New-York tribune., 1886-02-13

There vas metal box there Mr. sharp h'u heS w
II WIS about two feet square ami foot high MI 0nap
had mt some Of bonds in the box anu s"ho o 'oP
| OF 1t. 49,.
Mr. Conkling-Dd you have any other things III 'h''
| vault I
| MIR shar, tnoueht that that was mis- own business.
SI he said that he had other interests STOCKS lher
and added warmly "You would like TO know what
man M = for b reakfast"
aIr c,ukIlug We know that already in your case
lIauehtcrl ,
Mr. sharp had taken out he said. some 300 OF the
bonds the day lie had put them IN the 'ait anu "U
sold them to verniye This was July 49, 1882 ac-
cur,iing to the pdss-bOok.
Q-Wuen did you next take ont any bonds A. A. -
can't say exactly, Nobody else had any Key 10 ~ "
Q-When aid you next handle those bonds
my cut OFF the c"upun1. Ihat was III Jhnm'ly
last Ine coupons are d1e IN January r tnr tTrm They
d hvc-perccnts, ia able scmi.annullly. - 1,r oo
Q--Do you know how mucn me coupons in July on
$25OOOuO an Ounted to
Mr. slirp thougnt 1t OF no special consequence
Q--Can you figure the amount
Mr.. Sharp thought diligently and answered
"$l25 900"
o-Then Sl2j.OO had been of from these bonds
you got th.n Al don't EtOw tht thas & hs So an,
don't recol"ct suppose the frat coupons htd oerh SuI
Oft when got the bonds. u coupon No. was cut OH
suppose they were all cut OF. -. ,., ,o.r
Odd you look to see how many coupons m man hau uu
cut Al lOoGed To that no more hau ocon cu'
o%WGo snon,d nave cut them of Z Al don't know
0-When did yol give any bonds TO MI hehnohu he,i
Al the 81 ne lime got them; Bliss had ton Russell
forty, and 100
Mr. sharn got "stuck" here and hunted for sp on
which he said he had jottei down the list But Id
searched In vain.
Mr.. Conkling-Dm that memorandum yon are LOOKING %
for from your memory Aver since thlN t.a
has been going on have jJted down ~ meInorandnn
Whatever has into my head which "ahed 10 re-
member.
USING MS MEMORY LITTLE.
From memory Mr. Sharp went on: "l gave 40 bonds
for Pu man ears; slKtyaye to IA nes j. B'ien.
There were 15D FOR the stages. gave Mr. Richmond
l35. lTotii SOL
Q.-Docs that finish it Al think II d1ea IL seems
to ne there more. l may thnk ~ II hItera
little. y. p,.,.,on,
with an eve. tInk-l don't KNOW ths-t0 get OF opPo
o~DJ YOU kn,w ;hat seventh Avenue road paid
Nj Russell Ia. counsel fees 40
Tn"t know notn ng tniuA got REQ ipt from
MI Russell It LAP at my place. think Mr. EeL
Q d / you get a receipt from Mr. Bust Al Eot
the cash those h'nhs and they won't 10 Bliss.
O-wa~ hr not paid by the seventh Avenue Company
Al don't know. Mr.. Rich nond ave me tie case Tor
ne had agreed TO give Nr Bliss bonds. ami as he did
not the bonds he gave me- the cn'h Tor thelh in
gave what satisfied ne. anh thhk maj WIS lhe ll
valur Of Tie boni' Tue money wa. n'd to .' I s,o'
don't rerol"c whether got tn" money IN ca'h or IN IN
checks. Puluan'. contract tor 100 bonds was maze
Mr.. Eic cuUond | understood 1t called ior hIly
o.-wa, that the price for those cara
tn, question rous-d the irst wrath OF tho day. Mr.
sharp was anrry because NJ. Conkling wanted him TO
know nll about "ofher peoples contracts" MT Conk
lin, akuoyIedgcd hi. mistake ami ASKED Mr.. sharp to
/ tell what he Thought fair pri o for the cars
"Tha,'s another question" Mr.. sharp an'wered. ="
think that go or ~. 100 wnud cover H. s, these
new kiui Of ears thiuA th' "oud m"Ao ''''I
cost of about e1j.oOn"
Q.-Dd you slyr a rccep, for the clrsi Al did
! 0-aA, It e7jOOOI A-Ab'Ht that thlhk
/ PI .m,n ch,r-ct about twice what he
! ought.
