The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-10-06

Gcc9uaf q professional services rendered 10
the first Mortgage bondhOlders and the Re-
eeiyer-, " lich Wa paid % him ny the aid
Azariah L. tiass, surviving Receiver a.
.'And these defendants deuy that either
- the tUo claim. - the defendant lat afore-
s1id were for, or were ever stated by him
- for claims against ne rsqrgdE izGfiDH, or
that u va resolved by the purchasing con-
mittee last Aforesaid. that any claim 81 the
defesdanr Aforesaid for ten thousand dollars
against the reorganization be allowed a. Ia
TIRE -aid till - complaint mentioned. -
tFOls-I46. ~. 49,
To ascertain the time Of the rendition az
the services on account % which such paw
ment "a made, the reader : referred @ the
opposite PAGE. A folio l4i. where Ne ind II
stated that Mr.. Tiiden s.f-Ts Hf,1 ne conn
81 for laid Hsceirers. and that he also act
ed A. the principal counsel ior the aid fr-i
mortgage boudholdeT-. in relation % the
foreclosure proceedings hereisbefOre men
toned, and other proceedings connected
herewith. and that such services had com-
ntshceo prt0T % the year lS5s. and were
rendered from time % time during a period
q upwards % three year. thereafter
In other words, the services were render
ed In ISIS, lc5a, l-sU and !. 6i. NJ cOnsid-
sT0bls part u these ssTricss bei0ng O. TIE
Eser i-<.. The foreclosure proceedings In
which they were rendered bad already
=
lam aware that a most di.ineenuou- con- /
stru -tiol has been put by the Tinies upon a
-euterce from the answer which have here /
quoted viz, the words. land that -urh
serviees bad commenced prior 20 the year
ls5e, and were rendered from time 10 lime. I
durtn- period % upwards % three YEAR
there Alter The argument - the IiMes l.
tnal thi- sentence admits tas c0utInuanee OF
these services during the whole Of the year
l>o-. ] submit that even II these word.
stood alone. any fair mind would read them
a. meaning that the services continued for
upwards 81 three YEAR. after they had CON-
meuced. which J. expressly stated % have
been before the year $50. Th.s j. tse true
construction u the words. Iii- theirmeau- .
ln-. II accOrds with the facts.
But. q course, II the writer desired 20
ascertain the meaning and intent % this .
passage aud found II ambiguous. be would
look % the context and. indeed. % the
whole answer.
By referring 20 PAGE L. q this same an /
-Wer, you wiz perceive that the foreclosure .
s-it .E ULich thee ssTy.ls, @eIe rendered
WGs terminated in decree a. eariy ~ Au- 4
-ust = l>il FOL. 61l and bat the road Wa
actually so.d IN the month q March. l-ss1. .
- that there must have been ~ lea,t nine
moths Of the year l>s.. which could not .
have called for these services. and A. % the .
interval between January and March. I~6z.
any aWy er vii understand thatthis could not .
have called Tor much service. being the time
occupied ~ the running of The advertise
meut % sale. etc. Furthermore. the paw
E-nts which 1--WE rise % the discussion.
were 10Th made before the close o. the year
l>i-- and 30 f. - stated in TIE answer.
III rec0liect rightly, the Tine has on a
former OCCASION referred o. tha-i4te o. tue
Agreement Ci 1r-t moTt-aEe hlhsi holder. set .
forth iu the answer APR. r.. l>slI as evil
denee t1at the -eTNices were u short cone .
tlnu1lce- But this agreement was hut the
mai c1uLrmati0n q negotiations which had .
been going on Tor three years. There VA .
preliminary agreement. ad0p-ei AZ meet
iuG - bonuhQl1sr-- >eptemhe -. I,-l9. and .
modified from tine a. time. and tni- earlier
Agreement vls itself the result - prolonged .
ne-otiafiou.. the affair. - the road heIng
almost kopele->ly involved with conflicting
claims ana Interests. Pursuant 90 this pre-
liuinary agreement. Possession q the en-
ere rlllrcI1 bad been obtained ~ FAR back +.
As December J.. lSl9.
Tenth lem December 81. Fees DUR
iu- year from Chicago aud Northwestern f.
Railroad COMPANY. $1,000"
This item istotaily false. NJ. Tiiden rs-
celFe1 no fees. compensation or uavme nts
from the ChicaSc aza N0rt.l3 eslf m Railway
Comp iu the year lS6e
PIE Ia TER .-ssFets frIrir year from
Toleio aud wabash Railroad Complain, /
$1,000 -
The rcck,e-sness % this faisehood will ap-
Par VIXEN 90 j. known thai the Tole 10 ard n
wabash Railroad COMPANY never a. an
time. ul- client = Mr.. TlIler - ara ff,ef
~ never 'n the year 1~z. or 40 anv other
time received any fees from taaf Company.
nor rendered them any professional service
whatever. u
Twelfth Item --'.>hare q bonds retained
Tor -erNtcsss during wear connected with the
recuustrurtiun % the Chicago and Alton
is1ilru1d Company. SOD.
No bouds we're retained or received Tor
such services IN i>f9, nor wa large
amount ever received. including expense
and disrur-e meuts. Services were render
Ell. and no doubt they were taken into ac-
count On computing the gro>s earnings o.
the year
Thirtecnth and last item. ..Salary a.
Trustee and President % the Balance Dock
Company. u 90.
Thi. item u Il, 90 1. correct except a. 20
the date and {. the only one % the whole
thirteen q which that can b. aid.
At the oHtset q these attacks On GOV.
Tiiien. la regard % hi taxable income FOR
l~t1. still another allegation vas made. a.
n eu positive knowledEe. Hameiy. that he
had received from the -. Louis. Alton and
Terre Haute Railroad Company -. 900 in
Firsf MortgRge B0uds during that wear
Ihis charge !. unqaAlihedly false; aud.
now that d has been pointed out in the pub
iic journals thst the complaint it-elf. in the
-. L0uis. Alton AMI ferre Hauie suit. ,
showed these bonds not Used up % the year
ISL the charge appears % have been aban-
douet. even By the Tfmss. which news
paper. after asserting the fact IN positive
terms. subsequently published repl-t % a
COMMITTEES - that COMPANY. also antag mist
J. O. Mr. Tildeu. but which shower that.
in i>s1. these bond were It'll IN the hands
% the Purchasing Committee. and % could
nor have formed any p1rt % BIZ income In
ISs1.
It seem proper 10 say that return made
under oath must - assumed % he correct
uuic-. DO can b. shown % be- false. This At
tempt has been made by TIE Timss. and