The New York herald., 1869-08-28

scrip D00k au nling up certificate OF stocks to per
have transfers from certain towns.
z; nia tney or he insist upon their right TO DO so
Q. Anu TO do that while the presIdent himself was
In the ro0mf A. Yes sir.
:. O. DO you remember or their saying ANYTHING to
tne president ABOUT putting him out, and that he had
no business III the ro0ms A. Colonel North said 10
Mr. Ramsey that he was no longer director or prosl
Der, TOO.
O. You have said that these things occurred. Have
you any ything else TO say why the books were re-
movedr A. There WAS an apprehension that gentle.
men VINO mad taken that course, which l have
named here today would remove the books.
O. so far as you know, were the BOOKS removed
for any other purpose than to guard against such
Contingency A. No. sir.
president ramsey restrained from acting either Us
president or dlrectorf A. have no knowledge or
tnst eXcert as these men remarked to me; do not
Z. pld yoa not during this time issue certificate,
signed Dy Aerrick, as vice president! A. Yes SIR
q. Did you yourself issue certificates signed ny
uerrok, AZ vice president alter you were informed
OIL enjoined from actngs A. Yes
z. since the books were removed have you not re.
peateuy refused to give any Information 10 the d-
recorS OF he company respecting the entries in the
books made since they were removedf A. Yea sir.
when refused couldn't tel anythin. about the
contents.
z. Have you not been asked whether new stock
mad been issued and refused to answer A. No, sir;
didn't refuse to answer. declined TO answer.
z. Was not the certificate which Mr. Herrick
wished 10 ~ up one proper TO be issued 10 man
who owned @ the stock a. That can't recollect 4,
A. No. don't; don't belong to any party
Q. Have You followed the directions and acted In
tho interest Of the Ramsey partyf A. No. Sir.
Q. DID Mr.. Le0ntQd attempt TO take the scrip book
from the Office or merely TO look at IT. A. He said
he wanted TO look a. 1T said he would hand it me
Mr.. Herrlck, vice president. The shares issued on
the GroesoecE stock were In place OF forfeited stock
Q. Have you since the removal OF the books rom
the c0mpany'6 Ofnce made or caused to be made en-.
tries rotating 10 the new subscription for 5000
sharess A. Yes, sir; caused them to be made, but
before the books were removed entries were made
In the cash book relating to the new subscription
Q. When were they made and wnat were the en-.
tres' A. They were made on the 5th Of August,
sone time after dinner; my impression IL IL was
done In the evening sometime here in the ONCE.
Q. Was II after the regular business hours were
ness hours; work till midnight II necessary.
Q. Was the offlce then locked A. 1t was not
@. How near midnight was IT. A. can't remem.
ber the hour; 1t was not near midnight.
q. How many shares have you issued on the con.
Q. Have certificates been issued for the 2, 400
shares. and, II not to whom are they still to be
@. Did you not, on the evening OF the eth, make
any entry in the books at Mr.. SMITHS ONCE relating
to Mr.. Ashey's stock A. There was an entry there
@. In entering, while the books have been away
from the once transfers OF stock have you entered
transfer OF all the Bt0ck OF which certificates have
been surrendered previous TO the removaif A. Yes,
have or caused them to be made; transfers were
made and entered OF stock surrendered on the 7th
of August.
@. OF all Of them' A. No, Sir.
Q. Which have you entered and which have you
omitted to enterS A. Ioan't tell without seeing the
books.
Q. Have you entered the transfers OF the Ramsey
party and omitted to make them for the anti tiRamsey
party' A. have omitted nothing with reference To
keeping stock away from either side.
q. Have you entered the transfers Of OneOnta,
Coesvile and Davenport etockY A. My inpre ssi0n
Is they not entered. have given no directions
on the subject
Q. Were you not served with an order OF the Court
commanding you 10 transfer the OnaOnta stOcKP A.
Yes, was; was served With O paper restraining
me from refusing to transfer 1t. have not disc.
beyed 1t. There s time enough 10 do II yet. NY In
preston Is II mas not been done.
O. Have you directed 1t to be dOues A. No. sir; I
have given no directions about it..
q. Have you entered transfers OF the Richmond
vile and seward stock A. My impression is that
tae other side
Recross by MIR. Smith @. When the injunction was
served on you commanding yOu to desist from neg.
ecting or refusng transfer the OneOnta stock had
ing you from transferring tt.p A. yes, sir.
Redrect-Q. Was this last Injunction vacated and
an order served upon you vRcating It, and when
A. II was, and served upon me several days ago,
Q. When the order was so served upon you was
not demand made upon you to transfer the stock
A. When l. got down here that morning the order
vacating the Injunction was put In my hands and
commenced reading IT, and before / got through
reading 1t an injunction served upon Wilbur,
North, Leonard and Herrck, restraining them from
acting as MISUNDERSTANDING me from carrying
o. Was the stock to be transferred to Wilbur as
directors A. Mo- 1t was to him individually, OF
couise.
sworn to. &c. w.. 8. NJ. PHELPS.