The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-26
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY. 26 se9-TRPLE

| who was member OF the firm OF Steinway 4 Sons,
piano manufacturers IN this city, and the plaintiff
Is his brother and sole trustee ana executor OF his
entire estate. The other plaintiff, Henry Steinway,
is the father OF deceased, and they were also
berS OF the same nrm This motion Ia for extra
allowance on behalf OF the defendants on volun-
iary discontInuance OF the action before trial by
plaintln, defence having been interposed by de-
property OF the late firm OF Stenway IL
Sons, both real and personal, including Steinway
Hall ana warer0Oms In Fourteenth street and the
mandatory on Fourth avenue. running from Fifty
second to Flftythrd street. besides large quantity
complaint TO exceed 100000. The defendants pro-
duceu the records OF the Supreme Court OF the Sec
OF the mother Tor the recovery OF the possession OF
her three infant children, who are defendants In
this action. ana VINO were taken from ner, as sae
alleges. IN January, by order OF the plaintn, VIM.
Selnway, and who placed them In che hands OF a
stranger, who detained them until decree OF the
supreme Court obliged him TO deliver them up. In
legged and charged that thus was part
OF a plan TO absolve their estates. OF which
he was sole trustee ana executor; that while the
children were IN q foreign land and In the hands OF
a stranger, he. as trustee and executor conveyed
their interest IN the aforesaid property to his father,
VINO IL his coplaintltr in this action, and almost I'M
mediatey took reconveyance to himself indlvidu-
ally. which deed was recorded the same day as the
deed from him as trustee To his father
The following Is the valuation of the Infants
estate:-
Six lots OF ground. 35, 900
Total. $72, 900
One-quarler OF which is allowed to the estate. 5000
Pianoiorte manufactory on Fourth avenue,
buildings, NC. $4,000
-One.quarter OF winch valuatie. only was allowed
TO the infants estates.
Judge CardOzO took the papers and reserved his
decision.
Another Phase OF the Erie Railroad War.
Before Judge Cardozo.
The Erie Rotb0dd Company Us. Henry J. Ray
n,ond and Cate0 G. No,yeU, tfc.-This was motion
to strike certain portions OF the in the suit
on the ground that they are scandaous and irreie-
want and to make more definite certain other por-
swer objected to are those which relate to the taxing
OF money from the company by three directors.
The libel complained OF was published in the fnAn-
cia columns OF the Times OF the 2Sth OF April, and
contained as Is alleged statement TO the effect
that the money OF the company was grabbed up by
three OF It's directors. The answer justfes Ihis by
setting forth long history OF the Erie Railroad war
and OF the issue OF stock in exchange for converta
bic bonds.
The defendant, Caleb G. Norver by Eaton & Tailor,
his attorneys answers the complaint by ayerring
that this defendant denies the allegation that the
plaintiff MADE the complaint herein. anu he AYERS,
on Information and belief, that this suit was not
instituted by the Erie Railway Company, and has
not been authorized or even approved by said CON-
pany, and that the suit was instituted and Is SuS-
tanned by three men-Jay Gould, James Fisk, Jr, and
Frederick A. Lane Tor by the TWO former ony)-who
have illegally and by fraud got control OF said cor
poration and assume Illegally TO act in Its NAME and
who have in Its name caused this suit to be lnstl-
tuted in the hope OF silencing criticism OF the public
press
After an elaborate argument on both sides the
Judge took the papers and reserved his decision.
For plaintiffs, Field and sherman; tor defendants,
Eaton and Tailor.
samuel KelfnUer vs. The Forty. second Street ana
Grand Street Railroad ConaDanv.--The plaintiff
owns property In Union square. and alleges that the
defendants track close to 1t and materially
deterlOrates its value. He now applies for an
N ~ Rt0 n m frnm noiu fha
tack ana claims damages to the extent of $1,000 900.
Decision reserved.