New-York tribune., 1876-01-31

b draWb ,:gdeI he BYLAWS of the Panama Company
without the signatures of two separate oinctis IT'S yoe
thing irregllsr on both sides; tIey ps &c Tine
check OF Sl5O,0oO for P"c!ho 3ail' ahu az 'ne S''0
@ At tho time the Panama Rairoed ueiVereu WIN, yn
oiet x. stocswcll OF u. least uon it, daC' Gt you
Know that the Pauaus. Company 1r hot V"1 't. ,v
well ,ny such ainoan o. money D'Hr' '"' ''0"'
ni A 1 never examined tIo hooGs. ,,,roa ,bs
40 Didn't yO know IL a. No, mover okanheu INC
BOOKS never was ia ihe ONO M a aitor lo' =; on,
wSct soS thoy have OF mott "a No; traced oH' ti'''
% AS bs.woen Mr. stockwe and the Panama Railroad
Co,u pay Jon h.vo rdaio no discoveries or a:tin ~
discover a. might nave dsi1FcIed snino 'i1s
O. Have you nIsde tine dis ovety whether thc Coh'
pas owed Mr. S,OckWoil Oh that Gay tho hl'u, i,
ihs chocki A. never looked as stVcA"ehs "1co'"' "
O. State whether it Is the fscti A. have mado no
O DO you GnoT the fact ask youl A. Vel. ] could
Hoi hncw tho fsos without Iai-ng me eHah.hn" ta
nearing somsbang abO 1t W.is kot dIest0I az -'
time or ofloo know tho history Of tie SAeSh- %
O 10 you know tEiS. wE9tEor II Vas ono OF .ho "
LAWS of the Panaas .fsad Compaay WAGE that chtck
was rsyn ina, every oaecA 800 gwen by mat
COMPANY DO drawn on tno oftor Of ne peSg % M 70
wac due 4. 90 not tink ever read Tue Dy-la"S OF
q nro yo1 not sufficiently familiar with tho 6y.aws o.
tho Oomsany OF ~i,h yon arc ireS1 10 VI '' "h''''
q Eere you not sunicoaty acquainted WIN the
OF .Ae Comp~ to so% % Tg.Ier OF nI' Oh
Cesr.ny owed the amount 70, whiss tas g,ye nne
wta t1oni. - y.
/ q Did The fact that Mr.. stockwell made You hi pay
of - 1000 for your loss on The Panama Stock and
also The further fac tnl no paid entire losses on
tine pool IN which you ray your interest formed 10000
shares, have anything 10 do with your friendship ana
ndeity with Nj sockwelli A. / thn1 they did IT
gave Inc a coed opinion Of the man. thought he
bound To pay me both sums In honor nt all men Dc not
Ito what tne are houorbly bound 10 do and II We me
good opinion of him ! appreciated II, ana Wa,
wili'ag 10 do him u good tmn, and have done good
Q. And YOU went into the Board Of Directors ~ The
ihe, esd IL, fPvor nf Mr. t"rtveU 4 went
INTO tic Board believing that Mi stockwo VAC IS
Dad AS he was counted in that case.
o You have had no reason to change uldt Del"' A.
Q During Dis period in which you were elected a.
Company, yOu not interested IN several oihci IInS-
actions other thiu tli. yOu have mcnupncdt \. No,
sir. never a dollar.
Q DID you mold any contracts in the shape Of "puts"
@ Was your attention ever called to the ae-eemcnt
which now show Won and which want 10 give you an
opportunity to eXpaiu A. undcrStand Dir Johnson
testified that this was, portion o H. IN NV handwriting;
neNe saw the agreement untu uJs moment thrIc +
p8rt Of II y Handwriting and there Is no part OF
IL thai resembles NY handwltns.
Mr Park was then cross-examined by Mr.. Good
win In reply 10 his request that the witness would
state any facts in relation TO the release given TO Mr.
S.ockwcl, Mr.. Park made II long answer, going over
much of the ground covered by Mr. Bcnne;t's qucs-
ions. large part of this answer in substance
a repetition of what he had said the direct exam
ination. He said, with other things, the following
As TO the release never saw it, was not present when
II was delivered did not negotiate and did not have any
thing to do with the negotiation of the contract. The
release as understoo H. delivered aud executed
after oft for California, and had nothing IL do with
That accomplished idct auu tiit question
a. 10 those claims never up the Board Tor action
In any form AT any while was the Board. The
testimony that met the directors OF TIE Pdrihc NAL
Steamship Company their oniceAir John-on so tes-
Gs aud be r 9a5 Rs nBSfd w & c Sdr
vivid Imagination on MS part ctI'aiuF never never
had any meeting for that purpose There nc\ \cr was
question In the Board wnilc Was th,re IN relation
% tho stockwel matter as MI; Jo,hs1h STATE
There never any reconciliation between Nr.
