New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-27
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The Steamer Crescent City.


Applicatioa was made on Monday in the Third
District Court by Msssrs J. T. Whitney q Co agaiIs'
Capt sOddsrd Of the Crescent city and others uhoe
the fol- owing circunstsnccs The peuuonef. fepie'sn
tina, they are the add lawful owners Of one uno
vded fourth interes, share IN toe Stesmsnip Cfe
cent CITY and thu, the other parties Interested 10 ss1d
vessel represented By C. Stcddafc the Aa''si 10Y
the business OF the Ship.
III farmer shown Ina, BY the original Articles Of
Agreement. entered into by private "f,4hs between
petitioners and the original owners OF sac 'esse
sgreed that the entire business ana agency vi sele
Steamship In this city should be conducted Oy the peu
,onsrs and that they should receive I'VE per cent On
the amount of passage money procured or collected
here and farther sum Of 2. per cent upon the ex-
penditures OF said snip. The petitioners state that
aur,pe .4I and W % June -- they have paid b the
order Of their associates the toll Oi 5000 which
we the price OF one undivided fourth interest Of SAID
Steamship. The Crescent City has made toree com
ple,e trips from New Orleans % New York during
which the petitioners have faithfully performed a. iae
duties a. sgent<
Petitioners farther show that By the written contract
for the building Of the sad ship Isaac Newton agreed
that he would take and retain baf interest mere
m but that Ia violation Of said agreement ne oAs
nominslly conveyed 20 Charles Morgan y some pre-
ended bill Of sale Assignment Ms ehuie lh'ie9' ~
ssid chip that the said Charles Morgan mas a. psu
timers verify b.neve accepted the transfer OI the On
tire Of ssid Newton, ana thai salo mares
Morgan was Il the time vel aware OF petitioners nsht
70 the agency 10 Se~-OriesDs. They also aver That
isaac Newton is sal part owner Of said vessel not
withdrawing the transfer Aforesaid Petitioners iarther
.aie tina, ths other part owners Of SAID ship, a. also
Charles Morgan --- Eagle and - Dana. have
attempted deprive petitioners Of the said agency and
rs profits and have combined with Harris and Morgan
merchants oi this city In order 70 accomplish sad pur
pose and have directed and authorized them - an
nouncs themselves 10 the public az agenu which said
Harms snd Morgan nave done That the petitioners, a.
soon a. the vessel arrived mere called Captain stod
dard and agents demanded the freight list bills Of
aiding &c but that said master reiused'o deliver them
The petitioners farther Hssert that the commissions
resulting from said agency vii BE- fairly worth y them
over $1,000 year. They $50 aver that sald Harms
End Morgan persist ia attempting 70 collect the freight
and passage money aud tnst tie illegal conduct 81 said
parties oepryes petitioners Oi the possession coatro.
and use u their own property that 1t viii greatly d..
lnsh the market value Of their interest and snare IN
said steamship and mat the attempt b deprive them o.
The agency win infct a serious aud lasting injury upon
the business Of their house Petitioner. therefore Prey
FOR wit OF injunction, 10 prevent The defendant from
collecting freight passage money and In fact prevent
ing tho from doing anything spper'siniDg 70 the bu
Of said ship. The petitioners have gwen bond ~
$50 900 Foi petitioners Benjamin and Micou and T. A.
Bradford The injunction granted and thc pet
noners were reinsstsd IN their rghu as agents n tn
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