The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-31
THE ERIE WAR.
Receiver Jewett Under Bonds to APP
pear for Examination.
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Auditor Little's Statement of the Com
pany's Position.

Application for warrant for tho arrest of AIR. Hugh
charge OF perjury. was made to Judge Morgan, at
The Essex Market Court, on Tuesday. by Mr.. Frank
Piat OF the London Eric stockholders. The charge
Is based the a1iavits OF Alexander Robertson and
Charles Barrett, expert accountants, which have
already been published.
Judge Morgan looked tho papers and deter
mined to grant an order OF arrest but Mr.. Jewett
anticipated matters by appearing In Court yesterday
without any warrant having been actually issued.
Hc was accompanied by Mr. Hewitt, Thomas Brown,
ex superintendent OF the Erie Railway Company, ana
his counsel, Mr. Dorman b. Eaton. Ex-Assistant
District Attorney Allen was also present. Judge
Morgan decided To hold the defendant In $40 600 to
appear for examination the 9th of February at the
Jefferson Market Court Francis q. Wallace OF No.
81 East Thirty street. and Robert Sherrard, Jr
oil No. 40 East Fifty eighth street, became Mr..
Jewctt's bondsmen.
When ABOUT to subscribe his the affidavit
Mr. Jowctt was introduced TO tho magistrate al had
not expected to be introduced you here he said
~ had heard OF you, Mr.. Jewet," replied J udge
Morgan, "but did not think We should know each
other under such conditions" The court room was
quiet ut time, none but those directly Interested
III the question being present
MR. PLArrs AFFIDAVIT.
The following is Mr.. Platt's am davit In FULL
Flank Patt, OF the New York. being duy sworn,
deposes and says that at AL the times hereinafter
p9ratio organhed anu existing under the laws of tho
i'm" within 81 me & ." a asa a ,Sat nn Ss
1876 and 1917 now last past, hughJ Jewett OF
Deponen further states tna under the requirements OF
April ) 1850 (bcins chap Laws 1850, entitled An
authorize the rn,aton of railroad corporations and
between the 3oth day September and the LIST day OF De
cember III the year 1911 TO maae and HE in the Office OF
York. report to the said state Engineer and Surveyor
OF the Year next preceding the said 3oth day of
OF The laid act verified by the of
president and acting OF Operations and
fled Ia section u o. aid act true statements Oh tho follow
The oil the funded debt of the said corpora
ton ON the 3Oth OF september, 1877.
The amount OF the boating debt OF the said corpora
on said ia aay . ., ,n..a 49,, o.,
The paid for Interest during the year embraced
Deponent says that the day November
dent oil the aid corporation in conjunction with the then
mt OF operations made and on the 2ith ay Of
Eng and surveyor Of the state OF New York the
That the said I'D day of November ut the city and
appeared before Charles g. Barber, being notary
and such notary public having lull and compe-
to tent the .d "hs a swss to in .a behalf sn
that tho said Iu.h J. Jewet. was then and there
IL due form Of law sworn AMI Doing So sworn did MAKE
hs in wiring oug the truth ANA IRE a Of
poration touching truth correctness OF the
And that deponent further says and charges that tho
s&s aaF a"9 se%S
as aiore's AID with intent to deceive the bind
cal c"ndton 81 aid eorporaton in his adnv "rs
co,rupty and knowingly depose and that the
knowledge information and Oele, which said affidavit
Ned TO the said report. and Is now on lilo in the office
Deponen further that in the said report verified
said stated that the total amount OF the funded dso,
ct the na w" a. the the S n
floating the said railroad consisting
was 81 ss7aid liz that the total amount Of tSo anGei
% a @aE SsO s. sS s was that the the
amount OF interest pa,d on the minded debt OF the said
s,,so77 0i 80.
Depopent further Aud charges and alleges the fact
to De information derived from the ahdait- OF Charles
Barrett and Alexander Robertson, hercunto and
from other available proof That in truth in
TACT the lo,a "oant o. the naea asnt o. inc sad eorpor
by said Jewet and about 1858 1924 1916 ~
tn, floating of the corporation said
jswes, ana sa' was 30 81 "G no,
as sworn to by 'hs sa,s lews ina" the total
tion at aid time was greatly ia excess OF the am, unit
sworn 10 Sy me asa J9wrtt ana was about sos 81
that the amount paid by the said corporation tor
report much smaller than the 6v the
sad Jewett. and about %1S667 ana 50 S07 76 90
rs by the said Jewett.
deponent iuther says and charges, inform
belief. that the sad Hugh j. Jewctt the time OF
making the said report aud o. swearing TO the said adavit
afoesaid well knew thnt the statements therein
tanned when hereinabove orth false
untrue IN the manner above specified
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Wherefore deponent charges that the said Hugh Jew
ett the city and county OF New York. the said 2d
day OF November In the 1917 In the said affidavit
aforesaa. knowingly, falsely, corruptly
feloniuusy did commit wiiiui ana corrupt PERJURY
And dcDoncnt prys that process may issue for the
prehension OF the SAID Jewe,t and he dealt
with the law directs