Wsseh' Wss nny Mr 9aifc ST ana And There never S5 an
Inmation tho part Of ANYBODY liga-t 10 me # any
exposure or ans thing t. expose any O;rT ac Ia me
indirect rahncr, cllbcr lh M presence or Wdlng
want 10 explain o.her tint ana that ."s 10 lhi'
Tne facts thrsc: Amer II was discovered nat ,nrI
was th. sum lost IA closing up ini '.s's"ii Oi 'poG
been selling The same hat they call the street
vel had treated me in tnc matter of The Panama sto,L
80 when | saw S!ock%dl TIE mt the iHe' ,Ilu
after that, saf; Nh. >tOcb"e, Mf. lL"'g 6 toI69
me you unood9d so9 on Ts ON no 'sa5 sd SoG "1G
Won sold ght back TO u-" II, hesatcd moment ana
during that time lid sel 1t Nj. Hatca says
di. and don't think did right in s,ur at all" Two
,hat stock matter and fd; tniu, ought 10 pay You
that ?s5 IL, B"' no 1. 1u u M Le @ ni II r m trg t,9 6
had connection in the remotes manner with any
In regard to that matter OF the oyerrf " the San
Francisco agency once SAID ~ 'o'N a." ~ hit do'a
tBs oyerdrait rlO0,0OO meani What - your
expuatnnl" lie -ad 1t was claimed to be. else tat
il was-I won't be ain Which-moHcy tnat was "N- |
mat j. the only conversation had wiki him on tat sub
ject eGueuty, lnevor had occasion to He MN az
they believed Irwin speni the S7juoOU IN Washington
Mr. sage and 3ir liatcn sad they dd not believe he i
I said: ~ hht do you suppose Uc,Hme o ~ !, iHTy
saG: eve think W have traced good deal ott' We
have found that Mr. IRWIN u to tnat tine purchase
large amount of properly In Iiianeipln - III lIe n'o
of hi. sister, ana Ar. Bennett aud Jud&" Irrhoh are
Instructed To look up, aud are - ninhs ~ now "Lh
taS eHSw 81 urocerdn 10 hold IrNin to account and
Nr
account Of II. Al tnat unc, 81 eoiiia.i, th5
Company bad tne opportunity 10 ene Nj SiorS"'ll and
NJ stocgwell here but they uid not maze any mo
tiob OF talk about Il N M ~ 9'cc' ~ ny st'',1s
that il was bad fi'h to proceed asdih-t Mi'
il not word oi truth III It, Tor the reason l no
question Of that KIND arose wbio waz In the Lizard
by any one Of nt directors The delivery of The release
a. stJckWcli. an charged WIN making a. mldnght
snch contract madc did not ,ate part IN any sucL
contract, and never saw IT, There ueve: Wa, a. Nr
John-on cioln'' any ma. .h"uo, heo,ns u ue "a''[
q. Whom did you leave for Cal;orriaf \. Dec. l.,
ls%f -iippost YOU mean returned some day u April
q. were on not direction iLeA lu IHcEc 'i.h "htn
you Fcturncdl A No, sir
ME. PARKS sIAIEMrNTs ~ washington.
o. Didn't you state yon before he Congressional
Comuitteel A. No, Sir
q DIDN'T y0u go before the Committee on Pori Roads
ana cniccs ia Washugtonf 4. Yes, Sir
O. Did you know then thai Stockwell had depleted the
Company to the extent Of 81 900 OOOi A. know sone-
body had.
O. Didn't you know s.oc;von was called to account
for 10 A. No.
O. Didn't you say then that Nj stockwe gave two cN-
rlauato i 4! 4. Yes, sir.
Didn't you say then IN you ''ln' hciley" tli9er W
tbc,ul \. sud dii moi believe tho money hal b'eu
expended.
dG moi believe either oi tbcc Si".e n, "t H3ch Is" -
I" he ttucf \. fl yau ask whe.nor heu'ycd 'nnt nc
meant to tell the truth VIII Yes. IOn c'1i pm int
up IA any such way this You just read what yon
lave rot - ,-..,..,. am. ,s,..,