New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

money dsiSnestly obtained never benefited anyone mo
told mo that he believed his asS man would have
g1 James NJ Ball. after conversation witn "a ,," moi to
appear here as had hard crowd to fight against anu
| they would fight me to the death
| TESTIMONY OF AUDITOR DUNAN'
| Col s H. Dunan Auditor, in behalf OF the company
testified: will state the condition OF things al the te
a call WAS made for a statement; October "asconpoe
| y,,or ras hoing entered in tho books. think 1t
o week before; It contained the actual earnings OF
Messengers to Dec 81 and the freight earnnEs 70 nov
& took the agents reports ana made the osimated
statement then the books were written up anu snIs
fm The estimated statement in that the November
| elrnngs were undtrestmated we Try 10 De very eau
| tons as we have 20 be when thousand persons are
watchingus'
oliver W Cook Auditor OF Traffic Receipts OF the Ere
Poad testfed have charge Of all the traffic receipts
OF the Erie Railway Company when the statement was
| made up I furnished statement OF the passenger.
freight and miscellaneous earnings of the Company;
the reports November were completed, but not en-
tered on the books the amount stated the actual
one the work on the December accounts was in pro-
gress of examinations; the freight revenue for that
ports without examining them; Williamson and Grammar
discharged for persistent disobodence in not check
ing the desired; on that account asked
that they should be relieved from office twice during
the time have been in this position l have detected @
slight errors. which Immediately corrected they
could not have escaped my notice.
MR.. O'DoHERTY BY PROXY.
Upon the reassemblng of the Committee after recess
Mr. Beach said: During the nermissi0n have had an
interview with my more immediate client, MT
| ODoherty, and he authorizes rue to state 10
the Committee that relying upon the evidence
that has been regard to the dividend he Is
entirely satisfied that that dividend was declared upon
substantial and legal basis In other words he
Justify the declaration Of that dividend, reseryng the
question as to the policy and expedeacy OF uecaihS m
mat dividend which he suppOses would he regarded Dy
various minds with different conclusions Enteralnmg
his own conclusion on that snnJect, & hS r.
am also authorized by him to state that he has no sym
Other gentlemen with regard to the accuracy of the
books of this Company and wishes 10 separate M
bs oni1on that the books of the Company correct
and that the statements furnished nave oeeh
himself at all with the impeachment OF the DOCKS OF the
TESTIMONY OF II. D. v. PRATT.
HD.v Pratt testified am superintendent OF trans
poration on the Erie road have had general supervs
ion of the track from Honesdae 10 Susquehanna from
my own examination and knowledge. can say that the
susauehanna Division has been greatly improved by new
iron bridges: the estimate made by the Company OF the
cost of the wrought iron bridge at Elmra is cor
rect the other estimates (shown exhibit I'D are cor
far they apply to the susquehanna DIVISION
did the work for the susauehanna %aieT sHppy 1n re
ery applied; 1 know nothing personally OF the
improvements on the Delaware DIVISION except
work there for long time, grading. laying side brick
&C. Seyea other items OF expenditure were edu rS o'e s
testified the correcness AT the close OF S'2 the roau
a condition in ali respects as in 1871; could have
made good time with our passenger trains as az any
former if had not received orders to go Slowly
for safety opinion through and local travel mas
been good during the past Winter as ever before the
election last Fall increased the travel very greatly
October of greatest mODths there were lew
days in which did not run special trains never knew S
OF dead head" tram being rum or OF Tree passes pc
ing given political do not know OF any delay
the payment OF employees within the last eW mon,hs.
Mr.. WasOn-When we came INTO the ha1agenieIt Nv. ne
found the Company were accustomed 10 borrow rom ron
| the men we determined TO make change IN thu
respect and payments now made as promptly as the
! pay masters can make out their accounts
! TESTIMONY OF JAMES c. CLARK.
| James c. Clark testified: have had about 16 years
experience in railroad business my connection with
the Erie road has been within the last month have
made personal investigation of the road for my own
Information and as an inspector for the Company, spend
pg II days in doing II had nothing TO do with this
investigations my notes show that the track is In very
good condition comparing avoraby with any frsclass
road laid with steel rails the company by lts
books shows that IL 1854 cars, including United
| States Rolling Company cars, Pullman cars, or Union
was 5s9: consider that very healthfn condition
the whole number OF locomotives is 5OS with 70 under
Dut in the repair shops where some OF them were
this think very iayoTaoIe exniD one h 1 my ySt otGS
of the road such as 10 make seem advantageous
as general manager; found it much better than ex-
peced have made up my mind that It has very far
dtHg SelopS sces a ars re obtained at small
think the gross earnings OF the rOao can DC 10
$2OOOOOO year legislation might anect the receipts
bu the best policy would dictate the lowest possible
track even at the present gauge the facilities would be
much increased; the trains cOud De run WIN more
increase the revenue by opening connections with
rowgauge roads so that cars couIu DC Will
out breaking bulk.
TESTIMONY OF J. II. CONFER
John H. Conner testified 1 private secretary to
Mr. Fisk and afterward secretary to Mr.. Archer
was IN the Erie Building March H. 1872, and saw Gen.
sickles there; Mr.. Archer said that Gen. Sckes had
made an arrangement with Mr. Gould that, II he would
resign no criminal or legal action should be taken
against him; afterward Mr. Archer told me that the
Company going for Could said, how is thati;"
said the Directors are going to say that Gen sickes
was not authorized TO make any such arrangement;
heard the statement that money had been paid Mr..
Gould made claim upon me as an d oi tae FISK
Madden for influence in leglsation this was IN formal
made by Mr. Gould against the exeeurx OF the
that this money paid 10 Senator Madden the ac-
W ronId Wished refunded to him know Van Vech.
ten and have him often at the Erie offices;
nose cannot say have been to the Treasury
twice to get money for him vouchers; think took
is from memory; do MT remember what date; II was
during the lifetime Of Mr. Fisk, probably in 1871 Ihaye
seen A. d. Barbour the Erie offices, but not quite 30
often as Mr. Van Vechten; do not OF my own knowl-
edge know Of his HAVING been w Pad any Ofsy Ba
low: il was in regard 10 draft drawn by John c. II.
Andrews on Fisk and Mr.. Gould for $4,000; this
taken up by the Company through Mr.. Barlow, who re-
ceived certain bonds for that purpose; do not know
whether 10 was included in the settlement afterward
with Mr. Gould you asked me question about Gen.
sckes, which did not answer fully; when Gen. 5ckes
came into the and attempted ~ force the doors
into Mr. Gouds room, he came with some rough-o0king
men ana commanded them To break them open ne
called out have all the power OF the Government OF
the United behind me; break open these doors;
think the United States marshsls; they did
as Gen. sickles ordered; police captain said, do
You come here United States marshalsP they
answered, No, private ctzens;" then the captain
~. dn kuO naf IN