New-York tribune., 1872-08-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY FOR POLITICAL
PURPOSES.


PURPOSES.
TIMES EDITOR AND REPORTER AND son Of
PROFESSOR MORSE SAID TO BE NNoLNED
CIVIL. ACTION AGAINST JOHN p. LNDSAl-
HIS ARREST ORDERED ON AN EA fAhih
APPLICATION-HE is PLEDGED TO ArrEAh
AT THE sHERIFF's OFFICE TOMORROW
.Judge Mcneil of the Superior Court, on
Friday last on the application of Mr John h "alAer'
of the executors of the estate OF the a'e toi o
ne +. b. Morse issued order oi aIreS. against jun
r. Lindsay, formerly secretary ana cohhuonua "eol'
of Moses H. Grinren, while Collector ot TINS port
and 1on known as the principal witness who
30 Thoroughly exposed the frauds ofLeet and STOCKING
of General order notOriety The action. against MI.
Lindsay is understood 10 be based ON an ahdavt oI
Charles W. Morse reported TO he disnherted son oi
the late Professor. The complaint sets forth that I'D
Jply and september ISL Mr. Lindsay was intrused 10y
prof Morse with the Of S25oO paid in three several
sums 10 purchase the effects OF the Lppia SILVER Iale
and Engraving Company Of which Mr.. Morse had been
President and Trustee, and his son Charles, secretary
Through noncompliance with the law, Prot. Morse at
the end Of long litigation which ended in the appoint
ment Of receiver, found himself held responsible for
the entire debts Of the Company, and bought IL
through Lindsay for N4,5oo The remainder
Cs1i.oW, the plaintiff claims, has never been
accounted for by Lindsay, though settlement
has been demanded Of him both before and since the
death Of MI Morse. 1t is also alleged that Mr. Lindsay
retains certain patents bought by him agent Of Mr..
Morse Nj Lindsay is thereupOn charged with iuten-
ton 10 deiraud and lis arrest in bonds Of $1,000 asked
and granted Deputy Sheriff Judson Jarvis, on receipt
Of the papers Friday. called at the Glenham Hotel
Headquarters OF the Liberal Republican National Com
Inittee, Of which NJ. Lindsay at one time Acting
Secretary, but was unable to find Mr.. Lindsay. On
saturday, however, he learned that Mr. Lindsay was
temporarily absent but that his friends had sent nm
word Of the action against him, and that he would
appear at The Shcifs Office tomorrow 10 give the neces-
saFy bonds.
Tie friends Of Nj. Lindsay state that the suit Is
eountcr action TO begun by hun against the Morse
estate 20 recover $4,000 the management OF the
Idppiatt Company for Mr. Morse, and by ms direction
The papers are in the hands Of William A. Beach, esq
who been prevented from pushing the acuon oy ao
sence a. Albany where nc is defending Judge Barnard
Ills friends also assert that the suit against him is
simply voxatous and instigated FOR malicious purposes
bv personal and political enemies TO niure him and re-
feet indirectly on the National Liberal Headquarters 1t
Will be remembered that Lindsay gave very damaging
testimony against the CusOmhOuSe officials ID TINS CITY
az the time Of the Congress inquiry in January last,
and IL s known thai ne has additional testimony OF
serious character auditIs supposed that the design of
those securing his arrest 10 dspaTage his evidence
agaus, the CusomhOuse. Further, 1t Is asserted that
Mr Jennings of Tie Times, Charles ". Morse ana
former reporter Of The Tunes. but now holding an Office
Postal Department., have really iusugated the
rmt. In corroboraton OF this they allege that
III the time Of the Custom-house investigation
younc Morse then intimate with Lindsay, was
requested by Custom-house officials 10 secure
them copies of re letters Of Leet 70 Lindsay,
In Lindays possession and he 70 far succeeded as to
COPY of them. lut discovered and the letters
his handwriting In possession Of one Of Indsays
friends. Since thar time young Morse has repeatedly
denounced and threatened Lindsay with this prosecu
tion. Two weeks ago Mr.. Jennings Of The Times is
alleged % have threatened 10 expose Lndsays frauds
and brug od.um on the Greeley Headquarters - and
that he knew Of the proceedings taken against Lindsay
while they yet secret, is claimed according TO
Idndsays friends. to be shown by the following iunuendo
published u The Tuuts "AuOther OF the persons eIn-
yoyed at the headquarters the vouble John T. Lindsay,
owes the death Of Prof Morse that he too is not
arrested" And yesterday It had announcement
thar John 7. Lindsay was unaccountahiy absent
from headquarters" That the repo, Ter alluded
20 was party 10 the scheme for securing
Iudsays arrest s Csdbshodby the fact that on Friday
last before the papers received by Deputy Sheriff
Jarvis he asked il the arrest had been made, and dis
played long account Of the circumstances of the suit
written up beforehand, TO be published he caimed'
In Tie IiaCs though il probable that he is not now
recognized ty tuat journal formerly Lindsay e
friends say Will lay testimony TO these facts befo:e
The Grand Jury sitting with view % securing an
indictment conspiracy but his purpose take any
tuch method Il reply is not, Of course, known.
A friend Of Lindsay, who the agent Of the re
ccver Thomas w. Barr, who sold the property to Lind
sa, u-.Iats Lindsay IN all lis transactions with Mr..
Morse and volunteered, IN bis absence, long and de-
tai cd statement Of them, which TIE TRIBUNE has not
room Uull, iu mi II appears that there were pri
yatc family as well business reasons why the effects
AZ tlc L.ppiatt Company had 10 be settled by Prof.
Morse Cd. any and the pending suit Will probably
bring hidden scandal % light The agent Of the Receiver
says the hooks o the Company for which the Secretary
was responsible had disappeared when he took
possession, and were not found for sew
cil months after, and were in very
con ylicatcd condition. This induced Prof Morse
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Lindsay u lis presence $3.50 to guarantee him from
loss by thc Lppiatt company. Subsequently Lindsay
Was employed by MT. Morse 20 run the factory, and
wheu 10 was closed the only point in dispute was the
compensation Oi Lindsay. Both Morse and Lindsay Sc
lectcd the receivers agent friendly referee, and he
gave Lindsay allowance Of $4,000 which Lindsay
estate for The patents for possession OF which
suit brought la part retained 10y Lindsay, on
advice Of hs counsel until his suit against the estate s
settled
Nj Lindsay will probably appear according 10 prom
Jse. aha fiC bis bonds tomorrow morning.