New-York tribune., 1871-05-05
JAY GOULD'S SURRENDER.

THE ERIE COMPANYS BOOKS PRODUCED-I5OULD
HELD TO BAIL IN SlO,OO0-EvIDENCE Con-
CERSING THE CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND TIIB
ISSUE or NEW sHAREs
Judge Blatchford's attachment convinced
jay Gould that he has authority produce before the
Master In Equity the original books and documents sr
the Erie Railway Company, and he out yesterday
from behind the Articles OF Association OF that Company
and surrendered himself together with these books and
documents, Marshal Sharpe Soon after his surrender
he appeared before the Master, and testified a. foovs
Do produce the too' 1Ud documents Of the Enc Railway
no 70 April y, s,i Here ihsY are THE witness then dehId
Nssterwhere the convertible bond, A lIsrs they ,r.
The witness then produced two convertible bonds ono
s9Ooo0 the Erie Railway Company acknowledges itsef
indebted to Mortimer Smith, the Assistant Secretary Of
| that Company in the amount specified in the bond
which calls for interest at per cent and is due JAM
ISL The purposes for which this bond was issued are
- bon. .S@ i; Issued .. Gs & ' P RorPos, q so@p. I'D
he cm@os eap,al stock Of tie Ere Rw, ~ ps a AZ,
tine within ten years from the date hereof u04r Of tins bOnd
This bond dated Dec. 2s 1870 and ia signed by Jay
| Gould President and Mortimer Smith as Assistant
Secretary. The bond for sl,0100O is Ike the for
100000 with the exception that 1t is not due until Feb.
1885, and ia signed by Jay Could as President and Jamcs
Fisk jr as Assistant Secretary pro teo Mr. oouthmayd
O. Are original By Ete Railway Company,
Have you the books Of the Company showing @
from Dec %, 1870. to Jan 10 ls7l Here is cash book
i s E any other cas-. 2 BOOB 6, Of % (, GS%15y S w. 4 9 & OF. ne, P
receipt Of The Ee a~s Compa1 Of any MONEY s The pOoe Il
those convertible bond, for O he proceeds of the 'Oci
y Is there other general cash book the Company than h A.
O. Is this the containing Of al the receipt. II.
o. Il sppea st the Company s.ued two eourl. boa,
sl0OO0o and one for SIo0o puporng 70 se o9iaons py
Ss CREATION Or Obligation Of hose 5o5s Yes the minute
The Executive Committee which have bu:ht here sad TIE 1'.
brought copy OFF and it h syOur tispossL 49,.
O. there book IN whe6 when such are eteesa %
s9;srs r Is + 91G@s 1s sa out tue '0sH''
II, Is there sny book Of ycar comcsuy in which
.stertd osttaad1g existing Es5e, Of @ comPany Th
entered as bonds bll psy,os there other boob
Mr Southmayd here admitted that all the books and
documents called for in the order of Master had been
produced and the Master certified Their produeyon 20
Judge Batchford, who then ordered Mr.. Godld to be
held 70 bail in $40 to appear saturday and show
cause why he should not be punished lot contemps 10
Eanity. Mr. Gould then appeared before Commissioners
Shields who admitted him to bah IN tne sum ol sV",
with Henry N. Smith and Edward H. "nard rs hi'
Justin d. White then testified:
seef.tsry The Erie Railway Company been Assistant secretary
A. M Gould bat the practical working
details Of the comes under ~ 0psT'oa W m A
er and IL tx 'oG or sSin ssI, clerks
e p a ass l @ @ SSsg
~ one Of The % .s 90 &C. sGs % Of cc o0S Su % y .hc hsa ~
clear point " neyet the matter particular a,isn0ai
Ss SssS s A %DsT $ 1d d 4S: n:
they a1e ars look SaOO0O0T A cani poa1s
Say ~ Ds SS"s ys InoS f Lane, Yes, have known hin nne lii
conDeciOn with the COMPANY ,.
nces this bCDd look Iii was hieJn ia his Handwriting,
looks Ike his handwriting ba. be writes many daeren bands 'i
!; e: e a. bs. O. If Gs saa TR % M
Sent' and Mortimer smith the Assistant Secretary.
