New-York tribune., 1879-10-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Mr.. TILDEN's STOCK SPECULAT1ONs.
TRYING TO GIT FROM AN UNWILLING WITNESS TIE

TRYING To GIT FROM An UNWILLING WITNESS TIE
DETAILS OF A LARGE TRANSACTION.
James b. Colgate of tie firm of j. Is. Colgate "
Co. dealers i'm bullion and stocks, Nall-s' was
examined YESTERDAY de Jene esse before United
States Commissioner Lyman. IN the SUIT of the Gov
ernment against Samuel J. Tlden. Mr. Colgate is
ahonf 10 20 10 Europe. and the Government has
thought II advisable TO secure his evidence before
his departure. The obiect of his examination was
20 show that early in 1869 the firm divided with
Nh nldcn on an investment IN Pitt 'burg. Fort
Mavnc and Chicago Railway stock a much larger
tum than that on which he assessed his total
income that year. Assistant District-Auorney
Clark appeared for the Government and Mr.. lar-
land for the dcfeudcnt. MI Butler present as
counsc, Tor the witness.
Mr COLGATE testified that about SEQ the firm had
some transactions with Mr.. lildeu the general
nature ~ which was tae buying and selling of
stoves lie asked # he remembered receiving
any order for the purchase of the stock of the Pitts
burg Fort WAYNE and Chicago Railway Company.
ln he could not say positively that he did. although
ii was probable that # Mr.. ilden gave an order for
The purchase of the stock It was bought.
-, il your present recollection that some Of your
Transactions did relate t. thai stock 2"
Lam wiling 20 affirm that We lad transactions
with Mr. 1ldon. lie may have gwen order
80 hay the stock. If bought 1t. sold At. as
the case may have been"
"po YOU decline 10 answer the question =
"Ihave aheadv answered H."
Commissioner LYMAN Informed TIE witness that
81 was ms duty 10 answer oaiegonoally. He was
STATE whether or not vou have any recollection
4 any of t.c stock OF THAI road was pure based ;or
e stock If what road '0
"Oi t.e rtt>nurg Fort Wayne and Chicago
nave mo- ,ioub, there was some of the stock OF
that road purchased for hmm. l. took place tri.
yoar- since. aui NV recollection ON 10 Is NOT r!ar
ln,u followed severe cN. .tin mas io fle num-
Ier f ~iics iifc ~ru for t'r iiJeu hui tie NIt-
n,ss would not state m'ir o. % ihfi 70 probably
exceeded 0o" Ii, could not say whether 1t tA-
., N..s .oi ,hr 'nmbrr $4,000" I" asked Nh. Clark.
q" An waa, Nar WIS NJ. Ifdeu interested in the
pnrchas. aul sale oi l1it NaFnc Sf0ct.
" don't understand that question:
" wHnt % A.ow what w. do Know
" o"r't know tnytmur.'
well was the stock purchased for him alone or
for lIt. J drn VITA s"fne 1ue "lsef
" ~Noud have Co. refer to my hooks 90 find ont
Then De- .nNcd ~'vrrli Q-eS' ois a> To what book
were Srit nv thc w tnc-s 'i Oh" sane OF the ians-
ncfinu. aud "a. to aurtnrr I.Cy Wtr. accessible "i
about tileua. hui supposed 'lcy w,r. acc',s bic.
- you r.c",i,ci ihc ga when hc lor; W yne
j Il va, leased 20 Tie P,m,yvuna CcDTaif
" know fhc. e. WIS such ID lease
" 50 hatl~ your rccellrc'ior as To whether For,
Wayne stock advanced or fell about The tno tA'
"I6chc,e Inc advance was before the lease was
{" Wbclc was he stock pnrclasodw
" have no doubt It was purchased on the Stock
Exchange
g dom know. think ought 20 br protected
is nobody business Who gave the order, or If We
bought for Nh. lllen.'
" va. ot an this took purchase q IL the name OF
Trevor ~ Colgate alOucf
u clanot answer tLat question"
" Was not a very large part purchased for Mr.
re- g~4I la nt 4 Col
gatcr
" pio Mr. idcp advance any money for the pur-
chase oi that stock =
Il cannot yell wIthout examining NV books.
presume Uc dlU.'
"Wl. the purchase OF Fort Wavne stock. in which
NJ. lidci WIS Interested about tie tlm, of OF
ln,i hci the lease OF tue road To- the f,nusy wanna
'' / don't say that We purchased any Fort Wayne
stock ioI Mir. I1den. but If We did II must have
been ahout that PERIOD"
Did Trevor ~ Colgate about tha' period put-
chase and sci at a profit any Fort Wayne stock,
the pioiit OF which was shared by them with MI.
:" ! decline TO answer that question"
MI CEuk-I thiuk We can 60 10 court on that
question. MI. llicen Is on trial ana we are after
hs profits
Nj. Coirate-I prefer to answer that question
beiorc ihr .ourt. IL at an.
ordered that II should he answered On rcsuming
the examination the quest on was repeated.
can answer that question:" said Mr. Colgate.
after examination of NY books"
Give yuur best recollection"
"Ay Impression Is thai there were some transac-
tons in which Mr. .ldcn was Interested, but
whether ia Fort Wayne stock or some other stock
| snnull not Ike To say"
Mr.. Clark rcqu"stei the witness 10 produce AZ the
next examination al books. papers and memoranda
Isla lu any manner tO tine purchase and sale OF
$4,000 shares of the stock cl tie Plttsourg Fort
Wayne AID Chicago Railway duHng the month OF
Maicl, 1863. particulars OF which he furnished the
wltucs-.
The examination VIII be resumed to-day at 10
a.. IN.