New-York tribune., 1886-02-27
NO BRIBERY REVEALED YET.
SLOW PROGRESS IN THE INVESTIGATION,
THE BIG CHECKS ON THE BROADWAY BANK THE
STAPLE OF Yesterdays HEARING.

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tilted before the Senate Railroad Committee yesterday
tina, the two checks, one for $4,000 and one for
S1550O0 cashed in the bank June 10, 1883. were
paid In person to Jacob Sharp and James Richmond.
while Thomas b. Kerr with them. The larger
check was paid III gold notes, presumably OF $4,000
each Another interesting feature OF the day was tho
testimony Of Francis A. Palmer, the president OF the
Broadway Bank. He had become the trustee OF the
second mortgage OF 900 900 the Surface road 40
the request OF John NJ scribner, whom he had known
from boyhOod and had known to deceive any one
Yet Mr.. Palmer that the time he assumed tho
relation OF trustee he that first
mortgage OF 500 900 the road had been made; II
he had been, he would not have accepted the trust
which he did Another effort made to follow up
the Aldermanic trail, but apparently without success
Charles f. Townsend the expert accountant who had
been called in to square up" the books OF the Seventh
Avenue road during the illness of the regular Took
keeper his work first appeared in the books
in October 1884. He had made the books conform to
the requirements OF doubeentry, as demanded by the
Railroad Commissioners He had performed only
clerical duty The entries regarding "bonds or pro-
ceeds OF bonds and all those on that subject mad been
made under instruction from President Poshay
Odd any one advise you while making that book
up that the S5oo0Oo had been deposited in vault Or
| elsewherei A.-NO, sir
Mr.. Conklug-Or intimate it No, sir.
Mr. Foshay proinced THE agreement for the recent sale
Of stock the Philadelphia people It was dated Febru-
ary and provided that the $500 shares OF Surface
should remain in trust with the president Of tho
Seventh Avenue road. F. L. stetson and j. c. johnson,
OF Philadelphia, represented the Philadelphians Mr.
Foshays receipt showed that he himself had deposited
| eighty-twO shares with DreXe, Morgan Co. In the
agreement between the two Broadway roads lease had
at one time been contempated then simple contract
was made when Mr. Bright who had advised the lease,
| was in Europe
| Mr. Conkling made startling discovery in his foray
| on the Seventh Avenue roads Journal He came
across two leaves glued together He tried to SEQ
hafhn fhar
any writing between the sheets, but In vain Then he
looked with suspicious eye at Mr. Foshay and asked
what 1t meant Tne last previous date was June IL.
! 1885.
| Mr. Conkling-Do you know anything aboutiti
Nj. Foshay (blushing) Only what the young man.
Mr. conkling-Yo mean yOur.ef personally m A h.d
skipped one leaf oy accident and thea had glued the two
leaves together scolded him for MS esrelessaess'
No. sir
| Mr. Conkling dropped the subject He next took up
the minutes OF August H. 1885, when, Jacob sharp
dissenting" the committee Of which he was
one reported adversely to the "grdiron
project Mr.. Conkling examined the quoted words and
asked, Are those In the same handwriting, at tho
time, with the same pen as the rest OF the entr
To save life Mr. Foshay could shed no light on the
question whether Mr.. Sharp had been square with
the Philadelphia keenan, combination In his promise To
give them the seventh Avenue road as BACKBONE
| sHARP's BIG CHECKS AGAIN.
