The New York herald., 1875-01-05


ants may be compelled to disclose their several
contracts with the said company and what sums
OF money and stock they have received from all
sources IN connection with this business. The
bin closes with an appeal Tor an Injunction, to ce
granted oy the Court, restraining the defendants
stock and other property OF the Union Pacific
Railway i.outhefn branch) or OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway Company or OF the said
Lana Grant Railway and Trust Company, and
also from interfering with the complanant IN the
exercise OF his rights under the contract in ques-
tion. Ine OIL also prays iOr the appointment OF
receiver.
DORE.
Mrs. Victoria woodruff Tennie Claim and Colo.
mel Blood appeared before Judge McAdam, In the
Marine Court, Part 2, yesterday In q suit brought
against them by Mrs. Trueman, VINO charged them
with defrauding her OF $500, to recover which the
action was brought. Frem the complalnant's
statement 1t appeared that she drss became &C.
quainted with the defendants on the 25th OF May,
1871, on the occasion OF her calling on them at
their place OF business, No. ~ Broad street. Her
business as she then stated was to place $40O In
their hands for investment On the representa-
tions made to ner than she on the following day,
placed $500 10 their hands In United States bonds
two 500 and four $50 bonds. The defendants told
ner that they would invest 1t safely for her; that
Commodore Vanderbilt was their banker. ON the
following July she received a check Tor interest
cue up 70 date, but hat was all she saw or inter-
est or principal. To ner repeated demands Tor
an account they informed her rnat the market was
du |. but that II she put IN another s4o0 tney
would make enough TO make her comfortable lor
lie. AT long intervals, whenever she could OBTAIN
sight OF any OF the parties, she demanded ner
money but in vain, aud eventually all hopes of
obtaining ner money vanished, when Mrs. Wood
an sny u tho. s hS %os
let $40o XIII them ought to ole" Immediately
appeared on the crosse xamnatlon that there
were no conditions exacted or statement volun.
teered how the s40O were to be invested, In stock
or IN gold or otherwise. and from this the deien1
ants counsel commended that action lay Tor re.
covery; tnat the money was voluntarily given Tor
Investment; tnat 1t was invested; that the
this the defendants were not responsible, and
that no action lay against them for recovery.
Commodore Vanderbilt was called to the wit.
knew Woodruff and Claim; did not know Blood !:
knew the plalntlfY; knew the two female defend.
ants Tor i've or SIX years; did not think ne ever
member ever advancing them any money to carry
on business; DID not remember ever authorizing
them to use his name IN any way whatever.
Mrs. Woodruff on behalf or herself and code.
That the plaintin. whom sne did not know pre-
vloUsiy came to their office and voluntarily gave
vested 1t TO the b,st OF her Judgment; that the
speculation Jailed and there was the end o. It.
Judge McAdam IN charging the Jury. said III
the deposit was made for the purpose OF specula-
and at the risk OF the plaintiff, ana that the de.
1cnOants invested the nlOnet to the best OF their
Judament, the plaintiff could not recover In the
action, which was IN form Tor conversion. But II
they believed the defendants never invested the
money for the plalntir but used and appropi lated
1t to their own PURPOSES, 1t then amounted to a
dict ior the amount claimed.
The jury found lor the defendants.