New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10

the Broadway and scyenth.sye lne running from
the Park 70 Fourtcsnthsk and thence through Unvof
city Place to the postonice. sharp's Bfosawy hns
was from tho Battery TO Fourteenfhst CONSEQUENTLY
n was projected to run parallel and In competition
with the road managed BY Foshas and hsn. Tns
General Railroad act was passed On May o. 1856 hew
then watch q. dates Sharp organized bis BroadwN
road May IT, Its nco,poratofs wero his employees Mac
Lean, Pence and Others men without means. They
took blocks OF $4,000 90, never paying cens o.
course, nor ever receiving certificate OF ownersail
Tho only certificate issued from first TO last was
one TO sharp himself for o250 shares. The only
money ever paid into the treasury from first to last
was $500 being 10 per cent OF the legal Requirements
of 81 900 for each milo. This $500 had b be paid
before they could organize. 1t was paid by RchmoEd
whereupon sharps dummy stockholders met and ocfore
they ever had franchise, car. horse, or so much
as books Of account they ordered issue OF g. So0
900 in bonds. That was May H. On May Ii the
Broadway and seventhave directors met and guaranteed
125 of these bonds In return for permission TO run
their road the first petition for WHOM
had not yet been submitted to the Aldermen severat
meetings Of the combine had already been held ana
the 100000 proposition agreed 10. The other $40
bonds were guaranteed by Snaps Twenty-thirdst
nne for permission to run its Biceckerst cars oves
the Broadway surface rails. These permissons were
klven by Sharps dummy directors May 81, and then
they were ready for business.
They fled their petition with the Aldermen on
June 80 and by the end of July things wore In snaps
for the passage Of the franchise. 1t was arranged
with the Aldermen that the resolution was to so
through on August 4. at which trre the es00oo0
would be due The question Yves how to raise it. On
July 10 Foshay went TO engraver and ordered 500
81 900 second mortgage bonds on the Broadway
and seventh-ave. road. On July % the direce
ors Of that road authorized the issue. On
July 26 Kerr and Foshay got the bonds
Nd rut fhapn tha ma with fustflcs
tons their broker to have the by Saturday,
August 2. He did sell them, being paid mostly In
checks, which Kerr spent all day SATURDAY In turn
ing into 81 900 and $500 bills On August Do
Lacy told FuIgraA that " the money was ups
This. briefly. is the story of the raising Of tho
bOode,' and It has all been put into the records
though In an unshapey style. In the hands Of q
master orator, Fellows really Is, II can be used
effectively. Poor Fuilgraf told his tale in way
that would have wrung pity nom stone idol. II
there q miserable wretch, this despised ini
former Is the man. Els memory bad In his
direct examination but Colonel Ingersoli helped to
get the full facts from him. The Colonel adopted
different method from that pursued by Kerr's former
counsel, the fiery Mr. Bourke Cochran. Mr.. Cochran
went at Fullgraf Irishman might naturally be
expected to go at nformer, matter what kind of
an infomer he was, and, on the whole, think his
method was wise. OF course, &c made Fulgrah furf@
ous but that q useful effect, for his answers
seemed vndictive, and II there In the mind OF the
Jury as there Inevitably i latent prejudice against
informers, vndictive would, OF course, bring
II out TO the DEFENDANTS advantage Cochran mixed
mp the Witness got him excted, oewfidered, cowods
crazed and ugly by turns and In the end demoraiized
him. But Colonel Ingersoil took another tack He
treated him as POOR degraded creature that called
only for charity. He gentle and easy, almost
sympathetic Fullgrap consequently became easy IN
his soul and his memory was lubricsted. what pare
Of his tale he forgot upon his chief examination he
brought OUT IN response TO the Colonel and he creaesd
the impression of an utterly woebegone man freeing
hts heart and conscience OF an awful load ihss
may have been good for Kerr, but doubt IT. Ths
best way to treat informer is as Delaware treats
cOnvicts, fog him. and fog till he willis
Colonel InHersops appearance in tho case was
surprise Aftcr the former trial Kerr disputed Mr..
Coclran's bill. He had paid this high-priced adj
vocate $4,000 as a retainer. and was to pay him
$4,000 moro. The dispute related TO that S1o,o0oi
and suit was begun for it's collection Kerr claimed.
they say, that IL only to be paid IL he was acE
Quilted That such was the understanding Is not
generally believed Mr. Dourke Cochran has had
his ups and downs but he has long since passed the
contingent stage Of his professional career.
Colonel Ingersoll Is more picturesque In court IMAM
Mr. Cochran He says and does funny things rom
the opening 10 the closing Of the session. He keeps
up a running undertone comment upon the proceed,
iugs Intended to amuse the jury and behtte tne
evidence, method which IS moro than hkeiy 10 scs
him into trouble with the Court before the case 10
over I noticed on Friday that the Judges ex-
pressiye mouth was getting oniinously tight wits
the Colonel was Joking away, to kerrs delight ano
10 tho amusement Of all around him. he didn't say
ANYTHING but little later, when the Colonei ms
terrIpted Mr. sempe's exarnnation and put question:
To tho Juror himself the Judge said In quaint worus
and sharp tones, q Bde your time, sir!'
who were the leading spirits OF the Broadway
sraeo enterprIse!" asked Mr sempie OF ono Witness
Tho word "spints' struck the Colonel at once.
st obiect!a he cried. ave don't want any spirits
IN THIS case. This was distinctly human transao-
lion Let's keep tho Spirits at distance"
Az another point In tho case Mr.. Sempo, In replyl
~ tho Colones objection that no was asking leading
questions said, "well, you've opened the door fcn
mo,' A.. .oo. =. .o,r. a, ,v,,cs a.
cried Colonel Ingcrsoll, wide enugh to admit niegas
evidence ,
Ne made a similar point in just aS picturesque a.
vav when Lawyer scribner was on the stand. The
district Attorney mustn't put answers In the Wnesss
MOUTH he said.
40 this witness can take care OF himself" re-
,orted Mp sempIe. He doesn't need your protee-
ton. He Is Intelligent enough not to be mised BY
the form OF a question"
as e the measure of witnesses intelligence that
determines the competency Of question: demanded
the Colonel
lie was ralentiessly opposed to Mr. semple's ASKING
what the witness suspected too "euspclons can
not hatch into evidence, no matter how warm thu
nest you find them IMP he declared.
HER IDEA OF GEETLKHAE.