New-York tribune., 1886-02-27
Making The firsti .OOD


brother.
MIR Foshay produced the receipt of Messrs. Vance,
Harris and Lord. the commissioners who reported III
favor Of Surface road for 2O each s ices Ior the
second session. Mr.. Seward took up the lease OF tDe
Surface road. Mr. Foshay said that the contract be-
tween the two roads made before the lease WAS
Considered The counsel fret recommended lease ana
afterward one OF the firm having gone to Europe the
other members the firm thought that the c0ntrdot
would DO sufficient
o-who ADVISED the leasel A.-Mr. Bright. Messrs
Robinson and SCrbner thought the contract sHmcleHI
Q-Was the fact that the lease was cropped De
cause 1t might violate the charter because Two Pra'o
and competing roads would thus De eohsoi'ud'eu' A.
No. sir. 49, , nar,od with
any bonds since this examination c0mmeHced' Al
Mr. Conkling-who drew these agreements with the
Philadelphia paTtiesf Al DO not know Ihe matter
O-How lon. before the agreement was made WAS the
frSt conference the subject heldf A'-Nol ore ina"
Q-When was the drst conference between the
paroles A.-TDere WAS none; sOnnSei Go4uueeu t tne
Mr.. Johnson. of Philadelphia ana MI stes"n. .,
ealo about week before the aEreeuieh was n'aue !
others sold were also called Ia sether al te %
Backin .h4n. Oar counsel suggested tue meeting. lus
counsel both sides we're there hessrs ScflDhet anu
o|GEo for the others' Al did not see them they
we're III another our sounsei were with the n m
Mr. Conklng-when does your AeXt election oI Objects
occurl A.-Ine second Monday IN July. ,,
Q.-And the contract OF sale VIII not DC comPIe'cu
yoi Know whether the object of deprvng these
10000 shares q Young PossF was 70 guard ij.s
was 10 prevent turning the directors out
Moses Mehrbach, n keen-eyeo, olly-ton2ued stocA
holder OF Seventh Avenue rOad rected no" he hau
years ago made first purchase OF STOCK ana had since
then with his brother. made other Investments In all
getting 800 shares He produced his check and pass
books OF hls accounts the German Exchange aud
Pacific He had never seen any Broadway Dohds'
he said, In May, 1855, he had borrowed $4,000 IL
three loans, and had given horse rallrodu STOCK
as security. He knew nearly all the Aldermen
and loaned ex-Aldernan Farley $1,000 last summer or
fall or rather had lndorsed his which had been
paid. lie had mad security, as he hsd loaned Mr.
Farley money before aud had always been repaid lie
had not he ped Mr. Farley any Alderman to property
He had never said that ne that he advanced
money u them taken stock OF them Mr. MehFDach
exeused but his books were retained for
ti0D.
JAEUNG'S SAFE INQUIRED ABOUT.
Mr. ConkIing made loud call for " Murty A. Clark
and the esergeant-atarms malo formal call, Wheh
tow-headed man shouted " Here" Mr. Conkling ap-
peared rejOced when was discovered that the tow
headed man was named Marx, and he got out OF sight.
Just as Murty j. Clark $50 he the nAme) appeared
aud took stand. He carried polished SIX Nat ana
was dressed fa.hionably. lie said that he was ma
chinst but had followed his trade for eSht years
He was doing nothing at present.
Mr.. COnklng with magnificent surprse>-hhen ala
mir CIarx-I haven't been out OF town.
Q-Wheu did you come from FiOridal "A year ago
o-Nhere do you resdel A.-No. y Washington
C@Do YOU know Mr. william MolOney A.-No,
Q-Ncver saw MIN 2 A.-Never to know him
DIDO YOU aud he 20 TO Florida togotherl Ave
did, last winter; we left about Jsnu@y Zoi VIC "e''
"0NwhaI pirchase did you aud Alderman sayles make
IN Florida al that time A-None that anl aware o.
Mr. Clark denied there had been any negotiations
for hotel property in Florida; Mr. sayles was in the
hut Mr. Clatk d know
contract for supplying meat to Florida hotel lie
knew Alderman Miller slighty, but had not seeh him
since last summer. He also was well acquainted with
Alderman Jaehne and his former Jeweiry store IN
BroomesL where the famous safe was Mr. Clark also
knew William Horner. liquorseller at Varick and
Houston sts.
Mr. Conk!ng-Do you remember in the summer OF
1ss4 walking up Broadway WIN Ao,sss' nofhe
oEDo You remember going to Jaehnes place with
QDid you not 20 there In August lss4 WI Win tnem
Q.-Do you know Mr.. Alter who bought out Mr.
o.~Do You remember being In Jaehne's place when
something put IN the safei A-tes, wbeh "af
negotiating for watch That was taken out ana put III
Q1w"s that the only time when you something
''ot~ Q~Tha, Wa, III A eOnar-buttOn. Laughter
o.~Do YOU know John Keenani Al have met him
QCTssn you have not been at Lakewood A-NO
Dir. lLaughterI
City Chamberlain WINS was called upon to state
whether at the time property were opposing
road In Thirty.eighh-st he had told mem Der OF the
firm OF Dunning Edsall Hart that 100000 mad been
placed in tn. hands of the brotheFin-law Of some
what conspicuous man by the Surface road to
Influence the Board OF Aldermen. Mr.. WINS empha'f
cay denied having said nythng OF the KIND or ha'lhE
even mentioned the Surface road.
FRANCIs A. PALMER's TESTIMONY.
Francis A. Palmer, the president OF the Broadway
Bank was tue witness lie has been Its president
for years and the trustee of the SOOOOO(
second mortgage OF the Surface road, William H. Hay;
beng the trustee Of 81 100000 first mortgage. Mr.
Palmer produced the weekly Clearing House nt
NJ In. banks affairs for period embracing tho pay
ment OF the s74 900 and $l55ooo checks Mr.. Seward
put the first questions.
o-Where. did you sign tho mortgagef A.-At my
desk. Mr scrbner asked me 10 sct as trustees LOT
it over; asked him II 1t all right he SAID IL was
signed 10 and he took H.
Q-where did you sign the pOnnsI hat st VI" o, "a ~
bank by a young man named Robinson, VINO was iueht
fied i signed them 800 400 Que day. thlnk a u
bonds were o used for buying the stage lines -
Mr. Coukling-HOw long have you known Jacoo SIai 10
A.-Probably twenty years. DO not Know mr. hlch
mopd. 1 do know Mr.. FOshay. have owned oe'entn
ave stock but do The road has keptis eecouh
st our bank since II organized a., IN go.
o~whrn Mr. scrbner called on you did he tell yo
that there wAs previous mor,sAge va A,NH0 air ''
O-Between the time he came frat and the time ~
brought the mortgage did you communicate Will an
body else about itf A-No sir The young man hopn 1
son took Inc oOnds away after signed them MI kce
the cashier, counted them. ..a,
Odd you " any Of thess bonds afterwardt A.
Yes. SIR in the bank think tsey were brought