New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-22

scenes in the chambers Of the Inquisiuon WneI1 e
sps varied them not to exceed the limits OF human
endurance At last the public distress Ieacu tnJ
Inc gamblers OF Wa-st whc were tearsE tach V ULcI'
their caVor for relief excited litue syRga,nS ali thee
Snweyer the suffering had extended trOueh al tho
legitimate business circles of the eoEntrymwheh sS
scarcity Of money threatened TO cut on tne , and
of the poor rob the farmer OF the treats OF MS o @
to br ng ruin upon half of the debtor class Oh Tue
mu8tythen even Mr. McCuhosh, pRGsea as Nc mSS ~
contraction, moved to Interfere; Inc very
Of tbe Government affected by the operations OF
gamblers They were therefore informed thS' ~ stS
ssry S5OOOOe5o Of additional currency w9u1 oe "a not
coming to The relief Of the community and then ana MOI
fili then were the screws loOsened. ,,,.
The harvest OF the spectators, however, was St os
half gathered. Hitherto the combination had oFell.eu
for fall Now the moment to change theII IA
and take advantage OF the rise. Inc Ine va" tinued
70 a nicely. The London lnfatuatOn had 0oht'mu1 ra
wonderfully, and fast as certificates oil s9ck VIZ
issued they seemed to taRe Wings across ,, ud in
Yet there was limit even 10 English cteoeHtl alt III
November il evident that the agents Ol LIZ
houses woro selling their stock 10 aIIlNe, NV tbe
about -, the certificates might ne tNpe, chSSpgrd
Of the 23d. Instantly the % Tat f5ey
front As before they had depressed the Iea,ke', S
ram il up, and, almost as ~ hd every one by
shooting up to 50. New developments were e'uen'S az
AT islisp point Dir Daniel Drew more made his APP
pearanCe on the stage. As was very ntuai, Iio "
soon weared OF the saneess U INTO his old habits
lie was mo Longer treasurer Of the Erie, and could NOT
therefore invite the public to game, while he himself
t s0her ntety shook the loaded dice. But had be-
come with him second nature 10 operate ~ 49,
ne had combined with ms old friends the present direct
ors in their "lockng-up" c0nspracy lie lad 'lgo, -
assist them the extent OF SiOOOOJO me NLcIatis,
tmid nature of the man, however, could nOl kecP Pn
with his more daring ana aeelnGa "a ne sne
cess of the Joint operations and the
who were threatened with ruin, lie withdrew nus Iuiu9
the operators control aud himself rom er W m
ellis But though he did not care to run the Lsk Or
cur the Odum he had no sort OF objection 10 sharing o
snoijs Knowing therefore, supposng that no knew,
the plan campaign, and that plan jumping VIII aas
own bearish luclinaOns, he continued on ms own "o
coupt operations looking 10 fail. one may easily COR
ceye the wrath OF the Erie operators at such eaCheI
vows of Vengeance Meanwhile ali went well with
Daniel Drew. Erie looked worse and worse ah1 VIC
golden harvest seemed drawing near: 10y the 1tlou
November he had contracted for the deNeIy oI soo
Der6a,,s as and probably was counting his gains He
did appreciate the full power and resources Oh s ou
associates On the 14th OF November their tactleS
changed and he found himself involved In terrible en-
hopelessly cOrncred HIS position
disclosed iJselt on Saturday Naturally lhe nsI luso
was 10 have recourse 10 the Courts Au lntunctOn-a
dozen iuuucOns-could be had for the asking put I'M
fortunately could be had by both parties Drew %
recent experience, aud his intimate acquaintance WIN
the characters Of Fisk and Could were not &c
inspire him with much confidence IN the eucac} oI INC
law But nothing remained. and. after hurried CON
fo The aidayits were prepared and it decided TO
repair following Monday TO the soeaed courts OF
Nature, however, had not bestowed Daniel Drew
the steady nerve and sturdy gamblers pride OF
jersey city HIS mind wavered aud hest
lated between different courses OF action. us only
care was for himself his only thought WAS OF MS own
Liner "a tie case might lie He had given his affidavit
IL those to bring the suit on the Monday put
he stood perfectly ready to employ Sunday III Detayng
their counses the defendants IN the suit position
more contemplate. state Of mnd more pnlaDle, can
hardly be conceived Alter passing the nlEt III ths hD
iect condition. on the morning Of Sunday he sought out
Mr. Fisk for purposes Of sefumiatiOn and treachery
He then partially revealed the difficulties OF ms SITUATION
only to have his cOudant prove him how entirely he
was caught by completing to him the revelation He be-
truyed OF lis new allies, and bemOancd MS
own hard fate he thercupon comforted by MI FISK
with the CHEEKY remark that he Drew the last
man ought TO whine over any position III when ne
placed himself IN regard TO Ere" The poor man Degged
10 see Mr. Could aud would take denial Finally Mr.
