The New York herald., 1872-10-20
BARLOW BREAKS GROUND.
He Answers the Times Succinctly-He
Says that Every Charge Against Him
is an Invention and Destitute of Truth.


Says that Every Charge Against Him
is an Invention and Destitute OF Truth.
New YORK, Oct, 10, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE Tines
SIR-YOur second chapter Of charges against me
appears in this mornings Times. Every alleged
chapter Is an invention utterly destitute OF truth.
Your informant Is slanderer, as ignorant as he is
Mr.. Jay Gould had sold to himself while President
OF the Erie Railway 5000 600 OF bonds belonging to
the company at sxtyve per cent OF their par value
The new administration questioned the proprlety
OF this purchase, and assisted In compelling their
resale to the company. Having at last succeeded
net profit to the Erie Railway OF over $500, ,OOO !
insisted that commission OF one per cent, or
expenses To this he assented; that sum was de.
Quoted from the agreed price to be paid to him,
where it still remains, though might with propri
ETY. have kept the amount as welearned fee.
No resolution authorizing the payment to me- or
my firm, OF any fee whatever In this matter was
ever passed. Messrs Bischorsheim h Goldschmdt
were never authorized to pay nor have they paid
or agreed to pay one dollar to me or my firm for
There never was any secret between myself and
the London agents OF the company, nor ANYTHING
agement OF the Erie Company, unless 1t be deemed
Objectionable that we compelled Mr. Jay Could to
dsgorge over $600,000 in money and for the re-
covery Of this considerable sum neither the CON-
pany nor any one else has paid or agreed to pay
The Times then makes an equally unfounded
statement as to my connection with the claim
against Mr. Drew.
The facts are these lin 1869, having q large
claim against Mr.. Drew, the Erie Railway made an
absolute assignment and transfer OF 1t to third
party, in compromise of his claim, then in suit
against the Erie Company. The suit against Mr..
Drew was then prosecuted in the interest OF the
Erie COmpanys assignee for a number OF years. and
finally in 1872, Mr. Drew paid the sum OF $750 900 in
settlement.
The Erie Company had then no more to do with
this claim than had the editor OF the Times. 1t had
assigned all its interest in 1862 and OF course
entitled to further benefit from the money. This
sum was accounted for to my clients in o manner
| satisfactory to them. Mr. Drew paid nothing for
any cancellation Of any contract. All this part OF
| your article is untrue.
And now, while admit that any person holding
quasi public ONCE Is subject to the just criticism
OF the public press for all his Official acts, and
while am ready, to the extent that have the
essary leisure, to answer any further inquiries that
you may choose to put touching my professional or
official connection with the Erie Railway, 1t seems
to me that you too, owe duty equally important
to the public, and so far neglected-viZ that you
shall not persistenty aid IN the circulation OF
ISLANDERS originating In malice Affecting the char
acter OF gentlemen without ascertainng in ad-
vance, which You can readily do that your in
formant Is the mere purveyor OF falseho0d, or
without ascertaining by inquiries from the CON-
pany Itself that your assumed facts are without q
shadow OF foundation. And am yours, &C.,
SAMUEL L. M. BARLOW.