, 1869-04-06
THE UNION PACIFIC, RAILROAD
MBROGLIO.
Tbs Csmpanyss Bofo Broken Open BY
tho 0eceivcF-Ho0ka OF tho Com.
Pany and OF tho Credit. mobilfer
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the 0cceivcF-Ho0ka OF tho Cous.s
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H.a shs S<.s yo,t 7Ts.<., Aprux
n.ent q ne Supreme Court receiver Of iho assets
Of the Union Paeinc Railroad Company, intended
T. T. tees npsn ~ .he safe fef tne purpose
be nrnught before he Court, Was made Known
eaf1y JestsHia! morning. and created considerable
s3se%snt K z ,ns ,einity Of the 1ompanys e!ss
Esnkef, sTmsa risn Tie epaa oFdes Of 'NIde the
Court md sceompan'ed b. stx assistants, n
a1sited Tie sppessanee ot N. f Tweed IT, 1aa aaa
shortly Afterwards presented himself. The re-
ceiyer i1nmcdIat<ly ordered the lolcible entry to
be made sud therenpon stalwart son OF Erin, r.
}. sullFan BY name, proceeded to execute tho
order, dealing vigorous blows against tha door,
can NAV ~ g ha4e saen y T9n
Of the anctents- Al this point Mr.. Thomas T.
Du1ant, t!ce Prestdent Of the company, inter
operation that tnsy would b. individually held as
Hespassess, and 4 the same time directed clerk
Of the company to take down their nameA Ar
counsel for the company, entere,. i pro.
evners It TIC bSlAaa now .ppeared q sns scene as
eontenpi toTee er; voea s'eaa asm.se .Hst the sa
Ing under the Receivers order, Sullivan began
again to bang away at the outer door Of the sate.
This safe; es nEeproot yaals, ra,nes was batlt bJ
outer door "a massive one, over stx feet In height
md about six inches IA th!ekness- The lock u Of
tns aoas e cs saSs op IT, hs ~ ss
one 70 shas It - be ~ moved to 0a,s5 ss5
builder, came Into the once, and, at the request Of
Nj Tweed, directed the operations Of the work.
man whsn " Durant again protested against
replied that they knew no one In the transaction;
that 1tr Court had ordered the safe 70 be bruEen
iii asdel I snilIsan ID ths meantime, me- - Id i been @
pounding away. bat 10 headEay EAs made rs 10
crectlng an entsance, hr. Tweed, seeing that tho
Cornclls establishment for four wortnen 70 come
down and assist The one rho was engaged IN thu
operation. The auxiliary force soon maize It's ap-
dnlls, chisels and other implements Of their
trade. and III set 70 work 70 effect an
entrance After roshng for some tlme. they
large door. and then they drilled around the lock-
SO as TO detach It from the door, matter that
was effected after much hard labor. Chtsels and
sledEes were now used, and II &:to o'clock tho
lock bolts were broten, and the mAsstse door
Wa swung oren- One Of the Deputy Sherda then
sas aaa sd .hs
bic entlJ wss being proceed With, q large crowd OF
ssockhoIders IN the company md many outsiders
with ~ sTeas interest. JOKES xefe perpstsated e e5
ihe spec1.1o1s.; some Il the expease q -
company, and othera a. the expense Of Nj.
how saia one. At "Tsas ~ ren,ains T to 70
sss1" ~ ,sr'!ea ea.. ! 1nSsaef vnS s,ds9sly
ay 's nd ID iii 11 ,ss s l. sse o@e m sa
1n6 1n ola at IL saa a s ~ 9d S;
addressing workman who was dealing sturdy
blows against he door rt.h . s!edse, "Juu.l
S Ions saen a you 'Gs se1 aad another Jaa
On The label" III can't Be opened, SID taIi,
oa sss ssss ~
dumry individual who stood beside hin. Ashera
iaough you haVe I'D e1pet1ense,'' re1oined tho
isueh il tne expense Of lie individual Of ninor
attitude. Many Of .he Spectators left the once
ful,y impressed With the idea that no entrance
After three and half huuts' labor, ho1escr, the
door was swung open, and rush was made to
g.; n'e ,ne dns nspay sa
Tweed Was allowed 70 enter. He remained inside
the vault for moment when be cana out and,
no one shepld M s enter unul is re;u Ms taea @
left and soon at!es came back With Mr.. Bowne
! apd Mr. Homer Morgan, whom he desired to act
safe, o. 80 much Of them as wern required BY the
court Win these gentlemen he entered the
vault, and alier they hsa made an examination OF
ing txo Large books which he gave to IN assistant
| who stood outside He ther brp1Ent out another
ono, and shutting tho door ngan. and leart1,G tho
| deputies in charge, with bis assistant wendell his
| way up stairs to the once Of Amasn J, Kedneld,
! Esq, the referec appointed hY the court, belorv
whom testimony WAS then being taken:
safe to which he replied that he hsd found three
boolB-one stock ledger, and the otnertxo CASH
| books Of the Union Pacine RAitra4A Company. ~.
CtalIes Tut.1c, the Assistant Treasurer OF tho
Company, was now being examined as witneas,
when David dudley Field, Esl, counsel for Nj:
FISK passed one Of tho books over 70 him. and
none, none nai % been paid On the creut MoollfeE coo:
| tFact during the year ls6A BIZ. Tnftle proceeded
| to examine the book when MI. Field asked Ns.
Tweed. -...
Arc there my other booH In the zafs*
Mr. Tweed. There are four books there labeled
Oh the BACK - belonging to the Credit NohGacr.
Ait. Field. Then ask tho referee to oEdet the
Receiver 70 proince these books
The referee 70 stde.ed: and ~: Txced iet. and
noan returned, followed q one Of the Deputy
Nj. Tracey here objected to the witness fruttie,
ne lstas hs t pu. T. e@ sy Nj rst
there was no evidence. The referee Oycrr1led the
objection, and NJ. Tracey took IN exception
The additional books being placed beforo The
lhsJ were. AfIer examining them. NJ. T~ee:
announced that one xas a Journal Of the Ctsail
! Mob!lleI, beginning August 81, 1867, md end.ns
April s1 1863; another stock ledger VI the CTcdl'
Mobi1lei, with entries from November II, 1854 70
Decembes II, ls&4; smother Journal VI the Credli
! the regnntnln2 one q construction ledger Of the
Credit Mobilc7, with entries from Au2u1t g. 1891,
! TO September 50, 16dt.
MT Tuttlc, the witneax, now answered that from
An examination Of the book k1Een him. he found
I that during the rear 1k6S thfte WA paid on the
Credit Moecr contract the total sam Of flta 81.
| Nj. Field then Axked him to examine ami sct
how much WAS paid during the same year On the
| Cakes Ame4 md Davis contr8ctS. Al this point
however, ~ adjournment wns suggested, and tnt
taking of further testimony WAS postponed to TIL.
| morning It 10 o. clock .- ....
| Mr.. Tweed then repi&ced the oook8 In tho vault
| and hArtng EtFen ordess to the deputies to watch
the vault during the night he rettrsd ~ also did
the counsel, the oi1lcefs Of the company, and the
epectatora and The ot1ce ltft In charEa Of TIT
Shc11n's deputie&