The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-06
MANUFACTURING AND MINING COM
PANIES.

PANIES.
The complaint in the suit OF The People OF the
state OF New York vs.. the standard Union Manu-
featuring Company, In the nature OF a bill In
equity, is brought by the Attorney General Of the
state under the code, asking for the dissolution OF
the company and Tor an Injunction and receiver.
The complaint alleges various grounds Tor It's ais
solution-ln fact violation OF nearly all the pro-
visions OF the law IN regard TO manufacturing and
mining companies and IL Is further claimed that
the company is q fraud and swIndle upon the laws
of the State OF New York and That IL Is insolYent.
The statements In the complaint are suo-
Stimulated by afndayits. The defendant denies
she allegations In the bill, and presents
afndavlts OF the stockholders and trustees to
plaint and anldavits by the Attorney General,
Through Mr.. Samuel O. Courtney his represe Ia
i've, Judge Dononue issued an Injunction against
the company doing any business, and also APP
pointed stephen J. Btolack receiver OF the assets
OF the company. The order TO continue the IN
junction and receiver was argued before Judge
Lawrence. on the part OF the plaintiffs II was con-
tended that the whole Incorporation Of the com
pany was q fraud on the statute; that the essen
non OF such companies had been ignored, that
IL had no financial once or place Of business in
sne clty OF New YORK; that its whole arrange
ments, factory, &c, were IN New Jersey, and tnat
john L Mason, Its President and managing man,
was the entire company, and carried the books
Of the company wherever ne went; that Is
had no property within the State OF New YORK TO
poweress 10 enforce any order against II; that
creditors had no remedy unless they went 70 New
Jersey and In fact tnat the whole company was
gigantic fraud the statute On the part or
the defendant IL was argued BY Mesgrs Palmer
and De Camp that II tnis comp any dissolved
ever otner company organized under me Manu-
featuring laws could De wound up; tnat IL was a
bona Ede concern; that tue trustees and large
majority or the stockholders were satisfied with
ia management, ana that the salt was really 10
the interest Of . rlYsl company, and that II was
perfectly solvent Judge Lawt ence yesterday morn
ing rendered a decision continuing the Injunction
and the receIysrsnp, vita costs 10 the plaintiffs.
POWERS OF A CONSUL GENERAL
In February last William JunEer, chief mate OF
the German BARK Pnnnp weYsrzang, was charged
with assault upon Albert Wsis. sailor employed
On the vessel The case was taken before the
Marine osurs for tral Pending the trial a motion
vas made on behalf OF Herman r. Schumacher,
Consul General or the German Empire tnis port,
protesting against the trial OF the case In that
court, 90 the ground mat the Court was without
jurisdiction, pursuant 70 the supulaLCns en-
bodied IA tue Consular Convention between the
rlamed June 1, 1872 Juage Joacnlmsen, be-
Ore whom the motion was heard, de-
MED the same, setting ORTIZ his reasons for 50
doing 10 avery able and ELABORATE opinion. Follow
Ing this decision notion was made yesterday IN
supreme Court Chambers, before Judge Lawrence,
tor = writ Of pr0nolu0n restraining the Marine
Court Tom the TRIAL Of the case. Ex-Governor
baiomOn made lengthy argument In support OF
tne motion, TO which Mr.. K W. Andrews replied
The points raised on Dotn sides we're SUBSTANTIALLY
tne same as those presented 70 the argument De-
rore Judge JOacn msen, one side claiming that the
Consul General has, under the treaty referred
20, exclusive power 70 take coRniZance or TINS
class OF cases, aud the other insisting that the
case IN question came within the limits or the ex-
ceptional iause, lnasmucn a. the onence charged
was OF nature TO disturb the peace and pubic
order in the port. The Court TOOK the papers, re-
serving lH decision.