New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03
THE UNION P1cIfIo RAILROAD SPINDLE.
THE EXAMINATION AT THE TONES.

TIE EXAMINATION AT THE TONES.
The examination in the case of Frederick
A. Coodan Eyesey LyOu Simon Wolf, Volney
Wright and James Wilkinson alias whisky JIM" who
are alleged 10 have entered into a conspiracy to defaud
the Union Pacific Railroad Company by the sale Of S25
600 worth Of their bonds given security for tho loan OK
100000 the particulars Of which gvcnn TIE IRIB-
UNE Of yesterday, continued before Justice bowling
Mt TOmbs yesterday afternoon. Benjamin l. Lam, the
auditor of the Railroad Company in this city. whose a
dayt given yesterday, was crosseXauued ~ length
hy tho counsel for the defense The following 10 bus tcs-
timony: don't know that over saw Mr. WOlA; the
agreement was that ne TO lend the Company 100000
and that le 20 take $4,000 worth OF the nrbt mort
gage bonds as security and hold them until the maturity
OF the note and return the Identical bonds TO mo Com
pany the payment OF the notes the agreement was IN
writing, 1t was made by ar WOLF cannot cay when 10
evidence / have Of Mr. wolR's having signed or made
Wos signature, and was not present when the paper
was signed Lyon represented himself as the at
torney Of Wolf; only know what lyon
told me; the paper shown is the agreement it. |
have mentioned Ihese persons tehuSIeu no no Coot,i
made written contract Win Lyon tao va ~
contract that his client was TO make Ae iOal anu ~
100000 advanced less interest iot four
three days, and commission or $2luO ana e1hoty ~
were gyeu tho noe natures az l2ul od Co..
10; acted behalf Of the Union Pacihc hafoau CoA-
pany; had no personal interest ia tho transactions know
Goodali received $500, us paid that amount TO- Inn
bat OF making large loans their notes and bonds, but
this was objected to-; messenger went 10 NO ~ NsSu
Fo1rtb National Bank to The credit of the Railroad Com
pany GOCdan received the $500 for procuring ths lGan
for any loan Of SlCOOoO he might proonrej he mad not
procured any prior loani saw him oecas99hiy eJtnB
Inc two months preceding Dee 19i the subject OF these
interviews the procuring OF loans Tor ne coilahy
do not think any persons were menohed lle egupnS
ala not seek GOOdal for the purpose or procuring t3
loan--he sought the compayi inc company were DOT
rowing money at ms iiine rom ny NC lrr
Pas TSr9 SFeed ta ms client should loan 70 the
bonds were held at ono price by the Company never
saw Williamson uutil met him in Court, lCouuscl
wished 20 know from whom witness received tic iutor-
nation that led him 10 make tie charge OF conspiracy 10
dcfraud the part Of tho accused THIS was followed
by long arCgloHt between counsel on the mo.iOn
to strike matters relative TO conspiracy, Cnoug
by tho motion being denied by the Cour the act Of fraud
Is tho selling Of those bonds in violation Of The contract;
the whole transaction is the conspiracy; tho BODY or the
paper shown is H. my own Handwriting; gave it TO
oodal on Dec 10 and received t back by the messenger
Henry NJ Lrdel; Il then bore tie Signature OF NOlh e
the certificate Of deposit was handed to mo by Henry NJ
Henry NJ Linden testified am messenger and assist
ant bookEeePer IN the Office Of tie Union Pacific Railroad
Company: saw Mr. GOOdgl in the Office OF the Com
pany on Dec 10; Mr. Ham gave ne $4,000 IN Union
Pacific Railroad bonds and note Of tic Company ana
told me to accompany GO0dal went with him TO No.
80 N5ssau-st. no entered the door legding to tho
second floor, when man told Goodali 10 r, wait
Easln, the second floor; with he man who ton
us 90 wait aud who believe TO be DIT Lyon nero pre-
eut; think that No Is ona door, and No. on the
other % call 10 mind auy name on the Gooi NeAt
into tho Office and dcveraq tGe bones 10 M lyon
think cannot swear poSuyely thG tie was ne man. lhe
took the bonds, and they were cOuhledi Tue ccl
cate OF deposit handed ne by the Same man to whom
gave the bonds, and the paper shown here, signed
Simon Wolf; Goodall accompanied me there; when We
arrived there Godan motOued me TO 20 mp and follow
tie man; this ala, and gave him tho bonds do not
know that Lyons ame was mentioned; was 10 follow
him. as | supposed, TO Eet tho money.
Charles Tute Assistant Treasurer Of tho Union Pacific
Railroad Company, esiHcGI was present at the time
Of TIE arrangement between Ham, GOodall ana Lyon;
tho last two came into the Office and stated 10 me that
they had client or friend, who wished 20 make loan
Of 100000 and would take tho bonds % the Company as
collateral security; they wished % know what amount
OF bonds would be given collateral, and urged that HE
amount be greater than the loan; they also spoke Of Mr.
WOlh as q man Of great wealth ana lcfpcctabiv, ana
that be q retired reliant; told them We W,ro
very careful in whose hands placed first mortgage
bonds; tho Tromissory note gwen by Dir Ham was III
the form usually given by Inc company III such c,se'
journod until Thursday ncXt az o'clock j. m Counsel
for asked that they be admitted 10 BAIL but
this denied By tie Court, and they rccOmmited
TO the TOmb5.