New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-23
w. FIELD A WITNESS.
mo pr1ArIoNs WITH ELEVATED ROADS.
CERTAIN QUESTIONS OBJECTED To-1HlE TbSfi-
MoyY NOT ConPLETID.

,v,,.rS QUESTIONS OBJECTED Te--rilE Hbofl-
MoXY NOT COMPLETED
. ruLo examination of Cyrus w. Field, il the
=. :, ,he Metropolitan against the Manhattan and
% xyoeN Elevated Railroad Companies. was continued
- Iudee Van Bruntin the Special Term or the Court
.Onu,on Pleas yesterday. Mr.. Field testified, rea-
-. ,cralroad enterprises in which he had been IA
.sted with Jay Could that he had been president OF
.sa wabash railroad when Mr. 1Oad was a director
~ .. AN iaterest In the Now. York and NewEnda1h
a,lroad after the troubles of the elevated roads een
Although at one time satisfied with the lease OF the TWO
roads TO the Manhattan he became convinced after"u
that the Manhattan Company was insolvent lie theIe
fore peu0ned the Attorney Tor the recovery u
the New-York road he subsequently came 10 Ihe con
eluson that the Manhattan stock would become vaaoe
property Mr. Gould opposed to the witnesses enoi
IN oct hack the EeylYorl rOad The Manhattah sioux
sold by the witness in the summer Of 1881 WIS Ho p
chased again by him untn October 1881, when ne oo7
10000 shares. o.,,or
David Dudley Field here objected 10 the inc VI q"'
ALLEGING that the opposing counsel was eoiis ~
sary into the private affairs ofonc who "'Ss uo' VIZ
of the company al the time Of the agrece ~ ~
N;r Mold was mt charged with connection WIN tno
alleged conspiracy MI Carter msls'ed Oh Ms - "
ask the questions in order to show lN3' 'hc 0'
named i'm the peadiugs had eoniederaIe' tro"S "-ou
they were enabled TO place the Manhattan Co"I! ~
,.is a., rho expense Of the Metropolitan Company MI
,eo that no conspiracy had yet been proved
va, p1nt stated that the witness held no posi-
ton of trust in the Metropolitan Company nc han r'
,odye "a sharp bargain a. he could; ana tue question:
Of the stock he held in the other two companies was IN
material The question of his being co-eohSpir''ol'
hovever eoud bc brought out examination; III, pri-
vate Interests however in other companies, were not 10
no disclosed MI Carter then ,rtcd that Cyrus W.
Field was aware of tue improper motives actua'hs 'ne
MetropJltan directors aud was as mnch OF cohnrO'
as any of those named. Judge Van Hrint heBl that PIT
Fields motives were not at issue. Tile previous question:
and the witnesses answer were stricken out aud Mr
Carter took an exception. Mr Field continued
lean only say relative Nr. GOud's intimacy win
Washington L. CenuOr, samuel sloan, Sidney Dhi9n, -,
NJ Dodge and Russell SAGE, that ne Wts conn w
them i'm business. bad hciud that Mr. Could ~ W
time of the agreements tho proprietor 81 me nGr
AIgg ibc HUDSON M Gouds residence was
asou mile above mine an tIt9lle''n! i'1 Nh M, IN
6is trim. 10 aud from this city. IN fs special c NhtH
gcutlcmcn from YOnke.s, Irvli90A ana olser Ii"tcN
along Hudson lad chartered LOT men SI
tiup FIcd1ent conversation, 0ceuttta bct"egl 'i';
Gould mySclf aud other genuf hieA icitlNt
railroad troubles. IAe nss , ,i@ titor1ev.C Con
eral in a speech ut Kingston IN scPterOe.. me
next step toward bringing about INC Oci9ooI St'C'
was ,eesg held in Mr. ('OndS oliec, al MY requosL
and that of thu president OF tue AicS eolt'1llo'' 1
uet Messrs GOal and - ANA told them that WotH
ake one more effort peace and II this vas nsicccSS
full that [ would light 10 tie bittcr cud committee"
w. a9yerinent was drawn up by which the three conpl-
mes were consolidated made my INST propnsiuHh 90
Mr. Could boause he owned controlling Interest IN aS
9ietropOdu Company and WAS oAe oi tle m"st F'"eiI
directors did not think that M Gould "Aei Tue KY
TO the situation" Many plans we're proposed O various
persons Mr. Could may have Suggested QUE AiS pan
was The aRally adopted. . , So, $500, III;
friends controlled TIC majority % tue metropolitan Board
at this time mil ......,
Mr Fiei-I knew, that they nearly all ms friends
was "A Incuber OF the Manhattan aBd The Mctiopo.'lh
Boards IN March 1882, wien resolution was oHeiet 10
a,v,ti la tle secured Stockholders OF tsc Manhattan COu-
pauy cumulative diyidcudS and urged Is adoption
At this point the news OF tie death OF DtueAiornay
McKcon WAS received in the courtroom ana Dawn
diam H4HT
seconded the Inoton the Court accordingly adjourned
until fndaY