The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01

bottom facts and have In your possession tho
gas sna rope which prepared Tor use That's why
cane 10 you, and that's Why ask these questions
Now. viii you please answer the questioI--Havc you
any knowledge OF any such plotY"
''Weli, must say that Is scarcely fair question
do not want TO talk abo VI the matter never did any
man harm knowingly, and cannot conceive any mo-
tons engage in in the street simply a
OF business, and II make any losses do not
or make noise about them. II l realize profit by
such operations try and be modest make no fuss
either way. only make living, and that's all any
man can hope Tor in this world.
but. excuse me please. did not ask you anything
about your operations about your gains Losses
What ! want to know is;-Do you know anything
about the alleged pioty"
what do you know about 81"
1--WE understand that you have in your possession
the identical gag and rope which were to be used On tho
well, ] don't think can answer that question
"You Will not say you have not got them, win
your
'.what do they say about this story down town"
"Ah, see you do not wish TO answer my last ques-
ton. Well, III answer yours People ON the street
have different opinions. Ono class say that the whole
thing Is hoax, gotten up by low crazy fools and
that there's nothing in IL Another set declare that
you have the afoat just TO sympathy
Tor yourself, because OF the Black Friday suits. The
third class hold to the opinion that there must be
something the story because the statement OF fncts
too cIrcumsantia to DO entirely fictitious SO you
the market is pretty we'll divided. Now: Mr.
Gould, please answer this question do you know
Of amy such plot against yourscifs'"
''Now you ask inc what cannot answer. really DO
not wish to say anything on tho subject"
II take II tor granted--indeed, | know-you have
been told tins story before What do you think Of 7"
We'll, have not thought much about IL"
Now, Mr. Gould please follow me In my next
question Don't YOU think II possible Tor set or
clique of men, who indiug themselves ON the wrong
OF the market with yourself to conceive the idea
OF sczng your person and holding you prisoner for
few days. until they could manipulate the street and
save themselves
NO cunt imagine such thing poss BILE =
sYct you scized and turned out by sheer force
In the Erie coup d'etdt when the McHenry iacion.
under Dan sickes, took possession OF the building
and the road. y
That's very truc.n
snow, why isn't It possible tor set OF desperate
who seeing staring them in the face 10 hatch
up plot such MS have descrbedsn
well, NIL know is that it would have been very
foolish proceeding. always tell my wife where am
going and IL | had come home by midnight that
night she would have pulled the alarm bell and sum-
moned u policeman. beside that usually had tho
same driver when | the place you speak OF,
and il had not out M would have remained in
front OF tho house all night"
what night do you Ineanr
.Oh, was there several times. y
"Of you That know already. Blu
will you seriously tell me what you think OF this
story"
never knowingly did any man HARM What do in
the way OF business operations do intellectually, not
physically and give and take. the ups and downs
OF the street 80. Why should any men try and
make me prisoner It's State Prison offence !
bclevcrn
it's Yet men sometimes even risk going to the
State Prison TO save their money. But you don't say
exactly whether you believe in such plot or riot DID
not certain person come 10 you, tell you this story
and exhibit the gag and roper"
WHATS the use OF answering that question. II
should say yes the would naturally deny he had
done SO, and where would be my proois'
'sYou would have the gag and rope"
"That might have been prepared for the occasion,
and lie could MS readily say that had gotten II up.
! So you there's answering that question"
'Well see. Mr.. Gould, you do not intend to speak
to the point, so will retire. You have really admit
ted more than you have denied, and must be salts
| fed
'sPcase understand mo. l do not believe there Is
anything IN the story Tor 1t seems improbable and
impossible. have never gwen any one occasion to
treat me TO be sure shall not be apt 10 keep
such appointments any more but / do not care to
treat it otherwise than as joke"
"WclI II you intend to take warning from this story
am nbuhdantly answered"