New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-09
THE suSQUEHANYA RAILROAD VAR
ursToRY OF THE AFFAIR-AEoTIEh N'ONO-
TON ISSUED BY JUDGE BARNAhD'
- Railroad of

HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR-ANoIIiIE,hsD ,N'0-''-
TON ISSUED BY JUDGE BAhNAl'D'
The ALBANY and Susquehanna hailroau, vi
ANAL extent and heretofore but niue KNOWN o'suo "
New-York, has become notorious ny 'no N'o .,,
which Fisk Gould & Co., the Erie manpuiaVoiS' pi'Sou
prominent point This railroad eA'ehus rom AIO"ny
% Rpgbamton distance Of $50 miles, where 1t strikes
tt 80 poad and of course great deal Of the traihc
% Toa Albany and Duchess Counties Is carried over
its rails Mr. James f. Ramsey, who has been PreSueht
OF this road flor o number OF years. has Ia'ey n"u
ous charges brough against him, OF which Is luat
of having issued 5000 shares OF STOCK ana tnIo"is
into market below the par value and aterward inducing
the Treasurer Mr. Phelps not to transfer any s.OCh W
those opposing him. David Wilson, stochhoiue,'
brought suit against Joseph II. Ramsey ana W. l.. w.
Pbelns President and Treasurer charging inc lattel
With having refused to record the transfer Oh hS Vo
plantihs) stock for which he had presenVeu 0o.un
cate and to give him new ceruncaVo 'noIo'oi
and the complainant further charged tha1 Fhelps
acted under the orders, and IN the interest
20 tho r,rosdort Mr. Ramsey and that his real motive
as desire to prevent the plaintiff from voting upon
the shares at the approaching eieSo On s ~ III
20 js an niunctiOn was issued by Judge faIker VI A.
&c CoTntv restraining the Fisk party from interfering
I'M the fight but the latter procured an hoS and
from retaining possession OF the DOoks anu
records of Company, and finally sueceeGeu ~
ing possession OF tn9 T cite inn rbe name OF the Al
bapy and susduehanna Railroad Company; agaLns'
Wessrs Leonard, HeTrck, North, and Wilbur DIRECTORS
and Mr. Phelps, Treasurer. The action is Dased upon
s suu cor complaint that the abovenamed Dnect0rs
have rd 6O fS Jaw Could and his friends managing
the Erie Railway, and that the management OF ne lit t
Railway is now had with regard TO the interests not
Of the stockholders nor of the public but OF the men
controlling it, The complaint also declaIeu thS @
lions in The complaint made against President Ran,sey
year ago by the unanimous vote OF Io it Va
North and Leonard being present and that the sun was
brought in New.York, where none OF the parties re-
sided rand before u Judge who had been deIIauuedi
into signing the papers, ana that the order was m %
signed the same day. Mr. Phelns was Included in Tue
Complaint as the plaintiff feared that he might OBEY te
orders Of the other defendants Upon ts on EiGgr %
issued last Thursday, by Judge Cute restraining te uu
PENDANTS from exercising the 0ee OF Directors,
voting at any meeting Of the Board, ana alsO
Mr.. Phelps from complying with any uema aS
of the other defendants concerning the CUSTODY
Of the Companys BOOKS ana pSp Sr porlscv The
sequence Of this injunction and that OF MT hauscy' %
fbout head and there beng but six Of the fourteen
members present adjourned Shs die IN the ilS'. io
acted the business Of the Company ON FRIDAY Judge
Peckham appointed Mr. r.. II. Pruyn Receiver OF The
Office Saturday morning the latter, ON going to the
office, found that the doors Of the , private
and he immediately stationed men at the different doors
with orders not to let any one pass m aiT lanes isA
fused he then produced papers tending TO snow ha nc
had been appointed Receiver OF the road by Judge Bar
nard Mr. Fisk then expressed his intention OF taking
| possession Mr.. Van Vakenburgh informed him that
! Van VakenburgD Had been put in charge of
| the office. Mr.. Fisk insisted upon going IN; the
SUPERINTENDENT insisted with equal obsnacy upon his
going out and little passage alarms took place during
which Mr. Fisk and party were elected Mr. FISH, now
ever continued his demonstrations outside ana MI Van
Vakenburgh put him in charge OF an officer VINO TOOK
him the StatiOn.HOuee where he was soon discharged
no one appearing against him. lie then returned To- the
Office had an interview with Van Nalkenburgh and II D,
| reported informed that gentleman that he had
! been in some 20 such scrapes. but never met q
man before who dared 70 face him, and II nc
lost in the fight he wanted him TO come 10 New-NOrk
and he won wanted him to stay where lie was. ON
Saturday Mr.. Fisk arrested FOR contempt OF Judge
Peckhain's order appointing Mr.. Pruyn Receiver. Mr..
Fisk had produced papers purporng TO have come from
some Judge NewYOrk, directing the Sheriff Of Rens
seaer County TO place Messrs. FISK ana Coulter
| in possession, to GUST all intrudeTs, and en-
| Joining Messrs Pruyn and Van NakenbuIgl
! from taking any further action IN connection with
| the road Before these orders could be executed,
the counsel for the Ramsey party claimed that the
| papers could have come from New'lork that day
and that lacked tine legal seals. Tho Sheh there
upon desisted and went of TO take legal advice. Mr.
Fisk arrested mentioned above, and obtained
bail reported the will he renewed to-day with
increased spirit and vigor Alderman HcrriCk regaTd
his removal Illegal aud will pay ateutlan to IT, III
Is also recognized NicePresdent by majority OF h
Board Of Directors.