New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-26
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
The New.Enginnd Ennis raut Aid Co.-se-
| rious Charges Of Fraud.
ERROR COURT - SPECIAL TxRx-JAS. S.-Befo
cI r-EN

SUPERIOR COURT - SPECIAL TxRx-JAx. 5-Before
Elizabeth Thorn AIT Asa s. Mercer and others.
The plaintiff in this case charges that Mercer, as
agent the NewEngand Emsrant Aid Society sold to her
and Others worthless passage tickets and husy stole out OF
to without giving Loce those who had 80 purchased
On the Of be paGtid an order 20 show cause why
the California. OREGON and Mexico steamship Company
should raed O .nrrenderns the property Of the
Company granted returnabe to-day, but the argument
The following /. the affidavit Of the plaintiff State Of New
York, City and County Of New-fort, IS; ELzso.ta
action about b. commenced this Court against the
Asa g. Mercer and other persons unknown except Us
aforesaid That the cause Of said acton T. as follows 2n .hs
paid the said Mercer and other persons unknown except
Aforesaid the Of 500 and shortly thereafter placed IN
ding funiture OF the value Of 26O That in confederation
Of the receipt Of sad money and property the sad Mercer ana
principal promised and agreed TO furnish and provide TINS
plaintiff and her children With passage and mainter snee upon
ia Wsshnrpn Territory upon the Pacific coss, Of the United
States That sna additional suu, sgreed should be
pd upon the after Opponents arrival In 'sd Ter
itory The said steamship to SSH from Newfofk ss
deponen alleges after causing careful inquiry to BE- made
III. under the control Of the said Mercer and Of
the ,aid California OrrGon and Mexican steamship Company
Of the City Of N-wYork tB. Hollsdsy President; ana
Company upon special ip 10 cary emigans to said Tern
tory and salt several weeks since Deponen iuther
say. that said Mercer promised to maintain and pro
would give said whom be proessed to orzsn
ne into Is. .s5s S steamship
saws such given under the control OF said cor
The 7h day Jspssry 1906 in unusual manner and so
far DC deponeut concerned well others ofhe said com
o 1oss w., rivrn 20 deponen The said Mercer pei.
United aud did upon the said steamship, when also
except wit 20 600 worth Of freight to That
alleged by said corporation that the issued by sid
Mercer being like character with those held by certain per-
who id sa upon said steamship and which are stu held
by d-ponrn will entte her TO soil upon any other ship
ana that even n abe had attempted upon said ihp
Of sailing that she could not have been permitted to
upon said ship andProcerd pon TO said Ter
riory anse alleged By said corporston the number
Ell, was limited 10 seventy five. II Is admitted BY said copo
ration they hold by assignment or otherwise the bills OF
Of 40 co. where's. they DO not claim to have auy
lien thereon except for 500 aud for the freight charges
now sccruins for Ito carriage .,-,, III.
properly said Mercer and other prson. unknown
cert as Aforesaid with whom he acted principal In their
WITT the bills Of adng Aforesaid and the property
thereby represented Dpcneu further says that the said
Mercer Others by Of the premist e indebted 70
her In the If $500 with interest nom January 10 A. d.
1856 that said indebtedness andulently contracted and as
that said hercer 6c are oil the state
Of NewYork -.,.-.-,,
and 10 leave her houe the East with her family for toe
Territory Aforesaid deponent acted in reliance upon the
"a. referred By John A. Andrew Of Mssssehuses The
corporation Aforesaid Is loestrd IN thr Of ORR
having thrir Office the office Of B. Halliday No. William
az Ne IL WY ELIZABETH THoRs.
,,.,ns BY Mr. s. B. Chsuden aud the Steamship Company
81 Messrs- LarOcque Il BARLOW
James L. d. Morrison agt John U. Stevens
Nation arsnted - :,
Ann GOODWIN sgt Charles Nc. r. Dsrs-MOtiOu granted
and csn,e referred to Referee to hear, &C.
Edward PendergaH sgt jarvis N. Lshe'-Moton 70 take
hb.h Mann ss Lewis Contradiction granted and
referred TO Referee TO hear. &c.