New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-28
PACIFIC MAIL PLUMBER
ruy sTOCKWELL TRANSACTIONS.


TVS RELEASE GIVEN By TIE CoMPANY-THB
puRcaAsH or TuE sroCKwFi.L sTEAMYIss-RU-
yes uArCn's THsnNoNY-BYAsIvE AHswEHs-
TIA POOL, OF sToCKwELL. PARh, AND HATCH.
The taking Of testimony for usoin the suits OF tho
Pacific Mail Steamship Company against William =
King and John o. Schumacher was continued yeoter-
day before Edwin NJ Wight, notary public, as Com
misoionsr in the Drexo building. Tho direct exam
nation OF Theodore T. johnson was resumed by
Henry ). Bennett as follows:
O have concluded to offer in evidence certain an
~ ooment hr Johnson Io%S az ,1 dac q"
o. Does IL bear tho zeal OF the plantHf a
~ and .sal 81 Alden b. sockwei, and the
sisnaturs OF the Company by +. '" o. bcho"s' Woo
o. WHAT Is tho date Of thati A. March l. 1873
3 on that day and when that agreement w az cp s
otiic Mail Steamship COmi@nyi A. lie was. 90 .,, ..
O. oer this in eyidence-the sale ny Mr. st1ckwei 10
tile Pacific dan Steamship Company OF nve stfanerS IA
any TO tluu OF TINS handwriting oi that az cement 'a
OF the directoIs Of Tho Comlanyi 4, lsininS ~"
a. whose , A Mr.. lren0r W. PARKS . .
o Wa nos tis agreement part OF the consideration
FOR WHOM ihe Te.1so was given by the Company subse
auenuy. 30 Mr.. stocAwcli A. II was A.. 49,. al. NJ,
PROPERTY from tno President Of tine Company to TIE Com
p,ny wa lIlyaiidl A. NOT because tho property
@. was it NOS sugxt.tcdi A: 1t was not. .. -.
81 Mint was .na consideration Of thas agreement o.
namod in-go.ni A. 100000, cash ,,.,. ala war.
O Were you preset when tie terms OF thls SAFE "or'
sg5'S W6 TSH was 1T the house of Mr. stockwel
NJ 263 4 .usoa-4ra r., ,,.,.,,,r
O. when you received the telegram from Washns se
fo'lJu yOd 10 deliver tue release 10 Mr. ot0th"oii
were yoa aware that this deflcatlOn 0i 10000 mad
been made a. know there could DO no o'hof le"So"
@ Va. it after or before this meeting at tho house Of
Nj Stcrl,yelI IA Madson-ys Sat the mortgage uPoI
the Howe Machine orks in bndsepoF' was oAoou'ou'
z. Was that mortgage proposed that "yonngf A. 1t
O. How long did that interview lasti A. From about
6Ocloc I'm 40 evening until oolocA N me h"lnHS;
O. Wore The definitely hXod upon thohi a. lhe5
O. Was Nj. etockwells resignation propcsedi A. Not
u' IAN an az n Subsequently, iid he withdraw the
Prs.ideucyf A. iiat cate and the lst OF may
ho Withdrew rom denomination, ana res Shru' .
O Va, tho nans Of any person suggested th&t evening
as President Oi tie Conn., any Ia MS piacoi a. MI '"
% tl,ra this bill OF sale WAS executed totween Mr.
s,Crkw1li 40 President, and his Company, "eie any
measure 0kon 70 ascertain tie valno offs seansis
is gss decided s. leave tia, the report ri two eH
nsrs en- no e sol a., by Mr. Stockws and one IL bo
selected by tae Pacific Mai steamship company -,
10 Wins OF IA. bridgeport proporyi A. There were
O. Was a report IEsde of tho valuation Of that prop
% d. Won reroi.ct the valuation reported n The
BOOK miuues SIli show lsoeFrng 10 the po"hI ieS
O. wha, is the vau'ticni A. S2,S0o.oOo real estate
o. W; ons Of me conditions of the agreement made
ut Ito aoass OF Sr csHeIi ON tnUs evening EHt M
PARK wa Of tic aoard OF Directions 81 the next
O. Va il subsequently made A. Ii undoubtedly
rnSnea nv ire PacIfu Mai steamship Company against
MIR stoc,wsli A. Nnst Snn DO sou alludo 20
over bs,usht AGAINST Mr stpckwel-.Eo one GA have
denomin.tcd friendly slt A IL dd noe come an
court. !,slon ropeatd1i ~ very di Az Io4 ms %
reI.rsis -. saat-plOs ably t,rco OF lOur lnoni4s
q. Va. that .uit determined upon at that interview
A. NJ; ,'at an aware oi.
@. A. wios, s,igscs ion was ths suit bea7nf go
a. v>s by private acton OF tHo members OF tue
BOard-ut members o. tho Board; cannot desiS
% W.sis par, Of an arrang mont between those
b.r. FIR.
