New-York tribune., 1871-12-27
TUI ANII-ERIE NOTENLNT.
AZ ENGLISH VIEW OF THE CASE.
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According to The EQiirdy Neus. a powerful
combination hns been formed fOi the purpose OF obtain
g Justice for the shareholders Of the Erie
R,iwny than sen. t. he within the means Of the Lon
COMMITTEE of Protection. whose proceedings, after
neavy expenditure for about two years have at length
CIRCULAR cypress hope that hearing OF the suit
- olaaI"d during the spring Considering that upon
ton. IN. ofrndcrs lmmc dlatcly brought 10 bay
and IN 'he course Of a few weeks were teduced in
s"'rral in'tanres TO the r"sih" OF fuCitiyes from
fr glaring Of the Erie Railway
,a'a in re- hS1 & Sfa . 1T oi ,nae apIny thy or, or mis-
cedngs ~ committee" Ii may De- urged that the
fact the plumber of IL or IS millions Of the property
Of EufuJeau shareholders fails excite in New YORK
such Indignation as created 10y the abstraction OF half
iha, amount from the city fund.- and that hepce there
i"q-i" assistance but thIs view L. by the cir
Western Hallway, Which also chiefly the property Of
Luglsh investors few months sufced under the encr
e",ic acton Of MI MlHeIry and Mcssrs. Bi>chofishem
aud GOds ldt, TO rescue The property and place IL in
he control o' It's rghtful The people OF the
Tinted states, apart from A"r Oa,hng of the scandal
well thu wear by year Ia the financial operations OF
"a" coH Try the dscredt Occ.sioned causes a O,.
IA" community far more than the ew ire value, Of
the tfr I,IWay. Yet the London Committee have not
''"n 'hir to take advsn'acr Of this feeling. Even the
Judgment which autborizes Gould and FIX 10 replace
'' sh" th'! have InlsalIr"prated by creating ncw
'net-a proceeding the same a. II Chancellor Of the
hhchei'er who lad purlOlucd million OF the public
,uTreS "ee allowed 10 niahe II ny by creating
nhuoh "i national dtht-socn, TO have been admitted
e'equate protest OI TcsI,tdnCc. Within the pa~t
- .oo' u has bee rcpArted thai aIraner neits are
:. ~ ~, '. ioi oOuid and I~k further large
nuhlahcf OF then Under these cir
x.ae ~, ~ can Sarcrl' 'NcIr surprise that while
~ ~, ens connolly, aud ID" other ucini4rs OF the
Amrh, r.f,, Possuoh are either under bail or have
yer And nlght Colonel" Fisk is u.IfOullnent as
t ..,cr .osY ugure. Oe oi ti,&h hief SONS
Alexis '@- vi tAe Iuhsiau Grand Duke
10 Those familiar with the xork,,c. n, ,. .o,,, u
'"'' ahu The Tact that IN too many instance. N.
nun S) ilAs Deeh the servIe tool Of IN. Rim. ,, sl,
a"' progress Of the legal procee0g, II,
'"aih justice Tor English stockholder. Ira. oo,s,.a,
oroS -no disgust Rather than surpris4. There ARE
,'uo n'e ~ho doubt that the counsel OF the Hcn a1
t-'phA party have done everything tha, :,
ooo IN regard " the case Of the At.,,n p''''''.
"o'"fD Railway, 1t Ia only Necessary 70 ,.v Tho, -
was ." situated, In dihrren. states. u,, :, 'o"o
n'"ssa'y 10 depend Oh New-Yor& just,c. .n, 90 ,-''
p'''sD' declspns were obtained In Ohio ~. ~ "
su'oor'Liig the Erie Ring epace the stoen ''o'
'aone h'" ones, IL strongly condemned In ,,t. ~ Nv
'"' nA'''i "aS argued before Judge E.aicLfo,d 10y,
ga e"fheNth"ss aDd ability aud the drcis,o, >, " "
DNse 'ft@%d general surpns.. Had there I. '"'
"pr'Iai'y for appeal IT would isvc Lren takc,, "'
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