H. b. Parke the payingteller Of the Broadway BANK,
handed the counter the large sums on Mr.
sharps two checks payable to cash. on June 49, 1882
| was next sworn. He lives In New-Jersey ana three
years ago succeeded A ID. j. Rice, who became csher.
| Tho two have been in the bank for twenty years.
| MIR ConkIng-Do you know MIR. Jacob sharpi A.
do lie has been depostor at the bank ever since
Do you remember aboat eight months ago, about
June TO- Of large checks OF Mt snarp' e'n"s i0' pay
'nc oNWhat makes you rememberi Al can't say that
o"pa YOU pay any coin on themi A-only unless
twas IN cents for some fraction on the ehecAs'
Odd you pay any egattender notes Al cant
W you explain why AaBecag@.e @ dnS asve f cheeks Sss
money, the other for some slo''ooo ma from 'he
Odd you pay that Sl55ooo check in currency
I pS paa yGa the g7g g7y eoS eoS cheek cheek '1
oIp YOU also pay one for S65 900 Oh the same dayt
oWhs5 W time Of day was it when You paid the
Sl55.oooi Al cannot remember IL was no'
e of II y% paid in currency nd you select green
backs instead of National bank bills A'-FFopaoiy'
Old you pay any coin that day Al couldn't
Q-Is it usual or unusual to pay check IN e9n' A.
II asked TO- should DO it. II would be unusual o., ,h
| Odd yOd pay checks that day after you pad tne
| sharp checksl Al should say did s.,,.
dI AI maid them one after the othcr-I don't know
| which hrst tnlnk one other check came between
| Odd you pay the two tosetner' Al 'n'"A NV
| that l., ia one amount. ,..,.. -. "a. anna ,ioot
O.
| Alt is my recollection did , 49,. ..,u .o..or,
| Q.-Dii you pay them to one ana the same Pe'sohf
oErhe payment in currency. except for an importer.
OF S74 900 was and unusual occurrence, washs
Q-Quite so Ayes, sir
Q-Can you recOlec any other checss-except 70 Im-
norters-ainounng to $4,000 which you paid IN cur
rency to any other persons A-ldont recoieetn ns'ns
nWben Won handed the currency out we're Others
presentl | do mean the bank officers; A.IIhe.e
we're several three to my knowledge ana others, can
'"' MR. coNKLING's PROBE.
Mr. Coukling assumed that supiemey quee' appa-
renty ind which is his when on the verge Oh
putting really important question ana asked smoo'ny
Will you name tue threcf
There was pause OF expectancy as 'hc Pa'i"s'e'0'
responded as a matter OF course:
Mr. SHARP stood there. Mr. Richmond, Mr. Thoms' b.
Kerr
A uurmur something like cat last" went around
the room, ard Mr.. Conkling quietly made sure oy
asking: 81 presume you mean Jacob sharp"
Yes, sir.
Mr. sharp sat within five feet OF the witness and TOOK
Il all with apparent indifference.
O. Did they stand togetheri A.-Yes
0-Wheu the sum was psidi A.-les, sir
Q.-Did you hand thcm money when the sum was paia'
a. To whomi A-Mr Sharp and Mr. Richmond
Q.-were tue bills loose or hau tney oanus "rou"o
O-Do you remember from where you took the cur
rency2 A.-Fron the cashier; , p,,u, uv
Q-From where did he get the money pI rJ ,,y y
vault; particular safe in my yaa, h, sI oIa n,m m
wanted the amount TO pay the check anu nc ee'o "o'
I presume, the largest bills be had -, =. ~,
o~Payng the two checks that day, did you so 10 MIN
twice Ayes, sir. , .,n,.a, .
q How vas the amount handed to you countedt a.
He counted to ME. and counted II to those 10 "nom
pd the persons to whom you paid the sums count
it after youi Al don't know A.. ., a..
" NtSn you recall which sum you nrst TOOK, the
$1,000 or tes si55oOOi Al cannot. cannot say
how many minutes intervened. DO not know %astasr
tmsa pad no attention TO them after gave them tho
money. ,o, hu Iaooh sh,rnt A.
o1Were they indorsed by any enc olsei Al have
"VS ~ wy Yon knew all these three meui Ayes, sir.
0-Apd knew they were responsible mon Al
there i'm the neighDorhood OF 81, 100000. -
o-Do you know any thing Of the denomination OF !ns