New-York tribune., 1871-12-16
a DEATH BLOW At ERIE,

VIGOROUS WAR on THE RING 70 DE RENEWED
GEN. DANIEL E. sICKLES RETAINED BY TIE
ENGLISH SHAREHOLDERS - THE ATLANTIC
AND GREAT WESTERN LEAGUED WITH TIE
ENGLIsHMEN-A GREAT FRAUD TO BE Ex-
POSED.
The new year win probably sec the Erie
Railway rescued from tho corrupt control Of the In
famous Ring which has made 1t bankrupt Fisk jr. and
Jay Gould, - well william N. Tweed. who have
abused their trusts chief directors are TO COM
mon but expressive phrase nearly at the end Of their
ropes" and will 60 down to infamy md contempt to-
gether.
powerful combination Of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Company and the English shareholders
Of the Erie road has been formed and tho for the
possession Of the road in tho courts and at the eec
ton Of directors which the Legislature will be asked to
order, will be sharp and decisive. James McHenry for
mcrly Sir Moron Peto's ngcnt, and since connected
prominently with Atlantic and Great Western road
represents thai organization and the recollection OF his
rough treatment by Fisk aud Gould In lGS69 leads him
to engage earnestly In the fight. Gen. Daniel T.
sickcs, Minister to Spain, returns from that
country tho authorized agent Of tho English
will at take charge Of their affairs
In the important litigatons now going on BE has, of
course, been retained at heavy expense and will have
associated with him eminent and able counsel some OF
whom have been heretofore engaged In this litigation
Could Fisk, jr and Tweed informed Of the engage
ment OF Gen. sickles and the combination against
Erie and arc preparing to meet IT, but eebly, for they
recognize better than any else that their power Is
slipping away from them. They not only know that tic
Legislature is overwhelmingly against them, but they
complain that Gov. Hoffman. whom the d" Erie Ring
claims to have elected In lss has deserted them TO save
his reputation.
The circumstances under which Vim. NJ Tweed entered
the Eric Ring have lately been developed The con-
dltions on which he was admitted to the Directory,
Oct IS, 1861 were follows: He was to manage the
Legislature In the interests Of the road securing the
passage among other acts OF the one which gave tho
Ring lease of power for five years The Ring. on the
other hand then composed of Could Fisk, jr aud Lane
wcro to admit Tweed to share VI al tho spoils,
and were to circnitc 10000 false naturalization
papers along the rvad and compel their EN-
ployGs to vote them At that time the
Tammany Judges were manufacturing citizens at the
rate OF three minute. The pecnarity OF the process OF
naturalization that the wouldbe citizen was not re-
Quircd to be prcscn: in the courtroom and only Quo
witness required vouch for his character Judges
McCuun and Brady were most prominent In this work.
the latter, Oct making "a citizens at single ait
ting law grossly violated In order to complete
the Of these o for country use In
time for the election There - Sv1enoe IN IL hAds ~
those moving to mpcaeh the worst OF the Tamnany
Judges method of making these papers and their
application to the of Tweed and Tammany by tho
Erie Railway Ring Twecds election took place Oct -.
1853 Tho very same day the indlscreet Flax, G wrote
I'm exuaut strain temporary mistress Of his heart
"They are elected; arc saif." Little dreaming how
soon the newly elected Director to drag them all to
ruin, jay Gould, VIM. NJ Tweed. James McHenry, and
Mr. Lane went in high sI,1ts at Ffsk's invitation to
dine at the house Miss Mansfield Written evidence VI
these rascay transactions still exists. and is kept from
the public by Judge Prutts injunction which judge
Brady delays to dissolve.