New-York tribune., 1886-02-11
JACOB SHARP'S TESTIMONY.
VARIOUS OPINIONS AS TO ITS EFFECTS.
TIE COUNSEL HARD AT WORK on THE CASE
ALDERMEN APPARENTLY TRANQUIL.

THE COUNSEL HARD AT WORK on THE CASE
ALDERMEN APPARENTLY TRANQUIL.
Jacob sharp standing in the office OF ROBIN
son Scribner a. Bright yesterday where IL is MS
wont 10 appear daily and by his SHE stood water
tank He gently turned the lancet and let tn9 tn9
water run cold into a cup and then carefully raseu
it TO his lips lie took swallow tnen o,er his
faltered as look of CONSERVATION came over hio
face, and he dropped the cup as II 1t had oech "n
adder. au.., ,ootor told mo I
must not drink water I've got to conline myself
Mr., Shap,s milk-can has played an important
mart in the hearing so lar. Ii is glass can hOuS
mari and is the regulation pattern Tor the pres
ervatlon of fruit, Mr. Sharp carries It with nun
~ DO Won want to know why take it ~ he asked
Yesterday. Sit down and I'll tell youn His VS.
itor obeyed the Injunction and MT sharp con, con-
tnued: =" Ii is diabetes. ! am great sufferer IRON
it, or have been. DIR. LOOmis my physician mas
ordered me to drink milk tor it, and he says must
take no water" -. =. -,
No water straight or no milk with water in II Z"
"No water at all, but only pure milk
Are yoa sure the milk is pure =
aDoes it come from your farm in Oneida
County! I" ..,-.,,
" How do you know"
Because | keep my own COW. Yes, SIT I've gol
her right here i'll the city ana Know / eet pH pure
milk No water in that, at least from the mix
man."
ais it blooded cow'' .., 4,
"Wen," and Mr. Sharp's face grew quizzical; "
know there's blood in her. No, she's not an Aiuer-
new. but | know she's good reliable COW and she
gives good milk and think ought to be Judge OIL
what's good milk" -,
I" How much do you drink day
Five quarts" , ..: 81
Mr.. sharp disappeared in the remote interior OF
the Office. where there was no water. .,.u al
TO all external appearances there was luIl an
along the line yesterday in the broadway lhVestl-
cation But much was going under the surface
Roscoe Conkng and Clarence A. seward Tele
engaged in developing their line OF "a attaSk. Ens'
but it is going about that they hold certain testl-
mony in reserve, of which they expect to MAKE ae
telling use. Some of it has bearing Oh VINO sot
the ten bonds unaccounted for.
As to the effect produced generally by JacOn
Sharp's testimony the comments were as various AZ
the men making them. The most outspOken OF all
those interested, directly indirectly IN the III
vestgation We're the cable people and those inter-
ested in the rockingham suit which was lnstltuted
fo find ont what had become of the S2, 2,5OO.O0O
first apd second mortgage bonds Issued oy the
Broadway Surface railroad company anu Rai
road Company One OF those most interested III 'ne
cable company SAID:
The testimony of Mr. Sharp plainly indicates that
there was a combination Of the worst kind in the execu
ton of the entire scheme 1t shows that JSco9 Saip
pd and EQUIP the road and turn it the Broad
way and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company ne eva Was
the ase0t the whole transaction The S23Oo0oV IN
issued and turned over to him @ Waat o 1d @ ne
do WITH He has %a became ST Of that the
question. The whole road cost really hot CSer
$4,000 Before Mr. CGnsng GSs 1aSe T For NV
part think that the examlnatlon yester aay was n &
where he Lad to Init that lie could tell anything
about that 100000 hiatasS692 900 IN exact heares
1t is this: after such testimony the senate
o the Charter and that that
will yet he sold at public auction to the highest oduer
All those who are directly interested in the matter
exhibited a pertinacious reluctance to the use OF
their names Under the promise of secrecy one
who has been active in pushing the rockingham
suit said:
NJ. sharp's testimony proves just what we have
alleged All along that the whole thing is fraud from
beginning to end that there never was any 9 such the
was merely form OF disguise OF tue Broaaway ani
Seventh Avenue Railroad C0mpsny LoA AZ In 1"f hat the
Broadway Surface Company retains he rlsnt 10 run oo
}npp Snbtafuee to convey the idea that there
bona fds corporation known as the BROADWAY Sutiac
he was "A whole undivided construction company and he
mt the bonds where they would do tie most COOL
Lawson ~ Fuller the father OF cables sald in
regard to Mr. ShaTp's testimony:
o. my son. Mr sharp is too old coon to get inta "a
trap. told them that all aong Let them lOok io,
certain Investments in property ana tney may hhu
something.
The Aldermen and ex-Aldemen interested appear
TO be going about as usual. Alderman Jaehhe mas
been a constant attendant at the hearings and Vls-
tied the City Hall YESTERDAY. All VINO saw hl s;liu
that he was tranquil There were Tnm3rs lhl. a.
Aldermen lad left the city, because of Door health
But he was at the City Hall on Monday and ms
ocouaintances say that he will appear before the
investigating committee when wanted. Mr.. seward
was asked if the committees counsel mad met Will
apy difficulty in getting hold of their witnesses,
bnt he Looked wise and said he would say nothing
Colonel Bliss was in the same condition.
Alderman Earle, who entered the Board as al
opponent of a railroad IN Flith-ave., ana VINO ha'
followed all the hearings closely, said that he
thought Mr.. Sharp had acted as construction
company, but he did not see what there was TO pre-
vent that Time and the committee 5 counsel could
alone ferret out the whole matter. The Broadway
people were perfectly ser ne apparently, ana eA-
pressed themselves content thus far.
The following resolution was adopted by the
Board of Trade aud Transportation:
II i the sense OF the Board that the Committee OF the
Senate iuuuirine concerning the allecet bnoery aud
corruption connected with the procuring OF The irahchlst
of the Broadway Railroad, shOdd probe the mater u
the bottom that all persons found guilty of gvDS o
receiving brbes should be punished tO the fullest cAteh
law.