New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-02
THE ERIE INVESTIG ALTON.

EXTRAORDINARY LEGAL SERNlCEo'
TESTIMONY OF $. D. BABCoCK, vIcE-PREsIDENr
ARCHER HENRY 7. ANTEAs, AND 'orHERs-LoB-
BYING EXPENSES or TWEED. BARBOUR, AND
VAN vRCHTEN AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
The Erie Investigating Committee met, yesterday
at 10 a. M. all the members being present, aud
Messrs Stckney and Barlow appearing, re-
spectively as counsel for the Committee and the
Erie Company S. d. Babcock who was director OF
the Erie Company at the time the dividend was de-
clared explained why be opposed the action of the
Board He believed that the declaration of dlyi-
dend helped the sale of the Sl000O0OO convertible
bonds in England but did not know that the divi-
dend was paid from the proceeds of that sale.
Mr. Archer was recalled, at his own request
TO explain the nature of his freight contract, and
to answer the question asked at previous session
in regard to his profits He gave detailed state
ment of receipts and expenses for each month OF the
year 1872 showing that his profits for the year were
only $lS,SS7 10. His experience as Vice-PreSident
of Erie led him to the conclusion that the late diyi
dend was not warranted by the earnings OF the
road. and that it could not have been paid without
the sale of the SOOOOOOO convertible bonds in En-
gland He had approved the voucher for the pay
ment of money to Henry Sherwood and Others for
legal services and understood that il was for legis-
latiye or lobbying services. Henry T. Anteas an
old employe of the Bureau of Records, testified IN
reference 10 the moneys paid for extra legal ser
vices to Tweed, Barbour, Van Vechten' &c
Large sums used to be paid Tweed alone having re-
coyed about 81, OOO.0OO. The witness didn't know
much about the services rendered. A recess was
here taken until $50 p M.
Simon Stevens testified briefly in regard to his
connection with Gen. Sickes in the coup de etdt. He
had advised Gen. Sickes TO charge $4,000 for his
services but did not know at that time of the large
sums the latter had received from Bischofsheim q,
Co.
Henry T. Anteas was recalled and produced the
vouchers for moneys paid for legal services during
1869, 1870 and the first half of 1871. Among them
was the curious item of $4,000 to James Fisk jr for
carriage-hire and services, and $4,000 to Tweed
with which he furnished the poor of his district with
coal.
Mr. Watson President of the Erie, produced de-
tailed statement of the earnings and expenses of the
road in 1872 and defended the declaration Of the
recent dividend II the present plans are fully car
ried out he said, such dividend on all the stock
will be declared every year. Mr.. Watson entered
into long statement Of the proposed plans for the
improvement of the road Mr.. Watson produced
some leaves from book which he had found mu-
tilated in the Erie office, the purpose having BEEN
as he said to destroy them. The following account
of expenses was read from them by the Chairman
James Fisk. jr.. expenses from March to De, 90
Daniel Drew, March Is, 1865, incidental ex-
Jay GSuidi egai aud incidental expenses 81
jan !, 1865 S94GO July 80 lsSS'. S0' 0oo
March %, 1855. 1,s0o Dec. 81 1S6S...... 500
July TO- $4,000 Total. $S2 900
YIN Vanderbilt Aug 1865 legal seIyces''- Icy sSO
Hamilton Harris, from March to December 1868 =, ooo
five items 20VV0
VIM NJ Tweed, legal services Nov 25 lS6S.-.... 20oO
Dec oeOv
Peter b. sweeny, 1865 legal 10000
NJ p Bemus Jan. II, 69..................... LOCO
A d. Barbour NAV ~ 1863 legal expenses 49,. 1900
Vim. NJ Tweed, expenses from January to June,
Samuel j Tiidcn. legal services in January and
A. Van Yec6ten. MAY IL, observation-disclosures. 1850
A ID. Barbour, legal expenses, March 4, lS70.. LOCO
NAV TO- 1870 5000
Thomas c. Fields. Dec 81, 1862 (retanerl-.-... 500
April s. 1870 tretaiuerl Observation-Disclosures. 1850
from November 1859, 10 June, is7O..e...... 22OOO
jay Gould, Oct. o. 1852 Senator Humphryl.... 5000
March IS, 1862 Is H. Hamm0nd) .----.--..-.. $500
April 25 1869, CA. ID. BarbOurl $500
Sept. 1862 ia SenatOr) 1000
Sept l. regal expenses 100000
sept g. Jordan Marsh & Co................... $4,000
Total sl6loOO
Hamilton Harris, legal services from October,
I no cTp N Nav $50 legal services 100
IsISS House irch IS 1868 ...... 81 IS
June 10 SAT %
WIN ST. Tweed, legal services tno date.......... 5000
lime a l57O l0,750
A. Van VechIen legal expenses, Jan. a. lsO.... 1850
April .. a'Sy
jay GSil h. gal services Oot. "a, 1S7O.-....... 1000
Hugh hastings. legal services April 25 iS68... 5000