The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-12
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The Owners Of the Erie Railroad
Coming into Possession Again.
The Downfall of the Thieves
Jay Could and His Directors Cleaned
Out by a Coup d. Etat.
RUnOREO INTENTION TO ARREST GOULD
NEW York, March 1.-THE offices Of
the Eric Railroad were filled about noon
to-day with policemen, under Capt. Petty
at the instance OF Jay Gould, who desired
that they should be on hand to await the
Developments Of the meeting Of the board
Ol directors, The officers were distribu.
ted In different part Of the building, be.
ginning at the entrance on Twenty.third
street, and from there to the lobby, and
at the door Of each private office, no ono
being admitted to any part Of the building
without the permission OF Gould or his
officers. Gould was in earnest converse.
ton with Mr.. Sherman and David Dutl.
ley Field. DR.. Eldridge walked nervous.
ly up and down the room, and Henry
Smith, Of Smith, Gould & Morton, showed
great anxiety. At ten minutes past 19
there was hustle at the outer door, and
a party Of ten gentlemen pushed away the
sentry and were received by Frederick
A. Lane, an old bosom frienl of Fisk at
the head Of the grand stair case. This
party of gentlemen were as follows: Gen.
John A, Dix, Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan,
Attorney Gen. NJ. l.. Barlow, VIM. b.
Tavers, II. l.. Stebbens, Chas. Day, W.
Sherman, Of the firm OF Duncan, Sher.
man & Co., and Justin D. White. These
gentlemen advanced directly through the
hall to President GoulGs room, then
passed on to the directors apartment Of
the Erie road, leaving Gems. Dix and Nc
Clellan In the ante.rooni. The following
members, who composea o majority Of the
old directors, directed the room cleared
and commenced voting for new
directors: Messrs. Hilton, Simmons,
Geo. q. Hall, Thompson II. N. OTIS,
Archer Ramsdell, Justin d. White and
+. A. Lane. They sent for Gould, Shcr.
wood, DR.. Eldridge and Drake, who re.
fused TO Join the Board. Mr.. Garrison of
tho old Board of Directors, was absent,
and Mr.. Sissons was sick. As the dircc.
tors were about to ballot for Gen. Dix us
new Director, Sherman, attorney for
the road, presented an injunction against
further action by the Board. He was
pushed violently out of the room, and the
injunction torn into tatters. In few mo-.
mentt Sherman appeared, headed by
Capt Berry and forty police. "By what
authority does Mr.. Sherman appear in
this room with crowd OF policemen"
exclaimed MIR. Barlow, greatly excited. ii
am here by order of'J. Gould to pre-.
serve peace, but | am ordered not to
recognize you gentlemen" "You, Mr..
Sherman, have no right here; you nor
your Secretary" exclaimed Mr.. Lane; $50
take up your traps and leave" ..-
Sherman did not stir, but ordered Capt.
Petty to dissolve the Board as illegal
Capt Petty demurred, and in few min
utes Sherman lett the room. Then the
voting commenced. General Dix was
elected director; then Gen. McC Clellan;
then VIM. Travers; then Gen. Diven;
then W., W. Sherman, Of Duncan, Sher.
man & Co.; then John Cannon. After
that the Board Of Directors had every.
thing their own way. Gen. Dix was
elected President Of the Eric Railroad in
place Of Jay Gould, o. II! P. Archer was
elected Vice President, W. w. Sherman
Treasurer, H. N. OTIS Secretary, and John
W. Hilton was reelected transportation
clerk. ..... ....l,..
Mr.. Barlow now offered resolution
that David Dudley Field and Mr.. Sher-
man be dismissed rs counsel for The Eric
Railroad. .l.ls &C., l....,.. n
A resolution was passed that the Treas.
urer pay no orders for money, and that all
employees Of the Erie road should pay no
attention to any one but President Dix
and Vice President Archer. Itwas then
ordered that every sub.ofllcer OF the Erie
road should be notified Of the resolution
and directed to disobey Mr.. Gould as
President. The Board then adjourned.
Mr.. Gould says their action is illegal,
and that the new officers will not be
obeyed. 4
AS Barlow went out he remarked to
Captain Petty and his party Of policemen !:
Gentlemen, it must be apparent TO you
that o revolution has taken place, and
you are not wanted" 4lg1 '...lr
1t is rumored that Mr.. Gould will be ar.
rested this evening.
Tho sfn11nxpinr 10 n 1iot nj Tho Co.n,n,
Board of Directors not having resigned,
and who are members ot the new Board !:
DR.. Eldridge, OF Elmira, John Gamson,
Of Buffalo; Mr.. Archer, Jay Gould, Homer
Ramsdell, II. n. Smith, AIr. Sherwood,
and Mr.. Drake. During the proceedings
Judge Barrett made his appearance and
was warmly greeted by Jay Gould and
Mr.. Field. It's alleged that the members
of the Board oil Directors who retired
one by one did so in the interest OF the
English stockholders and the Great West
ern Railroad Company. The President
Of the Board alone has power to call a
q meeting, exceptin in case OF his absence,
when the Vice President may call meet.
ing at the request in writing of two men,
bers. On Saturday the Vice President
called q meeting, stating that the Presi;
dent was absent. The news of this leaked
out and an application, stating that the
President was not absent and that he had
not received a request TO call q meeting,
was made TO Judge Ingrahamtor an in.
junction restraining the meeting, which
was granted.
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