The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-25
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Its main marble walls approached by q spacious
entrance, vast and gaudy hail, with an ample stage
inciuding dressing and drinking roomsj Tor French
and Italian operate and theatrical display; for bal
for such scenes tue building has and then mad public
nUtoriety.
That the title having been taken in the name OF
Tor renting a large portion or the same to the
Erie Railway Company, ana said three per-
s sas "a S lis 6 q Rss S
into sad building; that they made an agreement in
and iof 4 long series 81 years; that sald rent q
equal in amour! TO the interest on nearly the par;
leaves large poroSy Of said building, ' aside from
said Opera House. to rent for other PURPOSES. That
they also purchased several houses on Twenty third
street ana Twentyfourth street, near the corner OF
Eighth avenue aud Twenty-th street; said Opera
House being located at tho corner OF said street
and avenue and said buildings are occupied In part
by persons who are connected with said theatre and
opera and act upon Its STAGE and also by said Fisk,
has private connection to the box OF said Fisk In
said Opera House, and to and from which the inmates
OF SAID houses, ana women who practice upon the
the leasing Of portions OF said Opera House to the
Eric Railway Company Is a fraud upon said company
and It's creditors; that 1t IS injurious to the business
OF said corporation to have It's ofdces in
Dnang which u part y almost nightly
ances that the freaueatins Of I said building
ana It's approaches BY the large number q
young clerks In the employment OF said company
and by opera and theatre women at the same time.
and the musical and dancing rehearsas by day. with
the tread Of ballet girls and the echoes or operas
ments resounhing IN said building, within hearing
aud almost within sight OF numerous young clerks
at Their heir desks In she employment Of SAID company
young men, destructive OF the interests OF said
COMPANY company and without parallel IN railroad
caused the ofices Of said company in said
building to be fitted up, at its expense,
lessly expanding Ia gaudy, luxurious furniture
gllded decorations and various alterations, fully
sso9 900 Of the money Of the said company while
large measure unrented and un0ccupied by said
company. That the said three persons attempted to
company Of their new opera House ofi1ces.
and removed the books and furniture Of the
transfer ONCE there, but after q few days. trial
they were found SO incOnvenient, ana were SO
much complained OF by stock dealers that said
three persons and their confederates were compelled
to transfer said furniture and the business Of stock
transfers to point near where stock sales are
made In the CITY OF New York. The said Opera
House has free boxes and hospitality from its owners
officials, and has telegraph wire connected with
the aforesaid stock dealing firm OF Smith, Gould,
transfer office or the Erie Railway Company, forced
as aforesaid from the said Grand Opera House to q
place Of convenience, and the transfer agent and his
clerks must go to Smith, Gould Il Martin to send
TIER frequent tee2raphs to the Erie managers at the
aforesaid Grand Opera House. and wait to receive
thus learns the contents OF such dispatches. That
to further promote the interests OF SAID "Grand
Opera House'' and theatre owners, at the expense
OF said company zone or more OF which persons are
also advertised as the propretors or master spirits
ae ~ saa he Gn ="
city OF New York, "Tnearre Trains" to run on the
Erie Railway at hours accommodated to said theatre
and "Grand OPERA" and not to the said road; and
have erected at conspicuous places In SAID city, at
the expense OF said company, snowy and costly
class pape are e 81 the
location OF the said "Grand opera House."
corner OF Twenty-third street and Eighth
avenue, and on the opposite and less conspicuous
side, the Offices and business OF tho Erie Railway
Company; and by SAID ana other means said three
persons In their respective capacities the Erie and
operate theatre managers and proprie,ors have
caused to be 50 confused and mingled IN
me the thoughts and associations especially Of
OF many other CLERKS and employees OF said COM
pany who read the public journals, the IDEAS Of
ment, OF ballet girls and operate, spectaces,
with train, telcgraphs and time tables, to
ness efacency Of Il SAID clerks ana employSs and
the good repute OF said company That said con-
tact for the leasing Of portions OF said Grand
Opera House should be adJudged to be VOID, and
said three persons be required to refund to SAID
company the money expended upon the said grand
Of said removal and pay expenses o. rerlfn 70 tho
old offices thus abandoned to gam tenant ct rent
OF more than $4,000 per year. for portions before
vacant Of their said Grand Opera House; that these
three persons have been systematically in the habit
Of interfering, te IN political elections Z, and have ap
that they have sought to silence the just criticisms
OF the public press by offers Of money; that these
ofices Of SAID company females Of bad repute with
whom they have appeared IN the Grand Opera
House and elsewhere In public.
After recitng various other transactions In which
the defendants were engaged, the complaint says
that by reason OF the use or the money OF
the Erie Railway Company, and such vast aud ille-
gal undertakings by It's managers. the bad credit OF
the company and Its gold specuatons, said COM
pany was seriously embarrassed in September last on
The I'D OF which month Jay Gould cent to the Secre
tary OF the Treasury OF the United States a teie.
graphic DESPATCH Of which Ns following sls &C
The Hon. GEORGE s. boutwell,, Secretary Treasury,
There is panic in Wall street engineered by bear
bnaton They have Withdrawn currency to saeh an extent
aure sooo IL currency to disburse to tho employees be-
where We have about fOSO employs, and he oabo !.
10 Furnished by the government trade and business WIN
and q a tho
heavy crops are moved cannot you consistently increase
on the essc
Of my corporation my excuse for r9a9ng You win this
That among other measures resorIed TO by said
three persons IN connection with said attempt WAS
that OF irregularjy and by arbitrary ana unwar-
ranced means procuring one OF their number, said
James Fisk, Jr ana another person. to be appointed
suddenly and ex parte, receivers OF tho Albany ana
Susquehanna Railroad Company; causing large
number OF "roughsn to come up from New York TO
Albany, under the pay, leadership and control OF
said james Fisk, Jr to aid him In Ills purpose OF
taking forclble possession OF the last named road;
that OF causing several hundred OF Erie Railway
men to leave their appropriate duties and come and
assemble. with threatening manner and belligerent
intent, upon the undefended track OF SAID Albany
and Susquehanna road, and there to remain IN
unlawful array and demoralizing suspense awaiting
Geographic orders from said three persons until the
matter was checked By the timely interpositlon OF
the Governor Of the state of New York.
On the foregoing state OF facts and numerous
the following effect
s ordered that said several last named lay
Could James Fisk Jr Frederick A. Lane Apram Could NJ
K. smons, G. Hail. Henry ~ Smith and Charles q.
Ssson-be and they OF them hereby suspended
both directors and officers the Erie Railway Com
and that each and MI the last named directors
and officers have and exercise right privilege authority
respect Of said company s franchise rights
perry capacity whatever It'll tho further order OF this
court In this case