The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-19
THE FIGHT F0R 5000 600.
THE ~. vISiTrON or JAMS FISK,
JR., CONCLUDED.

Rra,ina 81 che Case FOR the Brie Railway
Compppy-Rar, Testimony Of Admiral
Eisk-ue k,ep- the spectators Ia Roars
of Lnughtrr-Thc Robbers md ConHptra-
tors in Nv pierreSopts H""ss- Selling
ThCmsclv = to the DeNu,
The Supreme Court Room was crowded yester-
day with people whQha come to helr the humor 1us
testimony Of the witty james Fisk, Jr. Mr.. Fisk
was seated In chair al The let hand OF judi Bar
nard lie looked vefy cool, asd his bearing was re-
msrl;abIy easy. His blue eyes twIuklcd Mt times
Hh fun. His voice was clear and Undertaking
EA Judge Davis continued his cross xarninaon OF
Mr.. Fisk in reference to the interview with Sir Van
derblt In tie lat'cr's bedroom. The examination
was TO this effect:
At the close Of our conversation, Mr.. Vanderbilt
from the bed on the side Of which he had been
sitting, went into the next room, and sat down
there; nouced particularly lis shoes and the
bucklesr- llaughtorl-thcre were four buckles had
mover seen shoes with buckles in that manner be-
fore, ard thought that II this sort Of men wore
those shocp I might perhaps want pair Laughter
II flashed through my mind then, and have thought
Of II q great many times since then. was in the
room from twenty To thirty minutes. We then went
out where Mr.. Gould was sitting by the Ere, and
told him in few words what we had been talking
about. I could not tell just when II wos without
=
time.
g what Prr'ienar evsnt, Of yonr life wou,d enable
hron my mind at that time was
THL ALMIGHTY ROBBERY
IN, Ton vanderbilt was attempting on the Erie Ran.
could not rive The month, the day, nor the year with
9awnat reference do you want ,A;-You eonnne
Sy c M ssr ana en'Ss ana GSeSsa
but you want me TO wear po'ityey; when man puts
question. asNou put them
WANT TO LOOK OUT
o.-when wss the interview at Mr.. .Picrrepont's
honseI Alt was asog, Or halfpaSts should say
o.~So matter about that. Al am quite Willing to
ssSe tS ON" Nell We into ss e Pierre
wac IN he told me he would see Gould was right be
tho the door 10 70 the reception room
was very careful to be In the line OF the door auEh
so THAT I couLD LOOK IN.
si.d Ssp ft H int The ns
he vas said Ss Would :,es % ana @ .sPps&
@ called e MAJ sds Ss1 Ss sss
s w sh'rd sSn sl. rss
raSrirs with these people are you he said .!hey
ccu a aSGS sSoS oc s rRds ssg
Commodore had Lold ME bad made up my mind that
ou. regard % The vi.hs. Of myseif and aoaid told
them he1 SSrd rot make without shipg
didn't believe they could.
CARRY OFT ANT sUcu ROBBERY;
p e. ss "a he Gs ss% to into bot he
Van fHS and S % Sd ri . way G s s &
re- BE On S T. tel TS r. a.. S had T
reaiiop; had been yer, pleasant together that they
on 70 saw hal eeSeS,s Of this Rnd %ere p6hns en
usual 10 large corporations told him n that was
we ought TO have
LARGER STATE PRISONS,
for that was the voI,, worst Glaze Of 5ceee5y aTons he said
ySsS 70 srea ye I'D a nd
aid they haa kep; him ont because ,hcy d,ant went
s n "a and TIA, would DO 70 GOD Lridg, nm
night 81 which made further reply. ana they
S Si'h h aS vs avn nsSsG a. consented inst
@ he Ss .d. SHS nina S s a
ed' AMI said n s6Tnlt { fe DC OF cSSse psPsr
!Gs ssn'sS,;' and Sani !5,ni flSSgtta Ss. %s: d.
gusted, TOOK my hat, and len. toll GouS that we
SOLD ouRsELvBs TO THE DEVIL
SsS o ss'G n {. s and @ % as
h vas NE ts fsse e had aans
Rs way al Mr. Pierreponts tha, d. Ii ana carried
rHE REMAINS OF THE CORPORATION
% ss pS, yeodsrO sS%P sres, HUgh,er he had
siSsS Rd wsi' s SS{sTs you
ways bsea Flad q since signed ANYTHING mat was
hall my battle Was fought snd had su5mittcd vent vent
With the Tobbers rom thea ont.
LOTS OF fun.
,955How long aia you remain after your eOnysE.a
''en nS' ma ,SSE S, Wy ns' Sna went
,5IGsht ySg give sny ideS2 Ave- .ir, my idea is
a-pidnt You ali EFT down after the transaciion2 A.
-Tdont know We dndt have anything 10 eat. Laugh.
'Q-After these papers were agned didn't you talk
ING matter over Al 90 = geme'noeI;; r, 49,
Wouldn't thai make an inrris.ion on YOU Al lev!
SI%lsG xS%Sat you TeTe i Sons 10 say, rrooa.
Q.iou are quite sure q that, nreyou' A.-No, sir,
o Were you sworn when you took the stand ? A.
S s Tss s .. ds aHS M
Pierrepons room and have conversation on the sub
o.5You would no, naJeItale TO say thu, you did
Tine. danfhIsfi; my imrfss.oa !. ma, west i mSs,
distcly ont WAS not IN very amicsble mood after
HAVING FOUGHT sEygS MONTHS
agalns, these people; Gould and went 10 the Ffth
HOTEL Sgd x Ken
ont room he said he Knew ali about he se1,eme mt
H"S % ar VIZ s 1s
s6s p. Or, you i knew .Sop, II, Tia. order?
eoafd e. WY sSoa sst.
Judge Davls-Mr. Field don't like this, Mr.. Fisk
which was at Nj Vinder6is house he said he desired
that The; trao should be closed M. We told him We
had made arrangements with Mr., Eldridge about the
bonds and the payment OF the two and halt millions
We told HIM were ready TO carry out arrange.
nens The capital stock OF the company was al that
time thirty millions
O-what 10 10 now2 Kgcd out.
o,-Is not The nrssen, amount Of the common STOCK
Q.-what was The amount 90 the 10Th OF December.
Judge DAVIS then offered to show that by various
Of the Erie Company the value OF ~ stock
had been
REDUCED FRos 20 TO "a
in the interval nom the Date Of the se'mont to the
ENJudee Davis mere called for the original minutes
! Of the Executive Committee of the lrie Company
which authorized the lrniing OF the Irceent SUIT, but
lad TO content himself with copies In reply to
| questions out, MI fisk then went on 10 .NN: On
| The night Of the meeting Nt PltroTonts house
SUDDEN ANp ENTIRE CHANGE
cnme over the positions of Could and myself otu that
point tie rohncTs-sche WORK. Vanderbilt, RlpHilo,
all the comhnAilun--had never cOuuHellcd with N,
We had oecn EXCLUDED from al ihgr arrangemcnts aud
we were with them. A law had teen passed M X.
ing Il states prison offence to take dollar Of tie
money Of u COrporatiou and now We had iOInea with
| these robbers. For months | had hau