, 1870-12-18

seen MN ffoM That day TO thls' Ae'eA
1nss ~ asorn evidence beforo 4 COM
nittse: q CONGRESS: And is hnnor Is
Iss1s hsesasps soe mo.e o[e conspicuous hscaa7e
ttst there Is not word oi truth Jsasbe "a sie
story f1um beginning to onc- No such inteT.
vieu tstr occurred, except In the uneonfosd
apartments Of .Mr. Fitk9a imaSination- His
own previous statements make It certsin that
he'was not at cosb,n's house 1t all that day,
md that CorbiE did CONS to the Ede oi6eea
that eseniug.. and again the next morning.
ccrtin hsmeelf de1fes the tuth Of the account
Hittout imitation and adds, that when he
entered the Erie ofIices The next morning, Fax
wss1hsre, ~ asked him how NJ: Gan,d fslt
He remarksd. " Oh, be has no cs,1:aye Al iii.
Ha Eaa tu1k right down. There i7 nothing
left Of him but heap of clo.hes Ana :
pair OF eyes" The inteSlA1 evidence Of truth
IN teis anecdete would support alr. coroin
In regard to Ar. Gould, F1sks sraphic d.
ec1ip:ien w.a probably again inaccnrat,. IN
douctedly the noise and ecan6a OF the moment
were extremely unpleasant to this sileut and
lmpcnet1abla intriguer- Ths city was In fer
uent, aud tie Whole country pointing st him
with wfstL. The machinery Of tho Gold E1-
change had broken Gown, and lie alona c1uld
pressing Danger Of genezat panic. He had
sAyed himself, II is Is trus but In 4 m,uaer
which could rot bayo becn TO his tas:e. Yet
his eouIae from this point must have bean Al
moet self-e,ident to his mind. and there Is no
It asoa to suppose that be hesitated.
Hia OWL contracts were all fnlhlled. Fiak's
contracts, Ill except oner in respect to which
tho broker WIS able to compel / settlement.
weEe Iepudi1kd- Gauld probably suggested
to Frk thst It Was better 10 let bclden fsil.
md TO settle hacdrome fortune on him,
thSn t1 70 sacrifice tomeshing more than FL -o0o,-
COO IN sustaining him. Fek thsrefo.e, threw
Relden over, aud awore that be had sc,ed
only nrGer Delden's order: in supoort OF
Which statement he produced paper to tho
following effect:
"sH7nHEx ~
the rn'cnatc and sale Of gold ou my s,c9put dor.
inR this day to the extent you may deem adyls
ac.e, s;{o NO 70 report tha .ame to ne as early Al
q sosG Cider a1e 10 6e,o1g entirely 10 me, sll i
"Janes r II, Jr.s "'AA" oA'-DhS'
This document was rot produced In TIM or,-
giuaf, and ce1.aint5 never existed, Nr. Ffsk
xe Nsu9l, lied. De1dcn himself could rot Ia
induced 10 acknowledge the order: ana no
onc would have believed lin il he Ind done
70. ae1u.hiia The matter Is before tue ns:.
t:onsl ceurte, and Flax may. probably b. held
enis 10 fxeente Judgment upon hin, OF to dig
cover his lEasts.
Ono OF The tirat acta OF The Erie ecntlamen
end nst ~ etS esn ,! "aS 70 summon thetr ls~yers,
si,i.se NY 20. ~ asuoa toef lodicui powers. The
~! II.!ssS MSa ~ pseFeat INC panic strackon bro
nn, neIe .9om aans .eeai process to forca eettle-
.It1;r.,h1o o .s e. senoer T tae sntans'emsnt tu-
came ana instantly prepared . considerable
thet. TaS T.. aoI1.nca9us1 HMc1 were sent to
- s.hse1 AZ once; 4ad immediata-
= , $3.50: efoa'a toen Was ahio to dictate tho
co,1n,eta w. nsr.ira1, sps, VA ~, .atsf AWeek OF
10 ,hnT scna =, 1,.ta ta street ne began At last
cn1fceIty. one Of fhaso 5oe1msa,s vr ~ asaga5 .sg
tornc t,Ina W, sr,cr shs thsde .r3 3a9"ments, issued
S aured ame IT, o,5 MteI @ ne ci1As, ma 30 rePro-
ths -. a. nsusas.. a ~ sno" ene power Welded by
~s1rrx-s ca,.. y.
q. HsIItr snS ~" L. nv y smisn. J2y Could =.
