A. Yes.
o. In respect to these accounts on the backs to
looking at the back could obtain all the knowledge
which you possess, would they nOt9 A. They would.
took possession OF yourofccss A. do not remem. Sr
| ber what day 1t was; remember the occasion.
| q. Mr.. Ham was here that day was he notP A. He
| was.
| o. Do You not know that it was agreed between
Mr.. Ham and the officer IN charge that the former
should take the combination and the latter the key9
| O. Were you present in the ONCE when the re-
| ceiver came there on the day OF his appointments
| A. think | was present.
Q. Do you know that the vault was then open
A. do.
the receiver to examine the vault and its contents
| A. know of no objections offered.
| q. Don't you know that express permission was
given him to DO sof A. believe ii was.
O. Don't you know that he did examine it2 A.
know that he spent some time inside Of the safe look
/ The case was then adjourned.
The following is the list OF stockholders appearing
on the index book OF the Union Pacific Railway
| Company:-L Andrews 8. J. Ahern, G. d. Ashley,
George Ashman, Oliver Ames, Oakes Ames, Elisha
| Atkins, j. b. Alley, Frank W. Andrews, Oakes Ames
trustee: H. W, Bashford, J. l. Blair d. N. Barney r.
NJ. Batchford, l. Bathurst, George NJ. Bartholomew,
Ezra Il. Baker, D. W. Barnes J.. Bardweil, Benz. +.
| Bates, JOSIAH Bardwell, trustee; Ezra H. w. Baker,
Benz. Z. Bates trustee and treasurer; Benj L. Bates
trustee for Mrs. Laura f. G. Nourse q. Z. Broad
H. H. Bloody, ]. W. Burtis, G. Butler. G.
]. Bushnell, John W. Butter1eld, A. L. Butts,
Mp as sqe & gSs TT
tol, Gamallel Brodnd, w. Caply, Edward Clark II.
G. Crane, y. 7; Carver; j. J. Crane, Allen Campbell,
Co., Luther c. Clark. Pinckney Clark H. O. Crane,
Agent; G. $: Chapman II. G. Crane, Credit Mobiier,
Csplyn II; C. Crane, Jr., II. Q. Crane, Trustee; W.
d. Train, Oliver Charlich, A. N. Cheney, Ebenezer
Cook, J. J. Cisco S. b. Chtenden Erastus Corning,
Corsen Hewitt John J. Cisco, Ebenezer Cook O.
c. Cook. George T. NJ. Davis. william Day. Jr. sam.
ue I. Dana John M. Davis, George NJ. Davis, John
A. DIX, sidney Dillon, Charles Emerson, w. Y.
Eusts, Jr., Henry Fitch, James Fisk, Jr. w. ID.
Forbes N. b. Curtis William A. Cunning Dehan
Clark Badgers DeReux Il Dyott, Edward Dun.
ham, David Davis, Thomas c. Durant, William r.
Durant, W. Durant, william Z. Dodge, Duncan,
sherman Co., J. L. Dunham, John Dun, W. r.
Durant, John X. Dun, q. NJ. Dodge, Anna Dodge
Charles Emerson, w. \. Eustis, Jr., Charles NJ. Hail.
3 Hurber Henry Fitch, James Fisk, Jr., w. d.
Forbes, Fourth National Bank, Foster, Pierce Co.,
l.. +. French, Charles French, Sewell H. Fessenden,
George NJ. Grary, Ransom Gardner, II. W. Gray, q.
q. cray Jonath9n Gardner, Charles Gould, william
A. Cant E. T.. II. Gibson, NJ. II. Grnnell g. W. Gris-
wold q. d. Gibson, w. T. Glidden, James W. Grimes,
Edward Gutman, Horatio J. Gilbert, Benjamin X.
Hugh John T.. Henry J. Hedden, NJ. c. Hanley, Ira
Haskin Anna Himer, William Hanley, q, w. Hodges
II. NJ. Hoxie, Samuel Harper Co., BENJAMIN Ha
day. Henry lIutchins, Aaron Hobart Jr, g. b. Hus-