New-York tribune., 1876-02-02

d,viapo,Iv ard without, any reference to the Company
dd feel was my duty TO ascertain M .i continue
your joint operations with Mr. stockweli e"nos nr
state my impress s tiat our ionl HeIso"' saw "''0
o. From tue time Of the suit until the SUBSIDY wac
nn granted by Copess mere @ n"E n"t 9" % ta @ GomSsny
A. don't tllk had any joint accounts WIN ,iI. "a a.,
Well except one Joint account Win Mr' 9'oeA"" ~ w
O. Did you lend Mr. stockwell money and take mort
GAGE OF his houseY A. some time after that loaned
Inn 500 900 and took mortgage on his house gave
him my check for the money when he picsee t ro,rs @
ago That Was before he left the country lie borrower
tie money 10 pay The Pacific Mail Company ior not ne
said he owed. and wa aware of it. and he SAD no pau
o. Didn't you know the Pacific Mall treasury didn't re,
ceve twothirds OF that money! a. DOM Ano" "oiu
@. Who was President of the Company thenf A.
O. Lnow You We're not, fortunalcly-for yourself /
mean. Was Mr.. Bnrke "a director thenf A. can re
c. Did re naPticoae in the defense Of tins suit fur
nsh any information in respect to iti A. MOI 'o NY
O Wee you interested about the time OF me snlt
in "a pool" in Pacific Mail stock carried Oh 'nroush
uarrot a. Moves, brokers A. was not ,.,,
g whether not the profits winch & Teuteo NJ, stS IRON
these joint operation in stock carried on n wn M
well upon about the Time OF this sun al si
TO not the result Of the neeo ia,,ohs ~Io' M
irwin had in Washington in behalf of thc racine Ma
Comnany A. The efforts TO get IL subsidy had nothing
to do with my profits IN stocks hIst or iast. o,,
O. Did MT you know Sockwcli kept "a constat com,
msnioation with Washington about that tn'ef A. am
not aware of 1t. ,,.,.,s
jfeation OF this injunction which you Say you went over
at midnight obiain-the legal servicesi A. 90 not
Mail Company Of his bed III night at the rum
Avenu to get him to 20 over 20 Brooklyn viii me-
g In penaI of Paciiic Mail A. lie became the at
torpey for the Company aiterward Idd not rc'a'i MN
O. While You were member Of Board OF Director,
OF the Pacific Mail were you not mrincr oI lne BOAT
of Directors o. tie Panama Railroad Company A MY
impression Is that was 40, mem uef OF Dom 10 ius az
tiue still don't WISH To a'o tna, wds nv.
N.n u.uca a IN mi. "a n.
o. When YOU were first elected was Mr.. Park mem
O. Ha. tlis morirage on Mr.. stockwell's house been
maid y,tf A. have no obj elton answering tnc qucs-
tio but ask you pertne al 10 this inquiry
The mortgage net paid entirely all h,s pye pu 'n'
ask, Il 10 nave paid or insisted upon LaNlhS pau NJ,
q When ard ou Iirst discover Irregularities IN Mr.;
st0csweiis course rs President OF Phciho Mali n
o. In reg;,ld TO the fesoluon authorizing sockwell to
get the subsidy do you remombor III n. doh rehe
Der anything aoOut H.
MIR .axter WAS asked II he knew how IL happened TO
be left 10 the discretion President rs to what sum
should be paid replied that IL was lett to his dsele
ton ON account OF his statement that w0ud Oly 'sAe
a slight sum comparatively or slo,OVo. MI
Bennett handed a number OF checks to Mr.. Baxter but
he did MT recognize thcm though be thought such an
amount could have been aid ont without his KNOW
Ing it, unless charged to some particular account
On cros,-ex examination by Mr.. Goodwin, Mr.. Baxter
went into an explanation OF the duties Of the Auditing
Committee OF Board and the officers OF the omay
panor;s ware ae by the Auditing Committee quarterly
n W itiug and were entered upon the minutes He did
not remember of his at ention being called to loan
OF s650OOO to Harriet a. NOyes. Mr.. Sockwoll, while
President he sai so President OF the Howe Sew
ns Machine Company, and was Ut one time President OF
the Panama Railroad Company.
Frederick l.. Tacott was next called. Mt IhlcotWas
member of the P.clno iaii Board during 1874, and
until March 1875 he remembered n meeting la 1874
when Trenor w. Park Mr.. Hatch Mr. Sage. j. d. Smith,
VIM H. Cuion and f. AlexaIdre wero present; they
agreed when thcy left that TO forget what had
passed He was pressed IL the minutes were not
expunged and suppress d. and replied thai some personal
,nattcrs were e1pungej Mr.. Thlcott said h. never
missed meeting Of the Board On being asked II he re-
en,ercd habits hieh SIR. PARK had at those meetings
which nobody else had lie sail he had seen Mr. Park,
when doing morning. throw himself down on the SOFA
but he never heard II remarked pecuAary oi MS
he had also him take seat apart from the other
members He was asked hc heard at the meet NJ men
toned any charces Of corruption made IN connection
with tho settlement with Mr.. stockwel To which the
vitue said cannot reply Sir" Mr.. Bennett pressed
him vigorously for answer. but be w0uld not
answer and the Clmmissioner was appealed TO-
IL having boon decided that the question was
"a fair one he said he would answcr if tie
counsel did not carry II any further. but TINS
Mr. Bennett did not think necessary TO promise ana
said he would cave II until the next Gay. Mr. Tac"t
then said that n the Commissioner decided he was com
pelled TO answer he should do Mr.. Wight instantly
informed him that the Court would c0nle lin to an
sver Mr. Bennett ca led ior adjournment tO consult
III clients and the further hearing put over until
to-day at half-pasi 10.