The New York herald., 1876-10-31
Boodys Pool" Suit Against Gov
ernUr Tilden and others.
THE ANSWERS TO THE COMPLAINT.
It Is Pronounced Blackmailing
Operation.
Lands Required BY the Gilbert Elevated
Railway Company.

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defendants We're IL not for recent Developments.
which TO bear the appearance, and which, on the
part OF defendants is charged TO bo species OF black
malt, connection with the suit, the complaint in
she case would snow upon It's face . nero or dnary
eircutous legal statement OF series Of stock opera
eiona A. the Of these alleged operations Henry
b. Boody the plaintiff in the suit, treasurer OF
Innds Of tho Chicago ana North Railway Com
Dany in this CITY, and known generally in the opera
lions Of Wall street. but has since become is said,
somewhat impecuniops He alleges substantially in
his complaint that In March. 1864, he formed with
william B. Ogden, Samuel J. Tilden and George N.
Bartholomew combination TO carry sufficient OF the
sapisai stock OF the Chicago and Gaena Union Rail-
road Com 10 enable them control the then next
Dlcction OF directors Of that company, TO take
place IN June, 1864, and to cnablo them
10 consolidate the company with tho Chi
eago and Northwestern company, OF which
al ths parties except Bartholomew were al tho time
momben Of the Executive Committee Under this
arrangement Ogden was to have an interest Of 1000
shares Mr.. Tidcn 1000 shares. Bartholomew 900
Shares and the painun. Boody, In many shares as
u should be necessary to buy Of tho Chicago and Ga
lena Union Railroad Company stock, IN addition TO the
foregoing and what proxies they might obtain to
troll the election and effect consolidation, which In
terest turned out be Shares making the whole
number Of shares carried by all the partes TO the suit
430 To this operation, plaintiff claims, mono OF the
dsfendshs contributed any capital; but on the con-
trary, Mr.. rilden was . borrower from him during
portion OF the time OF the operations to the extent Of
800 000 and for tho whole time an average borrower
70 the extent Of So 282 II Ogden borrower dur
Ing part Of the time TO the extent of $l6 041 and
IN average borrower from plaintiff during the whole
SINE 10 the extent of $12744 A. Bartholomew not
borrower, but ON the contrary had made him loan
Of 500 100 Tor thirty days In order TO hold the stock
during the panic aud carry the operation through he
(paintih) had to raise loans ut cost 10 him OF
$7l,55 81 Afler the operation closed and the
consolidation Of the Two roads effected, plant had
settlement with the other parties the suit which
he paid to Mr. Tilden the sum OF $26 0O0 10 Mr. Ogden
SIS. $50, and TO Bartholomew $4,000, OF which sum
S.. 600 was subsequently returned to him. This set
Element and these payments took place in August,
1884 and iroD that time until the fall OF 1875 period
OF more than eleven years, the whole transaction
torly 10 ali parties About tho latter da,o however
plaintiff claims to have discovered that he had
paid tho other parties ana receiving nosatisacton to
bis demand for arcadjustment Of the accounts he
mcnced in May last suit in the Superior Court asking
for an accounting and that the defendants bc adudged
60 Pay him whatever may be found due from each OF
them on such accounting Such is substantially,
Boodys complaint, and TO It Mr. Ogden, tho defendant
most largely interested makes answer. fatly contra
dieting s statements in almost every material
lar Amor such specific denial OF tho material alcga-
bions OF the complaint, the answer proceeds TO say
that I'm each and every matter TO which the aega
ence, aud with which the defendant had any
ton whatever the said pain;i acted as his broker,
and be tdeendant) never was partner OF said PLAINTIFF
that all the relating the accounts were the
timo (elcven years ago) known 10 plaintiff
that he tdsendanp was wholly ignorant thereof and
relied upon the good faith and statements OF tho
plaintiff; that plaintiff kept the books Of
clusvey, and the amount paid TO defendant was PAID
voluntarily by plaintiff as the result OF his own
counts; that ne ncvcr partner with any OF the
Dther parties tho suit in thus any other transac
tion. He further alleges that ~",- uiantf acted
depositary OF the funds 0f ..ncago and North
western Railroad Company In sn,, ne became
defAuter 10 the company having appropriated to his
own use large amount Of its funds and applied 10
defendant for loan 10 him from exposure; that
defendant did loan him large ior that purpose