o visf 10 call Tire witnesses attention 10 the 'nin
utes. the inst report Of tee Audi'in- Commit
teo MAIDS before taeoS checks Wsie drawn a After
this agreement OF to Is 81 March, tAs hs1 report amer
O. No; after these checks were drawn in May. 1921
A To drsg report after tho o1ooks we're Grewl-tho
trt req Ir Of tie tE; Caniin1e-"1' ma1o on TIC
l7tR oi Hccsmhor, lS73, aicr ui' cheeks wee d'"n,
Roswell u. hUistoI was called LOT me piaiHul
and tes.;isd that he had been director Of The
Pacific Nail Steamship Company some time in the
year 1872, when ho flied vacancy caused by the
ra,igp.tion of MT. Shildy no had also been iHe!i-
ber OF tho Auditing Committee with Horny Ciews
and Goorgs l.. Kingsl;dd he did not recall any
thing about loan OF $tJO,00O to H. C. y yes nor
about az overdraft of $3.50. 900, and had nos heard
ofituntn that morning. MIR. Johnson vas hon ro-
called by Nj Goodwin. ard examined az follows:
@ would rof-r YOU to TIE telegram >''i yeu from
dr,s.r io rol2 4 Il .Is addressed u a. th2 con
tsaurnce Of private letter which wrio &, ~ i,al'h
and Mr. scott my own mltun, sta;luS W.t' Wa
a5ou 10 do. thought u my aiLy' - one va, VIC
Ig<dr". aSd ,nC q! %;sa and IS cIse,c
O. Have vow . copy OF tIat cticr? A. have not
is Voss,h'o have In private lettei-hcok Of my OVID
"o r. M SroIgl 10 examine # md annex cory 10
vow deposition; II not s.Gi nave 10 ask H1ur 'thc
auosto,s you may State youi recall. a "i ia" r'or
4 ! wrote trSt Tie na.Hce OF tie &lpon9 WWia -
shares al PAch, Nal sock which were & les delivered
nader q, agreement 81 iuo I'D ~ O''nh"r INl. u-
ssirg o. ? zoo s],sss had been ,,- rcof in I.uraau",
OF tina e. rc~ucnt Mr. Sage informed tf@t was 10
acc, mFa,v tbs next day 10 the "i'." oi > l. II
fit the term, ~ tat and I've - NJ ~tocs
well b., ooinp,ats Discharge as required H-ler sn-
a.recn.ut; that - about he contents g. ny letter;
gave 4 !, tsm for Information bGs NJ. sage Wa the
susri. o. 10 al Of thc President pro tehpore had
o. VIA. wa, the dat, of thai letter nearly you
CT rsroaiberi A. J think 1t was in TIE month of Do
q Vas he teleg you rcooved IN answer to this It,
received by you before tAe RELEASE Wa drheieH l."
O. Dd yuu ~ sitit that telegram TO Nj. eccei a dd
not; The rtsr not an Official leter ana i!e "- an
10 same tate also ir't Crl
in the ssiso that tho agreement knew was fulfilled ]
thc Of the agreement required his dseai 20;
@ Have You tie tole4rami A. have not
q Stale lie contents 81 II as nearly as vow can IoS-
eci. A Don't r,ndcf any paIIs "L.t' Nsf 20 Mr.
stOekwc until return (ogna0 Raius Ii"ici HeIlS re
from the records OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
Is1y. , a., -. -
this release deVeredi A. On tho after Don 81 Inc same
Mr.. Bennett tlen asked Mr. johnson the following
Ques;io1s:
@. Mr. johnson dit yon make the same revelation TO
Mr. sage, as President Of tne Company. which yo'l
though to b. yUnr duty to MAKE TO Mossrs Scott aud
You IN de ills revelation "a Mcssrs scott and Hatch
which led this telegram nader seuse Oi outA which
you thought owed 10 the Pacific Nail STEAMSHIP Com
q Why dilnI the same of duty induce
You to MAKE Rus rsypl''4 eae Of wh ho swans ~as
the superior officer of hothi A. Because HE terms Of