New-York tribune., 1877-08-03
IN AND ABOUT NEW-TORK.

nAnxly !. poyArr.'. BAIL FIXED Al -. .OOO-TH


DARNIY !. DONAHU:'s BAIL FIXED Al $2,OUU-IAE
INrEREoG ,ToRIEs FILED.
Judge DonOhue decided yesterday to admit
Barney j. Donahue, the loader OF tne HOruesye stik-
els TO bail in 5000 pending the proceedings 10 commit
him for contempt Tie case which led Judge D0nohue
10 ns decision proceeding against Cornelius Van
derbht before ne was known rs Commodore Vanderbilt
or as "a great railroad king m 1~17 he was in the en-
poymeut oI ~. Gibbons captain of one Of the first
seambots on jhe Hudson. Gibbons became involved in
a contest with Fulton tae inventor O the steamboat or
perhaps directly wiki Livingston, Futon's eneT-
gctc partner under Fultons claim that by state less-
ton ne alone had rist 10 put steamboats, on the Hnd
son Fulion's claim was ultimately defeated but mem
while he had Cornelm, Vanderbilt arrested ior doiynG
al order q TIE Court The Chancellor decided that Cor
ncius Vanderbilt was entitled 20 baI. and Judge Bono
hue follows that precedent IN admitting Barney !. Dona-
hue TO bail
The mt.rrccat,rlcs TO Donalue were filed Yesterday
with the County Clerk by Barlow. Iarocque aud Macir-
land tue counsel ior Receiver Jewctt These neroga
tories take SENSE the place OF complaint accu
s&tou Indictment They answer 10 the part of an Old
ohsnceiy bil which the plaintiff tried to make his
questions explicit and parcuar that the defendant
must answer I'm li, favor commit perjury, while the
defendant counsel. being bound TO answer each qocs
tion. exercised his ingenuity 20 appear TO answer each
partcular question and yet give no Information. The
Receiver puts twcutyniue questions each fu of de-
tails to prevent evasion by Dcuahue. The most i'm
por,ant questions arc in substance as Follows
Were you not present 90 meeting oi n committee OF
the cInul0 s"uicn and SWtcImeu-Of the Lrlc
Railway Company June 26. 1871
uid you mos lcu move mat she employ G. compel the
COMPANY to reiu-t ale certain discharged cm .oyesl
Did yon not serd 20 Paul Horton ami Adam Kohcr
(discharagd tnlift,l inviting tncm 30 come and JOIN
you, aud signing the letter: b. j. D0lahac, 4tI v p
Did yOu u0t attend meeting ~ Jersey City %! hr.
JeWeis employ June IS l.17 ara didtney not refuse
t. submit 10 reduction OF wages!
hi you uat c On The Receiver, June 2S, 1877, a
representative OF the ElI- hrakemcni
Did yOu not in am interview VITA Edmund :. Bowen,
Snperiniendeut o. the Erie Railway, June 30 1877,
tel him tAai tic brake and other employ would DO
much as Won In gh, direct thcml
bid yOu that II the demands OF the brbemcn
Were moi acceded they would strike. and tne
quenccs might be serious, rs II thcy became cdspcldtel
they would the tracks and burn the buildings Of
the company
Did you not then say that you meant this "a threatl
Was there not strike on July - under tue directions
OF your committee! W no composer III, ana what D0lN
appointed Itf
Did you not that day stop passenger tram!
We're uyt both passenger a.Id freight trains stopped
that day los persons engaged in the strike!
Did you no. Jul} 23t superintendent; Bowen that
you had Sht s0p the running OF trans by force
a proper way % Coticu4 the Receiver To comply with
yOur demand thai SOU had done $50, and would con
tinuc DO unless denaa-s were compiled WitH
Did you not a meeting al fOrt JeINis, june - state
that the represented by you would not stand tLe
END OF the road month; and you would carry
your point compel the rcsc5slnn OF TIE order for
reduction OF pay Or 20 10 state PIsuut Dld you not
fhen claim 90 act chairman o. committee Ot bIdkt-
men, tracsIneu and swichmrn Of the Western. Buffalo
and Susqgehanua Divisions OF the roAdi
These questions the prisoner has ten days 20
Mean while lie the right % give BAN III 5000.