New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-18
TRKYOR w. PARK IN COURT.

TESTIMONY IN THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CASE
his SERVICES AS A DIRECToR-A CLAIM FOR
So, 900 THAT WAS ADVANCED TO SECURE LEGIs-
LAuoN-MR. TILDEN AND JUDGE HILTON.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 1.-THE following Inn
pOrant case up the Supreme Court
Joseph f. Barnard, to-day; Oliver W. Barnes st George
II. Brown, j. S. Schultz. Joseph seligman' John V
Hoyt, Trcnor W. Park, Andrew Mckinney Charles H.
Kimban Grosvenor p Lowry, Charles j. Gambia, ana
Abba A. Selover.
The plaintiff alleged that in 1872 he presi lent OF ana
the owner OF the majority Of the number OF shares OF the
New-York Central Underground Railroad Company ana
also interested I'm contract with Byrne for tue con
strction OF the road that defendants Brown ana ses
man entered into a contract with him by when tney
were 10 acquire control Of the road and the Board OF
Directors. and he was to sell them his stock and
his interest in the ByrEe contract, and 70 receive
he sum OF S275 900 in the event Of certain amend
ments passing the Legislature was TO have 1000 saes
OF fully paid up stock in the company, which was To De
given him some time in January, 1878. That III
January, 1873 the money was paid, ana the deienuah
Brown delivered to him two certificates of stock amount
ing TO 900 shares that a]terward paintih ound out
that this stock was fully paid but was issued to
persons on pretended claims (as plaintiff claimed for
services and then gwen TO plaintiff; that Joha u
oyt received 500 shares, TIenor W. Park 700; ChareS
j. Canda 25O and others, 6ll amounting TO 1900 shares
which were given for advances and services ana Were
me first witness examined was Trenor W Park, OF
Emma Mine fame He testified that on the lin OF
January 1873 he told he was director OF lhe (ent
Underground Railway Company he never attended nut
one meeting OF the board, ana had never presented
bill TO The company he is lawyer, ana las Deeh lor
some wears he did not previous to the meeting o! te
directors that he attended authorize any one 10 present
bin for him one was prescn ed and made ont IN DIS
be had authorized no Sucn thliE inc Dill was
$50 900 for services rendered lie testified hoMeye
that had agent who was acting iOr MN anu ne pre-
sened the butneVer by special request OF Nless
Mr. Park further testified that ~ the meeting IclcIIP
10 he told the directors he had rcndenCd DO service Du
had an honest claim OF $4,000 against the Underground
Railroad Company for money advanced, ana aleiWaId
lie received his pay in the stock OF the company anu
transferred il and received cash for il out OF the funds
of the New-York, Boston and Montreal Railroad Com,
many At this uncture witness was asked why ne had
MADE advances 10 the Central Ohuersi0unu hdi,Io1u
Company. lie replied quickly, and causing much sur
prise as follows 81 had made advances 10 Inc OhdeI-
ground Railroad Company OF S2JOOO 10 ne usfu III pro
curing certain legislation. was never informed OF the
entire amount That was faseu put Tue T-oVVV "'S WI
share" -, !, -.
Then the question was put to him as to who he meant
by our share, and he replied az follows; had SIX
tenths Of it, Mr.. Seigman one;enth Sahuel D. IuuGh
on tenth and MI Tildens two brothers each tenth.
We were all interested in line OF railway altcaul
constructed from ChahamfOur-C 0rueGs 70 Rutland.
This fund S25 900 pat in the hands oil MI duncan
to pay Legislative expenses Tor procuring dlhcnuHVhtS
10 Inc charter TO secure The Underground R1rCad an
inlet into Ncw-NOrk in connection win the NeW-iOIk,
Boston and Montreal Railroad. On his crosseXamina-
ton witness testified that $4,000 wds PAID 10 judge
Hilton for gong to Albany aud appearing before the
Committee. 4, ,,.-..
The next witness called Mr. Canda, the Treasurer
of the Underground Railroad Company. He teSlined
that although holding the Office OF treasurer ne du
never seen anything OF the S&JOoO tiluueu 10 us
closed the testimony. when JusticeBGrIard ordered
uonsuit grounds that the original contract De
tween Barnes aud Brown and Seiigman was VOd'