Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-01
The National Theological lsssito1e In
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fled IN chaneery, at the suit Of A. ID. q iilette
and others against J. d. Fulton and Others,
defendants, claiming TO exercise the powers
and tights e9nfeIJed By aess Of Oonsress tMay
poratIen designated as the National Theologi-
cal Institute and University. the objee. Of
which 10 to estrain the defendants from che
further use Of the corporate name, books, pa
pers and funds, and that the SAID books, papers
and funds be returned TO the plaintiffs and
from all interference Of every kind with the
their corporate rights. powers and functions,
and from all elections for officers. ar from the
exercise OF any office or Offices under said in.
corporation, and that a provisional order re-
stralning them as above be made.
The parties to this suit are A. ID. Gillette,
John S: Poier, Joseph G. Lewis, VIM. T. john
son, Edmund Tnrnsy, Charles H Morse, R. J.
George NJ. Condron, Lindsey Muse, s. Alex
apder, c. Leonard, George +. Mcclellan, and
5. - Crissey, compliments, and J. ID. Fulton,
solomon Peck, J: w: Converse, VIM. Hague.
G. +. Warren, W. Y. Gamer, r. w. Neale,
Moses w. Bond, Of Boston. and II. Richards,
Henry Beard, L. H. Gray, and J. w. Parker,
of u. c., defendants.
The bill of the compliments sets forth that
the eorparation was regularly organized IN
pursuance to the acts recitsd; that the institute
was established here. and that among other
things done the Executive Committee passed a
resolution that E Turney, j. g. Lewis and T..
H. Morse be committee 10 receive the funds in
the District for the nstitute and they received
mOre IMAM Sl,tVp tney were 10 invest II In u. >.
bonds; that through the Freedmen's Bureau
the committee received S10OtQ, W hich they in
vested in bonds at the First National Bank,
on orGition that the banks should safely keep
them and not deliver them except upon the or
der OF three of the four persons whose names
We're on the envelope. viz: Turney. Lewis.
Morse and IL. Richards. treasurer. and that the
treasurer was not authorized to receive said
bonds except upon the order of two members
of the committee: and the orators charge that
defendants, or some OF them. in March, 1857.
assembled In Newark, n. j., and without au-
Ihority of the constitution and bylaws of said
Institute, assumed TO act as a meeting of the
Board of Managers; and when no quorum WIS
present. without authority. and in controver-
tion OF the constitution, &c, appointed an an.
nual meeting TO be held at Boston. NAV LIST.
