New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-20
THE LANAHAN TRIAL.

HISTORY OF HIS FAiLUkE-mi
OIL SPECULATIoNs.
The trial of DR.. Lanahan was resumed al
No. sos Broadway yesterday morning. Judge keylouS
stated that on Saturday night the counsel for the deense
had asked Dr. Carlton to allow them to take the DOCKS
into small ROOM leading out Of the agents Office Tor
examination Mr. Grant sitting outside OF the open ooor
but Dr. Carlton had said Mr. Grant must be In the room
Counsel wished to know If the committee so construed
their resolution, but no action taken by the COM
mittee the point Judge Reynolds then called E0""u
H. GOuge for the defense. He testihed:
. an by began erspe the books Of the
goEcs O DR. LSabsn in November IN private 9ass as Gs %
for Se bots which wsHtd from time 10 time Grant refused Jet
have Of the books during the trial IN yana. as SS T
in tie chang Of tie cashier Mir Denhami he tailed With Mr. Denham
AND S.s 'a s nsr iG $oI. aE, I s S md
SAID Are he sGGl S SG yOS 0 Te 70 l.. me have them
CrossrmineT report Dr. Lanahn smbOdy1g the results
o. examination abos the 18th or 18th Of January S9k may
have be-. dated sS @ m T S1 s Examine the books or to take
them sy i was to ke them into The gya s S@ sS sa
son Who made he aadsyis II the SsssdslsS,
Judge Reynolds offered himself AS witness Tor the de-
DUrss he last tra Mr. Gouse told Dr. L.nuhGn and counsel Of
ssSR wen S g. e ss1s s i6S SSS cS
sToted manner great pOAavenes that D1 IS
:Ss that A !, could not have .S S0GSo more 81 tn. Soo 1
further said about the books then as The si sss IN the
Bishops room some one remarked that . 4.
s SSSCs oS ~ b., sp sS sP ss T To s ssS stepped
ne Goodsnosh would prosecuted reported 'ns "
os1arne BY Mr. FsScherf BsSoP S%SiS ss e
there and also Mr. Fsscber sheer remember D S sb
ing ron WHO dw charges against Dr. LanAaS !o h, Il "c
yoa ,syd aga asst iee & 1--WE s precise staten which
yon made got the impression that you ""N' SOC "' ""
O. Ra rot say vOo inAnence A. fOS did but you u'o
'' S Ere, s1PG Gsf ISo si, eSpbatay deny
@ Did mention e yGs @ The suit might be settled and did jOa
M en- ~ that YOU could anything with hmi A. GER
lad
enough suit; thought you hAs control ever the Hoolnon %
council ...
The Rev. J. NJ Buckley one Of the counsel for DR.. Ian
ahan at the trial in January corroborated the testimony
OF Judge Reynolds in regard to his being refused access
to the books Dr. Lanahan recalled. and asked the
following question.
O. Please state what interviews you have had with Dr.
Carlton and with the boOkkeeper Mr.. Grant. in regard
examining the books as you can in the order
Of timel .
beyond the ten weeks examination. The matter, said
he never came to test till the order OF the committee
in October 1870 cannot what bearings QueStlons
previous 70 that time can have on the present question
Judge Reynods-We want TO show that previous 70
October 1870 the Nor agent had taken the ground
that the assistant agent could not examine the BOOKS
The Chair ruled that the examination would better 20
on tin some Objectionable point came up.
