Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-04

ceedings would be taken by deputized
man to have the attached property put
up for sale at auction-maniiestly with
the intention of sacrificing 1t. An ap-
plication to the Supreme Court of the
State of New York was at once made to
restrain Knapp and Briggs (the attach
ing parties) from proceeding with any
such malicious step-they being citizens
of this State-and preliminary ipjunc.
tion was granted restraining their action
in that respect. On subsequent hear
ing before the Court, at which they and
the Bennington & Rutland Railroad
Company appeared by counsel, that in
junction was continued, and is now in
force against said Knapp and Briggs.
1t is necessary to full understand
ing of part OF the merits OF this case to
state that on the 23d of January (seven
days office the seizure) Shepard Knapp
and George Briggs both stated to ID. 7.
Vail in presence OF the Hon. George
Gould, that the first and only knowledge
they had of any such proceeding was
what they had seen in the newspapers;
and that Mr.. Knapp would at once write
(as he did in their presence) to Mr..
Phelps of Burlington, their general at
torney, to come to New York and ex-
plain the transaction. Mr.. Briggs added
that from what he had known of the
road, he had no doubt that it was then
in better condition than it was when
taken by the Troy & Boston Company,
and he regretted that this company had
net applied to the trustees for further
lease of it, to continue until the MAJ
turity of the bonds then outstanding,
which had not been converted into stock
of the new company that he would
have been willing to give such lease
that he had not any doubt of the malice
of Park, and from what he knew Of him
he should have expected him to do any
mean act he could toward the Troy e.
Boston Company. Mr.. Knapp, however,
| did inform Mr.. Vail on the next day that
he had found after lie left him the previ-
| Gus day, that he had received letter
| from Mr.. Park, dated 18th January
| (which he had forgotten) saying that 1t
was necessary to commence proceedings
against the Troy g. Boston Railroad
| Company, in the name of the Trustees,
to enforce some provisions of the lease.
To show the actual malice of Mr..
Park, it is necessary to state but two
facts: A year ago, with either great
simplicity or great effrontery, he ap-
peared before committees of the New
York Legislature, in furtherance of petit
tions of which he had procured and paid
for the getting up and circulation, to de-
mand of or Legislature the repeal Of
our charter, because we had taken four
cents mile fare from way passengers,
when three cents was the limit fixed by
law. Falling in this, he instigated the
members of one family of his tools, re-
siding in this State, to commence one
hundred and twenty five different suits
against the Troy g. Boston Company.
Each suit brought for penalty of $50
for taking the same rate Of fare -four
cents) from these honest persons, who
no doubt rode for the purpose of getting
such cause for action. #a
AS to the clamor raised against this
company, because of the suspension of
railway communication with the West
ern Vermont valley the denunciations
of the company and individuals of its
direction, and the billingsgate poured
forth upon them by Mr.. Park, his syco-
plants, tools and fellow-conspirators,
from Ex-Governor Saith downwards-
all will pass for what they are worth, in
the light of truth. Most of the persons
who have attended the "indignation
meetings" have been excited and misin-
formed; Intentionally, by petty dema-
gogues. Committees have been, in this
spirit, appointed to resolve the annihi-
lation of this company, and to get up
pledges not to hold trade or intercourse
with Troy, and to devise the way and
raise the means to build railroad from
Bennington to Chatham but no COM
mittee--so far as the company or its
officers are informed-has ever been ap-
pointed to ascertain the facts, or to at
tempt any arrangement for resuming
railway communications. They have
applied their wrath to the wrong party.
There has been no suspension Of com.
munications with this company, which
has not been chargeable solely to T. w.
Park and none which he could not have
ended at any time he saw fit, since JAN
uary 18th, 1867. After this, however,
if railway connections with the Troy &
Boston Company are to be resumed by
the railroad from Rutland to Benning-
ton, it will be through the negotiations
of some person other than 7. W. Park.
D. THOMAS VAIb,3
JONAS C. HEARTT,