Mr. snArp cyp,hinei that he gave 80 bonds to
Mr Richmond t. enable him to carry out his agree
/ mcnt with PA lmln. " got $4,000 Of Ar Richmond
! for the $50 bonds" he saiL
! O-Wh.re are those bonds ! Al don't know From
thS way you TAX ind 20 tutt you En"w all ahoutit
! q. .-You never ASKED NJ. Klchuond what he ana W th
% m'"" "a. rryrr gnew him 10 ir suppose ne gave
/ them Mr. Richmond SAID that ho agreed To give 80
uip n van believe that Geirr, VI Pullman made such
! m az o ,ieut a., witlout knowing whether the
! bond, werr worm auythrn1l A. i puy knos what Mr.
Richmond said Yrs. iurre appraisal Mr. f"snay
! NJ, C,nuing dn astoui.hincuu What Fo'hay tried
! Mr. Snnrp bringing down his oanei.-Yc-. moi He
tried To- gct Ia" cars at less price, but lie h"Ay gave
QYDra you give the s7o.ooo IN casnI a In cash
! q cash agaui A-laas cash again. lLansht"El
Nj ConkIiug then turned 20 Mr. Bclden'a siIty'hYo
DO ,ds asking who Mr. Beilen VS.
Mr. sh4rp-uc's "a railroad man lie built the reser-
! voir mere. brll~yc ,., ,, ~,
! 10 wnerr ,r.nisi A. C6otlyl-Oh. | don't Know any
n, ,rrr H. hui somebody 10 subscribe to the Stock
| AMI promised hin certain numhrr Of bonds ,..,.
to Nj B~iirm about subscribing and he .nd he would
Get -nmr e-~ aud told Bodru that he would g"t
Q-Thcu Sir Bcldrn got tbrs, bonds because someopdy
else who suD-onord got nothinsf A.no x sTu ms ~,
| rsht Of subscription TO me- can i Ii'o rsI S"II
tho nauo Of tho man rYcon. you T' recall scsIi
II. had several talks With Mr. Brlien.
o-Where dor. no hyoi A.-Hsro In the winter at
'' % VI t"onyht Tol said he was from syncu'o. A
wr.l /. there and here. You kno" hm Wen ohouSh'
Mr. ConkiinS ,sofly)-I should be sorry to believe
that
CALLING OVER THg EANEs
The inquison turned to the $500 paid In on the
stock OF the surface company. Mr. sharp did not know
vino pad in lie IN night # Mr.. Richmond. Mr.
Conklpg then began calling of names to mud who Mr.
Beden's friend was Mr.. sharp kept saying no until
the namp Francis was reached then he suddenly eK-
claimed " yes"
Go. W. Francisi A-Yes
3-Tr Francss subscription to have been
80 DO yon tnSw Jacob W Lynch lie subscribed
90 share. Al | bought the right Of sn6sctlp
Ton of all Except the directors. Yes, bonght ten
'ISfri 9D SI !Sa TS%nyO"r buy Of M5 iG1 Fo,bsy YES
Q-pay MN nnytnl"E for y no; ,,N maid
MI May small sum for hi paid only small amounts
o@c@n SS You tell how 1t happened that you paid Mr..
Brlen SOS 900 bonds as premium In respect to Mr.
,bybody else for shares OF stock A-Wrl, mr Brlder
~ a man who doesn't stir around Tor nothing lie OK
nects 10 make something and he wouldn't give II up
told Mr. Belden that thought II would DO g0Ou thlng
| [
: | O-Then on your oath you wish it understood thai
Mr. Beden got the sos. 600 because Mr.. Francs sub
scribed 100 shares OF stock Al only know ina
Il was a venture. that Mr. Bedeu came IN, that th'
venture proved successful and that money was mae d
there hadn't been, nobody would have cared | gave
Mr. Beden the sXty-iiyo bonds. Idon't know VINO go
| the other subscribers.
Mr.. Sharp said that he gave In person 100 bonds u
the lines for their licenses aud equipment
He got $4,000 from the sale, aside from what TN
seyenth Avenue road paid him for tho stun" II took
He thought that the company gave him some $2OoOOO
and over.
Q.-what did you do with tho money you got OF tn
Seventh Avenue road Al don't know. .
Q.-You didn't deposit 1t . Al don't know whethe