The New York herald., 1874-12-01
ERIE LITIGATION.
An Injunction and What IL Thought OF
Its Effect and OBI, cts.

An injunction and What IL Thought OF
Its Effect and Ob3, cts.
Judge Westbrook, OF the supreme Court issued
an order late yesterday afternoon in an action
brought By John G. Angen against the Erie Rail-
way Company and Its chief officers directing the
defendants TO show cause at a SPECIAL Term on
the % OF December, at noon, in the New
York Court House, why receiver should
not be appointed TO take and hold
the certificates OF the 5000 shares OF the
stock OF the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railway
Company and the bonds issued under mortgage
made by the Erie Railway Company, and all stock
winch the Erie Railway Company claims to hold
all companies and all other products OF the
sl,ouo. 600 expended by defendant Watson or coal
lands; also to snow cause why the defendants and
their agents shOulu not be en1cincd and restrained
from selling, using or negotiating said securities,
OH behalf ol saiu Erie Railway Company for the
purpose OF paying or securing any OF said Dohds
or me interest thereon. OF on account o. a d,vi, M
wise carrying out any design or scheme lor the
purchase OF coal lands by the Erie Railway Conf
pany
In the meantime, till the decision OF the motion.
the defendants and all their agents servants and
alto ncys are restrained from performing all the
acts sought to be prevented and forbidden by the
action in which this motion Is made.
What the Erie Directors Say.
A HERALD reporter called on Mr.. Samuel L. NJ.
Barlow last night for the purpose OF ascertaining
the authenticity and nature OF the Injunction just
issued by Judge Westbrook. Mr.. William Butler
Duncan had just lett Mr.. Barlow's parlor; but MIR.
Barlow assured the reporter tnat what he was
about TO say was only the substance OF what Mr.
Duncan would also say were that gen tleman
present.
In answer 10 the question OF the HERALD repre-
sentative. Mr.. Barlow said:--
1.-The object OF the Injunction, from the TACT OF its
being served so late (oight O'Clock p NJ Is OBJ
vious to all parties interested as l am. The
sole purpose was to affect the STOCK
market by causing the protest of the COM
pany's interest due tomorrow in London. The
Judge who granted the injunction was proba-
by deceived, and did not understand that
sought bur lnasmuch as the money due by the
Erie Company Tor interest was placed IN London
with the agents OF the bundnolders more than one
month ago, the obvious intention OF parties who
oDtalued the Injunction will iaii as inere is now
no means lett 10 the company OF stopping the pay
ment Of this interest already provided IOr in Lon
don. The company furthermore denies every alle-
CATION of the new affidavt which the injunction
was granted, aud as the motion IS to be heard on
the "a inst 1t Is treated by the officers OF the
pany as OF no consequence, but rather as another
effort OF Jay Gould to prevent The payment OF the
sums Tor which the company has brought an
and believe n the present 1t Is sufficient
HERALD REPORTER-Mr. Barlow. am to under
stand that TINS Injunction does not interiele with
the transaction OF business by you and your a.
sOclatcs on the Erie, and the BunalO New York
and Erie railways?
Mr.. BAR1ow-it is not Intended 10 interfere with
the transaction OF business in the least
in this way. It's object is as l have stated
The reporter thanked Mr.. Barlow and babe him
good night.