New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-18

sharcs Of stock and made tender 10 him; bad.
bell took orr sests in the reception room-the same
% Sss 81 Is TO ss me bad
TO tender him 600 shares Of Erie Railway stock. which
the million dollars we had PAID forth FOR the % sas
have ne said nv sSDRsf but had s scs
shares Of stock IN black satchei took the certificates
back the bonds and the money there were two separate
r sG me- sas s s e take %
s sRa me he b Sopd then l. back the
did Mr. MI va 5s make any Objection 70 the kim
he that he had no transactions with
the Erie Company aud that lac nust consult his counsel
bilt after the Belmont suits comrnencedt A. No.
O. Did you have any interview with Mr. Vanderbilt in
once when the matter was brought up; Mr. Gould was
with me- Mr. Gould said TO Mr. Vanderbilt that he con-
siderrd that be less connected with these
suits that he had loaded his stock 10 u.s. and that ne
had agreed TO carry the other stock and that believed
he selling the other stock that he was In three it
cations: that he was At the bottom OF every one ao'
@. DO you remember whether at the time Of tho
meeting at Mr. yanderblt house the Cashier OF ,ns
at MI Drew and sent for at III O'Clock and came
| In with the check-book under his arm.
| Cross-examined by ex-Judge Noah Davis: -
Mr.. I. G.. Sherman went with me 20 MT ysnderbnrs
ct the time made the tender that was at ii O'Clock IN
the morning; do not remember the day or year:
O. You took with youa carpet bagt a; fes ~ CON
O. In what form they made out A. In eyery
form they gwen to noe by Mr. Could some we're
made out in the nsme OF smith, Could Martin q -.
and Fisk, Belden & Co.. cannot remember the date:
some five years old and the youngest had issued
had been 70 SIR. ysnderbilts A. gave them back 70
Mr.. Gould; do not know where they are nov; have
never seen snce Controller and Director OF
the Company at that tme my duties are 70 aut al sno
bills presented FOR payment n..o- ...,..
O. What your other dutesf A. Asa DIRECTOR seeing
that tho affairs Of the Company managed honestly
@ Have means OF kn0wingas an obcer me ain1u'
OF stock that the corporation o"nS~ any 'ne' '0'
O. Do you know what stock the corporation owned on
q Do You know what stock the corporation owned
subsequently to tho 1st OF October A. No. SIT: q, ,bs
direction been the owner OF large amounts of its own
'fGcE When hes S Whos Was bought from Mr. Wander
w O. Now. when you reached Commodore vanderbilrs
with this carpetbag will you tell US what they dd pro
ciseyi A. Rang the doorb bell, wont into the reception
wished to see him. lie came down. ! said; add Good 700,
morning. Commodore have come 20 tesae At e
take thus stock back and give . ssG S sd no
ties s%a sna with Ss Erie Company and
consult his counsel. He stated that ne wooId DaFg9
nothing to do with 1t, and bidding him good morning.
@ Did you in any manner keep list or memorsndum
do that took the certificates nom MT Gould into
o carriage and held them tightly between my knees
j had good deal Of money with me and that he was
little man and could not rely much upon MN ID ngns
gerous property and Il might blow up had them in my
possession from II til 1890; when returned delivered
them back the treasurer came to this city 70 i've IN
the latter part Of ga or 65; reside here now; havs
resided here since last Spring; preyo1s to that resaee
In Boston: have resided here at No 3i3 West CwehV
third.st., In Boston at No. rs Chester-squsre,
When did you go into the direction Of the Etc co or.
because IL was episode In my life.
q. Why sirf A. Because had 10 gray hairs az ina.
time. lLaughter do not remember when MT Gonie
was put the Executive Committee there were goOe
many cbanges and looking ont that dld not get
changed out aud the rest do not remember; was ss
@. Was he looking out for you' A. Ihope 50; thinl
Q. Do you know anything about the 100000 coS
yertabe bonds that were issuedi A: Yes, Sir' No a..
q. Do you remember when the S,O00OO0t A. YES DIE
@ Can you state when that occWredt A: No. Sir
q. To whom were tho G.Ooo,0oO dehveredf a. Deh~
O. For what purpose A. bought them Of him.
q. From whom did Mr. Drew receive tDems A. az
lgered / do not remember when purchased them
cannot tell the day or month or year they were pur
chased. o.
@, on what morninci A. On tho morning which
took them. -
O. You and Mr. Gould went to Mr. vanderbilrs houa
at the first interview A. No, Sir.
O. Did any 20 with your A. Inc driver OF the car
rage went with me 10 the door
O. Did you find any at the house beside Mr.. Van
derbitf A. Yes Sir. the servant girl who let us n
asked il Mr. Vanderbilt In think we stood In tbs
halt; first the Commodore In the back ROOM
@. Was he out OF heathf "A lie did not say anythin1
to Inc about It, remained with the Commodore from
O. What did you say nrstt A. told him that had
o. Had you been IN New-Jersey that dayt A No. Sir
1 was there in the Spring before:
Q. whens A. History will tell that
The Court then adjourned until IL a. M today.