received notice Of the suit Of Mr. GooenOugh the nth june
1870 sboa the IAN told Dr. begin examination
Of The books he asked me what % asked him # he was 1H9 1 it
or said could not bsye them the Committee had ordered that
smas'GS OF tie the @ When MR. Gcodnoush esme into
Of P Vouchers isSi told I'D BE-
toll him that was extraordinary for him 20 oppose me "hsn wSoel
but must have access the books and II he refused must
apply The OWL court be said could take any book Into
G GS;' he asked me what expected get from t9e
Ss~ liz Tslaona to Mr. GeeieHousS
STs rS sa 5 S sr a ground relation . the Concern
troucsd Dr. Carlton MI Watson about the srs Of DC
So Ss' Of the s'P SoeIs p Carlton refused rns
right but that attempt by other than
sgn renewed my application Carlton; this he refused M
S3 I S BE- oI oos Pg mi ~ TS w wa. sS 70
Committee for order to to the books
again @ Mr. Watson an" renewed ny sSPcson he referred me to
MT Grant. who prepared LIST Of TIE gpeT. y the form 81 ep
for chekboOt vey discovered the other books
was here taken till 1880.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. GoaEe Informed me hst be application and
Dr. C6S s1d vas S ,s.S on a1 al d. % ss an Usw
examining the journal Of the Committees Mr. tnehe called
ss.p e about 'D1V aas. r. Se@l.
1od hin "a moi 50 eoasros h Faneier then qs ny
speech Baltimore and said bad P,esents him tc him bad
hssfsd him end left s'eI second nsew r Dr. Ssrion he
S:S So No. SI'i BE- 'Ra making the accounts for he
asked those which he bad done with these refa when
Told my accountant that we wOuIi hinder work and
Witnesses We aspsHasd BY Mr. Gocienoas Siding
pressed examination mentioned The when Dr.
Carlton considerable animation said What DO want with the
check books aid II want 70 examine he-H e y9q Ths ior
derpOe the books for my defense Ct once eeeag
Ss . PEI r' for 70 1s 2s sd tR Dr. cTon bad
called hs Book Committee Oehtr 0 there vas 20 .teG o.
books and would shrag The Application he SAID he would not he
thouh when the Committee met addressed them note stating that
& o give T S1, ' OSSa, the books
for defense n the GoSas9o1gh suit h1a nohs 70 40 win e
What psr business Of tue Concern has been assigned
got bold Of bszeb Of the business relating the manuscript and
manufacturing department generally purchases The paper and stock for
devoted tine entirely to the business Of tie Concerns sal
Did SCo ever take away from the building any the books
papers No, never made examination entirely
there anything said between Dr. Carlton and me about taking
S Nj c sS s s G s 's s &c RSS
at the Interview when yOa we're present the resolution passed at Ceh
q VIVA. did you SAT- said the Book Committee couI not have
anticipated the extraordinary state things brought on by the suit
Bid you not .ay that the hsd business pass
resosOn A did not but DO now did not employ Mr.
together for M Appel and Mr. Hooper sO
was hIs accountant there from the HssIi 4 Not as an
seSoatAnt but 70 give iToeoh 10 lT ie ~ P @ ~
weeks refusal BY Cartons had s wishe he did Rot
What led to think that there material in the eheekbCo
Chairman should be called upon here all questions in
the GOodenOugh suit little extraordinary learned from the cash
meeting. were led both bsIs a. Mulbery in which
M GOodenough oee saw records Of ts9seos in Which
The funds q he SGn'e Asd been s eG%ys S %gOss ,G III
amount Of bis SALARY which sa January other data havs
under my observation which have deepen . Convictions The
bnk books Sc eoa explain these matters there several
hundred thousands entered the eAhb the form Of
notes appear the bbOOk which is certainly extra
procedure for large Concern
o Whst book vas entered upOn A. cannot state
The testimony Of DR.. LanahaD now began to encroach
upon the wide range which had been objected 10 by the
prosecution during the morning session Dr. Brooks,
The Chairman asked that the Committee might go INTO
executive session, he wished their advice ON the
point at issue. - 49,, 49,
DR. Kennedy objected 10 the request and hoped theY
would discuss their questions outside OF the Court nIof
session.
Dr. Woodruff hoped the defense would put in other tes-
tm0ny and let the point rest at present This suggestion
adopted. -,
Mr. Buckley stated that the defense wished 10 show
what reason DR.. Lanahan had TO suppose there were