New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
a,,,o,,ru,NNA RAILROAD WAR.

THE srsoUEHANNA RAILROAD WAR.
-~.,s,,e rIsK-A GAME OF "sEVEN-UP"
IN ppoposFD FOR THE POSSESSION OF THE
nonNTuE OUTS AND ms OF THE srRUG-
GLE. .E. c,1 -
Tn the Snpreme Court, Chambers before
Mr. Iustioe Barnard the Sheriff OF Albany county
anneared and made return that koOer' ~ - que VI
en-, oo, ou,d not be found Joseph H. Ramsey
and John W Van vakenburg, the other delenuan'' ap
reared voluntarily ready to purge themselves from the
oortemnt charged against them. Johh W. van NalAen
burp the superintendent Of the AiDany anu 0u'4ue'
hanna Railroad, placed on the s'anu aau wa, "as
examined by David Dudley Field on San on the road
from Albany; they were NOT @ Sera sent down
don't have such men IN A b ISad n general and to
so the Fisk party from making rala Gu banv abont
was after turned Fisk out OF our VTS Se men bsrganed
gave no directions TO arm them; was loI d NOT know
self did not leave Albany WITH nc Se We're when FISK
came there on Saturday morning, nor 40 thnm since
they have been nave g0r and Vent to Chatham
For Corners; finally went to another state Nan
me- the night OF the Gun o 81 hs n Henry smiths office
vas az nj for to come there Pruyn put me IN &
the general ONCE 81 L HoSS PecFham at Smiths office
rot there about O'clock when nIso boo n,ad Re.
o aI,o nc' MIR Smith went out and came Dack
about GAS and said Pruyn nad Detn stP toId
Receiver anu pnted Recover and wanted to go
down and take charge OF the Senera , IN NV Nos
nor,n0 went 10 the General Office, having IN my POS
session the papers appointing Pruyn receiver ~ Was
some hours aferward that Fisk presented me WIZ inc
naners appOintng him Receiver; Fisk said ne was Eons
10 take Possession; asked him who he was ana ne Re
ned "Iames Fisk Of New. York; ne salu ie nOu IA
Pnssasson of the road II il cost millions OF money anu
to@k any number Of men; told him had possession by
authority Of the Receiver ana woud Keep P In in
7 forced Fisk out OF a chair he was sltung IN III
the Treasurers room; saw, at the tune a IRA
claimed the Recevershp all the proper PaRe 10 the
orders OF the Receiver, in accordance with law anu II
dsobeying any other branch OF the hnnT the
funds and books all locked up n'e OF el1 a.
accompanied Fisk they were re AID All Pnsb in bows
and take possession" they came; they aIeTWaru U,
exctabIe and abusive he talked I'm the BoweTy style,
and "red hOt;' he wanted an ihS rr Sgo 10
opened and ordered them 10 be opened he said Ihs Is
RE seventh raid have made and propose TO
take YOU fellows" told him he'd have good time;
toia nnpo ms Receiver by Mr. Justice Peckham he
said he did MT anything Tor mat ne ten
his boys" ill., and told them TO put my boys OUT,
then TOOK Fisk hy the arm and there was pretty lively
tusse among allhands, but Fisk and hls Doys wTfe
deposited outside the office; Pruyn came IN
as did also Fisk; Pruyn told LEX tiao n ne
ruyn) had been appointed Keceiteri ash EisE
remaining, and did remain until the oiCG f th nos
offered 10 play Ramsey game OF seveh.uP ioI o pa
session OF the road; the sent out on MONDAY anu
Tuesday protect the road from raids Dy Tue S
party; they told to drive the naIauaeIs DaCh ~
bey shaved violence; the Governor took possession OF
the road in the afternoon. and the trains ran
next day; FISK made no other IGrc 10 advised
IN send men, take up the tracks, ana ue'
stroy the trestle.wOrks, by MI Pruyni was aons IN
good faith knew Fisk had been appointed isece,tr w
Mr. Justice Barnard and that he had possessiO "a
n miles OF the road which had been taken Dy them Dy
force. Thought it was my duty 10 EJECT these men;
neither Fisk any Of his party used force Ia he once
until force been used against then frogs were put
down to ro@ TO SenE DESTROYED by the Fisk party there
was division Of parties on our road-the Ramsey ana
the anti Ramsey party Herrck was opposed 70 ramsey
the frogs were also used to prevent accidents from trains
running contrary TO my and Ia the timetable ana
were used stations to switch on the trains We ~
slow speed and accident could happen by TINS use Oh
| them. -. ,,,.u-. ord
Susnu5hanna Railroad testified: am az present Oy or
dor Of the Court restrained from exercising my IuIc
President was frst served MIN PaPtS on ,i S
an or 5h OF August; first knew on Friday nght that
paper were preparing for the appointment 0 Pruyh as
receiver plaintiff in the case in which the papers
were prepared was MI Van lakelDuIg ~, lr h Ia
il at Watch HILL Massachusetts, know ceruucales VI
stock were received Saturday. don't know that since
that time stock has been issued 10 MT Ash'y fTy was
appointed on Friday night; can't tell where the DOCKS
are. but understand that thtY are III the pOscN
OF Mr. Pruyu; suppose II meddled with the Doors !
should violate the nInnctoui the BOOKS arc CouS
from me; understand that after Mr.. Pruyn had Deeu
apponted Receiver the books removed Tor saety
10 Mr. Smiths office the exact time or rcmOVa 90 not
recoect, but believe L was on Sdt4ldsy hL Sh,ti -,
lcye was counsel for Mr. Pryn the books were thHh 70
his office do know whether Transferring mas hcth
going smiths office; think the books are III tns
| state; don't think Pruyn took the boOhs WIN
! him 10 Watch Hin: don't think he wanted
To be troubled with them; think they are IN Albany
about 100 l,sUO shares or STOCK are m my
name; after had seen the order appointing flsh ne
cciver did nothing that am aware OF 10 resist MN OI
10 violate the Injunction Az this point, and before MI
Ramsey's testimony concluded an ADJOURNMENT was
had to 10 to-day. The motions IN the BUSH ma
Chase In relation 10 the Receivers nave peeu au
! jOurncd 10 the 18th proNimO.