1867: that SAID meeting was held at which they
assumed 10 appoint President, Vice Presi-
dent &c.. and nine out OF fourteen Of the Ex-
eeutiye Committee. residents OF Boston, per-
hitting them TO continue their residence in that
city: which is inconsistent with the letter and
spirit of the act of Congress. II further
charges that after the said illegal organization
the treasurer. ;. ". CONFUSE. went 10 the said
bank, withdrew the said bonds, and removed
them 10 Bos ton. except one, which was sold
and the amount placed TO the credit Of n. Rich
ards: and further charge that the said Illegal
boal of managers removed the books and pa
pers 10 Boston. and assumed TO remove the
teachers: that they continue 70 assume to cor
porate name, &c. The compliments, among
other reasons given why the Boston meeting
was illegal, state that ats object was TO obtain
control OF the hooks and papers, remove the
teachers, and transter its centre of operations
70 Boston, &c.
The Marshal yesterday served subprenas on
the defendants, ard copy of the following Or
der Of the Court Professionally restraining
them on the President, ]. Il. Fulton:-.-G illette
Ell al ys. Fulton et al. Be il known that, on
the Both day OF April, 1e6., on motion of
Messrs. Riddle i Darlington solicitors for the
ptaintifs. predicated upon the sworn bill and
exhibits TO the Court produced, it Il ordered
the defendants h. each q thaf and
they are hereby restrained, under the penalty
OF being IN contempt OF this Court. from the
use and exercise OF each and every corpo-
rate power right and function grant
ed or permitted BY act OF Congress TO
incorporate the National TIL Biological Insti-
'ute. approved May 10th, 1866. and The act
dmendatory thereof, approved March >, 1857,
and also from interfering in any manner with
rhe use and exercise of said Corporate powers
and functions he the compliments, aud from
the election of Corporate officers ana the exer-
Csc OF Corporate Offices under -aid acts. and
from the use Of the Corporate fluids and books,
they ar their associates and agents rs PRAYED
for IL said bill: and that they appear before this
Court on the 18th dav of Nav prOX.. at IL a. M,
and show cause why An IN junction shou Id not
Issue and continue until the final hearing OF
this cause a prayed for in said bill. ami that
they Be- 5er,ed with a copy hereof: r..
The bill is sw6rn 10 by 7. G.. Lewis. T. Tur.
ney and w. r. Nelson.
A LETTER PROM MAJOR A. C. RICHARDS,
Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
force. addressed 10 DIR. W. Ct Newman, has Just
been published. IN which the writer explains
how his name came to be published As one of
the signers 10 n petition preseuted 10 The Board
o. Common Council last Monday night, ia
Tese.a o the government Q! he District. H.
says:
"A gentleman presented the petition 20 me m
nv cffice a. a moment when Nas very busy.
Glancing has lilly over IL, and jud ying from the
verbal staten ents made II the tTae by th' per-
son pre,eI ding it, a well a by the names OF
several gentlemen who hs0 already signed it.
| supposed the petition 20 10 simply in favor of
a consolidation of the several municipalities OF
the District under q territorial form Of govern
rent ard a such L signed the petition.
now see. upon reading the last paragraph OF
The petition. a published, that it commits its
signers lin favor of Congress exercising ex-
elusive legislation in all cases what Zoe ser tor
The District Of Columbia. This. DOW sup
pose. means 4 government BY commissioner,
in whose selection our citizens are 10 have TO
voice. OF course, / am opposed TO such n
scheme. as am not yet ready 10 give up the
should have voice in selecting their law
makers, as we'll a. those who execute their
laws when made"
The explanation was the result OF an inquiry
from Dr. Newman. 10 hoIn Major Richards
had previously expressed MS views in oppo-
siiion 10 The government of The District BY CON-
mlssIonSrS.
TIP FATE now IN progress at Odd Fellows
Hall for The benefit OF the Columbia Lying in
Asylum l. meeting with well-deseryed patron
age. The several tables arr in charge of ladies
connected with the Church of the Epiphany
DIR. Sunderlands Church. the First Baptist
and the Unitarian churches. The Masonic fra
teInity has also two excellent table. and an
other tab.a, known as the Hospital Table" Is
III charge of several ladies OF the city. An ex-
cellent band lie in attendance each evening.
The lair viii continue until the 9Th inst
PROPS. KREIs' MAY BAIL, which took place
at their academy last evening. was brilliant
affair, and the dancing Of the pupils was excel
lent. All were attired In costumes 10 suit the
character of the various dances. Among those
present we noticed Mrs. Slower aud Mrs. Pat
terson and children and Master Frank A.
johnson. of the Presidents family. A very
pleasant feature of the evening the pre-
sentatiou 10 Prof. Kreis, by Mr.. T.. Valentine
on behalf OF the pupils of handsome diamond
ring.
A NEW YACHT.-The yacht /" Neconhecon.
Just built. rugged and furnished at Cumber.
lands boat-yard of Georgetown. dropped an.
schor In Watts bay. foot OF Sixth street thi.
morning. She is owned by Messrs. Arthur
Mofett, f.. W Hall, and Frank Hodges. of thi.
city. and will enter the list Of contestants a
the approaching regatta. The "Neeonhecon'
Is a handsome craft and looks as if she would
| be q match for the best OF them.
| DEAD.-George Trautwein, the survivor o
the two pers ons wounded on "Wednesday morn
ing last by the explosion OF a shell on the farm
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