The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-31

issued to the L. P. S. B., Nos. 65, 81, 13I !;
same date, 1000 issued to the y. 1. ~ ,.
f. II. X. Co, Nos. 63, 139, 1872, 112, 1914
1876. 19S. September Il, 1873, 10000 is
sued to the A. Il. 6 s. F. Il. X. Co, Nos.
n TO 81. inclusive, 80. 100, 16S. October
Is. 1878. we sold to p b. Plumb 5000
issued 10 the L. p. S 3. We have not
the numbers. On December Cd, 1878, we
sold $1,000 TO p. B. Plumb issued TO the
[. p. SB, Nos. 40 TO IS, inclusive; also,
Nos. %, 90, 80 50, 81, &C. On December
Is. 1873, we sold him 5000 L. p. $ B.,
Mes. Is to 20, inclusiye,a and p and %; on
same day 5000 issued to the 4. L. & 5.
F. RR. Co, Nos I31, 1872, 147. 14S, 149.
on December "a, 1873, 5000 issued to the
L. p. s. B., Nos. 3S, 80, 40. On Decem-
Der 80, 1878, issued to tb Up. 5. B., /
bond No "a, $1,000.
CUES. Through whom were the 5000 of
L. p 5. B. bonds sold October 10, 1873,
delivered to Mr.. Plumb?
Ans. By the Central National Bank of
New York city, according TO my best
recollection.
Dues. State for what purpose Mr..
Plumb stated he was purchasing these
bonds?
Ans He said he was buying the bonds
on his own account.
Ques. Are you able to state the price
paid 10 you by Mr.. Plumb for each OF
the bonds purchased by him from you :
Ans. could tell by referring to my
books.
CUES l ask you to refer to your books
and after having so referred to your
books and refreshed your recollection, to
state the price which was paid to you by
Mr. Plumb for each of those bonds.
Ans l treat Mr.. Plumb as ! would
any other banker or dealer, and business
courtesy demands that l should not give
away business secrets or state prices paid
for securities, and therefore | must re-
fuse to answer this question.
Further examination of the witness
adjourned until Monday, Sept. l, 1879,
at 10 O'Clock a. m, for the purpose OF
enabling witness to inspect books, and
also TO take proceedings to compel him
to testify.
Examination resumed Monday, Sept. l,
1879, at 1880 O'Clock, p. m, pursuant to
adjournment, parties present as before.
CUES. State what Mr.. Plumb paid to
you for each of these bonds.
The notary directs the witness to an
swer.
Ans For 5000 OF bonds sold October
10, 1878, we received 7215 cents and in
terest; that is 72115 cents per dollar with
interest added. For the $4,000 sold
Dec. ?, 1873 we received 70 cent per dol
lar and interest. On the $4,000 sold
Dec. 1S, 1878 we received &c per cent.
and interest. On the S., 900 sold Dec. % p,
1878 we received II per cent. and inter
est. On the 81 900 sold Dec. 80, 1878,
we received u per cent. and interest.
Cues. Did you sell him any other
bonds? If so, please state when, the
amount and the price.
Ans. On Feb. II, 1879, we sold him
$4,000 issued to U. 2. S. B., Nos. IS and
AS for so cents and interest, and also on
the same date 1000 issued to a, T. &
S. +. No. 100 for so per cent. and inter
est.
CUES. State what date you received in
terest on these bonds
Ans. We received the full amount OF
interest upon each of these bonds that
had matured up to the date of sale.
Ques. Are you able to state what
the market price of those Lyon
county bonds was, during the months OF
November and December, 1878.
Ans. 1t is difficult to state what the
market price of an unquoted municipal
bond is. should think the price would
range il New York, from 1913 to 50
during November and December, 1873.
During September and October of the
same year, it would not be much differ
ent. y. w. BEAsIY
State of New York, city and county of
New York.
l, Alfred b. Chaplin, notary public, in
and for the city and county of New York,
duly commissioned and sworn, do here
by certify that Robert II. Weems, G. II.
Holt and Alfred w Beasley were by me
first severally sworn to testify the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and that the dispositions by them
respectively subscribed as above set forth,
were reduced to writing by myself IN the
presence of the witnesses respectively,
and were respectively subscribed by the
said witnesses in my presence, and were
taken at the time and place in the an
nexed notice specified. That 1 am not
counsel, attorney or relative of either
party, or otherwise interested in the
event of this suit. That the taking OF
of said dispositions commenced at the
time in said notice specified, and contin-
ued by adjournment from day to day
as above stated. ALFRED B. CHAPLIN,
Notary Public, New York and Kings
counties.
Certificate filed.-Filed Oct, 1879.
G. w. FREDERICK, Clerk.
BY w. II. Ingerman, Deputy.