New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-12
THE WESTBROOK INQUIRY.
THE RFCEIvERsHIP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
HENRY A. rILDEN-IIs INTEREST IN TIE ROAD
-FVJDrNCE FROM OTHERS.

HENRY A. nLDEN-IIs INTEREST IN TIE ROAD
EVIDENCE FROM OTHERS
Albany. Nav l1.--The Assembly judiciary
Commttee investigating the official acts of Judge West
Srook and ex Acknowledgement ward continued the
Summation Of Justice Hugh W. McCleland this morning
The witness explained the course of the legal proceed
incs in regard to the Lebanon Springs Railroad. He
said that the receiver could net have operated the road
without money derived from the salo OF certificates
The in which Mr. Park Ia party are stil pending
The receiver was arpG,pited to hod pendenIe nte Ihe
TIE road The amount involved was about $4,000.
Mr. 1s0' sa cr tSc f fSc
len ,rS S cam n or Tor
pendcd As a railroad man and LAWYER The witness
thought it prudent to borrow $500 600 for stocking
S. 600 900 outstanding. In all legal proceedings notice
wac given TO +. j. WestbrOok rs c0nnHel representing
claim Of Henry A. Tden before :be referee the witness
thonght pressed by himself There is no record OF
land damages The lands did not belong TO Mr. Iiden
bur the Claim for expended by hin III obtain
Henry A. Tiiden was the next witness He was inter
have s5 600 ia bonds of the road His friends have
about 81 ,0G5, 900 in honda When sacSetts SUIT was be
bonds lie advised thu suit. Mr. PARK assumed 10
speak about certain bonds aud stated what was untrue
the Of the road The road was IN fright
management; ii il now in good condition. Mr.. )flden
the witness Samuel 1lden did not get any CT the
money raised by the Sl350OOO0 mortgageas was sworn
10 by Mr. Park the statement that both mad got $4,000
ont of the mortgage proceeds for land claims was
untrue. He had large claim amounting to $75OOOO
for lands procured for right OF way He bad due him
when the receiver was appointed $1,000, which was
afterwaId allowed by the receiver the claim was not
bogus. ,, -, A., D. M,
witness testified that he appeared before Judge spra2ue
his counsel He was OF the opinion that no cOun
SCI BE denied the statement that $4,000
paid to himself and Samuel j. Tilden for land dam
ages He had nothing 10 DO with the commencement Of
the suits by the Attorney General He had been asked
by somebody who the surviving directors Of the road
were, and he named the only twG Mr.. Carpenter and
Quorum of directors at meetings IN NewYork. Those
from the country had to be brought down to the city
Ifh,si and Fourh-ave New York was zee where
the meetings of the directors took place The last meet
ing was held in 1870. In that q consolidation of
the Lebanon Springs and Harlem Extension Roads took
and presented his claims 10 the consolidated company
Judge Robert Il. Andrews, OF Hudson, was the next
witness His evidence related chiefly to the legal pro-
oecdings in connection With the application for re-
ceyer for the Lebanon Springs Road and he went
acted as counsel for the receiver and as such he had
conference with Judge Denton Of Vermont, in Albany,
for the purpose of considering wbst measured should be
taken 20 prevent Park and Duncan FROM making fore
closure upon the road which resulted IN obtaining
injunction from Judge Westbrook restraining them aud
the litigation Is stil pending He had received $1,000
counsel feos for such services, which he considered
Edward Newcomb of Albany testified also concerning
tho legal proceedings connected with the railroad and
the appointment OF recover He was sent or 10y Ed
ward Crane, of New-York who desired him to oppose
conference with Mr.. Ostrander, counsel for Rus
sell c. Root, he secured "a postponement
q
up again the aidavits OF Hull Lincoln Park and Dun
submitted aud Judge Westbrook referred the
Theodore d. Gates referee TO rake the test
mOny of the paroles above named. The judge ntmated
that he thought il for the appointment of
receiver order protect the interests of the bond
holders Mr.. Ostrander who was associated with Mr..
Newconb in the case said that he
did not think that either Lincoln, Hull,
Park Duncan weuld consent to examination TO
the manner the purchase Of the Lebanon Springs
Road. Mr.. Newcomb went IL Mr.. Park and found
him in bed, and told him things had taken
shape that he could only succeed in defeating the APP
poin OF receiver by going the stand and test
lying that there understanding existing To the
purchase of the road by HUI and Lincoln Park said
that he had numerous legal complications on hand at
that tune and wouG not testify for hs entire interest in
the road subsequently lie said that he understood that
Henry A. Tilden "A candidate for receiver ana he
wanted him beaeD and would ne object To tho appoint
meDt of John W. Van NalkenbuTgh, he would look
after his interest In the road Afterward Mosss McCel
land and Andrews met him. and they agreed TO accept
Van Valkenburgh Is receiver and he appointed By
Judge Wcstbrook.
Mr. NewooInb said that Frederick L. Westbrook ap-
peared Ia court the CGy application was made for
the receivers certificates and stated that did
oppose the motion that he bad Dforned his clients
they could get some other lawyer account Of
their failure pay hin for lis services that no had for
warded the pers Ia the ~ Lbeia by mall and
press they had been Informed Of the proceedings
which had beeabegun Tae application to issue the GER
uBcates was thea granted by tie Court.
The committee then adjourned the examination OF Mr..
Newconb until tomorrow 1T IL u. at the st. James
Hotel, NewYork