part OF which still RENAME unpaid; that defendant
ID informed and believes plaintiff received q largo
OF the capital stock Of tho Chicago and North
western Railroad Company, TO be applied 10 the pur
Ra,road Company, and hat he sold the
Dame and received largo OF money, about
So, 800. which he appropriated to the purchase Of
Eaena Railroad stock and claimed to charge this
defendant with such purchase as II purchased with
bis (paints own money, and that in short, II plain
bin should iuy account Tor moneys lonncd and nd
vanced 10 him by Ogden no would be in debt TO the
latter 10 the extent OF $67500 The answer prepared
behalf OF Mr. Tildcn is still more specific and
phatic than that Of Mr. 0gden in denying the truth Of
the material allegations On which plaintiff assumes 10
found his right OF action. He admits thnt he never
and den,es that he was at any timo borrower from
Il, or that be was borrower from plaintiff in
sonnec,ion herewith or with any OF Its
Any such '.pool'' or ASSOCIATION, or that he
Sver received iron plaintiff any money the proceeds
nsreol ne admits ne aho nx o. the two roads
tendcd poo" as that described by plaintiff, or by any
spool" whatever He denies that he was ever jointly
interested with plaintiff In the transaction referred TO-
or any other transaction, but admits that prior to
August 1864 he had certain business transactions with
She plaintiff as a banker ana broker; that in such
thai they were kept In his (paintn's) oncc by plant
and his clerks and defondant never had any control
bhcreof and was wholly ignorant Of the same; that
be fdcfcndant) could not keep account OF such
natters many OF them we're transacted by
plaintiff and reported to HIM, whether truhfuly
L 0ot hn ~onnnl nv ndrt
by plaintiff that defendant had or could fur
nish any such accounts In August, 1864. plaintiff
stated an OF ell transactions between HIM
defendant which account showed balance due TO do
fcndanI PIaintn represented this account 10 be
and the balance accurate; and thereupon this de-
fepdant accepted said account and statement and
Settled all matters and accounts between HIM aud said
plaintiff than ten years prior 10 the commence
mcnt OF this action, and such settlement has been
lcouiesced In during all that time In addition these
1cntals OF plaintiffs allegations which he founds HIS
ncon the dcfcndans set up the fact that all tho trans
actions occurred more than six years ago. and the
claim therefore outiawcd aud that oven there
was any cause action and plaintiff pretended pool
ope ~ ho ccIendsus Bartholomew which operated as
: release TO ALL Inquiry made oil the attorneys OF Mr.
fiden In the ELECTED the further Information in
Yegari 10 this litigation that the paintin Boody
pretended 10 any claim oil the nature now set up by
him until about eleven years after the settlement,
1hen Mr. Tildcn's name began to be whispered about
~ Inc probable OF the democratic party Tor
ths Presidency; that when hc did then prefer his
claim Mr. Tilden was utterly ignorant OF owing him
deemed IL proper TO institute an Investigation
fsthouQh he could have shut Boody OIL at by the
satusc OF iimitationsl ana II by error anything
named due to pay IL This investigation had through
somc OF tho iormcr employees Of Boody, made
IL apparent that his claim was wholly unfoundcd, aud
ns 10 the precncc OF spool" be Mr rdcn) mad
anything To do with Boody or with any one else In
any such similar transaction About The timc Mr..
T,den received his nomination Boody 10 charged win
hsylnC gone TO friend OF he Governor and saying to
him hnt II Mr. TiIden would pay his claim he (Boody)
would stump the state OF Maine IN his benai; but II
be would not settle then hc tBoody) would 70 the
ne cwspapers and ne (rdcn) would lind II great mis-
take NOS 10 have settled. Notwithstanding Boody's
offer Of political feslsy and alternative threat OF news
papcr notorety MIR. Tidsn refused TO settle, alleging
tba he could nothing In the claim but blsckmail
ipr Effort and while he was ready 10 expcnd millions
for defence he would pay not one cent for tribute.
Counsel Mr. Tidcn also referred in conversation 10
the fact plaintiffs attorneys had put In an AFFIDAVIT
relatpr only to an extension Of the time 10 answer
: wholly impcrtioent allegation as 10 Mr. Tdcn
having borrowed 500 900 oi the funds OF railroad
with which he officially connected. This allega
zion is pronounced tho part OF Mr. Tilden, as being
quite as false thoso relating to pretended pool,
ncth aheoluelv falsc was furlher statCd that