New-York tribune., 1876-08-08

said second mortgage bondhoders and the said charge
paid by behalf Of said second mortgage bond
agreement between themselves dated Nov 1859; that
aso %sdo ss q The ike es
@ anS tSs
was paid to him BY the said A7arah AZ C. h Pagg hs SaS
as such receiver derived from the earnings OF said rail-
road and stated by said Fagg in bis second report 10
and charges of forecosng the trust mortgage under the
DEGREES Of the courts Of Illinois and ana Wheh
payment appears under date OF Nov y 1862, in state
ment annexed to the first report aforesaid as having
been recepted for by the SAID Ifen,
DENY that either OF the two claims Of the
defendant last aforesaid were Tor, or Isne we're
over stated by him claims against the rcorSanza
don or that Il was resolved by the purch sng commit
tee last aforesaid that any claim OF the defendant ss @
aforesaid for $4,000 against the REORGANIZATION DC
allowed Us in said bill OF complaint mentioned ana tnese
defendants deny that any sum OF S20Oo0 or any sun s
whatever, eyejpaid TO tho defendant ~ n said
for or in any way account Of any erVces Vl sdiu
last named defendant as member OF inc Prch'''lns
committee last aforesaid or rs counsel hele9i,
And the said defendant Samuel j. Illden, m imr'uea tb
answering, says, for himself that dirs urn a n and
peryd since July, 1862 as Wen az Dei9rg r St ,od at
unl time in June, 1873 the said Illden acteu az
tine instance and request of the ad and
tee, their counsel In divers impoTah1 ,in %
that for such services he has received no copShaa
rs such whatever; that during all the years m
the said dates the SAID Iildel. at Inc 5'ioc , -,
quest OF the complainant, rs well as at tne si1 ~
said committee was accasdonon 70 t yIhic was in
services as counsel Tor thc coihpaihais, Mit Mio in
frequent and almost constant need OF advice
u1
sometimes been lbOriDus, prOtracted, ana dincIt e
CURING spccal and peculiar skill and ablltlcs ana were
of great and acHOB lodged usefulness ana Sue 10 tho
cOplanan among the fruits or whlchi III Two INSTANCES,
the continued ability ot the COnphlahb 10 pay Hioi
on mortgage bonds and avert fresh DahKIuplcy
that FOR none these vices has the said Ilden re-
ceycd any compensation from the cOinpiandnt, WHIch,
from ITS organization in Juue, 1s62 mas Pld nm DO
compensation for amy professional service nor ts ~ IL
,cyed compensation lDtIt4oT HodA lh0 Shiu
Ing committee. .-..,t.,,.
And these DEFENDANTS further answcrns say, touching
their settlements and ailo.ncHts -! pods hu st'is W
third parties and the account ASKED Tor III ana oy ~
bill Of complaint herein IN respect 10 al ana eYty ol
these transactions, and dctd Of every act ana tlhS
done concerning them, that the said transactions were
900 or 1900 in number, most or when were uoc anu
TRANSACTIONS was at the time thereof, duly closed ana
nrer acauiffauces executed by all persons ldFnB any
interest m the SAME aud approved aud rahed ny cacE
and every bnudhOcr " DO stood IN the relation OF pi
mirclg,iug committee would mob have undeltaEen 50
Couu.cS and d licult business, II their Tghts ahd oO
al1us IN respect 10 such property nad not b"cu care
fully defined, qualified, aud limited by written agree
rut or II they had been exposed 10 review IN AL lv7e
under prcteN, by cach on" OF le tou
sands Of parties. oth than said principals, WoSe Inter
est mi sht supposed 10 be Affected by "haJ vas Che
10y tnri review by any person or corporation cdIm
ins to fprcsrnt such parties. 49,, ,
Wherefore defendants say, that no relations OF
agency nave az any time sH,Nted or no" eu.
sst between themselves OF any oI i2in, ana tie sIu
cont aiautI respect 10 any OF the matters IN tue
sad si OF complaint contained; and that the sdd com
plauliy have fZt, tItlc or interest, legal Or eiul
hr IN or Il; the bonds stock, n any tInc issued
aI delivered by said cOmpHiuauts 10 the purchasing
CoU'utse aforesaid, or any OI them, Iiu no ilBh OF
te 10 cal the Defendants any ~ tncID 70 give any
asrnunt make discovery in respect 10 sti Dous
and stocks, or either or any % Them.
JAS. L. SINSOTT. Solicitor Tor Drienfah'a
WIN. II. Scott, +. f. Marbury, James C. Carter OF