New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
The. ERIE AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
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NoYEMENrs on BOTH sIREs YESTERDAY.


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MOVEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES YESTERDAY.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. VIM. Archdall
noarherty who had been appointed Receiver Of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway by Judge Barnard
went 10 the Office of the Company at Nos. 40 ana ~
broadway, and commenced breaking down the door Ct
ore OF the Ooes Tho janitors wife ordered him away
ao informed her one had carried of tho Keys
70 his ROOM therefore no should force entrance Inc
police we're then Called and Mr. Dougherty and his men
we're taken Police Headquarters But they were soon
released Judge Barnard explained that he had ap-
pointed Dougherty Receiver. and authorized HIM TO
eDter the place.
While the officers we're coming frem the Newst Police
station where the alarm first given by the ianitors
wife, books aud several baskets Of papers were
put into the Erie Express wagon, which startling at
the door. These were taken to the Opera House in
EIghtEavo During the night police officer was sta
toned in the hallway of the building n Broadway TO
prevent a similar raid.
yesterday al ia O'CLOCK light colored express wagon
and coach were driven up to the Broadway entrances
and dozen men alghcod and hurried upstairs W 'Le
cfaces Arong them were Mr.. Dougherty, and ME- l. "
shearmaR. counsel fer the Erie Railway company an"
for Mr. Doughery. The antOrs family haG been on eho
lookout them an the morning Near the center oiVko
hall sat a solitary policeman reaOing copy ol Aiih
TRIBUNE. The Nnitor's son, tUe looking ana OarA
eyed youth Of Is and armed with mop handle pSeeu
I'D and down the lower end Of the hall Two or three
vigorous mahlsef all work kept watch in 0theroarts
and vaned this performance by occasionally chatting
with the officer.
wnen the Ele braves assembled the stairs tho police
man demanded their business. Mr. DoughertY eS.
hibted burch of keys ald walked into the Office OF
the Railway Company. on the second noor thero are
two offices and on the third there is one. One OF the
lower rooms has been occupied heretofore by MI Dough
erty, though the Company rented IL Fpe auJolnlns
apartment was the regular Office Of Vhe Atlantic ana
d
sion lower offices part of the aree went up STAIRS
and entt-ed the that was Goken INTO the hlEh'
previous 5000,
At this time the Jauitors wife came up ana demanueN
an ca PLANTATION of the strange PROCEEDINGS mI'
Dough erty gave her 10 hat he was hefe pS
mo grtbor,ty of Judye Barnard. This explanation dad
NOT seem 10 satisfy the iauress, and she mmedlaeS
ses. boy Capt Garland of the tlIst fIeelSo ;.
ing ,anitress an order from Judge Barnard ana she
yielded, and the assistants went on ~ ana laid t6at
sDd papers TG GaP5 ac ShIg to law
'"Sy tSe TS,sssf of the reporters. Mr. Sheartnau
gave tbea permission to copy the Order, Dnl
before they had written a lac, Hr. D9nGher3
seized the paper and refused TO surrender 1t aiterwaS
for publication. after conversation the gentleman
said that when they were ready ~ SaTe them One re-
porter did printed Aoeument DIb u was az ~
r Hroisea or sSeciag desired Most of those
ired In packing up the paNors were said TO be deputy
what they were about but they prOfesed TO be totally
ignorant OF anything connected with the ahalr 1he9
Mir DOucherty said that he had right 10 his property
whenever be desired take IT, The upper room colbe,
Tie des,a table, and great deal OF dust tlIteeh O
% boxes were piled up in corner OF the rOOn whit
shelves on either side were covered
with cash books and papers Huge bundles OF VoncheN
tied with red tape were carried 10 the WdkVn.
rrturpinc a lot OF books were also removed by Nj
Donrherty from the lower Office.
Prom what he and his lawyer SAID u appears thal
when the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company
failed several wears las NcHenry was President
mud SIR Morton PetO of the leading Stockholders
and directors little more than year since Nr Jay
(iould and gir DOugherty appointed Receivers o.
III road bv Judge Barnard Their friends claim tina
two or three days Mc14enry carried on the Keys aC
some " the important hooks, aud that on Nednes
ay he sailed f0r Europe To prevent further losses,
was necessary remove the rest OF the books 10 place
OF safety. and the Grand Opera House was 50
lpcted Mr. Deugherty aud his lawyer claim that
their proceedings all regular, and that they confined
themselves strictly within the bounds OF the law inns
NAV De true, Ou, many would like TO know why the
issued by Judge Barnard cannot be puOshed ana
why those gentlemen Engaged IN 0Oeylng the law re-
fused 70 give their The truth rs that those VINO
were not deputy sherifs were officers from twenty
tnrds They not mere pOrters or clerks, but ev-
denty familiar with mortgages ana grand balance DOCKS
It said injunction was served on MT Dough-
ery before left the building; but this be true he
paid no attention to 1t.
al last. when the wagon well loaded with cash
hooks aud debit balances. half dozen of the posse
luouuted vehicle, and Inc gO0d-lOOking driver
crarEc6 his whip and drove away. Half an hour later
smiling greeted them AZ the front entrance OF Ine
Opera.IIouse the elated Porters pro ten quickly
carried the valuabes under the arches OF the Erle
Palace. 10 said that the order Of Judge Barnard
Ua NOT dated on al any rate that Mr. DOugherty would
give no date. Two or three officers remained III TIC
downtown Offices on guard during the night