The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-17
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY H. ls73-TRIPLE SHEET

Ere UUmuany ana believe mat ne sarnestly cndeevor
ing promote the welfare Of the great Of Winch
s credit a ny n u wn
na s sa rSaS s
the Es IN
% as as yeay Large
Of bonds have under former admin
n@ssa its
and when assssaElly The .rae pas;nss
"s aTe S w Be &c, sonsS
p" with 10 make re-
trn os te asse wal resare the
ment The committee fully justified in abiding thus
ocean the lake and the great West because isa
matter OF public concern and interest and the Legisa
tnre may very properly and should believe, restrict
BY statute The formations q any anproaos alliance or OF
creating debt
The Committee on the Second Question.
As to the improper expenditure OF money In the trans
fer OF management and to rembursem on that or
other such from the treasury OF the
On COMMENCING the examination the FIRST witness
wai ppsaGs Sas efnst the
hh Of LSnas other
as1S sna isS q
p nsnSon fep ass d'a The United
and ,Ssn S t.
ing The Erie Railway Company, Accordingly General
With the authority and to procure sneh
as A Would in ns Change
the
d an Il sh sa sq Of
properly Of the corporation Asc9 or General
General Barlow that he was authorized 70 employ
i'm IN u
Of the necessary proceedings. At the same time he
n S % a hAas IL ss ST
sr and npsnsi m tho ss Of
General Barlow. Mr. Barlow at once proceeded to en-
ploy counsel Mcssrs Treman, Hale, smith Mcfarland
h lii
3 than i he sDe as % aAs
O% ss whs the 1 be
satSn time neither these bills
gaon omaers on the mn day q March 1872 The coup
which s on that day put the in Interest
moving the necessity bringing and CONSEQUENT
o at Eli s the BIZ
cation act was aiterward passed with little any oppo
ii Ta Of II
ana oer returned by ana Cheek 10
T ds wa sastsG y ssss % cs
%
NJ seSihnSyd was to NE effect Isse ,svdsnes
was being e
q the Legislature at the time But there was evidence
s5sw a aS 9s So
seseon
ese and
pa & az NJ IN o
either q the bills presented and dd not appear before
sothins neonssens Win the position 9ceaped BY HIM
Ssy nas% al as The
M does o mot Ss that Mr. n smith WAS re-
emoyed For and Of his
@ tns sna nf be isGs
frequently for contemplated litigation, and
sspeS!ss ali the
find to doubt NATIVES nat the
this matter The statute Of $50 requires all acons lor
by the htorne General under Which
s n S %p Ss or s %
the opinion Of yogr committes, in any manner
sas This sssmo e x s e. the Ct tas
. s eST on se su
the Interest Of the English stockholders he was
sa sa w TsseE s ass s nsk hs1
a s s to s by e ns I'd
ns the a & ma
had prooably been grossly deserving one another The
backen the character o. the Attorney General deserv
ing Of the severest censure
a II 5 ni iSs rfa s the
Company, novel chapter IN the history Of the man
ssa8 q ef sw
decided 70 attain By reySuton that which they pro
The 81 Company
ss Il Sa Ss
s f. that pc ANA
and managers were enrching at the expense
had failed While the proceedings before reced were in
which if successful would render action BY the Courts
once what the other very likely
months a aam the be mater OF
THE BRILLIANT PIECE or STRATEGY
which resulted in the discontinue OF the then existing
direction and the Installing in power Of the Board,
@
tie
holders the whole scheme would have met an igno-
we'll in rs
that while matters were slowly progressing at Albany
the CT S D Of o9h the Of
dn a Board thus Mas ae 6s ss
from the fact that M Gould had also form
into retirement tlS members q the old Board Hence
Having certain of The directors and ARRANGED with
receiving
MARY considerations Lane at communicated this
fact TO Mr.. w A. oDoherty who immediately commnni-
ing him majority Of the Erie Board in
consideration of the payment of S1,5U0Oln
"His replies for time indefinite. but ulti-
mately agreed TO pay that AMOUNT and the necessary
funds placed in the hands IF Bischofishcim Co.
Of London, brokers and financial agents Mr. ;. L. NJ.
Barlow next admitted to the confidence of the par
ties engaged. who being McHenry's legal agent
in this country also tclearaphed the former urging
ton. Thus matters were definitely arranged the
middle of February But McHenry had sent out Mr..
George Crouch sort OF man of all work, who some
way. discovered the plans OF Lane, and Communicated
them General Sckles whose pride and jealousy were
naturally aroused at this clandestne attempt to him
of whatever credit and profit there might from the
operation There was also the possibility that
the hacyon political anucpatons which he known
to entertain might be seriously curtailed come to
naught II he should fail to appear as generaissmo
in the grand Erie revolution See testimony Charles
r. shawl Accordingly Sickles set Crouch secretly at
work. negotiating with the same parties and to the
end. BY sKilfnl inanciering he found that the result
could be accomplished for less sum than had been
named by Lane and O'Doherty, and communicate
with Mcienry, who broke of the former engagement
Barlow also united with Sckles and succeeded finally
conflicting n nj