The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-30
GOULD AND BLACK FRIDAY.
FEARFUL TOMMr SHE4RMIN WORK
ING FOR ms CLIENT,
Why Albert spevcrs Bought Millions Of Goid
Tommy Walking on with "A NIemoran-

why Albert Spoycrs Bought Millions Of Goid
Tommy walking on with IA Memoran-
DUN Book-mr. Speyers Greatly Excited.
The trial OF tho Black Friday" suit of
Dewitt G. Taylor agt. Jay Gould and James N.
Bach was continued yesterday In tho Supreme
Court, before judge Barrett. Mr.. A. s. Sullivan
resumed tho examination Of Albert speyers,
who testified:
Mr Fisk when the price Of gold 100 on the eth
OF December. 1859 at OF the times when report ed
70 buv s s p nS S." our oSs sS io ~ s
NV gwn ,r he SAID and you never !aind you are only
Mr. sulvan-ln what tone OF voice did he speak :
h-ln the sweetest tone OF voice that Mr.. Fisk could
.Q-ln loud toner ALOUD as thunder. lie always
,,o.wh9 we're with himp Al dlont know any Of
made use o. the word .iSias said to Keep Up the
9b isE sSd Pcs GooS UfSs St 'pSS tSsa'S l in any
doud always came IKE mnfoe statue eap ts sas
any connection between them. told Flax when gold
ssSa 10 y onssr hs FISK said Send your clerS to
that dSyr Al bought about ~ 100000 niogelicr.
A. ad iry 70 soc them, had battle for Il, laugh
sQ.Havs you ever since that Friday .poken with Mr.
,'R wa. IN Gh he 'Sf osS sSjsf ~ smith oss m lI nk
ne he @ nad nothing TO DO WIN Y that 4 was not his gold
BODY else thought Il WAS hs eosI,haI 4 was com.
!ninatloo icaledn Ring" and mat he WI, ono Of
seny rS, g qsoS"S Sc se BY tm h a sa seG STeT,
buy god through a member OF that nrm Mr. smith.
Mr.. shcarman objected to anything by smith
in the absence of Gould.
Ar. sullivan argued that all the circumstances
should be allowed to he shown. These mon had
entered conspiracy and prepared dynamite
explosion IN tho financial world, and during the
rise Of gold effected through this conspiracy
they called IN their marin through the firm Of
Smith, Gould 4 Martin, realizing about ti2'co0,-
0CU.
Judge Barrctt-I think the argument nroceeds unon
the basis thar Gould connected with IT, ihink II
on G Sa 9S s case s a .ns sG S 9a a
S 70 's & sa Oa SG az be- pST NO Gssdn
the rule OF Jaw AZ understand the evidence. there
Il: coS as'sps ssdep ,Sa erfs TACT 'stns hs
S S & sho S' s.ye q. q. o,asS o g tns &c sa@S
occasion hs witae showed Gould, as well as FISK tho
said nothing and when subsequently accused Of being
connectea win IL denied Il can't see in that sum
OF coconsrirator, because ! don't thinS there is
conspiracy existed in which Gould participated.
Mr.. sewell argued that Gould could be con-
ylcted BY the proposed evidence as a member Of
he Court admitted the forcs Of that view,
but as Smith. who gave the order, directed Mr..
excluded.
Mr. speyers EXPLAINED the rules by which loans
are rerulsted. lie said that when a loan II
made. N the market price OF the sold goes up
that day the lender can call for additional mar
gins. The Gold Exch ngc Bnnk closed on Black
but WAS unable to take Il. Fax * Gould gave
him no margins. lie asked Fisk for margins,
and the reply was. ION. that viii bu all right"
he defence applied for leave TO put ia a sup
elemental answer. setting forth as o defence the
release given TO The witness by plaintir since
the case opened. Mr. Sewcll argued that as tho
causes OF action against Speycrs and the defend
ants were different, the release of one not a
release OF the other. Toe Court denied the APP
plicatlon.
Mr.. Beach then hcqan the crosse xamlnation.
Mir. Spcyers WAS unable, after consulting his pri-
vate memorandum book, to sly whother he
bought the S2DO,000 from Mr.. Taylor white gold
was at 100 or when the market had broken
down.
Mr.. Shearman, who had gone close 70 the wit
rcr- - lori: n .k0 ncinonand an book. In anpa-
rent fofgotfnlness walked on with IL. Laughter
wh caused by hr. Spe,crs' excited CALCULATIONS
Of Look here look here, the book. the hook!"
ana his hastY deposition OF IT IN hi, coat pocket
when handed TO him. Mr.. Spevcrs said lie
$4,000 gold, but The difference In tho price then
ruhng Gold had reached 10 Wben he showed
his took 10 Fisk. at the time When Gould might
have seen 1t.