The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-18
TIE ERIE INVESTIGATION.
Senatof James Wood Explains About the BOr-
rowed $4,000 from Jay Gould.
Charles p. Shaw Testifes as to His Influence
in the Erie Revolution and Exhibits Sickles
on the War Path-Alvord Tells How He
Could Know a Bribed Legislator
Mattbew Hale and Chauneey
n. Depew Also on the Stand.
su~ ALBANY, April II, 1879
The Erie Investigation Committee resumed its
session this afternoon.
STATEMENT BY SENATOR LANES WOOD.

session this afternoon.
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JAMES WOOD
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names mentioned those d senator Narrower and
d had a;so cS
he received Cent Tor any action vote he was
Ere ar give Is SUBJECT or @ BE r to
c eeiyed S nor any other sum for that p"rpose re-
4 LOAN GOULD
for Tn a y ss Ded IN
don't see as any relevancy here, still have OBJ
to 70 Be
sa no' ts s Rsd sss esrfs'
g e. 5 f. ss sss
aeayorsd SCI The Si reported; that
s Rs asy va s aan to S 9
benefit OF friend who asked me ST the moneys il
sf%s 70 GssS
M % pss Il IN m
nat could get 1t; Mr. Chamberin has paid it to
~, The witness was asked further questions concerning
IN the The other ,naay ann he thought
Mr. Wright said he thought it within the limits Of the
'n Shs 81 On %. Of the II \, committee
n, The % INIT then that
which he Thought he would be able considerable
e %aey taken a By him and put int the
Interested este in the repeal OF the Classification act:
DIP NOT KNOW That FISK AND sog1 HAD BEEN INTER
na that was FIRST the
O. IL It was political measure and all
Gould any for legislative services nor for my
election expenses-no one doiar understood my pre-
Mr.. stickney-Then Gould mistaken in saying that
ne contributed for your cleo ion expensesi
MitnessmpSnt know as he said So n,,
contributed money TO secure the nomination OF exScna
~; vn anpnivv a.. no ..,ro.,..
Was @ii
ae d an no WIN him IN
my county inerssied never acted as counsel Tor
a ES had a n
the legislature borrow from Mr. scSney VI
s4s II aas sl I paa ( f 5aaTy s Ira
SS.d, had ssnstoFE 1sfI hsndss
wo e nas as 4 %eer Ss
wa. was given me in check or bills; can't produce
lie ee TssG les than n' M a
IN sew S eRa
np o. ny don't any
from Mr. Gould in bank bills; have bank account
TRANSACTIONS there
no MEASURE PENDING IN 1870 THAT OF WHEN
remember the amendment to t the Code as to the suit
Halfway that snsS as st srt
10 any one else Tor loan the bonds paid Gould had been
took assignment rom chamberlain 10 secure my
Isssysa EsspsIy Is aaa ass tss
DID o ve my my
regarding the PRO Rata Freight Bl last A''''
80 aY CHARLES sHAw's TESTIMONY.
a charles shaw was sworn and testified as to ST. $50
Ct s' IN sfes ss sn Ts o
nc had come here to effect change he said large
been his Drinepa n London a' that
with what had been paid;
nrono.,,,orI sSg,s DONE ron ssoeG So c,.o
and Sn he was
% sw e wa na ss me Se 10 ee sIs
Could through faction ofthe republican party he would
and he hsf s A' country long me
81 e ne it sn.y hS
y
sna he
out. Of The sails :i the other faction and
Sh borne sSi' asao e.
ns e Bd. Ct ns fspasd'so he
country he then desired me e come here and have
men, ssmsng them ex-senator Ben Field; came here
that no money was 70 be used improperly received
To S to m to pay but mot cent
inEton and he approved of the matter then saw Coy
rate with General sckes that gentleman here and
They ana es
appeared want TO monspoze ali The reform; they did
%s.tsrs were e. ' thus gig c. when The ssa see
PLACE; regaded ny mission to be 70 work out great
% he eSpny always had ,a, object view
NO! eki e be used except nirs counsel
Mr. Babcoekmpid he not expect money would be i'm
witness-yes sir; but ne heightened to stoop to
he used TO get the directors 70 vacae i6cr places Cen
eral sckles intmated that money would be used
Mr. Babcock-Did General sickles ever tell you what
wiiness.xeii thai is question which don't think
is 9st 70 n0 w
nj e
siekes resdered 70 the hrie Company in Washington
from General sicSles Of 500 or $50 Tor his hotel b
ice S the ec%psny
.ny ssc h do am e liberty to M
know Of s ANY Sc, service Performed by Chandler
MR. ALvoRp's TESTIMONY.
g Ay; so on beng b sworn stated that Cen
mated that he wanted conference with me- said
snee Of hs in the cSnerence an G nered Wns
nothing said about Erie matters whatever except
ATTORNEY Generals Pin as 70 ths classldeaiion act
deeeS opposed TO the Attorney GeneTa sn b was
interview was almost exclusively concerning political
seemed to in behalf Of the authorities IL washing
those measures; there was hitch concerning ordE
was spoken OF connection with his proposition
harmony;
LEGISLATION;
heard II as a common rumor; have positive knowl-
edge Of legislator receiving money, but am positive,
nevertheless, that money used think could go
into the Mouse and point least half dozen
men who receive money; 1t may be that am posse ssed
OF psycheogical faculty through which am in
formed formed bn, however IL was ! am certain
Tience and observation has been sIicb
that am able TO judge who would and who would not
receive money Judge by their conduct and their
iognomy introduced the Pro Rata Freight bin and il
whether money was used IN the committee introduced
the bill early in the session and reported against
at the closes appeared before the committees several
times and urged II; told at one time that The com
mittee was in favor OF the bill and IL TO be
To Mr.. Carpenter-As 70 the employees OF the House,
such as the clerks OF the House. my opinion them
that Ii would be far better them were nor EN-
ployed they very active lobbyists; last year thew
were less Interested don't think they are par
tcuar to what they there
were some honorable exceptions however; there are