New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-27
Again On Tilden.s Trail,

The following important case CAM up at
Poughkeepsie, New York, on the sever.
teenth instant, before Justice Barnard:
Oliver w. Barnes We. George H. Brown,
John Schultz. Joseph Selgman. john O.
Hoyt, Trenor w. Park, Andrew Mckinney
Charles L. Kimbail, Grosvencr p. Lowry,
Charles J. Canda and Aba A Se,over -
Tho plaintiff alleges that in 1872 he was
PRECEDENT OF and the owner of tho lus j ri Y
OF the shares of the New York Central In.
derRr0und Railroad Company, and also in
terested in the contract with one Byrre
for the construction of the road; that de-
fendants Brown and Seligman entered'into
q contract with him by " ich they were to
acquire the control of the road and board
of directors, and be was to sell them his
stock and his interest in the Byrne con-
trsct, and was to receive the sum of
$275 00c, and in the event of certain amend
ments passing tho Legislature. was 20 have
1000 sh~res o. fully paid up stock in the
company, which was TO be given him
some time in January, 1873; that in
January, 1873, the money was paid, and dc.
PENDANT Brown delivered to him two GER
tifcates Of stock amounting to 1900 shares;
that afterward plaintiff found out that TINS
stock was not fully paid up, but was issued
70 persons Cd pretended claims las plaintiff
cialmed) for services and then given to
plaintiff; that John @. Hoyt received 500
shares, TrenOr w. PARK $50, Charles j.
Can0a 250, and others, al amounting 10
aOO shares, which were given for advances
and services, and were fraudulent and
worthless Plaintiff also claimed that after
he had received his 1000 shares the defend
ants then further Ombined against him 70
prevent him from having control Of the
company, which the 1000 shares would give
him, and issued on pretended claims to
themselves 2i0O shares of other stock
Plaintiff claimed damages Of $3.50 COO
The INST witness examined was Trenor
w. Park, of Emma mine notoriety, ami Iii,
appearance on the witness stand excited
much interest. He testified that he lives at
Bennington, Vermont, and on the eleventh
OF January, 1873. was told that he Was d
director OF the Central Underground r all
way Company; he attended but one meet
ing OF the board and bad never presented
Dill to the company. He is lawyer.
In addition to his testimony, as presented
ABOVE, Mr.. Park further testified that at
the meeting referred to, he told the direc.
Tors 20 na1 rendered no service, but had An
honest claim against the Underground Rail-
way Company for money advanced, and
siterward Re received Lis pay in the stock
OF the company, aud transferred il and re-
celved cash for it out of the funds of the
New York, Boston and Montreal Railroad
Company.
Az thlS Junctur6 Wltnf 50 wac asked WHY
he had made advances to the Central Un-
dergrOund Railway Company. He replied
quickly, causing much surprise, as followe:
II had m ide advances to the Uoder-
ground Railway Company Of $4,000, to be
ueed in procuring certain legislation. was
never informed of the @ntire amount that
was raised, but the $25 coo was our share"
Then the question was put 10 him as to
who he meant by sour" share, and he re-
piled q folio We:
IL had six.tentbs Of it, Mr.. Seligman one
tenth, Samuel j. Tilden one. tenth and Mr.. |
Tiiden's two brothers each tenth. We |
wero oil interested in line of railway al |
ready constructed from Chatham Four |
Corners 20 Rotlaud." Harlem Extensiop.)
This fund of $25,0C0 was put into the |
hands Of Mr. Duncan, to pay legislative ex
penses for procuring amendments to the
charter to secure to the Underground Rail-
road m inlet into New York, in connection
with the New York, Boston and Montreal
,ailroad.
On his cross-exsmination witness testified
hat $4,000 vas paid to Judge Hilton for
.oinG 70 Albany and appearing before the
ommittee. H. 81 sssiseg vt.I =,
The above testimony, VS. given in o.
manner, and cAneed looks
{ advertisement among the membsS Of the
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