The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-11

HIGHLY ENTERTAISISG.-Ina ell the curious
testimony brought out by the imbreglios OF
Erie, there has been snothing more enter.
tanning than the narratives of the deputy
sherifs who have attempted to serve upon
Messrs. Gould and Lane the papers in the
suit before Judge Murray. It seems that
six officers of the law were diligently en-
gagged for three days in this undertaking
without success. One testities that, learn
ing that Mr. Gould was in the Erie offices,
he obtained an entrance by strategem,
sent in a card in an assumed name, and re-
ceiyed word that Mr., Gould, though just
then engaged, would see him in ten minutes.
Before the lapse Of that time, however, Mr..
Gould discovered the ruse, and the officer
was summarily and forcibly elected. This
occurred again and again. The same officer
testifies as follows
"About $3.50 O'clock that afternoon saw
Jay Gould come ou8 of the Twenty-third
street entrance, and IAoYa quickly toward a
carriage which was Sanding near the door.
made hasts aad ressss IN the
act of serving said papers upon him, when |
was set upon by four or five men, who had
accompanied him as m escort from the door
Of the building to his carriage, and my arms
were caught from behind and securely held
until the carriage had driven away beyond
my reach. After scuff1e with these men L
broke away from them and ran for hack !;
procuring which, l followed as closely as
possible the carriage which contained said
Jay Gould until it reached his residence. No
sooner had its horses stopped than the front
door, of his house opened, and two other
men ran down the steps and acted as his
escort from the carriage into his house, and
the door was closed before l could reach
him.
\ still narrower escape for another officer
of the Erie gang is related thus
"At about 7:15 O'Clock that evening, and
when it was quite dark, saw five or six
men come out of the Twenty-third street
entrance to said offices and move quickly to-
ward carriage which was standing at the
crrbstone. Among them, and III their
midst, saw man whom / believed to be
the said Frederick A. Lane, although at the
distance I then was could not be sure. |
ran to intercept the party, but dld not
reach it until the said person had entered
the carriage and shut the door. I then
Jumped upon the step Of the carriage and
thrust my hand, containing said papers,
into its open window, saying, Mr.. Lane,
here are'-when was forcbly lifted off my
feet by the men who had acted us his escort,
thrown violently on the ground almost I'M
der the very wheels Of the carriage, and the
carriage then drove off at 4 rapid pace. I
was unable to follow it. Had it not been
FOR the forcible interference of the men who
thus overpowered me l would have served
the papers at that time
Another deputy, while waiting in Eighth
avenue 1T one Of the numerous back en-
frances of the Erie castle, was accosted by
i gang Of half dozen roughS. who dcmand-
cd and insisted upon knowing what he was
about. Being pressed he informed them
that he was "waiting for car" whereup-
on, with grim humor, they compelled him
to take the next car that came along.
The result of all these aflidavits IS al
order from Judge Murray That the papers
in his case shall be served by leaving copy
II the residences of Gould and Lane, or. II
entrance cannot he effected, by affiXing the
documents to the doors, and sending copies
through the N0St-Ofiicc.