The New York herald., 1870-12-17
TIE "t ROC" LITIGATION.

Reply of the Morris and Essex-The Erie
Should Have Interfercd Before-A Squatter
Sovereignty Claim--Erie Jealous 0r u Pow
erful Rival.
Alter the opening OF the court In Trenton yester-
day morning Mr.. Vanatsa opened his argument ON
behalf OF the Delaware and LackawaDna Railroad
Company. He said that by virtue or an agreement
between the Long Dock Company and the Morris
and Essex.th latter
SHOULD HAVE A GREATER WIDTH
OF way either side OF the tunnel, sufficient for twO
tracks. 1t should be borne In mind tnat the Long
Dock Company could only srans the land, and their
grant was limited to their territory. lt would be
that they granted the HoboSen Land Improve
ment Company right OF way for double track:
but inasmuch as the railway was intended to ex-
tend beyond the territory OF the Long DOCK Compa-
might be made Win the road either SIDE. The
noticeable iea.ure was rnat there was limitation
as To the number vi roads they should with.
There was no limit TO 1t. unless their discretion
or interest," The tlnuei was no more tnal
A FERRY ON LAND,
and the moro people brought through 1t the better
for Jle interest.
Some people have an idea that after they have
borrowed money ali they nave TO pay Ii return Ii
"dead horse" They borrowed $4,000 from his
Clients, spent and forgot TO pay 1t back again; and
he could olly say oi the gigantic company he was
opposing that their antlcipaons oil the mture were
bright and their ignolings oi The past great Their
hope was strong, iler memory bad aud their ad@
herence 10 contracts worse.
Ills clients had ,ne land by virtue OF deed with
the Long Dock Company to the Morris anu Essex
Railroad Company, dated November 23, 1860, and
by an agree.nent OF 1882 They mad II also III pos-
session.
the charge OF fraud. Tney went TO Mr.. Gould and
said they wanted to buy land to connect the Boon-
ton branch with the main line. Mr.. Gouid sent an
employ of The Erie 10 look at the land. after-
wards a2reed to sell 1t ut $4,000 per acre. IL was
roads there What did they thlnK Mr.. Brisbane
wanted OF the land theres Did they think he would.
pay 5000 per acre ior n
LAND 10 RAISE SQUASH1
MOI When Jay Gould took the money, il he knew
the construction that would be put on the deed he
must have known he was cheating Them The
money went To the New YORK and Erie railroad
Company; they he'd 1t IN their exchequer and now
sOugnt to Restrain those who had pato the money
from enjoying rights.
Take Tue cost of'the tunnel at 81 ooo ooo the coal
anu passengers tnat passed through the tunnel by
the INES tile Erie opposed announced by the tarR To
Slo2, 5UO-ten per cent ON the original c0st-and in
the meantime the Erie hte the tunnel free OF cost
the agreement Of the tarin leaving three per cent for
sinking iund, which woaid in Time clear or the
debt; aud 1t must be apparent that the tunnel was
the nnest piece 0 property on the Continent OF Ame-
rca.
Tne Erie knew OF It while the grading was going
on; they mad taken the money; tney saw the eXpen-
dlture OF money; saw tnlt he Morris and Essex
Company believed they had The right. II man
builds house on piece oil land to wnicn he sup
poses he had right aud ano,her witnesses the pro-
gress he is making and does not apprise him That
he has no right 10 the land, but waits until the
builder has moved his Iurnture and wife aud ch-
drcn into the house oeoce he goes to the Court
to ask lOr an injunction, the Court VIII not grant
1t To HIM, because he dii not speak when he had the
right TO do so. Just 50 IS Ii with the Erie Railroad
Company. They saw Us at work they saw us pro-
cSed In the belief we had the rglt, aud when we
were ready for business they Came court and
asked to restrain us from beng there at ALL After
TWO MILLION DOLLARS HAD BEEN SPENT
the Erie was AFRAID the Morris and Essex was
going 10 be accompanying llne 10 Paterson, and SELF
interest prompted the Erie TO place all possible
Obstacles in the way.
Ex-Chanceilor Williamson followed. but before he
had concluded his argument tue court adjourned till
this morning.