The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03
GOI-LD'S BROKEN CONTRACT.
THE BiSTs or 4 StyT fGiINST TIE
O,vNER or THE ran TOWER
-.., he Agreed to Ray for Advance fnf"r-
nation ,r the supreme Courts hcci.'"n
In ,b. vr,on pncihc interesi Cnses-The
.,,,rnct with Mrs. Morgan L.. smith.

,w,st he Agreed to Ray for Advance inf"--
nation ,r the supreme Courts hccisi"n
In ,b. vr,on pncidc interest Cnses-The
.ortrnct with Mrs. Morgan L.. smith.
WASHINGTON. March white the Union
Pacific interest case was pending before the
r,ited states Supreme Court. Jay Gould was
.,ceca,nrly troubled in regard to the decision
,hat W.. about to be delivered. Atorncy-den-
.ral pierreponthad argued the case for the Gov
ernmcnt. and was very confident that 1t would
bc decided adversely to the Pacific Railroad |
comnanv So sanguinc was he OF winning the |
cnsc md so positively did he express this opin- |
ion tina, ercat many stock gamblers in New
York were induced to 30 short OF Union Pacific
.,ock The bears had decidedly the best of
Gould and with all his oxertions. he could not
prcvent the depreciation Of the securities IN
which he had invested SO largely. lie was badly
frightened. Pierrcpont was 80 confident and 80
many brokers were selling on his judgment that
Gould began to believe the decision was unia-
vornble to him. Naturally OF nervous tenn
permanent. uncertainty so prcyed upon him that
his health began to fail. He could not sleep nj
night The strain upon him precedn: anu
during the Black Friday excitement was MS
nothing compared to the mental torture no
was enduring. In a state OF desperation.
he went to Judge William Fullerton who
was one OF his regularly retained niior-
ncys and told him what trouble he was in.
ana asneu nI me VT"u in "T rccarso the Soc
trustworthy lhiorrn".lon !" .',"l wv Wv
sion OF Ss % oIOF SMITH of
He had been counsel Tor n9r nusoanu wT io% %
Svtn on0 str,kers in washington Fullerton
knew. moreover. that Mrs. Morgan L. Smith
was nn intimate friend of Mrs. Justice Miller.
and he thought that it was altogether probable
Mrs. Smith could get early and reliable infor-
nation rs to the decision. He told Gould that he
thought he could serve him. but it would cost
ona,r co,,id oxclaimod " Money. money will
money "ouiu cAV,"i'' ~, ,,'
secure "ny.nlhs' 1 'i'"'' "''0 '''' ''''''
What &ll YOU give p asked Fullerton.
rUrr m a, SaHe ,SON ,SoVV' said dI rnllsrtop will co
,o wosbinc,on and 500 what can bo done
" ""8-''"- va W r., .
He came here, saw Mrs. smith, ana she as
sured him that she could get Just whnt he
on,od h,,, sbe n,us, hove a contract in writing
wahten o1i sne 1SS erton l,sc rat,rned Il to Xew
WI WI on1 ~ ravNr,ci In (, ,uid who ne soon ns ha
& fvrk u,u ~, ~ couii ye what he wanted began
touhu oy ',m INV Je low W wonld not CIV" contract
.oIItsN NM tr, no nnaliv nvrecd IL give Fullnr-
tor ton three calls on him tor an a;ercsa,e Of $500
srai srn as tn,,oxs, W.
%. @ 20 x vo,. S, IN 49,,
lNe los - .,, a., he. NV w., vi m ' 40, ,rc n ,r Sva
bprred sbaes of the .tocH Of the Tnon Pacific Railroad
Company at O. per cent, any time IN thrt, davs from
date zone days notice required The bearer cn'iii,d
20 all dividends extra dividends declared durns the
aps; nsn,s. p.e 10 ,s7, ~ risMMe'' o." 'o'l''
SS ls received III. s YosT SSy No me ,o or
,hspe. Of The socH Of he Union PscSc RaIroad Com
pany at 81 per cent any time in 80 days from date one
DAYS notice required The bearer entied . ali dlvi.
dends or extra DIVIDENDS deeiarsd dunns thi. ume
v,... n.o m 1877, ~ "Wneu' ' "o'A'
e lSI ,.csxsa the be,rsr NAV ol esiI ON me or 900
shares Of The .tocs Of the Union pacdc Railroad Com
panv al 81 per ce Mt any 70 days from date zone
dsSd, or dividends declared during the ums
r,..r IN ,s-, -. =. ~
Expires w. i7'' =. ru =
These calls were leit win tunGf'9hh h,o oS ny "a,
SIiH bearing Il the monoeram o. J: O. and on the
back OF the envelope was WrlVen iir M ivrlu" INK
The within call, on $50 I. 7 are e,t wi,h Vim ral
lerton in trust 90 he d@mveTrd 10 'fu parry re-
urned Tome as "e 'ase '"a' w.
90, ~ !, -,.., ,,o. ,,,oro. No., ,broo oolls
II Will be Observed thnt mere M hre @ 5nres Ills
They were made ont in this way 10y request. be-
cause three parties were L, share N tHe uuns run =
action Who We're the nartles "hrp w in,sr IL
II will be remembered that bntoro the de.lSion
was announeed the tnl9n r"ginc es,3,.k nht td !
been bulled 10y could anu una. lle H. i .l .lo
news OF the aSorane luuTnen % et WE wr nm o
se9nnted On rh The i0,h ~ pNc"nber
When i had reached so, the calls were presented
,bo, H., infornnation furnished was vnluolae-
n. w ~, ,i',r a,,J 'nnnllv I.flniir nn,va
utt he huu otllrl nhn - ,''.,.t E, ,.i W. !;
(tould in the Supremc Court Of Kings county.
New lorK me maiis Wiz asS'Enou - IN ,g "i' -,
fowlrr;, ne sun WIS @ ~ut'l. IN 10 t , ~ 49,, 4
JuuEe rutrl'uh wiz VIZ -, - ,hir -. M =
NJ boulu lor ",,ruynI '5in p III ONE nra,, ,,,.
attorneys were StWtll ~ llrl''; ~pp bIvh't"hS'
Gould put IN a demurrer, ana mere tic 'iS'
~ 10 pf cCur.. IL Mira Smith
ii" ,d u T., Tho ,yhna story aiout her ,.onnrrtiou
pressed IL nv WhO,, Stpl' nD,t ~, I'M, ~,
with Mrs. Justice Mlller Woulu h' nt'llEllt "ul.
and it would he clearly established that II wa "A
contract the execution Of which could not he
enforced in the courts because it was contrary
togood morals.
flnaHy fuH"rt,n dl' -.' 'ilN n - a. a. H.
don thc suit IN New l"ik, ann Hthi N',ulu li
Washington this winter, ana II II" dld mol - We
10 drfent his various measures now pending N"-
fnra Congrnel For hi turuosn iaprr- wcf.
,,,.ai ~. ~ ion1s ~ ~ = X Unnn.t.ur q
Iih''u ~ W" hnliu9 u N ~. =, ~ ' '... H..
ms CITY 10 -" u7'u ~ lc NV ~ tvlt' +, ~. - t'.,
tions were begun by hannetth, WI! uvniI nl'