New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-05
THE COUR1o'

| -, ,,,,,oN PACIFIC RAlLhoAD A.
nepopr FROM RECEIVER slt 1 I% FUTILE
NATION or 1IsT OF PACIFIC sToCkHoiD
Coa 80 Iames Fisk, jr, against Vho o",On
mo 80" 1a Company, was continued vi "D,,'
facinV me Court before Judge barh",u 80,
~ w "a brief report from MI t"oo' ~,
@ ne had opened the safe ana founu nun.
ma 10 Connany and some books OF inc oieuV ioD'o'
of the 49,, noon stated TO HIM by the officer OF the
anu ." that IL contained bonds coupons, ana other
sanertv OF the Company TO tne value OF NUM- nc
Ieds Of thousands or0 sp nyerorV Of the same
was mgested view Of this report, that the case 20
adjourned Monday %e t that tbe Receve report
%as essentially false, the bonds mentioned being can
iid honds aud coupons, or bonds unssued ana Valu-
ss while the books had pecuniary value The inner
ofe not yet opened, contained some deposits, put lhey
sionged 10 individual directors Mr. Tracy proposed to
inf in an affidavit contradcting the report but Jndge
barnard said he knew OF no such practice III TINS District
MIR Tracy insisted that the report was made Tor erect
and reiterated his previous remark that twas essentially
untrue. He knew. and so did Others, why report was
made as 10 their being hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
worth of property in the safe IL was for the purpose OF
being spread the newspapers as not only the press OF
this City would publish that statement but 1t would be
coped into every newspaper I'm the language He wished
TO examine Mr.. Tweed upon the stand, because at
Nj soughton sand that Mr. Tracy aud others had Ss,
serted. days ago. that there was nothing IN the
safe except an old almanac and ~ shings In money.
Mr Tute the Assistant Treasurer OF the Company had
testified, on the contrary that contained bonds pooSs
cever was due already stated merely to the fact that
he was engaged in taking an inventory OF all these art
Mr. Tracy insisted that he must have the Receiver
upon the stand for crosse as ne rep9rs WHEN
and its officers but after further discussion the
case was adjourned to Monday, at 10 a.
The examination Of the Assistant Treasurer, Charles
Tuttle also continued at TEDIOUS ength on SATURDAY
before the Referee A. A. Redfed, at the Companys Of
Ne corrected testimony With respect to Mr. Reed being the Chief
and monthly statements sent to the Auditor Witness identified
ebeckbooks The Company shown TO bins they not all that
The checkbOoi here THE Credit MOBILIZE one com
August 1861 ending the not stated the ehecl
so dated h Ms S3 5 rsG p Reaps $500 paid
Sss5e S o. nothing win sm by neS have been my
possessions them l in the Office on The Auditors de'ki MI b.
made On e h DAVIS SfS5 act s hat Kennedy may have pad
da since Old not End 1n snae make such % the d,a
him made Tor money. ed from him both lent and bs99s@s 90
paid O. T. NJ or supplies don't know Tho
conPsS p%ei By The esrtsesits either q he Auditor
Treasurer ofthe SonSeior hs name ~ T. Sr1ni m b s
the check $4,000 March to H. G Crane, either the return Of
tines by authority Of the Board Of Directors think the authority to DO
~ !''s0 sS 80 81 Game s So Oh. DnS.p %
count With Cse The payment March sSS to o. B1sE'
g whom tle lGag made whether By hHS g. ,9I one e,e s1s
the COMPANY have distinct recoeeton the 5000 to H. g
Gene % tsf sane Jay s'nsSs ven A.5 s s 20 OF s n s
Ph % Tor interest and commission; the Sla9 o. to D. NJ Bates
be coion .q interest," The !l93 a to 0ls. A9e. fs 20 ~
commission and interest Of Loan whether for himself other
party the cheek for 500 marked W. p Kennedy
$4,000 p p. Lindsay s75Ooo light ds Lindsay cashier Of
tue cheek paid 20 Mr. X shaw for
money hm he retired merchants the S1 o. PAID
March for coupons the ht mortgage bonds paid the
Company.
The witness was also questioned concerning many
other checks and payments, but could recoect very
little concerning them. He identified the stock book OF
the Company, but knew nothing about the stockholders
very ignorant many important points that
Mr. Field thought that for Treasurer OF Company he
| had forgotten a great deal.
BeWe what is II want 10 knoWf We vii give
| EXPLANATION require
Mr. FedZThee great ditbu,e aud
| the plaintiff to know what has become oft.
Mr. McFafandWe shall not explanation a. ALL for deny
that the money client and don't intend tell where
| tits
Mr Fed-we intend before got through
! Is The cash book fr the present year
Wiaess-l know DO know whether IN the omee
| when the receiver appointed
The witness, however. admitted having examined the
safe since opened, and that lie did not miss any
thing and Mr. Field offered the book in evidence begin
ming March 90 and extending To March le, 1859,
running from No to No 10. On crOss-eXaminaOn by
Mr.. Mcfarland the witness testified:
been about four duties
property the Company has from time 20 tine
70 the papers custody have nothing 70 DO With
the making Of contracts those made by the Board OF
Drecters the respect 70 which
make them the certificate Of the Directors
takes charge 81 tbem looking az The bcos
the precise daY when the bheds oce took
poson tBco opened Nben The receiver
his examining a. aud know be spent
time Ia the vault, examining H.