Ronner nd Arthur se@c;, nIatn asien;,nt, ~ 'onn
Junction ny order. ''S'''' 49,
plalut dup verified BY tho plaint,Hs lhat sulcient
KItnnux trr an order OF Injunction cI1st, oo
qetco{ IKE, @ aer and enlan ~ That the deiendAats,
staqy9 1T1Ies A aaa A1n9s l. sSse!l toelI agents
Ihsir nfei.ndr8 sjs,ma .n;Est tsoso psessso1
either Of rhem before ts A,b.t,stfop rpnt;,es q
Of Tue New IoIk Stock Excaanae, or from tasin9
any proceedings thereon, Of ID relation tneretSss
except IN ttis acton.
-tseoAGf y. R*KSAEo, }. S. c.
~ n aoHe' reeSmo5 ~. lsee.
r;,, ~. a, ncneef nAa practically been robbed
~ H.4 saoaerce ny ". Gould, and, instead OF
ms telnE aole to bring the iobber into court
as ne e1imansI, tho robber brought him into
eoa.1 60 10 e1lmhal, ahd the Judge forbade him
g IFFeE ~ ANY osher chalacter. OF al Mr..
tte!a osa'nenishsd legal reforms and phi
.as1.nIuGp:c projects, this inlunetion il. beroed
aonI'' 'oe noss nfllitAnt a'ad the most suc
ees1,m: Ell
s,,, Sosctn Wtn1 20 MAshinRton, whase he was
saasns9 o5 1ae fIea:dent. and at oncs disap-
lcaieo alon Pueno view, onlv ooning to light
1sAn 9e1ofe the Congreasionas Committee.
oene1M 1osseshe!d, Hhoae ahare In tho trans
Iesien, bis Office without an Investigation.
opse o1non 1or me next as1 months Nas 1t an
enc. Esefy Persou involved in the affair
setMeo 70 nASe ioet money. and dozeus Of
~ WuAe1S were tTept ttoM the street. But
10y 1tNd ahd NJ. James Fax.
sf.; .nJ -. sonunusa na@ @ 70 reign over Eric,
sau w oao could say that eheir power or their
es.un es,, VI senelolJ = diminished " 4
EnssA snca iof lhe u1ao p1oAtratad Ill the
o4,s1ests oi Inc country.
Se1snne,ceS IL u sAte 70 predict that soor-
tanan H. T. aaae. toe .ass uaces OF tho dtstnfh!ng
,nnueneS as q VAT anu paper money wilt dis
i-ttt Mt.ah absappes!aa N eSery other eouatE
M,aa Ttuon nas pAeSea Ltousn .no eahae eT!ls-
So htsn i1eas ;n NJ o. nss @ e9n'nIs'o isef has
.rnro.ehsrS ~ sae .n5 . ~ so th,5 u iaoaeAsgs ne
Gau1d I'd Pfsk Vii At 1.st ae =. msass n,s;ani
to Weld to the FORE of nnr,i and so,nn1,grsi ~u
laws. Tho Eric R:ilxaY vii be rescued,
and Ita history will perhaps siral That Of til
great s2ec1!atiye maniss Of tho last can
inry. The United States will restore ! sound
basis TO ia currency, and will learn TO deal
.sat Wnn ,ne 81 ponssn rcsofns 1t requires. let
Houeo ITO regular process ot development
nsy be depended upon. in Its ordinary aud
eet. .btished course, 10 purge Anstieso society
ol me Wofet agents or AZ exceptionally cor
1upt tune, thtfe is in tho history Of this Erie
CORPORATION one matter IN FcGa'd 70 which
uaooesn soeaety eVet1Ehero u directly inter-
these enornous corporate bodie !, one OF them