GOud brought in and the scene was repeated Tor
Ia edhcauOu. The two must nave Dceh salated WIN
revenge. At last they sent him away, promising TO see
him again that evening AT the hour named nc again
appeared, and after waiting their cOhNeheGceoI hey
spared him no humatOn-ho again Appeared 10 lneHi,
Offering them great If they would issue new STOCK
or lend Inn thcr stock lie lhploeu, re tiRueu' nc
threatened. At the end Of two hours Of Illumination,
the power If antagonists without mercy, he took is hat
said viii bid you good night" and went his way
like SETON Indeed irresisOy recalls the ieeDleT effort
OF Dickens 10 portray fagus lSst nght any e anu
IAN old man, my lord very. very OLD man." But the
truth ger fiction dickens aid not dare pic
re the old fence" Oliver Twist turned out OF his
house and stripped Of his plumber by the very hands
Drew, however. the ideal poetic justice brought
about in act the evil instructions returned 70 plague
the nyentOr and It hard to believe tIa as nc Iet inc
Erie offices that night his apt pupils even as those OF
Fdgn might have done, did not watch his retiring steps
with suppressed merrinent; and, when the door had
closed upon HIM, that the one did not explode in loud
! plunged Is hands into those capacous pockets which
| yawned for all the wealth OF Enc. Bad as all these
TALLY revealed there ID grim humOr running through
! them which ever makes Itself felt.
WHAT CAME OF JUDGE BARNARD's BED CHAMBER IN
JUNCTION.
When this last, undreamedof act made public
Wednesday noon. apparent that the crisis
not far Off Daniel Drew cOrnered. Erie was scarce
and selling at A., and would not become plenty until the
arrival of the English steamer on Monday; and So at A.
Mr.. Drew flung himself into the breach to save his
endangered credit, and, under hisl purchases, the
stock rapidly rose, until az nYe O'Clock on
Wednesday afternoon 1t reached OF Contrary TO- expec
tatOn, the "cOrner" had not yet eliminated II became
evident the next morning that before o'clock that day
the issue would be decided Drew fought desperately
The Brokers Board was wild with excitement, Hlgh
wofds passed; collisions took place; the bears were
and the bulls tiless Erie touched g. and there
was difference Of 10 per cent between cash stock and
stock 20 be delivered IN three days,-when the steamer
Would be fH& on Sc po az that TO b dyeTed
the usual tIse, which was quarter after o'clock
interest paid rumOrs OF legal proceedings were
flying about and fOrays Of the Erie chiefs on the Wander
bit roads were confidently predicted NeT-York Central
suddenly shot under these influences per cent, and
Vanderbilt seemed about TO enter the field. The interest
these two great corporations All other stocks quiet
and neglected. while the giants were fighting it out The
O'Clock the struggle would be over Yet now at the very
last lnoment, the PrIe WI winch tremnied before
not saved, but they shared his disaster Their com
bnation had turned the fact disclosed to them by the
Erie books that shares OF its stock had been
issued IN the ten-share certificates which alone trans
mited 10 London This amount they supposed 10 be ont
Of the country the balance they could account for as
beyond the reach Of Drew. Suddenly, as o'clock APP
preached, Erie was trembling in the COS all Broad
way-every tailor and bootndker aud cgar-vender OF
New-YOrk-seemed pouring into BrOad-st, aud each
newcomer held eagerly before him OF those
ten-share certificates which should have been III Lon
don. Not only this, but tho pockets Of the
agents Of foreign bankers seemed bursting with
them Bedlam had suddenly broken loose in Wallst.
IL absolutely necessary for the cOnspiratOrs
10 absorb this stock, TO keep 1t from the hands OF
Drew. This they attempted 10 do and maufuly stood
their ground fighting against time Suddenly, when the
hour had almost come, when five minutes more would
have landed them IN safety through OF those strange
incidents which occur In Was, and which cannot be
explained. they seemed smten with panic. 1t said
their bank refused TO certify their checks for the sudden