New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-03
LAW INTELLIGENCE
THE JERSEY MONOPOLY ARRAIGNEI

THE JERSEY MONOPOLY ARRAIGNED.
From Our Own Reporter.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW
JkRsbY-IS EoCIrY
John D. Hsser comp n.nt; Edwin Stevens, Robert F.
Nelson, deendAntA
TRENTON, n. j., Saturday Sept. 90, 1855.
An application was made on the part OF the COM
plaiDant before Judges Grier and Dickerson, for an
order 10 eompe the defendants TO produce before the
Commissioner certain books of account Of the New
Brunswick Steamboat and Canal Transportation Com
pnny kept b. William III Ga'smer an agent OF the
said Comp any. at Phacolphia. Counsel for complain
ant O. n Hslsted and A. Zsbriskie; for defend
ants. j. p. Bradley and John NJ. Read.
The close connection which existed between this
Company and the Monopoly Barons Of New-Jersey,"
the directors OF the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com
paby always commands attention and creates much
interest BY an order of this Court the books of this
New. Brunswick Company, kept by VIM. r. Anderson,
and nown the Anderson Books and 'ich were the
bssis OF the settlement were placed in hc oily ottae
Commissioner, from which the complainant has ascer-
tanned at the said New Brunswick Company have
bt Ell rauduenty charged with the debts Of the Camden
ard Amboy Railroad Company and OF certain indl-
yiduas exceeding 500 900. These charges the COM
planart alleges and not chargeabe against
The New Brunswick Company, and large part there
of were paid and accounted fer by the Cdmlen and
Amtoy Railroad Company. The complainant further
charge that the receipts OF large sums OF money by the
seid New Brunswick Company have been wrongfuly
withheld from the said Anderson Books, and these
sums with the fraudulent debit charges ia said books
have lessened the Assets of the said Neg-Br 1nswck
Company TO an amount exceeding million OF dollars.
* The comp ainan further alleges that the said An
"derson Books" not the books of original en-
tries or they made from the original books of
said COMPANY; but the said books were made from
documents and other memoranda forwarded to the
said Anderson from time TO time by the said Gatser
and other age ns and directors of the said Company
Tie complainant has ascertalned from the exImina-
ton OF witnesses in this cause, that during period oil
fx.l Defpa n Nav
brunswick Company instead oil being received by the
Treasurer of the New Brunswick Company, were paid
by the Transportation Agents of said Company to Ed
win A. Stevens, the Treasurer OF the Camden ana
Anboy Railroad Company, and TO VIM. II. Gatsmer,
and 10 Ira Bliss the principal agents OF the said Rail
road Company at Philadelphia aud New York; and
that the said Bliss and Gasmer deposited the funds OF
this New Brunswick Company in bank 10 the creti: OF
the sad Edwin A. Stevens Treasurer OF the Canfen
and Amboy Railroad Company.
BY the answer of these defendants to the complain
ants ienal bill of complaint, it is denied that the
said Gatsmer kept any books Of the New Bruins wick
Company; and the said defendants say: That the said
atsmer kept private cash book" Of his own while
acting as the Agent of the said Company for entering
therein the moneys received and expended BY him tor
the said New Brunswick Company.
And the Of said defendants 10 the complain
ant amended bill of complaint further says And as
" TO the books kept by the said Gatsmer, they have
"been informed by him the said Gatsmer, that he kept
" day book and ledger for entericg therein the re-
cepis and expenses Of the steam towing business at
"the Philadelphia end in the years $40, 1871 aud
" 1-42 which might be called the Comp anys BOOKS.
"Bu other thsn these books the said Gatsner kept
"books OF the said New Brunswick Company 70 the
knowledge or belief Of these defendants" His own
private cash. book" these defendants do not deem
they have any right TO demand take from The said
Ga'smer From the deposition Of the complainant it
appears that Getsmer being commanded TO place be-
fore tie Commissioner all the books kept by bin con-
tanning the accounts of the said New-Brunswck Com
pany the said Gasmer testified that he had brought
. 70 Ncyv .RYur w ObeicQCQ Al command
I" the subpoena, a day book and ledger, account
book and ten or eleven bound and half-bound books
called "memorandum- books" and which books the
said Gasmer testified contained the accounts of the
New. Brunswick Company during the time he trans
acted business for said Company. That thereupon
the said Gatsmer was requested 10 produce the said
books before the Commissioners for the purpose OF his
examination upon which the saii Gstsmer refused to
do 90 and said be had placed the day book and ledger
and he account current book ia the custody OF Mr..
Bradley, the DEFENDANTS counsel. The memorandum
books be asserted, were his own pryae memoran-
dum books and besides containing the accounts Of the
New -Bruns~ek Company contained also accounts
between him and other Individuals. He, however,
said he would prepare copy OF al the aceoun's In
said memorandum books relating 10 the business Of the
New Brunswick Company; and q. g subsequen. exam
nation Of the said Gasner he produced the said copy,
and testified that il contained all the accounts in sad
memorandum books which related 20 the New Brr,s-
wick Company. They were four in number. But the
said Gstsner subsequently testified thai the said mem
Uranium books also contained ax other accounts with
the agents of the said New Brunswick Company. and
related TO the proceeds Of the busness OF the trans
portaton lines of the said Company. And the said
tiasmer, on being asked if the said memorandum
books oontared any other accounts than those named
answered that they dill. The said Gstsmer was then
ssked TO name the other persons having accounts in
said books, when he refused 10 nsne such persons.
He ar then asked to state the nature OF the accounts
in said memorandum DO ks, with the individuals lie
had refused 10 name, and be declined 10 do So
The said Gstsmer also refused 70 state whether the
accounts 10 said memorandum books were with PEI.
,ons having any business transactions with the sad
New. Brunswick Company. And being asked Il the
accounts in the memorandum books were with either
of the defendants in this cause he refused 70 answer
The complainant col fdently believes that the &C
counts in said Observation-Disclosures were with T.. A:
stevens, Robert +. stockton, John X. Thomson and
the other Directors Of the said Company and will
show in what way the moneys were psid and who
received them.
Coupany's books the complainant WA entitled 70
have produced; but the booss considered "pnvate
boots and not under the defendants control could
M, ba ordered into the custody Of the Commissioner