The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-24
MIR. TILDEN INTERR0GATED.
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR THE HITTE
UOtSEiS 4 UI1NEsS.
Judge seduvict's Coiioquy with the Man who
Fairly Elected In November Inst TO
be NhIef MngIstrnte of The Tinted suites.


he chief Magistrate of the United States
Samuel J. Tilden appeared before the
Special Term Of the Superior Court yesterday
MS witness in Horny ii. Boodys suit against
himself and VIM. B. Ogden. to recover an al
legged ovcrpayment on n transaction in Galena
Union stock in 1864. Boody had testified that
Messrs. Tilden. Ogden. and himself organized
pool to get n controlling interest in Galena
Union stock with the view OF consolidating that
road with the Chicago and Northwestern: that
Mr. Tilden took 1900 shares and Mr.. Ogden
5000 shares. and that in tho settlement Mr..
Tilden was paid $4,000 as his profits by q mis-
take. when in fact there were no profits which
mistake was not discovered until ten years af-
tcrward At tho close Of the plaintiffs testi-
mony the suit was dismissed as to Mr.. Tildcn,
and his testimony yesterday was given us u wit
ness on behalf of Mr.. Ogden.
Mr. Tilden. on the witness stand. seemed
very little changed since he was in tho Court
House about n year ngo ms n witness In the
sG0o0,0O0 suit against Tweed. His examina-
ton although 1t occupied nearly tho whole
day. seemed TO tire him very little, his answers
being given promptly in an easy conversational
tone. and his replies to the plaintiffs counsel
were often more full and exhaustive than were
desirable to his nterrogator.
On taking the stand the distinguished wit
ness denied positively. in answer to the qucs-
tions Of Mr.. Niles. counsel for Mr. Ogden. that
HI, he eyer . made any agreement with Body at
suggested that he should sell Northwestern
stock In advance. as Boody had ayerred, aud
moreover he denied that he ever had anything
was made with james h. Young as representing
Ogden, or that there ever was any pretense
that that settlement was not final. As TO the
sale Of Northwestern common before the closing
OF tho pool. Mr.. Tiiden said:
.t.g IA
was done' A. to the -ettieincnt he said 'Mr Young
seS % on 5 %S w ws I'VE ~ Or os sS M oSc se
I. ment win ogden In Ie.aId to Two uoasand
agreed t9 take 90 share # preferred stock Of ihe Ch
Snso ana Ana N9f'Nss'srn @ hsito1d So'nps % At ~ Ihst @
fell tolp or o. 1pad hp by ehsck for The balsnce
tile check was drawn to Body sorier Young asked me
to msks Ne cheek n u was mrde & hcweySr ts WA,
Of the Chicaso and northwestern Company in March.
ON ihc election found my name on The ballots Oh.
make quorum oi ihe Executive COMMITTEE. liound II
and required much uucumpvn.atcd service.
On his cross-cxaminaton by Mr.. Hnwkins.
Mr.. Tildcn stated his relation as counsel To the
hondholders IN the reorgani2aiion and CONSOLE
dation OF various Western railroads. He con-
tinued:
nsyss wr'in any pool in all my Ne 50 far as; can
feim.muer. am not l"ni OF p2o'- meyer Anr" one
to cheat myself prefer not 20 be one o. tee cneaicd
Tho profits on the 900 sharcs. Mr.. Tidon
price of tn" boo shares of Northwestern pre-
ferrcd stock h. received at 30. hutthr stock soon
fell, nnd he rruliyyl only - 1000 ur $1,000 from
the fransut.on. H. nude no agreement 70 en-
ter any pool and assume the LOSSES of carrying
the stock. that was utterly foreign to his entire
chara ter amt habits: he had simply agreed to
take 1000 shares of Ogirns stock; he did not
pay, any money. but gave his word 70 relieve
Ogden from loss as 10 those shares. and Ogden
WAS satisfied. and the stock was placed to his
tMr Iildrn'sl credit at their average vo-t 10
Ogden. He understood that Body acted a-
broker in buying stock Tor Ogden; he twitness)
expected Ogden to give him an account of what
make transactions after that when the stock
became his Ogden had no right 10 soil or sp"'-
ului' on 1t, or charge n WITH any Obligation
II Ogden" continued Mr.. 1ildon. sold t.uuO
shnr' ui that sinrk. 1t was my option 10 refuse
t. jet him consider any ot that miu"."
Judge Sedgwrk asked whether 1t was 50
stat u between them.
"Nntnins passed h'twcon u.s." said Mr. Til
den. n i the nrec-sucy ril"Nt OF tho relation.
am something ot "a lawyer myself."
Tlcn judge SelgNirk asked Mr.. Tilden to
conilne himself strictly 10 answering the qdcs-
tlnu- asked.
III the Court please" Mr.. Tnden said with
Judge Sediswirk-lou have made those an
swyr-, Soy raj Tunes repeated.
Nr. Iild"n-if -N'iI~ in be- necessary IN this
court Wh"r" su"N questions are allowed
Judge SedEwick-l have cNfrris od the rightto
cut short many questions, and at present
eat short your answers Unless they are an
swors TO questions. you know that 10 be perfect
Mr. Tiidcn steppod Down from the stand at
81 O'cloek, and then. after tabular statement
Of the stock trdn-' 'iinu had been pat ia cNl-
dence the defence rest q.