The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-13
The Camden and Amboy Fracas.
To THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD

take the liberty IN request that you will publish the
following statement. relative to " Fracas among the
Railroad officers" the affair has been termed brief
notice Of the same in your paper.
A erroneous reports have been circulated BY Interested
parties feel due myself the causes that led
to- and the circumstances connected wish the outrage
committed upon meeting Of the JOINT Board of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company
and the Delaware and Rartan Canal Company Prince.
ton, on Thursday the 18th nit.
In the IL official connection with the Camden
and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company a. VIC
President noticed certain transactions that very
rally excited my suspicious but owing the very peci
liar position which placed unable 10 nvss.
tigate them without the assistance of other officers and
communicated them to one Of the attorneys Of the
pany and three % the directors One Of these drecors
reported my suspicious N the suspected parties wh
medistely had the Executive Committee called together,
and obtained from them letter 81 dismissal upon tie al
legged grounds that hal false charges injurious
the character Of the officers OF the company" t. tbs let
Ter replied the same day that Ipc-ityey denied avng
made charges Injurious 20 the character ~ ar ohe Of
hccrs Of the company, but did mention what consider
ed well grounded suspicious to the attorney q tie
cong,sny end three IL the drectrs y aud a,cd ~
believed had only performed my duty in &c dong
should consider myself in the position q Vice PRESIDENT
until these matters were fully examined by the bard
Early the next morning received letter frdn the Ex
ecutive Committee, informing that they he'd perhaps,
misunderstood the charges alleged 70 have ben made by
ton, at Ia O'Clock r NJ" Of that day EeIing !, my
duty 10 be the ground 10 prevent Misrepresentation,
and trusting 10 the good faith Of the Commuters invita-
tons, (alone and unsrmed) went 10 Prirceson by the
next train.
was greatly surprised 10 find none OF the New York
directors at The meeting and only OF he directors re
presenting the interests of the state owing presume TO
the ense want horness Of the notice OF the meetings
and ssonhcd 10 find both John anil Robert stockton
at the meeting, though they have official connection
with the Board and not In the habit Of attending s
meetings.
Immediately upon my entrance into The Board room
was requested by Joseph Bradley, Eco, Of Newark o
state my charges" replied az had stated in my letter
OF the day before that n had made no charges but had
simply mentioned my suspicious 10 four gentlemen di
recty connected with the management OF the road
Nr then desired to detal those suspicious and my
proofs ~ sustain them. This ! declined 70 do,
except upon two points as II had not had sui
heient time for preparation "that those two matters
could be tested at by very slight Investigations
Az the close Of tAs conversation Commodore Sockn ap
preached me with angry gcsticulaons aud yoleIs Ian
guage vhth made no attempt to resent but quietly and
without excitement said that this whole processing had
only confirmed my suspicious" AZ that moment some
one q think Richard Stockton seized bundle Of valuable
papers from under my arm which insisted upon having
before would leave the room and which then pro
cured and returned 10 by the secretary, and ut tho
same moment John p Stockton seized by the collar
with both hands, and was Immediately knocked down
snd Severely beaten by the united efforts Of the Ccmmo
dore and hs sons and only rescued from further
injury by the interference o. the President Of the
other directors aud the waters from the outside was,
with considerable etioTt, enabled 10 get 70 my home,