The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
TEE ERIE INVESTIGATION.
A Glimpse at the Coup dEtat on Erie-How the
Right Kind Of Men Were Gothic Way COM
mittee Clerks at Albany Heap Up Little
Pile-Testimony Of General Sharpe,
Senator OBrien and II. B. Baxter.
ALBANY, April 10, 1879.
The Erie Investigating Committee resumed its
session this afternoon.
GENERAL SHARPE TESTIFIED

as iOIiOWS.-
was United States Marshal last year; understood
from General Sic was retained Erie Railroad
NIT s General BarGw s ,s ala
and he General sickes wanted 70 know il could
ss @ 'i a a then .s ssuaS
nasS aad as Ss s m s m s 81 ss " %
lar case had one or more interviews with General ,.
General BARLOW told me tha. from : the ' ii1iis
&c Evidence IA sd aaa be in n So a a
could be sitted went aad secured large amount Of
Tor ,hss I
no shce Sr y sS
these preparations were being made; General sickles
4 snoRr way or REACHING ONE OF THE
s aa e n n s q
deputies, who did assist him in that famous coup edt
'nsm Ct sSs ssd
holders; ohcr Than have stated know Of no money
ties
cen sces r. e s oa nve Or six
papers 70 serve and he would like to have
matter; don't know OF Kennedy receiving any oilers
10 Mr. Carpenter-The interview with General sickes
was in January never heard Of any claim by the gov
any order IN tha respect; don't know that " b. chand.
was the esar
Department; never knew Of his having ANYTHING TO do
Erie Railway pronsrty for Gyerdae taxss don't know
Washington and alterward recalled
SENATOR o'BRIEN's TESTIMONY.
mony nat vas paid to him he had attachments
on ors s he s Teaa hs Tro to
menis and stated that he had received the $500
To Mr.. Might-Know butcher; saw him here several
@ S d did no e take
much n ne matter he vas here in
ciated with men who had the reputation OF being lobby
5 w he o % the time ais also know
TO Mt stSkney-Don't know sherwood; saw Archer
at the same time Butcher was
H. B. Baxter was sworn and testified =
to ' %a ss P Ssa q in hs sss ss4s K d
hay been came here s Of ns me this
session; was Albany during last session and also in
Clerk OF nea Hsd
for aS ai e. Ss have
BarIer have known nm for fourteen or een years
was fair one when have known him fourteen fifteen
'N"'' RECEIVED MONEY FROM HIM.
but cannot say IN how large sums have no recollection
Was large e @ az ever ecsyed not saw
positively, that never received larger I win
arse $780, hae csysS $50 ten nm times as
never Kept any msmoraadum Of the sums received;
haze No DGs NE Of
know as spoke 10 them about pro rata or classification
KEEP TRACK THE BILLS. FOR HIM,
that vas all did for him have done such things tor
e Barrier ss have this
what Barber was heretofore what his bust
oSeyst what by ts term IS Sns wSo
Mr. ssST sdas @ fa
one; paid By Barber bank Bills never Knew
any % Nor e ANY s ns nyase was session
on M
pef SG Know
onaS about s "G Ss
munica,ion with MI. Barber; have him in the As
,ss s
and also when ' eoud
no, SAY whether they railroad bills he inter
member the Sssshea;aa silli don't remember vnether
m or % a5oa eanSo s hove
Fl na a pasey M mott 70
as much as $1,000 from him last session; viii swear
DID NOT RECEIVE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS;
as not . much s as % % % was n hi" at
mae a. s rscssd ,a at Least dozen n timer
me s pd any TO legislator NOR handed
II TO for any else nor do know OF giving
70 Nj: stcsney-Have no occupation here except to
work for Mr. Barber; he has paid me nothing tins ses
TO Mr.. wight may have delivered communications
don't remember whether did or not;
MN
$50
To Mr.. Carpenter-Don't know IL is customary for
clerks Of committees TO receive pay for such
performed don't know OF any others there were sew
era about here understood to be lobbymen, was
told that
BARRIER, vEcHrEN LoBBYNES.
dont know Phelps; don't remember Of receiving money
from Charles Edwards, don't remember having any
transae lions with him; don't think my name appears on
a voucher Of the Erie Company; never received any
money legislative work from the Erie Company;
never made any promises of money to legislators.
To Mr.. Babcock-Never received money from Mr.
Barber with the understanding that part tor any
else; all received was for myself
The committee then adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon, At hali-past three O'Clock