New-York tribune., 1886-03-07

o-Did v,u knov OF Mr. sclmes becoming sub
scfiber to the snriace stock A.-NO. Sir. -
Odd yCu know he was 10 be a director' A'-'''
o-Do you know srr Richmondl A.-By sight only,
fMr. Richmond sat In the rOo'r "A few feet away
Mr. Vance said he hal also been director IN 'ho
Beecker and the Christopher ste. roads, but he dd not
act. He 80 sold and got ont"
O-Dd yOn formally resign your position rs director
A.-NO. sir | sold ont and that d71uaiiheu h!e uS
director. , -
Q-Was 1t not strange proceeding not to send a
formal notice Al think not.
Mr.. Vance admitted that it had been an open secret
that Messrs Sharp Foshay Kerr and their friends were
pushing the Broadway scheme. iIo did not kho" or
think when he sold his stock that the Bceckcr street
and Iwenty-thrd street roads would be benehte" ny
the construction Of tho Broadway road.
Q-You sold your stock without thought whether IL
thought passed through my mind which wonIa pa,
through the mind OF a man who had determined 10 sen
out. ithought IL good TING to sell
Mr.. Vance could not remember that lie had given any
voucher for the check had received from Robinson
scbner Bright for the first session OF the commission
lie had he supposed deposited the money but his pass
book would probably show it, the money was not
kept distinct Mr. Vance had had the habit !or years OF
making no entries in his personal accounts Of tho sources
whence his money came whittier 1t went
Q.-Is that not somewhat unique state OF affairs !
An personal matters IcannOt say
QIsn't IT that had heard that objections or
mission because OF your relations to stree. raroads A.
After my appointment ana ropheG IA an a"'da'i''
bd you hoar before yoGr boan G
To socuTe this fraach!scl Al did not
The hearing adjourned until tomorrow at II a. m
WAITE, RYAN AND pIsBGCKER.
Ex-AIderman Charles b. Waite who has been set down
by Charles i. Miller as having said that ho knew that
one Alderman had been offered $1,000 $1,000, was
st OF the city yesterday not having returned since
funeral of his sister, to whose d'atbcd he went last
week. Chairman Low Is TO send Mr.. Waite word when
he is wanted
Taomas 7. Ryan, the Tammany Hall politician and the
rairoad man VINO associated VITA me tei
who IS said TO have made the disclosure tat he Boau
way Investigation wac a 1ammGny-Co democracy
ii in n and lou out Of he wat oecc nc wrai;F lie
equally elusive at the headquarters OF the
Metropolitan Snrtace Railway onHinhy' Du' ,oo no
Hoffman House other uptown eenera!ly IN
company with Henry Thompson or the Fhl.a1eIphia
The Metropolitan Company although it Is only ineor
pOTated yet appears 10 nave leon leasing various nch
and dealing in futures Ilc corpotgl3n through "
BrcntOu yelling. broker Of No. Wi!-ht has made
face Railway, controlled by Phlladeph'a27 chptaI
$4,000 900, shares 500 each, $50 sh re- pad III,
controls fch'tS i"r sur 'Se nne" 'h Nni - nv
Chambers, Twenty sixth and Twenty tEcnlh stS LrA
ingtou-avc to Harlem. and may control tho broadway
and Seventh Avenue and ,hc Fourth Avennr in, The
stock wneh SO share has been 4ld Ia is 800 per
share bid ana over today.
resident Of this city. who wished inlorma'
ton relative to Investments IN The stock wrote
to Mr. Woing and has Just rgceMot thi'
reply from him: " metropolitan Surface Railway stock
which $50 share has been d. iu IS selling up %
~ to-day. Much higher h-lrcs arr talked Of avn
surprised al ih-; said th'S gentIeman Yesterday, as as
the lines referred 10 III thc annodn'rh'l nav 80, 10
franchises yet. The claim 10 tie Fourth Avenue
line, and that ID LcxIngon-avc too 10 mystery to
Abraham Dlsbccker. who received $1,000 from Ir
sharp according 10 Mr.. Sharps tcstmouy,l l- member
OF the Produce Exchange lie said 10 Tri"nd yc-rI-
day ready at any time % 20 before TIE cOiint
iee and tell all about that 900 II was i1r lcei.n9
cXponscs aud shall have no hesitation in telling al
about H."