when dd int this bond A. saw i e. SsS q, s5, D. =
il The hsSwHg Of ASTtsI Smith, anu the signatures attached '
O. Doai ron Know Jsnu,ry convertible
bonds Of the Enc Rals Company for sao IN the aggregate were
O. 70 your Esowsdge Of the COMPANY did
TSatSsS spa Ser sG%s on t sNP So ny
s' Of o. these two So ~ came mo my SSD hear. Of convert
bs bonds say what amount, to whom they were
Who spoke TO about the%i A. ea1. rens~ssri did So
O. DO you know stock issued Dee-
AMI aHuA s DO not "a not bear Of N any ,Aips 3.
O. wSen d You first these 10000 share, had been
su can't sa{ when frs, beard Of .hr sGs teHe,n Dec ~
Willard Bach; bee 90 le ssocoi JAM 3 l67i' sos
on loan. ,.,, ,...I.- g., r .,o.. n,
was used general erpDures the management Of The ConTsy
When did you Eessvs any "o A. m The $50 at O spni is c
COOS Jan there $4,000 deposited he Marine
hsHa. SaSs '.n JAM lO h. 500 $500 JAM ' 81 sas jan T. o5
s $1,000 jan IL $1,000 jan ~ scy vas ., sgSa @ y ~ ~
sfsTs s5d sSa a En- e. So ss05 pSatc i ' sn "a
s S Bans B ss IoSs III E ssas' $ epP9 p1 s
S ns G .ScSS 4s sTs r ss S % aS
cheeks in Dceber Januaiy the 27th Of Deher
q jsS.ar SsSS So al 1oS sV S 'a I,s o & siss
i5tS siOOes; li,6 $1,000 10th $500 NH slooi sa
sloOos lsh siSeS ?Ss $i ,G6s 1ss sSs a7S 30 1 5 ss
Oco 5oth $1,000; 3lst. $1,000. , - D.t
Pd 70. Se have T ay a. s Ss Ts S e Fn H
kpS. rs hOnS M tie dccoant. between cop and MAJ Or.
except as shown BY books in order fad ol h tat o. e
accounts you the Auditors lcgeri loo" no oe A.,
SSsnHes SSSn esrn. 1t bTeea WiS Msru & cenp
which will produce had No Transactions ~ gi5n w . hf,.a FS Co.
D. Is there any way Of telling Whether II there was any moa Ss
other purPOi a. have 20 5t0S ei S. Scrs
that hs esecSoos du5rs ,as PSdId ,s Si .t, ahs s.e
Q At tie close q J,nusIy reea The Ia. 81 81, W. ~ ' " n as rep
resent actual money hsRd A. That money vs 90 6Le ~ III
cash balance will show where It Eas aud MA. y "a Z @
@ On Keep any roni q sn aecouris WIN az % kr n.s
there any money whatever received ou the fr' % o. u
The exmnpfSn Of this witness was here suspended
for the production OF the check DOCKS 9i % SeTs
Janunry last the daily stock balance BOOK ts -
aud cash books in The Auditors onice anu "'Aef o"O
tS, %it e 'Ts ,,snsr clerk then testified produce r
Of daily b4ances or December ana yss'} 5 % "a Arsea
Smith Co; the i@ shares S'0'sSn ,ts So s' s.r.. %
shares to Curtis T. g. NcSl cocse Co.; re 20 slrs'
TO ne s' :,e "' pcTsn he A. cu. the S Oh 'Is. s to-.
to Msag TyoE S vhrl stock is trnsicrred Yes
o. What he basis app ang your register oi day 80 !.
the oSSas % es's,'s' o :, Willard Si Min B,es 2so w
r Co. A. These socoant of tue two eoavsr.,e % e M
e,seS mon these convertible bO5d s3OOdA
Te invesiIgaon was then adjourned II is SAID ln"
the Directors OF the Ere RaIlway 10mpH4Hy phsy Inc
resolution coneTng power on Jay Gould a. YJo;S iS2teu
Ma.ter's orders and that Gould has expressed his i
ton of closing the Erie litigation as soon as p0S'''
THE FORD DIVORCE SUIT ENDED.
The old suit of Frederick w. Ford us'
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