, 1870-05-20

The Church EnjoiHcd to Answer In
the United States Court-The Heirs
OF Annekc JAMS Putting on New
ATmor-Tbe Ecclesiastical Money
Bags In n Fix.
From, GAs 4ytar FORK SIN, Nay Is.
The story Of the heirs Of Anneke JAMS is
ever old, ever new. Trinity Church holds their
ancient patrimonr with grip Of steel, but
they have nn abiding faith in tho retnbutise
justice which must eventually prevail in their
behalf One hundred and fifty years have
elapsed Hince the shrewd 1ssde1s Of tho
island extended tho fence Of the old
Kings Farm, at it's southern extreme,
On Robinson street, until it reached .
point near Greenwich village, corresponding
with the line OF Christopher street, thus en-
hr1cing the land TO which Madame Jams hsd
an undoubted title The stolen area WAS then
comparatively value1ess, but the descendants
OF the original owner battled m&nfu11y for its
recovery They we're .powerless, however, for
there never Was = period in which Trinity haa
and Judges, lawyers and legislators, all has
tened to the rescue Of the corporation when
their stolen possessions wexa in danger
Her restymen and Compttolters poured
cut money like water to .enabhe her
to retain the property which ia, now
VALUED AT sIxTX MILLIONS OF DoLLAns.
1t is situated in the Filth, Eighth, and
Ninth Wards The church assumes to own
whole blocks Of houses in Hudson street.
Greenwich street, Christopher street, Domin-
ick street, in fact in nearly every street Of the
three wards west Of Laurens street She OWLS
nearly one side Of Canal street, between West
broadway and the North River, and her real es-
tate in West Broadway is as valuable as any
property devoted to tho wholesale dry, goods
Undo in this city. AL this estate WAS original
" part Of the Anneka Jams farm. The value
Of the property can be realized from tho fact
which must still be fresh IN public renem-
brance-that Mr. Vanderbilt paid the church
41,0C0, COO for St. Johns Park- It ID signifi-
can't fact that the heirs to this vast property
were
NEVER ARLE TO oBTAIx A. .JuRrTR1
BY which the merits of their claima could be
siown Every suit they instituted was decided
by Judges sgainst them, On the ground that
the title Of the Church WAS established by its
possession Of the land, and not By, purchase or
conveyance OF the original owne1s. And the
recturn and Eestrrmen Of Trinity Church ap-
pear to have been pleased with their tiklo to
the Anueke Jams farm, as technically and fair
" described by their friends on the bench At
length they gained wisdom of experience; % they
State tribunals, and they instituted
PROCEEDINGS N THE UNITED sLkTE&c COURT
against Trinity Church, with a,view 10 recov-
eTing the property. IS viii be Heen II the an
ne1ed manifesto Of subcommittee Of the de-
Bcendanta Of Aeneke JAMS.
The war is actu2llJ begun. The aroelamatton
declaring 1t Is Issued by competen$ tribunal and
sent forth to She world. Hereafter the lovers OF
Justice must put On the a11uoE Of wax and march
forth into the field of battle ag1as1a common foe
Trinity Church has uampted our rights into the
dust; has dlsregarded ouE. petl4sn1s, and driven
cants We had simply demanded oEr rights, ans
nothing b7lt our rights AL our appeals for justice
having been for long years dizts9Ardetl, We h2se
been -cot1pe1led to seek = rednss for our GRIEF
auces within the limits Of tha Law auu tustste.
Nenaye knocked NJ It's door a11t Il has been fr4ly
opeued unto rs, and .n0N, since NC are f2frlv1n-
side Of it, it Is our h11n purpose 10 stand blythe
cause which we hare espaaaed, until We con-
quer Or fait In the attempts
On Monday, tie 18th lnst- q erpias mas l#ued-
fro1a the Circuls Court OF tho United Statss xo<
the Southern District OF New Io1k, enjeinir4
Trinity ChuTsts and cor Fpo:ataOu to answer o. The
3D:h inst for her, OF SUNG OF her, msdougs u tue
p3st What Der anEHaf will be we know MOI, put
Te are determined to Natk and zee Ile " Suua;;
Nlttee OF Twenty Hdil meet on the e6th 1ns... q
1e o'clock f., at Cooxs IIoteI It Jos foa nu:nneD
will be m9de for th4sr future acfton- me fesu!E
Of this meeting VIII be gFen n the Columns q ~
Sun, and other#ise duly published ana II : nEstr
rable that full a1senAanca o. TIC eco2sM!eIee
be hat 1t the time shove stated, aS m2ny Mln3a o9
lmpoi ance wi1 oe brought up for tnscaahon anu
for 1nai action. lsA1c 6ko.s.
NX- JEKE9,
QscAH FREHE,
SrA-C9inMittee.
The three lawyers Of Trinity Chhch ara pre-
r,T;nu the snsWer to the e1psds. ii viii EN-
hodv. as heretofore, the old peGrerb, posseB-
s;nI D1us 4 nine parts Of the laM," ALax Ee add
that Trinity can settle the truth in th6eourts2'