The New York herald., 1867-04-17
SUPREME CoURI-cRAnDEHs.

The Erie Stock Pool-Thc Orders of Arrest in
she Case Of Drcw, Fisk md Bciden vncated.
Before Judge Geo. G. Barnard.
Joseph b. Stewart vS Daniel Dreic James s. Fisk and
WA Be,de, ct al-This is the in which Daniel
Drew, and Fisk 4 Belden brokers, were arrested and
held 70 bail account of their alleged fraudulent and
dcccfu transactions reference TO tho Wall street
stock poo the full particulars OF which have already
been from time to time published in the HERALD.
motion was made short time since before this
Court TO set aside the order Of in tho OF Drew,
who was held in $3.50. 900 bail and Fisk 4 Belden, who
day rendered the following decision on the motion
The papers show that the parties plaintls and de-
Sendants placed certain sum Of money in Drews hands
10 operate IN Erie Railroad stock They to share the
loss and divide the profits This arrangement would con-
situte them far this transaction is part
Aers Consequently one partner could not get order
OF arrest against his ccpaner for failing to pay his
snare oil the profits The papers show large
BY an action for an accounting Motion granted to
cate oers OF arrest ON defendants spuatng not 70
plaintiff
Alleged Heavy Frauds Perpetrnted on Now
York Merchants by n "Country', Erm-Mo-
fton to Change the Venue.
Horace B. Ctafai Ca Us VIM s. Bel'iag al Ttccn-
eyfDo oler plaintiffs TIE Gme.--Thesc came
before this court yesterday o motion TO change the
venue from the county Of New York to Poughkeepsie
Dutchess county The defendants have for number Of
years been business sorekcepcrs at Dover Plains
Duchess county in this State, and have been in the
Aao OF making their purchases IN this city Their stock
comprised the usual variety OF goods to be found and
necessary 10 be kept hand in country store, and
aconsequence they dealt this city with dry goods
ehans boot and snoe makers hatters, harness makers
lace mon, vendors Of yankee notions, &c. Their
purchases on single invoices for number Of years
varied from 81 rs TO $500 s40o until the
enmmer and fall Of 1865, when they began 10 range
erom $400 or $500 to many thousands In December
1606 the 0rm collapsed and made assignment of its
assets for tho benefit Of some Of Its creditors The pres
Ont series Of actions Is instituted by twenty OF
most prominent mercantile firms in the city against the
yaao firm and the assgnccs and charges them with fraud
IN making unnecessarily large purchases Of goods for the
yequrements and extent OF the business conducted by
them and in concealmcnt Of portions OF the property
Inc andavs in the set forth that the defendant
making bis purchases displayed great disregard OF the
usuA customs and practices OF purchasers paying httle
attention 70 the prices quality OF goods und that
enc occasion when purchasing shawl at very high
1guro he intimated that the price OF copse-
Suence "a the article intended for his wifes
1he amount involved In the alleged frauds is between
sc, 900 and 100000.
The defendants urged that Il win be difficult ana incon-
ventont for them procure the attendance OF the re-
qusts number Of witnesses for the defence they claim.
ine that they desire to produce less than forty 10
prove the various phases OF tho transactions The
aspect Of the viewed from the PLANTING side of the
question, is that they will in the trial OF the different
causes require the presence OF about Eve hundred wit
Bcssas.
Notions argued; decision reserved.