New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-19
THE COURTS.
THE SEARCH FOR THE ERIE TRANSFER
BOOKS.

At tho resumption, yesterday, or the search
for the stolen shares Of Eric stock claimed by tho I'm
rlisb stockholders Mr. southmayd asked: Have the
original transfer and stock books, and the daily balance
hook OF the Eric Railway Company been produced, in
obedience to the order Of the Master IN Equity'
Judge Per1cpont-I don't know. Mr.. Morgan is pres
ont: he may know something about them.
Mt Norcan-l have not the books. Mr. OTIS tho Sec
rotary of the Etc Railroad Company is present he may
Mr. Ous-The books are not in my possession.
A. cyidon; that Mr.. Gould intended TO continue
hs conempuoUs disregard of the order of the Master
Mr.. Southmayd proceeded TO examine Horatio N Gus
the Secretary of the Erie Railroad Company who tes-
ree YopIer and am sccrc, Of the Railroad Company
With dapEciie h he Master the here intro
o Are erc in existence such books AM called for in
Q id You A. them for
Have You anything to 90 With any bOoksi Of The
books but don't have anything do with the books called for in the
O las Company lcdeei My understanding that
Who has tie chsrge ofti A The transfer clerk know Of no
book kt by The Company containing register OF convertible bonus
. book Kept the entry Of convertible bonds when tsey
understanding tataee no book tSp' in which the ae Of con
q Whc basi A. The President NJ Gould.
No one but the irednti A No one but the President gives
q Dos be Keep which COmpany bond. Kept
o Then who Ip. those books Won mean say when the
Company issue OCoOowoh and issue for 0SG
that such bonds entered in the transfer book -, .,
90 the STOCK uahSieI
When bond. e borrowing money a ut s5s o Sy "
AZ e.r. made Of s Toeee ms Ds from .b ss selves sup
pose the Auditor Keeps an account Of those bonds
Have yoa anything DO With de signing of convertible bODi'
have dgnei any for year and half ,,, ,, ma ~,
Loo 40 and s the other for 5000 Of December and
something about in the Papen since this examination
L. that the frs, the Secretary of tie Company heard Of such
Now n what book Of tie Company would appear entry any
pra5' received uPo1 The isge Of such oolVnoe bones any SUCH
Q bOOAi is kept by the Assistant Secretary
@ Is he now to be found the Office A. Yes; suppose
secretary have anything 70 do With the cash accounts or
Setsas E 90 VIZ ,6S transfer q, :'Ooi' A No.
Wbst the general your businessi A a.; in
pp ard performing such duties not delegated any par
O. What are the duties Ast,n, seryi A To assist n.
Secretary in his v9, duties apd also 70 supervise te transfer Cos
think Mr. White has general supervision Of Tat think
W Spencer assists him cashier think no books are Kept in that
experiment the books are kep' ID Ne Aao' once 10 r' %
financial entries Of the Company are made in the Auditors
Does Nj Morrison hep those bOoksi Cor. know there are
Sr % CLERKS IN the Auditors Office and be Is the hsf APtor
e.S p %G dis S S' S Uf eh pou any nS @
ali books Of the Company under the control Of tie President
me Have yoa sppHS to M Could be pea, Of Company
compssn or noScompIs1ce wit tie Masters oraeri
d been serves the President and be had any orders to give he
Moftimer L. Smith, the Assistant Secretary OF the Erie
Railroad Company then examined on the same sub
Assistant sec1e.ary the Erie t7oT Of
The issue two convertible bonds or Es STOCK Deee
adge PeTrepontha, bonds do with the
NJ issued furtheranc Of
Heath Raph the Farmers loan ard Trust
beng well that unless tie original stock was cancelled
90 ~ S eOtI . ,be F,rner Loan aps f Com
psn registered its marketable value was thus
when d3 Won trst hear Of Ties. convertible bonlsi doa
elect there were Of them, for sLOoOC and the other for
ron sign bOndsl A don remember il not necessary
ha' they oai DO sgnel by The Secretary or n 'he
fo tn spgntd We have several clerks who e as Secretaries pro
Do 5c %o know whom the % ' shares u ne" '''1 were i''''
m You receive instructions from Officer Of Company
boalsl A remember receiving instruct regard
he BOOK. mentioned The order By Master presume
John "a. Hilton, the transfer clerk, was then reGx
books aud documents mentioned the
Masters %r they are not N my oSn ana have not seen te
know physically where they ahen Last saw them they we're in the
q locsedi A Stocked bya combination, and
scnPss 70 ses n two wes the last time opened
bus don't know i. Locked y s sss s6 ONE GSS
Oe Of the Company could change the continuation but DON know
open y gnesi be g1e them ne A ~ ly nav Se oPSq 1o
Walter j. Hilton the assistant transfer clerk then tes-
Tdoat know where The books alluded Masters order
present mei had access to them in The e Jaw them tier Jas. II
Conner bal tie combination which the safe was ote
oae don't know what bis special know nothing Of
convertible bonds December and January last Of the
Did yos the sending Of the Heath Raphael stock
s, siocs sent te4e but had fo.h1g to do with It's knew Of
traso ct tie time took pee but DO n reeoeet mat h any
regard from neither DO REMINDER that
hs instructions he issue Of certificates those con
Peiiepentbe 900 shares Of Heath Raphael stock
s 5es' '''' they were 'h' 10 Inc Farmers Loan anu
you t9ov that A. Because assisted in cancelng them
before theT len The bre thy ciucel
punched ke tie round hole punched in them by the
of,te siocE oeratcates that asned 7 the Enc .Ece A.
Y 0v those round holes punched there A. suppose they
punched by M Cooke clerk TIE Auditors ohc toa know
hat round hoe mark Of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Q Hon long has h been used the Enc Office About month
Q DO you that punching round hole cancelled stock csrf
o heI 'ns ID We M once OF l.es was h g 70 l
OPERATION in the Eo Oneei may been operation for month
THIS closed the investigation for the day; and the Mas
fer. reply 70 Mr. SOuthmayds question what he
pupoed 10 do in regard to Gouds continued neglect to
produce tho books called for said that his power
ccrug them was exhausted, and that if attachment
U.atcnford.
GUT Against A FERRY CONPANY-TUE RIGHT
TO LAND UNDER WATER.
Harriet w. Bell and Elizabeth c. Cornell
brought action against James NJ Waterbury and
Others the and occupation Of the property OF the
foot Of Houstou-st East River The Corporation ofNew-
York in granted to Adam and Noah Brown the lands
and Fest, Mansn-st The Legislature in 1926 made
Tompkins-st the permanent exterior street, and the
lands under water between Mangin and TOmpkns-ss.,
and present exterior line, were granted to the
of the land west Of Easiest The former grants
were he construed rghtuy made 10 extend to the
new exterior line. The plaintiffs succeeded TO the rights
OF Noah and Adam Brown. In 1870 Terry was eStaD-
Iished at the foot Of HOuston-st, the slip Of which
occupied some OF these ian S. Tue Corporation paid
the rent for from 1870 to 1853 Inc plaintiffs III 1851
sued city ferry company for use ana occupation
az I'T y U he ferry franchise was sold by The CON
fra Lee alta % " statement