, 1876-01-03

Their Littlo Arrangement m 10
Northern pnctfirs

St,o 1.ork uIor,d. Dtc. 10.
c.oroo " Knnobe1. t,,crk OF TIM Civ Court
Of bfooA'5n' leceMeu ~. ie'uin " .oit'a"'~
sion issued III tho libel snlt against the brooklfn
Eagle to tako tho Testimony OF Edwin u. 1.e~ie,
p1eai1out Of tho rarmera' md Mechanics Ma
,'onal nans, . IN rn''auepna; r,a ss,,an,a ,o..,f "a "a
behalt Oh tue oe1onuan'' 1ae m''"eso 'cs.'aea
that he was elected ORG OF tue trustees OF tno
estate Of Jay Cooke i Co. Iy tho creditors In
,s..s.a ,aoo,,+s ard on,ric. in tha hoola c,.re
.etlo.n' ipso'p'o' a'4o ,"H",1.. ~ ~ -.
INTO hla possession' buo"'os Asr4s ~. ~ n'no
connection with tho Company. iho hfAt oxblp1t
In tho testimony ia letter from Jay Cooke L
Oo, TO ueurg U. Bowen, dated Philadelphia,
Dec. ~, 1870 which eaya:
The understanding between us, whereby you fully
and eTmapety Identity yourself, and your papezw
mud your hr. Ktbbe and your nephew, with the tn-
tcreais Ut tho So1tlorn fac'as ltafoad Company A
| - follows: -, H.. z,,,. =, ,o,,, ,,.:,.
s ~ ~ ,nnrse2y ~ ts paners ,,nIes yor cotrs
WI ~ "irn yonr ssryces as cors Or agsuts to ~ ad
Tork far Inc exst. Of tho bonds from tn.e 10 titse
~ ws may ueo1 your services out Of New York and
Drookyn. you dsconnect yourself from all ohur eil;
tcrlriscs. and xnrk ths ono wna a!l ySat
onessy yS sad ,ae" ~ ynrr mney cumns a,,I ei o.
sest @ am y, t%s snsrnr,o and bnn,n Of thn Sorth
ern 1actc IIaiIruad Oh our part wo nsreo 10 all,w
you pr cent cash aud 10 per cc:it stock eonsmiH-
sots ou aIl sac4 malo " yuu and yoMr r1sculue<3,
subject to thu Instructions as 10 Allowance sls' LII
1 H.. I-fy
Iae etter goes Gu 70 h'nio tha' .aey NJ Gv'a ~
SG09o on 1ae orlSas n snosstson .,aHs 70 .as 49,
1nno loi ~: nnn ~ "ai. - m mn mn
VIII c'edlt him VIII 21o.oo' " eaIn Fo'ous,uuo "
ponds arc eaosce.ooa ". ~ 1u1p = y,
tue ettot, uated NoM io1x, u oo.. =, totn au
signed ~ CooEo NM no"oo, h.ates that, tno
contract having booa au!ly PStao8mea, IL u ao
c1aroo null Ahu WIN. A1o iup9 pa'sa' poa.a
an 'Gu9rscnshs slknsu ~. ~ ooMea ne.
nnu hr. hlpue, ucclaesus !. ~ W colsuct COPY
Q! ttlc aEfeement onte5ca ahto. ~ sscouu , u
hih!t ID lettcr from alE Do"en, oatea APFIt ~.
1914, addressed 70 Jay I,oAo a. -, s.ntlns Ia.
thcle lIussoo na'1 ~ hue ~ @ s,n. ~
hlm 10 pay so!no Stu'vop. "t'sn NUM- WI W eltonc
ons no Wrtes' 10 " nao ~. usao .uit he't,eueht
and tooK tiac!r Iecopt ~ 1ai ou nast lsscs4t
nif. 1ne locelPt ~ atsp a.'npAoo - u" ~ =
VI aro u!so the Utilities lfoo Jay eooAe " w.
Iuols. ......-..--.....
WHAT BOWEN HIMSELF BAYS.
NEW foNk, Lee. u; lofo'-to nc En!or o.
Mc Atao lorS sun ilease eFaut Ino spaeo u,
tho sun 10 say that ,naae seloat u6,Ssmen' csn
with jay Cooks' q Co' " boce1Hucs' 1oto' =,
Which nyscll aau tHseo o1hel parties were 10 . 70
yoto nuc'l t1tne anu attehIiou ZOE years W ~ ~,
interests ol tho Noftiieln taelno Ahl1toau. "
all honestly bohcVeu Tue entefpF'so to ~ eoot
ono. aha TINT It lhd tho men, anu eoh!t
easily command tho moana necessary II
, achiore wlat wns unuertaaoh. Ihe serpa
/ aErocnont ta!ls mhde, u Wsa Buseeatou ~ Alt
, Cooke Bhohlu VI put IL "lttnR aua pne lnoth
Ing when ho Was IN Now 10TH was feqNestes
to call ut h!s oilce o. VI nelaeH (as he war t.
leave fur Philadelphia Ut II ocIock), ana receive