Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-09-16
KEENE ON GOULD.
Keene Gives the Public View Of the Great
Wreoker.

Keene Gives the Public view Of the Great
Wrecker.
From the New York Bun.
A leading operator, who IS supposed to
have suffered as badly at the hands of Mr.
Gould as he has done in speculation in
wheat, was talking over the subject a few
days ago in semi jocular vein.
Gould has been doing all in his power"
he said, ito cripple me, but without any
success. Why, the directors of two Of our
largest banks remarked to me the other
day that no bank could have averted a run
upon it had one-half of the false stories
been circulated about it which have been
current about my enormous losses. Ac-
cording to these fables lost four million.
IN wheat, while in fact lost only million
and quarter, half of which loss recov-
cred at one stroke in speculation 10 lard,
and more than the other half in stocks
Did it ever occur to you why Gould seeks
the malarious banks of the HudsOnp
Mop Well he cannot stand the pure, brac-
ing air of the seaside; it is too healthy for
his constitution. He lives on malaria and
other people misfortunes. II the govern
ment were to put him in Florida marsh,
he would absorb every faint Of miasma in
it. so that not even an alligator would be
left. His trickery is notorious; yet by
means of false reports he manages to sad
die his wildcats upon the public. Look at
Union Pacific. Its stock has been watered
to the extent Of $2l4 900, 900, and It's bond
ed Indebtedness increased by $39 0O0, 600
within the last year. The manner i'll
which this was done was admirable and
thoroughly Could like. 1t was not as
wonderful stroke as his feat of putting
into his and his partners pockets $685.
100000 Of the money belonging to the
Erie treasury. That was somewhat too
dangerous to be repeated. All New York
knows that it was touch.and-go at that
time whether the state should not have the
honor Of supporting him for the remainder
OF his days. But money was so lavishIy
spent, and the pressing needs OF the bank
rupt corporation were SO great that, al.
though the books were recovered and the
proofs OF guilt complete, yet he was not
prosecuted, but spared to give fresh proof
Of his financial ability. The author of
PicCadilly' says the first thing a sppcula-
tor in Wall street must DO is to buy
Judge and run him. This refers to the
time when Gould and Tweed-6rOthers hy
common instinct-rued the roost. But
nowadays there are no judges for sale,
and Gould is consequently hampered.
Returning to the watering of the Union
Pacific, the narrator explained that "Mr.
Gould needed more assistance on this oc-
ra,ion. He took the B Iston trustees--all
honorable men-lntO his confidence. Rus
sell Sage and Sidney Dillon were also
brought in. Several satellites, who are
always ready to be used when they scent
profit from afar, were initiated. Before
this Gould had purchased the control OF
the Kansas Pacific ut about twenty-five
cents on the dollar. He had found great
difficulty in carrying it. The road was in
the hands Of receiver. The interest on
the bonded debt had not been paid. The
bonds and shares were selling at low
prices and were in bad order. Gould had
applied to his friends to make a market,
and to help him to unload He had been
refused, aud he summoned his associates
around HIM. lie explained his schemes,
and majority Of the Union Pacific trus-
tees at once agreed. A pool was formed,
aud most OF the remaining Kansas Pacific
stock was bought up at about ortv. This