New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-25

made with Bschonsheim a CO.. there Is no one IN TINS
country who OF the circumstances attending tue
making the contract II confirmed as soon as we
could get meeting OF the Board after the news was to
ceiyed In this country. probably some time IN 'uhe'
there opposition; on the contrary ""' '0'
sldered very liberal In its terms
BIsCHofFsHEIM's ACCOUNTS.
The account between the Company ana biSo"o"o ",
was here shown the witness who SAID ih' e'''' .I
seems TO have been rendered JAM g. l0S SHOWING
ance due BishoHsheim Of f62s this mas s"'o ,o
paid and matter is now Y dispute eAcep oeoctins
claimed for half OF the expenses incurred IN m with
the change in the directory; this has Inv
the si0OoGooO Of convertible bonds since neso''"'
S s 81 the Erie Company were here snow
Witness who read from the minutes VI thanking
the drecors held July 10 1914 q resoae ross dealings
BscSofsheim& Goldschmdt for tnen ,Iot ssoOOo be-
with the Company. and rec0mmehui"s ' =
TSc witness continued No account WIN tbe ssoooo
peSn have understood that the cost oil tue oas
was between S70OO00 and $Ovo ~ ~ tbat IL onght to
sc I'M h the Company which has received oenent
the value of $4,000 70 sOoW sa Of stock
n,ntiation of bonds and the increased 'auq ons,
II - MOI legal claim but seems 10 De au o. az sao
the Company have received IRON te so 81 bs conmis
sion and the $50 900 claimed TO be due m ,h
Co do retain soooo and th9 are utter
faSrcations known by their authors TO he sncn anu
made only 70 annoy t3s T SS@p1 Principally due
70 fine persistence OF McHenry, who was anxious 70
an obs u III
interested think there was no design 70 get vi
Erie for the benefit OF the Atlantic and Urea. mu NJ
hut only to place it IN the hs9ds Ga who were to
resign / saw OF them except MI thompson MI,
Ranlsdell was active in Drlngng ABDUL sa1 know
OF no arrangement by which ne was 20 nou q 'oh
contTeot when the new directory forming went
10 see Gen Dix to see IL he would take seat ne
first declined but when he understood that new Sc. VI
men was to come in, he agreed to accept upon tId
ground OF public duty also saw MT ITdNe W. anu
Cen Mcclellan upon the same subject they nau ho III
information but the general knowledge that there "eIe
likely to be vacancies, which 1t was uesieo 'u"'
they should NIL.
THE COMPROMISE WITH GOULD.
Ihave seen what purported to be letter from Gen.
sielues to Mr. Gould granting himcertain immunities
think saw t in Mr. Gould's hands, but whether as
the original in what shape, do not reeoect Gen.
Sckes never stated in terms, that he had wrtteh IL
what recollecti about any possible arrangement WIN
MIR Gould Is as follows on the Monday night after the
election of the new Board when Gould was occupying
half the building Dr. Eldridge came 10 me anu "ahu
10 know il some arrangement could not be made ne
said his 1dea was that Gould should resign and in return
for that supposed Gould would want release II0
any OF his official acts for which he might not nave o
of LAW he f he board a MOT %S to
IL he went away and returned IN iew minutes S m
Henry Smith repeated what had before Sao, shat
WA; he Board would agree to It it was finally
agreed that should meet Mr. sIntn ana mr. @ h ne,o
10 speak of the substance eff the negotiation; after he
had spoken for perhaps minute or TWO, said tnat
should prefer not to have the negotatlon Win n put
through third party frst suggested my paroe n
Mcfarland, and then remembered that ne was goine
away then suggested Cen sicklesi after some hesl-
taton Gould agreed and General came and was there
perhaps an hour then into the room where the
S Wnat T has SSppeped a. said everything Is ali right
Mr. GouId will surrender :" asked on what terms he
or six OF perhaps niue points 20 the first sad " I'm
possible - TO the second Ridcuions; ana 10 the
fered to money matters which we declined to discuss
/ know of no agreement then made with Gould now
suit was brought against him. he attempted 10 set up
that bar against the suit whether theie was any
Gould do not know 1 never knew OF any agreement
or pretense OF an agreement until long after~ara'
UNKNOWN ALBANY EXPENSES.
The resolution entered the minutes Of the meeting
of July 1872 the effect of which was to pay $4,000 "
the New-York Central Railroad said to be for use
in Albany against legislation preudical TO the interests
OF this Company do not know OF any arrangement
with that road at various tunes after March heart
that arrangements had been made between TINS COM
pauy the Central TO part OF certain expenses IN
carried Legislature no action was taken LOT sOne
ina formal way about the time of this meeting, some
one the Central asked that this should De eonsd
assuming that tue Board legally liable for some
portion OF whole amount expended about sl0'Voo.
IN ln'' any SDO way been paid, to my knowledge by
this Company there was 10 orndl Cdam of tne
amount expended ought TO be charged 70 u So aIter
some consultation was agreed to pay sDOO II was
matter of common talk that should pay something
the reason 1t was paid that the treasurer must
have bill voucher for payment, aud none was ever
furuis shed a statement received, puIpOrtlhS W
come from the Central by some one of our directors
do not know VINO brought It to the attention OF tne
Board il might have myself IL was at the last
meeting OF tnat Board think the reason Tor
urging the action on that day was because
part of the money was paid for something winch
mad affected the Erie road during the existence OF that
Board a portion of the money was expended during
the Gould administration; the only question IN the
directory about the amounts do not recoec thab
any objection made to paying sometningi KNOW
uohng of any ARRANGEMENT with the Central with
regard 10 these expenses; am inclined 10 thlhK tse
GOud's statement that some arrangement was maze
with sckes Is nothing Of the sort was stated
10 the Board tor the 5000 paid 10 James thompson
have voucher but know nothing more except as re-
ported TO by Gen. Sckles; Judge Porter rendered
services request of the Board; all the other cOub
sci were employed by Gen. Sickles