Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-04
A TALK WITH GOULD.

cution of Himself anu Russell Sage to
Be Blackmail Pure and Simple-AIov' ng
Sptrils in tho Case.
NEW YORK, March 27-Jay Gould sat in
one OF the luxurious parlors of his home at
Forty sev enth street and Fifth avenue last
evening and explained his remark
that the motives for the efforts to
tndict him and Russell Sage for al
legged larceny Of trust securities belonging
to Kansas Pacific bondholders were "a
newspaper, a cable company and wom-
an" Mr.: Gould was very frank in making
his statements, but he was averse at pres
emit to having the names of many people
connected with the trouble published. He
said the time for that would be when the
courts were called upon TO decide the con-
troversy If they ever were. Referring to
his remark that a newspaper, cable COM
pany and a woman" were the motives for
the assault Cd him in connection with the
Denver Pacific Kansas Pacific affair, he said:
LET me first take up the newspaper. 1t is
the Herdli. The hostility OF that newspaper
toward me dates from the time when James
Gordon Bennett, the elder, had his son,
present owner Of the paper, elected q
director in the American Cable Com
pany, which, we all know, is q
part OF the Western Union and tho
career as a director by demanding that the
HerdldS news should have precedence, and that
its cables should be transmitted before those
to other newspapers. He also demanded
a reduction in tolls on all Her.
alb cables. We could not grant such re-
quests. I thought that the company was a
business concern. and that all newspapers
should be treated alike. Mr.. Benefits de-
mands increased during his term as director,
and he threatened that unless compiled
with them he would start q new cable COM
pany. At last he was dropped as director
and went to London and consulted with
John Pender about building the
cable company Mr.. Pender is an ex-
perienced man, and he could not see
profit in Mr.. Benefits plans. Mr. Ben
nett thereupon hunted up John W. Mackay,
and they built the commercial cable. These
facts have been the cause OF Mr.. Bennett S
animus against me. He has been hostile to
the extent OF egglng on this Denver pac tic and
Kansas Pacific persecution, for it has long
since ceased to be prosecution. That think,
will explain my reference to 4 newspaper and
cable company
Mr. Gould was then asked why the prose-
cutting lawyers, W. H. Delaney. E. l. An
drews and their late associate, Delaney
Nicoll, persisted in their demand for his
and Russell Sage's indictment, and why
they did not seek to recover damages in a
civil suit? Mr.. Gould replied:
sin the first place, the claim they make
against Mr.. Sage and me is blacknal-pure
and simple blackmail. They did start out with
Q civil suit brought in the name OF q German
banking house. I can not at the moment recall
the name OF the firm, but I do know that the
instant the firm heard it had been made the
plaintiff in the suit it cabled over to these
lawyers and had the suit stopped. What was
left for these lawyers to do: Not one Of them
represented any. bondholders but prom
inent politician and offce-holder stepped il and
demanded that Mr.. Sage and be indicted. The
mans action was the result Of personal animus
growing out OF my interference on behalf OF
warm friend OF mine tAlr HOpk:ns) who
figured in suit for divorce brought by his
wife. This friend was greatly troubled at the
time. and he needed Q friend. would not per
nit him to wilt under this trouble, knowing
that he was innocent and that it was a scheme
deeply laid to bring about his ruin. This poll
tician ana had always been friends up to that
time.
before I sailed to Europe I called upon
very prominent gentleman who holds 9,
the highest offices OF the State and laid the
whole question OF my trusteeship in the
Denver Pacihc-Kansas Pacific railwa,
matter before him, and told hin
that I about to sail for Europe
and if there was any reason why
could not go wanted to know it. I had beer
told that was to be arrested as I stepped OF
the steamer The statesman sent for an Officer
conversant with the case, and after consultation
said that might go. Before went to Europe
there were many suggestions ard overture:
made to me that might settle the case, but
would not. My principle through life has beer
not to give one cent for blackmail but millions
for defense. MY son George was then left t
face these people. hadn't gotten fairly on tn
sea before the leading counsel for the allcge'
bondholders called to see George. Ee wa
modest enough to say that the whole malta
could be settled for s5000O0. George told HI
visitor he hadn't that much money himself
and that he couldn't communicate will
me, but that he d. dn't see very we'll how tn
matter could be settled, as it was in the hand
of the District Attorney. George was notified
later in the day that if he didn't settle befor
midnight war would be declared George pail
no attention, and they then tried to have MI
Sage settle. They offered to do the bushes
for him in good shape for $1,000"
"Why did they reduce the price to MI
Sage?"
'@Oh, ] suppose because they knew his none
don't run as swift and easily as the Falls Of Nj
agara. All this time the politician that spea
of was demanding that I be indicted. Every
body in this neighoorhood knows that I wa
right in supporting Mr.. Hopkins It is NO
true that made any afhdavits in the divorc
case. simply gave them my cordial supper
and signlfed my willingness to stand by him i
b trouble. knew that he was an innocen
and greatly abused man."
Mr. Gould SAID that if the lawyers for til
alleged bondholders had any claim againe
himself and Mr.. Sage, as trustees, the prope
way was to commence civil suit, and il
that way obtain Judgment against Their
for their alleged fraud. That would b.
substantial way of showing that the com
plainants really represented the bond
holders and not the mselves.
meeting of the directors of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Company was hel
here yesterday afternoon for the purpose Q
electing officers and to settle the questio
of declaring dividend, which bushes
was held in allegiance until President ia
Gould returned from abroad. The OF
officers were Reelected for the ensuin
year The dividend of LIZ per cent qua1
terly was voted unanimously.
Three Lives Lost.
KANSAS CITY, No., March 27.-Word hs
reached here of the almOsv entire destru'
ton of the town OF Minnesota, Kingma
County, Kan last Saturday evening at 7:3
O'Clock by a tornado 1t had been rainin
all day, and as evening approached til
funnel-shaped terror was seen approachin
from the southwest 1t struck the tow
and destroyed every thing in it's patl
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