The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-29
The Siege of Newark .

In the case of PAU. = FORUES agt. the
Memphis, FL Paso and Pacific Railroad
Company q al, Mr.. CoRTLANDr PARKER,
attorney for JouS \. {. GRAY, but ASSUME
ing To act n solicitor for the claimants
dcposed 10 some very curious and at pres
cnt very interesting things. The follow
ing are extracts from his statement made
ON oath in his own case; aud although Mr..
PARKER aud judge BRADLEY viii probably
regard any further references to them n
extremely impertncut we havean idea that
Mr.. PRoCroR knott of Kentucky may con-
slider such references rs cmincntly worthy
OF the attention of the Judiciary Com
mittcc of the House;
Bg suggestion Of judge BRADLEY. lctl irhgm
! .Onf'ut e | g used notice Of the bill ana the
motion o. ne likewise given to Gen. FREMONT,
the then Prrsi cnt Of the company. directed
he WIS. that II ne chose to 1Qrcc that the motion
should be hcdId md dtpondof IN Nc,rlri,u lroah
be fC6H; but that II he dld not should serve Tor
IA 4 notice on him Of an application to be made
in Washing on civ, ana that he must take there
spOu-ibilty of al the publritS Which must attend
with the original bill directing Mr.. GILBERr to
appear In behalf OF the comp ny md Gen. FIRE.
MONT. and the said GlLBEn1's subsequent az
pearlnce before Judge BRADLEY at ms chnm-
bcr- in Newark on the 9Th law Of July, $50
when the order for a re ceiyer was made
Inc ltllcT from zen. Fremont nDOVe
mentioned was written 10y GRAY, and FIRE.
MoNrs signature obtained upon rcpresen-
tations that the movement was wholly in
his interest. GILBERr was art and part of
the undertaking TO seize the property of the
company and place il where II would do
the most good. only one Of the trustees
under the land-Graut mortgage was party
Of record, and he never signed, perhaps
never saw, the bill. LIssIGNoL, the associ-
ate Of PRoBsT, in the French frauds, and
Lyons, an unconscious and bogus stock
holder, were the other parties whom GRAY
and PARKER finally secured by loud repre-
sensations that they had Judge BRADLEY
ready and waiting to do the job lat New
ark II was accordingly done there; aud
| the record made MP and filed in the Clerks
| ONCE OF the United States Court for the
| Western District of Texas, as if all these
momentous proceedings had legally taken
place there, and not in dark corner hun
| dreds of miles away.
The subsequent proceedings were of the
same character. The company was never
heard. Two directors, intervening, were
| thrown out as soon rs they had shown clear
case OF fraud aud collision. The spirit and
purpose with which the whole business was
carried on are illustrated by the following
passages OF letters from PARKER to Col
| BLAEToN DUNCAN Of Louisville, KY;
"BRADLEY whites. agreeing substantially to
entertain jurisdiction, and need parties and
proofs"
No parties no proofs, no case, but a
Judge who agrees to entertain jurisdiction
at Newark
| 81 wish YOU would bring about that cOnsum-
nation, devoutly to he wished, Of getting the
| plaintiffs aud evidence so that / can finish up"
Nothing wanting but plaintiffs and evil
| dence, A curious case, very.
But the Judge is still waiting at Newark.
When they did get 10 work the consum-
| nation was reached in a hurry Mr.
GILBERT bowed n bland assent; the order
was made on the unYerined bills Mr..
| GRAY became receiver; the Memphis El
| Paso was IN process of extinction; the
| rights OF Thousands of creditors ana stock
holders were handed over to the keeping
of these gentlemen, and the magnificent
land grant of the State of Texas and the
invaluable franchises which had been the
| playlhing of FREMONT and EPPERsoN and
DANIELS, were fairly started toward the
Etropg outstrotched hands OF .TuoMAs A,