The New York herald., 1869-12-10
STILL MORE ERIE.
A New suit BY Fisk, Jr.-He Claims $4,000
Damages.

New suit BY Fisk, Jr.-Hc Claims $4,000
Damages.
sui: was commenced In the United States Courts
last spring bv Anna Sperry. the holder OF Ger.
tain preferred stock OF Erie against the corpora
ton, and some ailidayits tnen published going
TO show that the plaintiff and her husband had but
little interest the suit and acted under the dicta
tion OF other parties. MIR. Fisk has now commenced
a suit against those parties, OF which the following
Is the complaint
Supreme court City ana CO,snty or Ne,r York
James Fsa H., rs. Cornelius s. Bushnell, Wiudaa
NJ IVnHe Louis II. bristol ana Elihu .SperyW--
James Fisk. Jr., paintiff, complains and alleges.
hrsL tnat on or about the 9th day Of April,
1863, Anna Sperry, the wife Of the defend
ant Ellnu sperry, was or claimed to be, the owner
of number Of shares Of preferred STOCK OF
the Erie Railway Company, corporation created
by and existing under the laws OF the state Of New
YORK, OF wncn corporation the plaintiff then was
director and the controller. Second, that on or
about the time aforesaid the defendants Bushnell
White ana Bristol, beingshostile 10 the planIif Tor
various reasons, and especially because In certain
legal proceedings undertaken by the palntl in tls
court the plumbers and rObDeres OF the said Bush
nell assisted by Others OF the Treasury OF the United
states and of the stockholders OF the Union pacllc
Railroad Company IN connection win the MANAGE
ment of SAID road, had been partially made puolic
and appeared likely TO be further developed entered
into conspiracy and combination to annoy, narass
and deame the plaintlf ana TO that emo they deter
mined to procure suit to be brought In some court
against The Erie Railway Company or against tac
liaintif alone or with others, wherein they might
nie complaint or declaration charging
all manner OF things against the plaintiff
making various false accusations against him, which
they would procure to be published in the news.
PAYERS, thus shielding or attempting to shield tneD
selves IRON the legal consequences OF libel under
the pretence that such coup aint or declaration was
legitimate legal document and inducing the news
papers, in their legal reports, to spread whatever
scandals ana fasenoods they might choose To insert
In such paper gratis, broadcast over the land
Third that In pursuance OF said combination and
conspiracy they determined to get some resident or
State otner tnan New YORK a. piaintlf Ior two
brought IN the urited States Court where, by
reason OF the great ana increasing delays IL might
be kept hanging for years and second, because the
person To bring said SUIT being out OF the reach of
the State courts or OF the knowledge Of the pialnt,Y
and obscure aud unknown. could not be reached,
nor could the true history of his connec
tion with said transaction be brought TO l,shi.
Fourth, tbah alter searching Tor some person 10
carry out tneir petty and contemplate scheme
whereby bushnell might Keep MS name concealed
ana yet might accomplish hrs IDcllous ana deiaula.
tory ends aforesaid, they discovered the defendant
Sperry, ana by an offer OF profit induced MIN To
cooperate with them under an agreement between
While side, acting for himself and SAID Busb-
nell aud BristoL aud the oeiendant Sperry aud ms
wife on the other side, substantially as folIOws:--
rnat Mr.. and Mrs. Sperrs should at the request OF
said Wnite give power OF attorney to said BRISTOL
authorizing MN tsaId Bristo TO said shares OF
stock for purposes OF suit or otherwise and that sai
White should save SAID sperry and wife harmless
,rom mn amy sa,a nHpense n, Wh,, cos. & ~ connection
option OF buying the said shares OF stock
at any u,ne within tweve months at =
hoping aud expecting that their proposed black
mailing operations would induce the plalntiff and
others to buy up said stock at extravsgant price,
and that any profit derived rom any settlement OF
the said proposed sun should belong to said Whi,c
Fifth, that an agreement TO the effect aforesaid was
signed and carried out and suit was commenced
In the name OF the said Elihu Sperry and Anna
Sperry, In The Circuit Court Of the United states for
the Southern district OF New York. against the Erie
Railway Company, which SUIT was really brought
solely for the purposes or bnckmailinQ and deana-
ton aforesaid, and the defendants Bushnell White
and Irflf IN IN AAtAn
their tool and stalking. horse. caused to be
inserted in the declaration therein all man
ner OF lying contemplate. false aud scandalous
accusations against the piainti and others, winch
they wei knew to be totally irrelevant TO the pre-
tended cause OF action and 10 be untrue, caused
that declaration 20 be published far and wide IN the
newspapers oi tho land under the pretence that the
| same was legitimate Judicial proceeding. Sixth
that by reason OF the said conspiracy the f8se
| and scandaOus ibels spread abroad In pursuance
thereof the plaintiff has sustained damages In the
| sum or 500, ,OO0 Wherefore the plaIntlr demands
| Judgment against the defendants In tho sum o
| 100000. FIELD n SHEARMAN.
J Plalntlo's Attorneys.