The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-31
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.AxnHenry's Flank Movement and
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O'Doherty's Coup.
A Second Raid on the Atlantic and Great
Western 0fate.
Flight OF McH .enry and Jubilation
of Fisk.

All Erie is chucgng over the brilliant coup OF the
impetlous o,Doherty. Not that the Erie young men
are IN ay way interested in the Atlantic and Great
western Railroad; certainly not. But Receiver
oDoferty was lately vice president OF the latter con-
cerD. and Jay Gould is actual copartner with Fisk in
theownersnip OF the Erie. There are those, there
fore, who persist in saying that the receiver is as
bad as the-Flsk. That no misrepresentation OF the
actual condition OF affairs which eliminated in the
occupation OF the premises OF the decrepit janitor
sof No. 40 Broadway and his watcnfu better half
iSnignt exist HERALD reporter paid visit 10 the
Fisk headquarters yesterday evening, and made
sundry excursions Ia various directions for the pur
pose OF obtaining correct information. The result
uow laid before the public nay be accepted as the
gospel as 1t is IN Erie.
THE cAsUs BELL
In the nrst place, then, Mr.. o'poherty, who was
vice president OF the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad nominated James McHenry, the right
bower OF Peto and the mortal enemy Of Train, as
president Of the road, and he was accordingly
elected. Legal unplsasantness subsequently oc.
CURED, which caused Mr.. oDoherty to look upon
the doings OF the Atlantic people with jaundiced
eyes ana 10 smile benignautly under the warming
beams OF the star OF Erie. The chiefs scowled,
grumbled, and nnalIy parted more In sorrow than
III anger. The o'DC%srty became receiver OF the
Atlantic road In the latter part OF last March and
took possession, with hts brother receiver Gould
the books papers, &C. OF the company at 40 Broad
way Then, this important matter being satisfac-
toriy ended by the action or the courts, Jay Gould
grew Indifferent and o'Doherty grew sick. Things
IN general about No. 40 wore an unhealthy aspect.
Like Nicholas medtating his descent on the terri
tory OF the sick man oil Turkey, McHenry, the
busted OF Erie then, Ii Is eaid, swore
by Charing Cross and Mugby Junction that
he would he revenged. The business OF the
Atlantic and Great Western should not go on peace
fully, by Jove, II be knew IT, Ills plans being laid
his operations commenced. lie stayed not upon
the order OF his gong, but event ior'' No. 40 at
once. on Wednesday week last the Offices OF she
company were entered, 1t is alleged. by the agents
of McHenry ana q number or books and docn
ments OF value taken away. Mr. o'Doherty got well
Immediately. The Geographic oiiice, the printing bi.
reau, the publication bureau aud every other bureau
IN the magnificent castle OF Prince Erie was soon
The scene OF ousy llfe Fne forces OF his nighness
were marshalled In the conrtJards. a whole wagon
traln supported by heavy body Of Erie infantry,
ratified over the stony street, There was mount
ing IA hot haste. The blood OF the o'Doherties was
expedition set out on "Wednesday evening lasI. and
the result was q most signal victory Tor Erie
THE ERIE STORY.
This is not exactly the way the Erie people put r.
what they rs that the affairs Of the Atlantic anu
Great Western Railroad Company having been
placed in the hands OF the receivers, Mr.. W. a.
UDoherty and Mr.. Jay Gould, they had
doubted right to take possession or the books; and
that furthermore their action had nothing whatever
TO do with the Erie company. Judge Barnard also
states That there was nothing Illegal or improper In
tile .condnct OF Mr. UDoherty, but on the contrary
that gentleman but fulfilled the order OF the court
rhe order issued to Mr.. 0'Doherty on Wednesday
evening although perfectly proper. superluous,
the mandate OF tue supreme Court issued III
&arcn last, beng sufficient In Itself. The alarm
Of the ianlt0r aud his spouse but
natural under the circumstances the hour being
late, and rue receiver and his men being compelled
to break open the doors OF the olce consequence
OF the KEYS having been taken away by those vino
took the books and papers IL Is supposed that The
missing books are the most valuable OF the records
OF the company but no inventory mas been taken as
YET to ascertain the fact In addition TO the Cur load
OF books taken away on Wednesday night Receiver
0Dcherty and number OF men removed the re-
ma ming records from No. 40 broadway yesterday,
aad q room In the Erie building devoted TO the
Atlantic affairs is now Uttered with the spoils AT
four O'Clock yesterday three persons OF the genus
deputy sheriff occupied the Office in broadway, and
rusty Individual, with set OF instruments re-
sembng ummes, haunted the passage way. ihhs
men SAID they were supreme Court dfee presence OF
sncIs lss no sAS.a not required II is to be pre-,
sv'ed that they were there on their own hook. Nc
Henry IL is said, mas departed tor buroDe with the
migsnc hooks but others-alnOug them those 81
srie-.sss mat nc 10 II Pennsylyania.