The New York herald., 1875-10-23

( ration OF the Platisburg and whitehall Railroad,
the sum of s7o,Soo was given as sub
sidy 10 that corporation, contingent upon IFS
completion TO Ticonderoga In 1872 that road
purchased by the New York and Canada
Railroad and with the equities OF this appropriation
When the work completed in the fall Of 1874 the
President l. " Baker, applied 10 the Comptroller for
ms warrant for his money. Mr. Hopkins expressed his
apprehcnsons that the appropriation had apsed some
days having interviewed between the time fixed for
the completion OF the road and the passage Of the act
reYving the appropriation The result OF several inter-
views with the parties in interest that he would
require the opinion OF the Attorney General Early in
December Mr. Baker tells us, he down 10 Albany,
and IN company with Joseph H. Ramsay aud Senator
Toby waited upon the Comptroller, who reiterated 10
them his objections and the necessity of procuring the
opinion or the Attorney General before he could pay.
lie declined himself TO procure the opinion Of the
Attorney General, ahd when one the pary-Mr Baker
Is not sure whether II the Comptroller OF his
companons-suggested that there Mr. Davis who
could procure the opinion Of the Attorney General, Mr.
Baker replied he didn't know Mr. Davis. Thereupon,
says Mr. Baker, the Comptroller remarked III you
desire u will telegraph him 20 come" hr Baker
18th OF December, 1871, received despatch from
MI DAVIS, saying, "Meet me at the Comptroilers Office
this afternoon about two o'clock" At Two O'Clock Mr.
Baker was al tho Comptroers Office, and what fol-
lowed we will give in Mr.. Bakers own words
q You were then where A. At home; left at eleven
Comproiers oriee and iand Mr. Davis lying on tho sofa
Alone pc ntrodseed ed himself 70 mo % or rather said NE
the opinion Of the Attorney General and showed
him asS % saasor Sg and he said thai
is all WANT words that effect he took the paper out
was 10 draw the money during Comptroers absence
Rss pay S% S P
and & presently before had "a done anything M owasd
how much shall pay Mr. Davis {, he said oh l know
wt n r INV ne Sen o Sc S m and se gave ms Is
voucher presently the Comptroller in with the
for to take 10 the treasury went out with the Comp
There one material h please that yGS H haze ave
oSce with senator Toby the other gentlemen have
named who present in the comptrollers Officer A.
anlAa btttt th tfnFDr trOIiq
@ Was tho Comptroller there A. lie was waiting for
O. who made up the partyi A Mr.. Ramsay, Senator
Toby and myself went over he had net come IRON ms
his office and met him and returned with him into his Office
@ Who was present besides your A Senators Ramsay.
o. Did Senator Toby you Davis get opinons
q Tell what your recollection that subject Isl A.
s s Me SoT b a SnTw up IN
q, You don't know whether it was Ramsay osTobyf A.
O. You know il was not the Comptroller don't youf A.
cans say that.
Office upon this teegraphic summons; that he took
letter IRON him to the Attorney General obtained his
opinion and received for u the sum OF = ,ooo MI,
give in his words Being asked who signed the
check he answered.
V. Baker; don't remember either having seen him
amount should pay your told him had spent number
% - G% ssmf sna iSs' Ss said
said-that ought TO about nve nundred
dollars ~ said shat would perhaps well enough under
certain circumstances, but / have been kept away
sae G% haSs from
think months that engaged-and don't
think would said he Would 81 200 suit YOUR
said yes sirn and turned Mr.. Hopkins myself and
said M Hopkins what ought 10 charge this gentleman"
and he said You fix that between yourselves and he step
ped of the Office and when this check was given Mr.
Hopkins then in the room but In the building.
Check produced and shown to witness and read by wit
follows -
NORTH GRANVILLE, n. Y, 18th OF December, 1874
The North Granville National Bank,
Pay the order of I. Q. Davis
81, 900. '1-' - - l. Y. BAKER
ordern Indorsed at C. Oavis.n
O. The check written the Comptrollers onicc In
your presenceG A. Yes sir; right on the table.
o. Delivered o your A. Yes, sir
q And You discounted IL the Bank of Commerce of Buff
fao where you do busncssf No. Is credited TO me-
and got the money.
q Can you tell here this commission who employed
that service just yes 70 that peaseg A. No, sir
a. That TO obtain the opinion you understood ~ OF
the legality propnety Of the
Comptroller paying appropriation so the New
York and Canada Railroad OF or That would be my
recollection about IL.
The report concludes with Mr.. Hopkins version OF
the facts which fell within his observation, which do
materially alter the character of the statement