The New York herald., 1875-01-05

THE COURTS.
Important Suit Against the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Woodruff & Claflin as Specu.
latiVe Brokers.
BUSINESS In TIE FEDERAL COURTS.
Proposed Suit Against Bergh for False
Imprisonment
BUSINESS In TIE FEDERAL COURTS.
DISAPPOINTMENT on THE SCiNNEL MURDER TRIAL.

Throngs OF lawyers, all loaded with bundles OF law
papers, crowded the various court rooms. But,
rs usual, very little was done In the trial terms
beyond calling the calendars and arranging the
time and order OF the trials Only one case, and
this in the superior Court, was brought to trial,
and this simply O suit on prOmissory note. In
the various general terms there was however, a
prompt entry on the business before them. In the
Supreme Court, General Term, the arguments OF
cases carried on appeal to ihs tribunal was kept
mp till nearly three p NJ, when motion was made
to adjourn, OUT OF respect to the emory OF the
late Judge Cowles, and which, as will
be seen by the report elsewhere, was
promptly granted. In the Superior Court,
General Term some new decisions were presented,
though developing no new Iacts in any OF the
nases, anu then, for the rest OF the day, new
sases were argued. Alter calling through the
whole calendar some dozen cases were argued
In the Common Pleas, General Term, which Is
pertalnly doing business at railroad speed. In
the various chambers there was. OF course, unn-
terrupted argument OF motions all day. The
Dyer and Termlner did nothing beyond adjourn
ing cases, but has mapped out Tor itself abund-
ant work In the future. 1t will be several days
yet before all the courts get into thorough work.
Ing order.
Yesterday man named John Henry was charged
before Commissioner Shields with having offered
for sale a quantity OF cigars, which were ont
properly stamped or boxed. He waived an ex.
ANIMATION and was held to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
An IMPORTANT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SOUTHERN
BRANCH.
In the United States Circuit Court a bin OF COM
plant has been nled by John LesinrIng. com.
painant, against the Land Grant Railway and
Trust Company and others. Mr.. Ltesinripg re.
sides at Mauch Chunk, Carbon county, Pa, and
he brings this bill against the Lant Grant Railway
anu Trust Company, corporation Incorporated
in the State OF Missouri whose principal office for
business IL in the city OF New York; the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad Company formerly
the Uni0l Pacific Railroad Company. Southern
Branch), corporation incorporated under the
laws of Kansas whose principal Office for business
is located In the city of New York; the New York
Warehouse and Security Company. a corporation
created by act oil the New YORK Legislature and
whose principal ONCE Tor business Is IN
the city OF New York; Levi Parsons,
Francis Skiddy. Levi P. Morton, j. Pierre.
point, Erastus Corning and George Denison,
INDIVIDUALLY and as trustees; August Belmont.
George Il. Morgan and Others, Among he alle-
cations in the bill Is one to the effect that con.
tract was made ana entered into on the 27tn OF
the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch, party
oil the 1rst part, AM Messrs. Albert +. Beach,
Richard McMicnael. J. j. Dull, James Gowan, /. V.
Baker and others who may be associated with
them by the said Beach, McMlchael, Dull Gowan
Ind Baker, parties OF the second part.
The party OF the first part In consideration OF
the matters and things to be performed by the
parry OF the second part, agreed with the parties
pf the second part as foows-namely, whereas
there is now TO be built line of railway from juno.
tlon City, III Kansas, In a southeastery direction
TO the north boundary OF what Is KGOwn as the
Usage lnuian lands. TO oe known as the Union Pa
cinc Railway, Southern Branch; the party OF the
first part being possessed Of valuable franchises
granted In aid of the construction OF the rallway
by the government OF the UuIted States, Dy the
tie proposed line ol railway, the party OF the first
pait agreed with the parties OF the second part
folows:-
That on the completion by the parties OF the
second part OF the grading, bridging, masonry aud
the laying oil the superstructure and iron on pro-
posed railway TO point ten miles distant from
the junction OF the railway with toe Union Pacific
halfway, Eastern DIVISION, that The party OF the
1rst TART Will convey 10 the parties OF the second
part one-haii OF the tnirty-year seven per cent
CONSTRUCTION Of the railway: and on lis compietio8
80 point on the south line OF DAVIS county; that
she party OF the first part will deliver and convey
TO the parties OF the second part the remaining
one.haf OF the said tnirty-year seven per cent
bonds voted by Davis county, together with all the
aid VI the construction OF the road That Will accrue
10 that portion OF the line and also the grant
pf lands from the state of Kansas TO aid In the
construction OF said road an additional amount
Burf1cient TO comprise 100000 acres, ana also the
peaceable possession IN fee Of the FIRST division OF
said line OF road, which nrst DIVISION shall com.
Kansas.
Another allegation in the Dill is that on the COM
pletlOn OF the line from the S0utn line OF DAVIS
county to the town Of Council Grove, in Morris
county, Kansas, a distance oi seventeen miles, the
party OF the hrst party were TO convey TO the par
ties OF tne second part 0ne-ha Of the thirty year
seven per cent bonds voted by Morris county IN
ald OF the construction Of SAID road. Bonds had
been voted also by Lyon county, Kansas and 1t
was agreed tnat the parties OF tie first part should
convey 10 tue parties o the second part all the
remaining portion or balance OF the lands accru-
Ing or 70 accrue to the line from Junction CITY to
the north boundary OF the Usage indian lands
under the grant made by the United states gov.
ernrnent In and OF said road.
Further allegation III the bin Is TO the effect that
Nter the execution OF che contract. and before the
l5tn oil Octoper, 1867, GowaD, Dull, Beach, Nc
Mienasi n ,ns and Baker having become embarrassed
that they could not carry out the contract, ap-
piisd' througn Beach, to The complainant TO
and subsequently the complainant became pos.
sessed OF the rights OF Gowan, Dull and McMichae,
plainant, upon information and DclieI, that the
defendants Parsons. skiddy, Morton, Plerpout
and others who were ana have been stockholders
Of he Union Pacific Rauway Southern brancnj
tor the purpose o deraudng the complainant as
sourl, Kansas and lexas Railway, and the STOCK.
holders and creditors or the other companies
merged IN said company, did, lor.ther own private
use and benefit, ootain control oI the Land CIR ant
Railway and Trust Company, by pretending to
purchase or procure the shares of stock OF saiu
corporation by dividing the same up among them.
selves, aud have put tnc lands bones and all other
property which they have obtained from
the Union Pacific Railway Southern brancn),
aud the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail.
way Company INTO the possession OF the
Land Grant Railway ana Trust Company
In rhe first instance, and then into their pos
session, and caused the same to be divided among
themselves, the said defendants Alter otner allie:
gallons oil similar character the complainant
winds up his lengthy petition With statement,
upon information and Dslie, that the Land Grant
Railway ana Trust Company WAS stated to nave
been Incorporated with % capital s 0ck OF
sl5O0,0O0; tnat no money was paid INTO that COM
pany or or on account o any stock, ana that the
stock OF the company was issued TO the persons
VINO Claimed TO be members OF the Land Grant
railway and Trust Company without paying lor
the same; tnat the Land Grant Railway and
Trust Company undertook 10 carry out tne build-
Ing OF the SAID fraud OF the rlvhta