The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-09-29

services belong to the year 1862. The fore
closure proceedings In which they were rem
dered had already reached decree In Au-
gust, 1861. sm aware that the most dis
| ingenious construct ion has been put by the
Times upon a sentence from the answer
of which have here quoted. viz, the words,
"and that such services had commenced pri-
or to the year 1859, and were rendered from
time to time during period OF upwards Of
| three years thereafter" The argument of
the Tine, is that this sentence admits the
continuance Of these services during the
whole of he year 1862. submit THAI even
| If these words stood alone, any fair mind
would read them as meaning that the ser
vices continued for upwards Of three years
after they had commenced, which 10 xpress'
| ly stated to have been before the year 1859.
This is the true construction Of the words.
1t is their meaning, 1t accords with the
facts
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
But, of course, IL ifthe'writer desired to as
certain the meaning and intent Of this pas
sage, and found it ambiguous, he would
look TO the context and, indeed, to the whole
answer. BY referring to page II of this same
answer you will perceive that the foreclo-
sure suit in which these services were rem
dered WAS terminated in decree as early as
August s, 1861 (fol. 67), and that the road
was actually sold in the month of March,
| 1862. So that there must have been Mt
least nine months of the year 1862 which
could not have called for these services, and
rs to the interval between January and
March, 1862, any lawyer will understand
that this could not have called for much ser
vice, being the time occupied by the run
ming Of the advertisement OF sale, etc. Fur
thermore, the payments which give rise to
the discussion were both made before the
close of the year 1862. and 1t is 30 stated in
the answer. II recollect rightly, the Tmes
has on former occasion referred to the
date of the agreement Of first mortgage bond
holders set forth in the answer (April l5,
1861 rs evidence that the services were of
short continuance. But this agreement was
but the final confirmation of negotiations
which had been going on for three years.
| There WAS preliminary agreement adopted
at meeting OF bondholders September %,
1859, and modified from ting ~ time, ami
this earlier agreement WAS itself the result
OF prolonged negotiations, the affairs OF the
road being almost hopelessly involved with
conflicting claims and interests. Pursuant
to his preliminary agreement possesson OF
the entire ruilroud had lpeu obtained us far
back as December IL, 1907,
MORE FALSE ITEMS.
Tenth tbItem-"December a Foes dur.
inc vear from Chic.,, and N,r,bve.,e,,
Railroad Co,unany. so 600" Thi. item i.
tolally fl.r AFR r,lL.u r...,iyu, po ,,.,
co,n,eu q,:on or ,vo,..o,. ira, ,h. ,mi.r,go
and Nort,,w,.tern i,iir al C,,o,,,,,y IN th,.
ve,r lSu)
Eleventh Item --"F.4, duriny wear from
Toledo and Wabash Railroad Compauy.
SIS 600" The recklessaess of this tyIsetlood
will appear when il is known that the r., O 10
and Wabash Railroad Company never, at any
time, was A client of Mr.. Tilden's and that he
never. in the year 1862. or at any other time.
received any fees from that COMPANY, nor
rendered them any professional service what-
ever.
. Twelfth Item.-"Share of bonds retained
for services during year connected with the
reconstruction OF the Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company, $4,000" No bonds
were retained or received for such services
in 1862, nor was so large amount ever re-
ceived including expenses and disburse.
meats. Services were rendered, and no
doubt they we,a taken into account il, com.
pntng the gross earnings of that year.
Thirteenth and last Item, -v"S4lary a.
trustee and President of the RAlance Dock
Company, Sl,uoo'" This item of III 900 is
'o''''' sN0'i" as " 'ne ua'e' ana Is 'ue o"
, one o' Tue "ho'e thirteen Oh wh'eh nat
eau DO SAN
Az 'ne OUTSET VI 'he'e ATTACKS on uo'efnor
iiueH' IN regard 10 MS taxable Income tor
ioo2' sun ahotner allegation was msde' as
II on positive k"owieoge' namely, that he
llau received rom tue ~ Louis alton ana
iefre iau'e h"'iroau company s'o'ooo 10
hrst mortgage oohus curing 'ha' year ms