Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-13

Inc sudden, unexpected, and complete over
throw of the New York Erie ring of robbers
Monday, appears to have been effected through
the consummate skill aud energy of Gen,
SicEles. He came home from Spain, if seems
10 undertake this work, and has been engaged
on 1t about three months. After studying the
Situation and considering carefully all the diff
cultes to be encountered in the courts and IN
the legislature, he resolved to undermine and
destroy Jay Gould and the half dozen scoup-
dieis VINO were his intimates, by winning over
TO his purpose majority Of the board of direc-
tors. Eleven of the fifteen directors were quite
willing to be won over, although some of them
were SO much afraid of Jay Gould and his body
guard as to shrink and hesitate, some time,
before pledging themselves TO support the pro
posed revolution. 1t is very suggestive to be
tod that some of these directors felt such dread
oil Oould's power, that they "were afraid, not
merely for their liberty and property, but for
their lives" Considerable time was consumed in
this negotiation; but one after another gave in
his adhesion to the new movement, until none
were left outside bat Jay Gould, Edwin Eldridge,
Henry Sherwood, and Francis N. Drake, who
were all TOO deeply involved in the crimes and
pr9fts of the ring, to change. Nobody asked
them to join the reformers; nobody wanted
them to 60 so.
This movement against Jay Gould aud. his
ring was aided by personal friends of the late
James Fisk, Jr. A quarrel between Gould and
FISK was begun previous to the death of the lat
tel; and such men as Lane and Archer were not
m no eli a.xer
said, these friends discovered that Gould had
planned to rob bis widow of "half a million in
stock of the Narraganset Steamship Companv -
and this did not incte them to love the robber
whose scheme they defeated. The rng LAWYERS
remained true to scoundrelsm to the last
Sherman was very active, and Dudley d. Field
was on hand. In the accounts of this brilliant
battle and victory, given by the New York pa
pers, we find this sketch of one of the scenes
after the victory was won and Mr.. Archer, vice
president had been installed in command of the
Erie Offices
Presently there came a gentle tap upon the
plate glass door Of the apartment. Tire blue
coated guardian opened it sufficiently wide TO
ADMIT OF the insertion of a ruby-tinted nose
fou can't can't come IN growled Cerebus.
want TO see Mr.. Archer; don't push the door
against me-, whined the owner of the nose in :,
petnant manner.
Yer can't see nobody without yer send in yer
I'm Mr.. David Dudley Field, and want to see
Mr.. Archer "' ''eN
Hold on to that door, don't admit any one
aon take any paper hurriedly whispered an
atiaehe oil the new board to the policeman.
MI. Field again sought to squeeze his wav in
lne oincer nneeremoniously thrust him hack
and smut The door in his face, while a messenger
went INTO the adjoining apartment and acanainr-
cd Mr.. Archer with Mr.. Fields wish. He soon
Ieturntd; tue door was opened half an inch :
NJ. AIeoei refuses to see you, sir; you can't
come in' be SAID peremptorly; and though the
visitor stood drumming upon the glass for full
hYe minutes, the handle was not again turned
until Mr.. Fled had lett the vestibuIe. luming
foamng and iretting"
Mr.. Field can not be well satisfied with his
present position, unless he has become entirely
Indifferent TO what has befallen his reputation.
He can not stand again in public estimation
where he stood previous to his connection with
tie Erie conspiralors. He had reputation to
lose, aud be has lost ii beyond recovery. We
suppose there will be desperate efforts on the
part Of Jay Gould and the ring lawyers TO re-
soVef their lost power over the corporation
put u seems impossible that the corrupt judges
w nave owned can any longer be willing TO
1 [a These judges may be still as dis.
l ,,se' @"u ~ INSCRIPTIONS as they always have
o", out 'uey' doubtless, have wit enough 10
'ua' 'ue t'ue uas turned They have Willing.
~ MADE themselves Infamous booa,,.s Ne.
lonnd tbis very profitable; but thew VII, IN.
consent % go on increasing the infamy now
when the profit has become so uncertain.
This overthrow Of the freeboolers who have -
long had possession Of the Erie railroad 4 an
important event, not only for New York. but
also, for the whole country. Their success b,
plundcras has disbonored both the state an,
Tue nation, injured American credit abroad. an,
furn'shed tories and pluamonianists a temptin.