The New York herald., 1876-12-21
SEA CLIFF RETURNING BOARD.

statement OF the batIe in dove cote which has SO
sadly disturbed social equilibrium Of the Saints
Rest" Long Island The whole aspect Of the mat
ter seems IL not many, at least twosided, and the
claims of the Baitersba or Du Bois party as stated
yesterday, mako up but oiety Of the case.
As to the statements in reference TO the status OF
the seventy shares oil stock, the ownership Of which
appeared to be the main dispute, it is but
fair to say without giving tho legal grounds alleged
that anti Batersbals dcny the facts asserted by
their opponents and set out entirely different state
Of things TO decide the controversy in this regard
Mr.. Truphapcn was yesterday appointed rclerec. AS
tho statement that the anliBatiersbas wero with
out means, they Indignantly rctort that they did In
vest largcly-moro so, IN fact than their advcrsarcs-
and that protect their property that they desire
to control it. Mr.. Baitersba, they say, anxious
not curtail expenditure, but 10 divert much OF
the funds as was possible into his pockets 1t
claimed that only last year he nearly succeeded in
raised to $4,000 per annum to be paid from tho
already treasury and that he was foilcd IN this
only by the determined opposition oil the antBatters.
balls Besides this, an examination OF his accounts
shows he is In debt to the association TO the amount
OF dollars, for when the association
threaten suit FalcoDcr an associate oil Batersbail,
and tho defeated trustees has for tho past five
years the treasurer Of the ASSOCIATION. The
li.Battersbas say that they have been able
to get Iull settlement of his accounts that he has
mlsnppcd the funds OF the ASSOCIATION, and that for
this reason II for other they wanted "a CHANGE
They assert that desperate efforts OF the Battcrsbal
party to get INTO power is 10 prevent investigation,
which now inevitable In these efforts they
havc been foiled, and .'Hinc iuG tachrymr.n
far the courts, the anti tBattcrshall party have
decidedly the advantage. Mcssrs Isclin and Warner
unier whcsc advice II procured seem TO have had
no difficulty, upon their showing of facts, in obtaining
their injunction Tuesday iast but when, Friday,
Mr.. Shalcr powerfully argued hts clients and
asked for order OF similar character, Judge
Brady took the papers, and, after examination, re-
turned thcm without allowing tho injunction. In the
courts on tuesday last Messrs Felretch aud Warner
present associate counsel for the dc facto trustees
gained all that they seemed want the Court
fused TO proceed IN the manner urged by Mr.. shacr
Tho defence they are advised to believer that
their election canno. be disturbed; that they
or tho support OF tho reputable citizens OF Sea Cliff
that tney have already cut down the expenditures and
put the associaton upon better footing than II has
stood Tor Like our candidates for the Prcsi-
dcncy they that they are elected unlike Samuel
aud Rutherford. they have been duly iDaugurated, and
rumor has II that from the halls where tho trustee
mcciinss are held oon rings the inspiring chorus Of
"H0ld the Fort'
MEMENTO OF WM. G. BARRETT.
The financial operations OF VIM. G. Barrett, tho
quondam New York lawyer but supp oscd to be
fegang himself travels abroad being developed
In The courts. Early in January 1875, Mr.. Barrett
obtained from the Merchants Bank OF Canada S. 900.
for which he deposited as collateral 100 shares OF
Adams Express Company stock, and subsequently,
obtained 81, Goo the security. Tho
certificate for the stock In the oi Dcgrasse
Livingstone who gave 1t 10 Mr. Barrett security for
a loan OF 3,l67 81 Suit brought by the bank
against Messrs Barrett and Livingstone to test tho
question rs TO tho ownership of the certificate in
dispute Ar. Livingstone set up in his answer that
the loan 10 Mr. Barrett through confidence
of the bank officers In him, and that the
certificate not ueipg transferable. they had
no right to make the loan upon IL, they did.
Mr. Livingstone makes the further allegation that Anna
Livingstone deposited with Mr. Barrett So 900 United
States bonds which now belong to himself, but bad
never been returned or made good by The dcfautng
ar.d absconding lawyer The trial be foro
Judgo Van Worst, holding Supreme Court, Special
Term who yesterday gave his decision. Judge Van
worst holds hatNr. Livingstone, having delivered tho
sc ip Tor the stock question with the an
nd xc enabled Barrett TO the same for loan that
N, bank acted good iath In making the loan the
titc legal ana equitable having been passed. through
blank being lett TO oil IN the name of party 10
whom tho Same had been trans sfcrrcd He holds fur
thcr that the executing OF paper IL that character
and anncxing scrip for stock and delivering 10
third person would Justly others with dealing with