, 1870-03-21
THE ERIE.VANDERRIY LITIGA.
TIQN.


TnktnE Els Clothes or, Watching
Ilgec Attire.
Frv4, the Se.c Fork Ford, AarcA Is.
This trial Of tho Erie Railway suit against
Commodore Vanderbilt was condnuoo yestet-
day before Judge Barnard, and the c-oss-e1-
animation Of Jay Gould WAS concluded.
md WAS examined by Mr.. Field. He spoke
with great rapidity, and answered the ques-
tons put To him with much readiness, and
with An air Of comicality that kept the crowd Of
spectators assembled in state Of continuous
laughter. Ho testified: am Director Of
the Erie Railway Company. kud was IN 1853.
@. Had you any interviews with Vanderbilt
in the summer OF 1865, in respect to nego-
siation between him and tho company 4.
h1d interviews with him I don't remember
the time precisely; it was IN the spring Of
early part Of the summer, after NO came back
from Jersey City. I was absent in Jersey City
for lapse Of time Claughterl, and after my
return visited tho gentleman in company
with Er. Gould. ..
q. State what took place a. that interview;
A. I went to bis house, fung the door-hoN,
WAS shown into the reception-room below
ap ats VI Va ahsn toa IT, 19 sas
Cd me to come into the room back, ad-
Ssa saaDz s sssg1s hspPs hsps'"stet tgsas xs
l should think half an hour; it WAS
regarding the matter OF settling up the suits
which hsa been in litigation during tho winter,
and the main part Of the Information which be
seemed to wish to get from me-thss is,' he
said TO me that he wished to ASCERTAIN from nc
il the matter could be settled; th.t it seemed
to him a. II about al the Directors in the Erie
Railway Company wanted to trade with him
and he wanted to know which waa tho right
nan that ho thought waa the ore he vanted
A<a &rII + hat E1n fa1
hade to tsade with me. Laughter. He said
be thought had about a much power "a any
II them that the old man, Drew, was no bet
ter than batter pudding; that Eldndge was
demot1}ized entirely, md that there Was no
bead or tail to our concern. told him that
that wAs my opinion ALSO He entered into 4
long conversation
Nj. Beach objected, and sa1d the witness
Enuot 1epeat EhA8 vaa said
MI. Issk. I don't know thst could repeat
his rccise words, and don't know that care
10, either: I can give It in substance; be told
nc tl.st while We went to Jersey City, every
:irnc tEst Mr. Drew could get from under our
eyes he would clip away 10 eee him, to get him
to BAY what kind Of \ trade he would nske With
the corporation to get it ont Of its difficulties
talk with Drew in regard to relieving him Of
! come part OF The Era stock he had uninten-
l tionallv bought he wished to know OF me
| whether, il he rnado trade with EIdridge OF
] Drew, in my opinion it could be catried through
the Boa1d Of Directors; l told him u nearly ~
ing in the board, that they had known that
ho hid the stock, and that they meant
that he should keep it. I nav that negotia-
ton had been going on before leaving Jersey
CITY, bgt WAS not aware that the transaction
hAd taken such an aspect. BE said virtually
That he bad in the first place nasde a trade With
Drew, Int had made up his mind that the board
would not sustain Drew. That Eld1idge had
made him a proposition which he thought II ]
and Gould would tako hold Of would be carried
through, and then all" tho htigatinns would be
withdrawn He carried ali tho htgations, he
said, and il we would take The stock on his
bands, and mako up his Losses, be wpnld lea:
us to the little place we were most dearous o1
getting to-that iss, peaee and harmony. Iha'
WAS the conversation. ....
said it III depended upon him II to whAt VII
O. At that meeting you were alone xitt
Vanderbilt Did you then come ont Of tha,
Ioom7 4. Yes, G1, and parsed into the roon
IN which Gould was Tho conversation then
to \ certain ex tsnt, Was reiterated over.
Q. Do yon remember anything that occurct
when you and Vanderbilt came out from the
back room? 4 gave you the conversation
hs had with mo In the bedroom There wcrt
also other conyereatnna which I addressed X
lin. 1proceeded to explain to Mr. Vanderbilt
| concerned, aud also for Mr.. Gould, in regari
to the entire anai11 OF the Enc Railway Com
lany, and the manner in which they hid beer
conducted since WAS with them, and ths
! to was we'll aware that I had tho bes
1 cfthose in Office that had presented til;
| matter to the Directors h, 40 u4eeE7 ua.nnc,
ls l possessed; thAt l had attached Drew
rrlvate property; that l knew Of the arrange
meutn made to take the money Of the co1Pma
ton and depoeit it into his binds, and VA
we'll aw1re that no decent nan would submit
to any such thing. He eaid to me that
must always take my position as found it
that there WIS, and that he would keep thest
hloodbounds- to ClAsk and the Law
he don't keep them after us Il VIC don't TAX
| the stock OF his ha1ds. told him that il
hid my way, I'd bo damned [cnergeticany) i
I'd tAke share Of that he had brought fh'
purishment on himself, and that he dese1yet
It This entirely nnellowed him down The,
L.uught 70 = settlement unless VIC ted t.
ct togetber, told him we oould not act to
&cshcr II he didn't try to rob this corporation
hat he waa . 1obbe1, and that would no
submit to it under any circumstances Whist
ever that was dum6foundcd and thuude,
that he admitted engaging in such trapsaction
~ ue pai1 OF our Directorn, whom hid be
! sote enAoe1ed ~ having soma Bp9tk Of Te
ei'sta. speS Ell, I'D c snasayoTsd to sonsunp,t
.GNA <%4NG- A4GSE were Inc words told Gf5o
When came into the other room bo repeate,
virtually The eame thing, said that the euit
: would not be Withdrawn, and addressing h;
conversation to Mr. Gould) tLat thor eons
not bo IN trnicahle eetuen,ent of thor, Mi r.
, | xas settled with 1didnt repeat snv ri Is +
J sonversation regarding tho position I h.,
, .akeu. The remark he made to ma or Gnn1
Was that We should not bo ahls to eet nnt -
} lie litigation or our corporation Gntl be VA
stttled with
, Q. Whan was your ne1t interview In raj,
ton to settlemcnt7 A. II waa sotneti1n
lfter that that We had = meeting with E
dridge 1T the Fifth Avenue Hotel There ha
! ] not Been good understanding bctrccn E
| hMso and Gould Not finding him there, a.
1 Being very demons Of finding him, I We.
! / nom the1o to Mr.. Pierrepo1t's house, N
Gould went with me.
q. Stats Ill that occu11ed2 A. We IN
the bell, stepped into the ball, and inquired Il
Nj. Neupponnt, it being his house. The e.
: l ,ant said ahe xDu1d see xhethns he Naa IN
not. Mr. Pierrepout then stepped into u
! Lall. He rcscmbled tho man who WAS not IL
good deal ILAughtc1.] inquired Of
!, pierrepont 4 our President waa IN AZ
some houghtfulness on his pa1t, he Eald
thought be was- I told him we would like
SEQ bin During this tine kep: moEir
along into tho dzRHing. .roon, a be hsd ne