New-York tribune., 1872-03-12
THE INVASION OF THE OPERA HOUSE.

THE INVASION OF TIE OPERA HOUSE.
The mvstcIious announcement IN HE
TnmrXE yesterday morning. foreshad0Tins the great
event. VI tc day threw CONSERVATION into the camp o.
Iav Gould adtaied Wallst, and IN some measure IN
nervcd those OF the Ete Directory who were conmt.eh
10 the scheme iar depriyiug Gould Of his Office Bdt
Wal,t aud the Erie Rins believed that the Issue was
o ton al Albany and oulya few 81 tue best-inforrned
journalists suspected the Grand opera House was
m Ice tie taeater OF operations whch lor h'c
week, or more have been IA preparation IL was Ho''
therefore, generally known that abont noon the ac'He
pr, In the great enterprise were pnsnns 'o"-ru he
Grand Opers House, and seesins admission 70 i's
guarded doors only three reporters OF THE TRIBUNE
we're o the ground at nOon aud those Of the other l0n
nails did NOT arrive until late asa o'clock III tie after
noon.
Dnrng the Dorniug AFFAIRS AZ the gehel" Offices o. u"
romnanv had been more quiet than usual. jay "'''u
and tue few OF his c0ufederate who remained idl'uIu
v,r. in earnest conversation anf evidently awaiting
with much anxiety the developments of the day when
le,, .uspec.ed only from the hint thrown ont IN TIE
rR,BxE The directors. who IN the secret OF the
scheme t. rrscue the road. were also nervous over w
announcements and were devotng more thoughts 10
coming events than their official duties BY tue time
the meeting was under small number OF Interested
and curious observers had gathered around the opera
House ger 10 hear hat was occurring IN the offices
ob,vr None. however were admitted, as numbers oI
Eric .ue- and detectives were stationed 1T the pG0Nc
entrance M the lower end of tho building on th'
Tveu-yIi ir,l-,t. side OF the building Win orders
IN allow no ole upstairs without orders from the Etie
oei.al, Every avenue the building was guarded Dy
+sc oscious creatures and strangers ~ them we're
,ed with IL uicou- glance Tuc~' Or!ers 70 admit Only
friends NJ the directors were 50 strictly adhered 10 tha
nor even the new directors excepted ror were the
reporters allowed upstairs for long uue dii'i t'
beginning OF the meeting. number Oh geh"en'A
scmbled at the street entrance aud undertook to na
ON F4 -l" o.
Could. sp,s interrupted them Among the number Wh"
,, n The foot ~ the steps barred by these hired
r,scol. were Cen John \. Dix, Gen. George b. NJ
C,eu,n Cen H. L. Lansing. s. /. ". BARLOW. william L.
Trayers william Watts sherman, Col II. G otr'Dlhs'
I Charlie. Day. and several other prominent persons
loc,,d as new directors to be voted IN. They were
reourpd TO send their to Goui before they coud
D., admitted and it only ator Their cards hid p'h
tLc, to the directors room that they admitted II
was painful and pitiul s-hi 10 see men Ike "eu' p
and Mcclellan dancing attendance there AT the ~ q"
.ucb man ~ Could and the mercy of his rulii''
haired from the building which Could had barricadet
against it, rghtful II was only AFTER the IL
rcors had sent for them that they were admitted anu
| they took possession of the directors room
special meeting the directors was then held win
vcePresiient Archer in the chair. the following mem
ber, OF the Board OF Directors being present r. \.
| Lane. H. ~ OTIS. John Hilton G. r. simonN. Henry
rbo,nnson George C. Hall Homer Ranisdel and Justin
| u. White
! Tbe.. Gentlemen formed the combination which had
resolved To dismiss Gould from the Presidency and gain
cred in the directors TO which TRIBUNE reporters
had mean time penetrated by strategy appeared any
but the dark conspiratOrs which Gould, Eddge >her
wood Field and shearman. gathered IN the PRESIDENT
room In sucn and smothered rage declared the 10 ''
e three directors and Drake, who absent are all
tbat il left of the Erie Ring the Others named above
! having heartily joined in the reform