The New York herald., 1867-07-03

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Backus, Elliot c. stork John A. Green, Jr to appear
before referee referred to and testify injunction
produced issued by Morgan of Syracuse,
joug me from proceeding further in this action.
do not doubt that the obtaining this Injunction good
judgment the part of the defendants for only by
silcnclng my counsel that they escape
mcrited exposure.
To this instance their project did not succeed as am In
formed for Judge barnard immed,,ey vacated e in June
quite competent to manage and control the suits progressing
When refer to necessity for bringing defendants be-
rs @ of s rS ss on as.
willing TO MAKE adsvs as TO any points provided as, we let e.
truth could not Be DEVISED but Se court has
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referee where they nterrogated and the truth
se an hs
wn VIII %s o @ c wso s pSm
ryrnAcr FROM rlx ASswrR or rnr prrxspASrs
eadant socum upon his own knSwleaee and the other
defendants upon and belief that the ad
and SSn
stock the other three companies number Of
IN value or With any other elpeciaon or that when said
was ectcd said socum ordered much Of the stock
has %
s dr s OF
az az ns @ @ sA other
Ing profit ere ro b S na. Of any
and the said other 'sTss sresrME s9SPsn1ss, sorRr
aencs of Charles r Thayer duly by D. Ingrahan
plaintiir:--
general agent for the United States Express
& O. And have been for how lonss
4. for number OF years.
3. q; Have YOU any other occupati,n'
A. No, sir.
!. O. DO you know last witness, Mr Bookstavers
6. Q; For how long have you known him,
6. Q. Do YOU also know Mr.. Nathan rhayer.
7. O. DO you know the firm OF Books,aver, Thayer L
siossonf
s. Q; Have you been subpenaed as witness. to gives
IN Gi p Rs a co" SpAe"
O. When did you first know of the organization of the
A. They ocmmsnced their business some timc last fall
do not know the exact month. knew the Company from
TO- O. Did you know OF the circumstances attending its
orsani zation and primary distribution Of stock
ii. Q. DO you know either of these defendants:
A. Iknow General slocum only
he wa; party regard the purchase Of
Booksiaver rhaycr called my house Brook
Merchants tnon Erpress the OLD oapress compass
Inc success Of The Merchants Union Express and was
asecd BY s present taai the chances were that would
whereby he could make some mossy he
Rins those were the words be used
or three hear ,pd talked ersar Sa ae, al H. sSe %
mite done At that time but concluded 20 meet again
WE wsn, offered to buy some stock Tor The Genera
i3. Q. Stock Of the old compsiesi
Yes sir IL he thought that IL was advisable 70 do so;
willing 20 make any arrangement with him whereby he
mstr under ee Iteration and was to meet me again
within d day ws he sa $ Sn s I. nn s
this additional call on the sioc shoidersI ...,
the ws % brossSd had BEEN decided a that
% sf y ss % hy s ea a@s or .s 90
iher business the subject wss discussed snd what
City City Of ~ i. ' seinw w paid "''' '"' ''' % '
p wSers wa, the Inter o,sryirw ~ op ss,s. sgvS.y
General slocums ho-- the following SUNDAY. General
cemmI,,es Of The Merchants uoioa ~
ID. Q. What occurred there.
A ls gave order q buy two ,houssnd shares Of
The following Monday mcrai1shs mex. morni.snsnd
% .s suv he then asked me for pen Ink and paper Which
furnished him. aud he drew up written contract which
and on. thousand s share The Prs. rot to exceed
~ and 20 carry s ,ss o a"s "h ' % MIN ninety
Il O. Who .isnsdi 4 did myself: and we agreed
where his e was meeting called
AUBURN r the purpose Of discussing whether they would
r e been ns :s &c ;d s m.sss At Ss'
hc call because he told me he msrsted that the other
with the old express compsne. the purpose winding
up the Merchants Union Express for the purpose Of max
had mo- s,s. ' In s,a n With had :s %
aspe and openly advocate the not mssss he
stated you agreed upon :ns GTT q s,
sopy. gave him these names IN hs telegram because we
s S he ou s .en q .ps o id
65ed upon ,ha. nigh. receive !. :. once 80
He % send me TN: telegram they decided no, % make
other shares bought; consequently. dad not telegraph from
~ In whose handwriting that papcrf A. In General
!, va. IF, Win YOU .. the form q message, A
another thousand shares he retained copy for himself
July sas
were 70 receive
g wss, further 4 anything. occurred in regard to
A. subsequently The General after his return from
Auburn and gave him verbal notice OF the purchase;
Contract, on Monday A. w. May n; wrote 70 5encrii
siocum Auburn day. and gave HIM notice Of shs
=. q nd you receive any telegram q, any tune,
2s. q: Before you pur chased any NOR. s,ocki
telegraph from cieveisnd.
A. Upon the same subject whether should buy another
thousand shares or scl the thousand shares ,hs, had
pond with ,ha, which was 70 receive from Auburn;
subsequen eon,erssoa he told nat he would ,sesIsph
not at the general meeting OF trustees which was be
2s q The Executive COMMITTEES a, Auburn no, having
L. They decided 70 leave with the ,rusrcessoI wasin
Z. s., The telegram s.s you received from cl:vs
l., Jr referre.'y
that form ,Sas III might fno~ssss there you'd 70 anosr
issue Of Govcrnment or somehing Ike that; there
81 DID you see mo ospsrs after the reception Of the.