, 1872-11-07
Prosecution Of the Firm of Myer, Baxter
& Co. by i. O. Tieknor.
The Defendants Accused of Unfair
Dealing.
A6davits by Both sides---Argument
of c. g. Culver, Esq.

Myer, Baxter d Co.
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eides Of the case:
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On or about The 1elh Of NAY last commenced mi to
make trades with aud through Hallan, Myer & Co..
IL 1s4 Wss ehanss n e ns
Baxter taking the place Of S1r. Hallam, making
sm MSsr Barter c. The trades 3 that were s sde b.
Co, IN proof Of which submit IS evidence The state
Of new I'm July r. ie7a s3eso.65, With trades Of
35 400 bushels Of grnin and $50 barrels pork, which
tbs ate other trades Were made for ny acsount some
times By myself, and other times by them under
p sy ays ACCEPTING f6s t, sns trads
il made by themselves On morning Of Doth August
asked Mr. Baxter how much wheat waa short their
said thought ne had better buy it in. He replied,
eaa buy il aa bay osahes 5a1,e
e aso repoTea the sss to %se1, Bzter g.
Five thousand @ was bought Of NJ c5ders6aw, aceoun
f5s:sen asn; aofa dn sss
day Myer, Baxter Co. bought for 5000 bushels at
s1.l2, seller September but never gave ne tho name
Fale hea %h The @ iesVne bushels xaeat sold
t...3 w.
lad not BEEN disposed Of The pork closed out on
tie 4th Of September, with profit s115so which was
S xhe 81
the morning of that day. Since then have been try
ing get e4 xn T S
be statement of account showing me to be in their
debt s434s7, with credit against Hugh aaher = 5o
large sum Of money. I have endeavored to obtain
settlement by offering arbitrate differences, but
without success. I complain Of them because they
ara wiIfulIy withholding ny Just Dues aud thar state
ment shows IN intention to cheat and defraud me,
Inow propose to prove In their statement charged
ith.a 1ose nf Il SO on 5000 bushels wheat said to
be sod to " 7. Ten,pleton. at s1.44, and settled
af sll3 NOW they did not make said
sale to Templeton, and in the absence Of
other believe sale was taken and assigned oy
Ayer, Ba1tef Co. 1or tae1t M ~ o"n t
cna1sea me ELL S toss ea;as not 1Se to epson
buf we're renored to me sold Burton, Stevens i Co.
,nn1ato- et9 TIE trade was made with TempIeton
~ + sic settlement and there was no loss on ac-
+.oFif a1S rh1 ~.
nv shes v1 t so 1oho fvon 1T 81 is and getslsd a.
e,o7o ~ ss1s nf FRAT t3G WA made for me TO LYON
1he M da1s NJ Ta7 scranfon seted The deai
Jared q si"S me With " los Of s1,ns5o on 5000
seh trade made for me- to Maher on the 1st day
" snonst On he sana day purchase Of 1000 BUSH
~ ~ ~ ~ 1aoGa for "a a. 81 a The trade
els q "Ie IVA as ~ cra5ed With The gain. s1312
T a1-o charead me NH ioss Of 81 500 on 900
eod NJ st q snd lbs sfi51eo 5ns u :e te
se :1r S;eW;n1ey: = customer Of Myer baxter L Co.
ta5t Me-; Baxter c. s1e responsible fos
@ueh rhe4 d. not INK thn H. S II has
- ~ +hat The deal yau settled ut $l.13.
s1ssyh;nnav III vi has stated that be has not failed.
Es clainea to me hat he sold tie wheat at q
Rnleto ivo X Eaher st the time Of their failures,
they were lot made for ny account and should not
C. with ~ sssss eass sPa ao pRss to ssn
asmaeh they refuse to make settlement " viii
Directors such action as he may to warrant.
leave With you their different statements Of accounts
as e''oe1ee .rrm.rr - N . NJ 54,,Es n.xT~r.
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PENDANTS:
James Baxter said: On Or about LIST Of May last
Snd I'D not ben ab1e to make any trades for nearly
ri the winter and spring for want Of funds and Could
not pay me the amount he then owed me, that had
lid been sued IL the Courts and expected ether suits
to be begun against him. and that his house and lets
were thep moreagea to Life insurance company for
$500 Tor rsther trcst deed for that arnount also,
SECOND one to Folansbe Son for s. o0o and third
to Mr. sae!ey for 81 900 or 81 50o He said ho did
not want to 1T the properly 60 for these amounts
and wanted to deed the property to me, subject to
+hese a,uoau.s and me to advance further sum
Of SEQ to orerzte On To this declined, saying be
hid no abstract and eyeh if he had would not take
rns property subject the encumbrances named, and
did not s2asidsf the property
lis nroYerty from sa1e by Sheriff to make scrra
trust deed to person i've years snd on that
1Eei. male oct the parc-s = and did co. and he
lad them exesatei 9n got the s5qo md was to
that e5 Ngs only the three mortgages above referred
to "a the property tried to get ne continuation bu
could not do So Later in the month Tcknor called or
me again. aud said he had put the larger part Ct ta
money up in Jacls1nan + Co.'S hands, and unless he be
oct, as the trades had Eo2e against
hin, eud said if would put it Up Tor him he would
guarantee the LOGS end give half the profits.
gave hin nv c!lcc for the additional $500. He her