Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-22

deeds on which 10 base the assumption, that
the work Oh them Was exclu lively done IN The
year 1862
And right here it is proper 70 say few
words in regard to MIR. Tilicu's scale ofcharyrs.
1t is great mistake to suppose that counsel
| must have been paid i'll 1862 at the hish rates
which ruled In subsequent years. Mr.. IIIden,
at that time, Was iu the habit OF charging rcrg
| LD prices The class Of business III whcu liz
was engaged required, particularly, great skill 10
| peyotiaton-a thorough knowledge OF men, 4
thorough knowledge of the railway system aud
business condition and prospects of the country,
and constructive power of devlslng aud sug-
ges.ipg ways and means OF reconcil!ng appa
reutly conflicting p.cuniary Interests TO the
permanent benefit and satisfaction of all con-
cerned. The mere dr1ping Of papers was
hardly thought of. in estimating the value Of
| Mr.. Tilden's services. He was paid because he
reconcilcd and rescued, as no other man IN this
country could then have douc, Interests worth
millions which to many persons seemed hope
lessly lost. Yet 10 this publication he Is set
down, upon mere surmisc, and w'thouf any da'2
| or authority, as receiving tWenty four HoMsand
dollars for work which could uut reas s'aoiy
have occupied more than one month OF his lmc,
while tire Answer 10 the ST. l. 'uls, AI'ou and
Terre Haute case disclose the fac; tna lie was
working. ssstbe same class OF business, and
about the same time, at the rate OF twenty
thousand dollars for four consecutive wears
service, or at the rate OF five THOUSAND d0l.rs
year.
7. Seventh item June II Cumberland
Coal and Iron Company, SIS 900. "
; The Tunes allows thar Que halt o! this sum
shbuld be deducted, 90 the 2r,und that II
probably Was not earned in 1862 Neither was
any OF it.
Gov. Tildeu rendered no Strrices to the Cnne.
Jer md Coal and Iron Compuny IL that gear.
, He did render 1t lmpurta.t s.rv!fes during
previous years beginning with 1858 but tn )
were al concluded before the c.osc vi 1861. Ii
anything was received it must have ueen II
bonds. and 10 settlement Of 40 old account, anC
not taXabln.
EIo7th item. -"Octobcr II. SERVICE to Sec
opd .,Iortgag BoudhoIders Of ST. Louis. Altor
and Terre Haute Railroad Company as pei
affidavit, $40 OO0.
OF course no bill was ever reod red By Mr.
Tilden 10 the above form. But this ten, anc
the oae next following, furnished the oniy
basis on which The fines started out Oh thl.
} deiamatory crusade. 1t pretended to haye
discovered an Inconsistency between Gov. Ii
den's return of income 10 1862, aud certal'
allegations contained 10 an Answer IL Equity,
filed by the defendants, Of whom Mr.. Tide,
is one of four in sut brought by the st
. Louis, Alton aud Terre Haulc Railroad Com
pany.
If you will turn 10 pag" 81, folio l4j, yoi
} will 6ud these words:
That for such services the deteodant Tidcl
made charge of ten Thousand dollars agaius
\ said second mortgage boudholders, and III,
} said charge was paid by or on behalf OF SAT-
second mortgage bOnuhoIdcrS, on the II b 0
October 1862, out Of fund contributed by
said second mortgage boudholders. under a,
y agreement between themselves dated NUvcm
Der Isl, 1859.
NV, then, the question presents itself
J what w,re the Services for which this pay
ment was made, aud when We're they render
ed? TO ascertain this we need Gu y COX i
D folio l43 where We fud these words: "Ant
they further say, touching the stateweuls il
bill of complaint aS 10 tue services OF the ne
f.odar Samuel }. ilien. that b. had Ion.
prior to aud at the i'm f the cnumeuccuies,
} of the foreclosure suit III the sad al OF c III
piaut mentioned, been tie counsci for the sec
D ond mortgage bpn1hodets in Who's behal
: such suit was instituted, auu that he was cnun
Sci also for he trustees OF the sand >cc1nt
mortgage bondho. 'crs, aud had been from s,nl
time M tue year 1857.
1t appears, therefore, that this money va
n paid for services run1lGg through Fce gear
anterior to 1862, and 1t does not appear qua
D auy part whatever Was earned IN thar yea!
The decree fixing and confirming the rIe"ts .
8 the second mortgage bondhoiders was ente.el
at the August term in the year 1851 aud th
sale itself took place as early as March. 1862
No appreciaJle part Tony oj'this item c",
. therefore be .apportioncdtp the yet,r 1857
y. Ninth itcne.-" November /. Services t,
First Mortgage BondhollerS OF St Louis. Al
4 ton and ferre Haute Railroad Company, a.
: per affidavit, $4,000.
This item was the original main stay of Tht
Times siaudcr, and is sill clung 10 with cors:d
cradle tenacl.y. ln support OF ITS their on TIT
{ subject The Tunes has Appealed To The AZ
| swcr before % :n,ioped 10 this Ioc1ucut W
shall now refer, aad al page 81 W: ind tn. iol
loving statements:
THAT the defendant Tilden. for part o.
J. "his services afurr said, also made IA charge o
"he like SUN of ten thousand dollars on &c
; count Of professional services rendered - tct
First Mortgage bondholders aud the Rcccv
"ers, which was paid to HIM b. the sale
:, G. Fl:*gg' .u'v'ylng I celser a;
f ''aturesaid.'
And these QeTe0QantS ueny tuat Slthcr pl
the two claims Of the defendant last aforesaid
were for, or We're ever stated by him as luI
"cIaiu against the reorganization, or that il
was resolved by The ruIcna,lug commIt'ec
last aforesaid that any claim Of the Geteud
''ant last aforesaid for ten THOUSAND doillr>
against the reorganization be allow d as In
''the said bill of complaint men lo0ed. lEvls.
lac lat, las
10 ascertain the time of the rendition Of the
services on account of which SUCH payment
vas made, the reader is referred to the oppo
site page, at folio l44 where We fad it stated
that Mr.. IILDEN ''was also the counsel for said
Receivers, and that he also acted as III" pr, ncl
pal COUNSEL Tor the said first mortgage bond
holders, 10 relation to the foreclosure pr c.cd-
iDgs hercinbcfore mentioocd, and other pro-
ceediugs connected Herewith, aud that such
services hnd commenced prtor TO year
1859, and were rcnd' rad rom time to tine
| ,Iur,np a D.r,oi Of inward, of hrpe wears