The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-09

Hays Belden is to benefit the Attorney Generals"
'.DoN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS;
know all about 1t: 1t Is all right" therefore
demurred little to nv refusal to pay the other
amount claimed; thought II 1t was genuine con-
tract he would have insisted on the payment; the
| services to be performed by the Attorney General
were never fully stated but were in effect that II
he commenced any suits against the company
| they would be bogus; in fact, he was to be "ther
| man;u never understood ANYTHING was due on a
coal contract; had no knowledge whatever OF any
The note OF Mr.. Could referred to by Mr. Conner
was produced and a request to have it read ont
ingy at Conner; Belden ditto; Stickney stood up,
fused around got hold OF the letter ana objected
to have 1t read as 1T had reference in 1t to some
| other matters in case In which he was counsel.
! The following items were then read OUT
March is52 II Allen election expenses o
February sa john aayss sa aha winm
March !, 1872, John Hays and William Beldcn. 29l6
Mr.. Belden recalled) said the date OF the con-
place OF the coal contract; it was rst spoken Of In
To Mr.. Babcock-I do not recollect being present
at any conversation; think can remember CIV
ing a copy OF the contract to Mr.. Conner; do not
know II Mr.. Gould was present at the time l gave
Mr.. Conner the copy of the contract.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL BARLOW
slipped out of the room. General Barlow went on
to state that he had never received dollar or a
cent IRON ,GSnld or Fisk or Hays or Belden
on the subject; had never received dollar or a
penny or doing or emitting to do any official act,
| except, OF course my salary from the State.
| Some time In November friend OF mine came to
me and said he had been approached by friend
OF David Dudley Field, against whom proceedings
were going on In the Bar Association, In which
took an active part, and said, III those proceed.
by Mr.. Gould would be , exposed" never knew
anything about this contract; told my friend II
they expected to stop the proceedings IN the Bar
Association they were very foolish; General Hays
was cassmate Of mine at Cambridge; met HIM
afterwards during the war, where he proved him
IA IN n npr hn nffiR eli w r nn
seen him until December, 1871 Mr.. Hays came to
me and said he was astockhoder in Nickel Plating
| Company which was in litigation, that the matter
was to come up the next day before Judge Pratt in
Brooklyn. and he wanted me to go over and defend
retaining fee OF $3.50; he aid so found one Of the
| points was based on defect in the incorporation,
and that It was matter which might come before
the papers and the $3.50; some time after General
| Hays called on me- and asked II 1T was true that
was about to bring a suit against the Erie direc-
| tors, and about how long | thought it would be
before change could be effected sale, knowing the
peculiarites of the Erie lawyers, it would be lucky
we succeeded in six months; he said he was about
to make coal contract with the company and ne
would like to know how they stood; l saw no
more OF him till January, 1872, when he came and
asked me II | proposed to bring suit, against
| knew who was instigatlng the suit and said he
could expose the true animus; That the man was
fraud, and II knew the true facts would not go
| on; he asked If was willing to hear statement
from Gould; told him certainly II Gould would
| i.
ing him to be present; he could not come; he sent
his managing man: MIR. Gould and MIR. Belden
came together and Gould went on to state about
Mr.. Gordon; let him get through his story, know
ing that the English stockholders were the real
instigators, and then said | knew nothing at
all OF Mr.. Gordon; he had nothing to do with the
case and they were wrong; Mr. Belden wrong
about the summons; summons was prepared and
10 have been issued to GUST Mr.. Gould, but the
Sickles coup obviated the necessity, so that the
summons was never served; in June, 1872 General
Hays came TO me to ask ii would bring suit
al
Could told him if there were any irregularities
would be obliged to do my duty; il he would present
mence action If the facts warranted 1t; some
time after Mr.. Belden came to my office
he named several, among them Mr.. Fullerton /;
! said | should be very happy to confer with
General Hays came afterwards and wanted me to
noUe pros. certain actions against certain persons
In what IS known as the ring frauds; !, he asked
statement, then agree to nole pros. l told him /
would see that certain person provided he would
come to my house with Mr.. O'Conor and Mr.. Til
den; ne did not come; on March 90 1873, received
a note from Mir. Conner stating that he would like
to see me matter OF great personal interest to
me, and III would meet him he would explain he
mentioned Mr.. Stickney's house, and as Mr.. Stick
to- him, and here it is deter produced) never
heard or the coal contract except as l already
of os o @
ence my. official action tells deliberate untruth.
on the conclusion of the Attorney Generals
gentleman was confined 70 his bed by sickness
statement In a semi-languid, drawing manner,
which, with little side plays OF bathing his fore
two tame parrots and the surroundings Of elegant
and expensive paintings, made the entire scene
quite dramatic. MI. O'Dougherty testified as fol-
lows:-
had an lntimation this morning from a friend
OF Mr.. Lane that his testimony was incorrectly
given-thatls If he testified as was pupshed-and
that those parts which purported to contradict my
testimony were false; when Mr.. Lane came to this
country he made an agreement TO act with me
there was no stipulation; shortly after the coup
detdt and Gouds overthrow he showed me an
extract nom the London Times, giving all the
credit OF the overthrow to Mr. McIIenry he wished
me to write out statement contradicting
Ina saat - article; ! declined to do 50; he
handed mea copy OF a circular which he wished me
TO have publtshed; 1t was circular of his own in
all other respects in which Mr.. Lane contradicts
fore; opposed the $4,000, 600 loan, and think
did q commendable thing; opposed it in every
Fisk Gould ever did; the Board that made the
loan-the temporary Board-was one nominated
it was understood that the loan should not
be issued until an election had been held
to anant but as
telegrapbed to Bischoflsheim to issue the loan: 1t
was for the purpose OF putting money in Bischoils
helms hands that he might repay himself for
moneys advanced; when the prospectus was issued
went to the man who writes city articles for the
London Tnles-Mr Sampson--and stated the case
to him he agreed with me, and promised to try
to influence Bischofrsheim to withdraw the loan
he advised me to carry the matter to the London
Stock EXchaD, 20, who refused to interfere openly
and intererer privately, so to step the loan lor
time but soon allowed IL to go on; 1t may be
asked why gave the road to Bischolishelm Il Co.
and then turn against them; ! never gave it to
them, but TO McHenry, for the benefit OF the road,
not to be put into the maws of
PARCEL OF ENGLISH JEWS;
had no idea that Bischolshelm 4 Co. would re-
impurse themselves out OF the Erie treas
ury OF money expended for their own benefit; that
was the reason why | brought these charges
against the management: the promises made by
Mr.. Barlow were cxacted by me; Mr.. Lane was
present. but did not open his mouth; Mr.. Barlow
was present at the meeting when the contract
| with Mr.. Bischofsheim was discussed and he
made speech, in which he related some OF the
provisions as extraordinary and unusual, and an
addendum was added relieving the company OF
al fhu IIirI hn ter,