Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-28
GEORGE G0ULD'S DENIAL.
HE cORROBORATES HIS FATHERS
 CHARGE OF BLACkMAlL,

HE CORROBORATES HIS FATHERS
 CHARGE OF BLAcKMAlL,
 Statement Demanding S60O,OOO to
 Haul Down the White F1ag-secretary
 Whitney's Emphatic Denial.
 NEW YORK, March 2s-Mr. Jay Gould took recess yesterday, and left his son, Mir. George J. Gould, to supplement the nara tives that have been the town talk all this week.
 ssEver since the proceedings were com menced by Mir. Andrews against my father and Mr. Sage" said George Gould, 'I have refused to be interviewed, or to give any public expressions about it, as I thought it better to let the matter take its course in the conrts without interference on my part. But my attention has been called to a statement in this mornings Herald of Mr. E. E. An drews, the real prosecutor in this matter, so utterly unfounded and calculated, if undenied, to injure others as well as myself, that feel cannot let it pass unanswered
 ''I am justified in saying that MT. Andrews is the originator and prosecutor of these charges, because no bondholder in America or Europe, by letter, or otherwise has made any complaint to the trustees in regard to their ac- tion in this matter, or sought to have any set clement of it with them; but MT. Andrews went or sent to Europe last summer to concoct this prosecution, and came back, and in October brought civil suit in tho name of Soop and Rens, of Holland, as holding thirty-fou out of the 20, ,OOO, 900 of Kansas Pacific bonds in which suit he claimed that Gould and Sage were liable for about st, ,000,O Shortly after this civil suit was brought Mir. Andrews and his counsel said that they had received dispatch from Holland to discontinue it; and they did discontinue it, and about that time com menced the criminal proceedings.
 II state at the outset chat it is absolutely false that have offered myself or authorized any one else to offer, directly indirectly, any sum whatever to MT. Andrews or to any other person whatever to settle this proceeding.
 "Mr. Andrews has on three different occa- sions sought an interview with me, without any previous request of mine.
 1.-The first interview was in the latter part of January of this year, at my office, in the afternoon. At that interview Mr. Andrews said that this matter could be settled for $500, 1000. replied did not see what power he had to settle it. as the matter was in the hands of the courts. The second interview was at my house, at which q similar proposal was made and rejected.
 uO uCAC oIo OA14y OVuC1 uVcI N1cW cPoI had with Mir. Andrews on this subject was. the Sunday evening after the hearing before the district attorney, when he came to my house. He stated he was so we'll satisfied with his presentation of the case to the dis trict attorney that they thought they ought to have $600,000 from us-S2OO, 900 to be paid down and S4OO, ,OOO held in trust to be paid when a complete estoppel was obtained. When he suggested settlement said to him: Our counsel say 1t cannot be settled To which he replied that he could give com plete estoppel in a way that had not been thought of by any of our counsel, but it would behecessary for me to trust him with some part of the money, say $2OO 1000, the balance to be held in trust until the suit was discontinued, and that the balance would give them something to work for. AS they had claimed S6, ,000, GOO in their civil suit, I thought this was pretty big letting down. but I declined to pay or offer anything for settlement, and MT. Andrews left. These are the only interviews ever had with him.'
 "A short time after the third and last in interview with MT. Andrews he sent me word to the effect that they would give me until 12 o'clock that night to accept their last offer of $500, ,OOO, and if not accepted by that hour the white flag would come down, and that they would wait until that time at the Hotel Brunswick to hear from me- A few days after the white flag was hauled down he sent still another message to me- and also to MT. Sage, 10 the effect that they would take $1OO, 900 and discontinue the criminal pro- ceedings. To which neither Mir. Sage nor myself paid any attention.
 'I repeat that l never approached MT. An drews; he always approached me- His state ment that attempted to bribe him or the counsel for the prosecution by offering them large fees on condition that they would sacri- flee the interests of their clients is absolutely false"
 WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Secretary Whit ney's attention was drawn by correspond ent to the story printed in New York paper yesterday morning, in which his name is connected with the effort to secure an indict- ment against the Wall street magnates.
 "The whole story," said he, lis without the slightest foundation ill fact. I have no knowledge of nor acquaintance with any of the parties; have not exchanged a word with any one who has had to do with the cases since they were taken up by the district at torney. MT. Fellows referred to the cases once in my presence in casual conversation It was at least two months ago, before he had taken them up for consideration, and he did all the talking. I expressed no opinion whatever, and, as it happens, have not seen him nor communicated with him since You can make this statement as broad as you please. I have had nothing to do with it, directly or indirectly"
 A Water Famine Feared. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., March 2S.-The 1 temporary dam at the water works at Wes- tons mills broke yesterday, and the city is