The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-09
CONDITION OF ERIE.
RELATIONS BETWEEN FISK AND
GOULD.
FISK NOT vICE-PRESIDENT AT
THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.

Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat.l
RuMoRED sHAKY CONDITION or ERIE.
NEw-YoRR, March GA rumor prevails
at Albany that the Erie ring is financially
shaken, and will not pay the intrest on the
Erie bonds becoming due. A morning
paper publishes an account of
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN GOULD AND
FISK.
which SAYS it was inferred by everybody
that the two shared their spoils equally,
and we're gamers and losers alike but re-
cent revelations show very clearly that
ooULD's RAscALITY
on the Eric management WAS far geater
than that of his associates. The sudden
death of the latter and the almost bank
rupt condition of his estate, made il clear
that in reality he got very little of the
spoils In the light of these revelations,
Jay Gould stands forth as the real obstacle
existing between the stock holders and
their rights, without u shield behind which
to conceal his Vaccinations. 1t is not
generally known that Fisk was not vice
presiden of the Erie road at the time of
death. Hearing of the combination Of
English stockholders against him, Gould
saw the necessity Of making desperate
attempt to put his house in order.
FISK WAS TO DE THE scAPEooAT;
accordingly, he sent third party TO
sound Fisk about offering his resignation
as vice president. Fisk replied, "The
only man who can speak to me about
| such matter is Jay Gould let him come
to me, himself, like man."
Gould delayed few days, and finally
| entered Fisk's room in nervous manner,
tearing up pieces Of paper, rs he is accus.
! toned to, do when he is violently agitated,
and approaching Fisk's desk, said in u
stammering manner; "Fisk, I've got to say
the most painful thing l ever had TO say
in my life
Fisk looked up and said Well, Gould,
go on you know I've got no feeling"
To this Gould, still stammering, replied,
"Well, Fisk, ITS this: I've come TO the
conclusion, in view Of this animation OF
English stockholders, that our future and
even our personal safety depends on our
separating, and I've come to ask you for
your resignation"
Having said this, Gould backed nervous
| ~ TO the door leading to his own room,
which be had requested his fellow-conspi.
rators not TO close, MS no f. AIRED some vio-
lent act on Fisk's part; but Fisk looked
up and said, with broken voice and great
emotion, "Gould, can you ask me to do
that, when I've stood up all along for you,
and taken everything on my shoulders to
save you ?"
! well, that's just how the thing stands"
replied Gould, in low voice.
Atthis Fisk burst into tears and dropped
n's heaa upon his desk.
he gentlemen who witnessed the inter-
sa ssss., INA, Tor once in his life, iGould
E;nnW,, 'IpT.pugniy ashamed of himself
f,"a''yi rhk raised his head. and as if
! ashamed of his weakness. rrsha.a ,ha
A tears away and said, ru,s,na h,o a.,
Gould, II you can hand me nv rs.;ana 49,
ton, by God, can sign it," ''''s"A
could al once stepped into his own rom,
look mp the resignation, which he hsS ~
V ready prepared, and handed IL 10 FIN
!, The lattor ut once took up his pen, signed
: the resignation and blotted ii with nj,
clenched fist
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF
{ Tux FAMOUS GOLD RING
e revealed the fact that he knew nothing o
its origin until Thursday, just before tn
memorable black Friday, and then, ss 1t i
alleged on good authority, only engage,
In the scheme TO rave Gould. Being him
v SELF by the far more prominent man Of tn
!, Two, he was, Of course, blamed by thos
> who had suffered in the operations at th,
Z time. The fact Of his estates being OF
b the verge Of bankruptcy shows how smsl
q was his share in the other transaction, O.
= similar nature. On the other bant
Gould is reported TO DO worth Million
here, and 70 have vast sums lately in
vested in European securities.
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