The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-25
THE COURTS.
A Presidential Electors Difficulty with
His Lawyers.
AN OLD MORTGAGE SUIT.
The Jameson Divorce Case Sian
der in French.

Near woonsockct IN the State OF Rhode Island. Is
Slatersville. large ana well known manufacturing
place. It's lord aud master, and TO all inents and
purposes absolute owner, is William s. Slater. For
years past he has been OF the great staple manu-
facturers OF the STATE and IN generally estimated
having $40 900 To back his operations AZ the last
election George H. CorIlss whose great driving
CINE at the Centennial Exhibition gave him a world
wide reputation, was chosen an eecor tor Rhode
Isar. GU the Hayes and Wheeler ticket; but owing to
his holding the oilice Of Centennial Commissioner no
was declared to be ineligible Presidential eector.
To Ill his place william s. Slater deemed
worthy, was elected accordingly by the State Legs
iature and faithfully discharged his duty repub-
licah eector In This city law firm, composed oil
John IL. Il William L. vanderzee. VINO, some time
the past, rendered legal services to Mr. Slater In
the prosecution OF suit which settled
before trial. In this settlement they obtained
some securities Tor Mr. Slater which they
turned over 10 him. From tina; time on there
appears 10 have continued dispute between Mr..
Slater and them the value Ut tho service, Mr..
Slater Offering 81, 900 cash aud certain interest in
the securities recovered and the lawyers demanding
$4,000 absolutely. Az various times during tie dis
cusson OF this matter Of compensation Messrs Bart
lett and Root OF this city, representing Mr.. Slater
counsel offered to accept service OF papers in suit by
the brothers Vanderzcc TO recover compensation, and
thus have the matter determined by the courts OF this
State Toe Messrs. Vanderzee did present sum
nous IN the TO Mr Bartlett but the latter refused
to accept tho service unless lie saw the complaint Also
This Messrs. Vanderzeo refused. On the 18th OF the
present mouth the Nanderzccs presented 10 Judge
Spor Of the superior Court the necessary papers, al
eging IN substance Their Claim against MIR. Slater tor
$4,000 Tor legal sorvces; that result OF those
legal thoy had obtained large amount OF
curites ON which they had hen Tor their pay; that
Mr. Slater by some actual constructive fraud had
got the securities out OF their possession, and
that he had refused to satisfy their claim Upon
this they had obtained an order OF arrest against Mr.
IN "A
$4,000 With this order III their possession they
wrote letter bearing even date with IL to their legal
correspondent IN Prov idencc Mr. james Tillinghast
In which they rehearscd the TACT that they could get
satisfaction OF their claim; that Mr.. Bartlett had
refused TO accept service without seeing the complaint
and being satisfied that II was SIMPLY to recover
for services that they refused TO such complaint
because they wished their right bring the
suit not simply for services, but Tor damages resulting
from Mr. Slater having they alleged, got securities
out OF their possession ny fraud that they had actually
commenced such SUIT and Obtained order OF arrest
therein This order the letter continued, they had not
gwen into the hands OF tho Sherin, but had retained
IN their possession. They were unwilling to subject
HIM to sudden arrest and that II he did not propose
to settle the claim the best thing he could do
10 come this city and submit his body
their order OF arrest. The letter concludes as fol-
ows:"lt Is idle after this long delay, for Mr. Slater
TO submit proposition 10 appear in any action.
The only thing he can do unless he desires to Settle
to place himself within the jurisdiction OF our order of
arrest, aud We VIII take his person. Unless he does
shall take steps 10 procure his person.. The
tents OF .leer Sr TlInghast says he icit Inuch
embarrassed to communicate 10 the other SIDE aud
finally solved his doubts by sending the letter Itself
Mr.. Melcaii, who was acting US the attorney Of Mr.
Slater In Rhode Island. The heard Of the or
application made 10 Judge Speir, OF which II
the basis Tor order directing the Messrs. Van
derzcc to show cause why their order arrest should
not be vacated aud set aside. This order to show
cause made rcturnable yesterday, ut which time
the respective counsel appeared before Judge spe ~
Superior Court Chambers, Messrs Willard Bartlett
and Ehu Root appearing Tor Mr.. Slater and ex-Judge
Leonard Tor the Messrs Vanderzec.
Mr. Bartlett argued that he order Of arrest should
be vacated bong abuse or tending 10 an abuse
OF the process OF the Couri. The last clause OF the
lei ter plaintiffs, which quoted her ein he claimed,
subject any other reasonable Interpretation
than that Mr. Slater did not come on here and sub
have HIM brought here; that was well known he
could not he brought here by any civil process and II
brought here AT all u must be on some unounded
criminal charge through the medium OF a rcqulsiiion
ny force fraud practscd to get possession OF his
person. that the cases OF Iasrave and Meyers, de-
clded in this State, as well as Others as
far back the Kings Bench had distinctly
declared the doctriue that no civil court would
lend itself TO sustain an order oil arrest against
party who had been brought or enced into its juris
dcion by force fraud or deceit used Tor That pur
pose In tins he added the letter itself showed
that its contents intended To be communicated
to the defendant and ITS purpor showed that WIS
intended to operate upon his fears that If he did
como here he would be brought by some undue means
ExJudgc Leonard, in opposition to the motion, ar
gued that It was not the intention of plaintiffs to com
municate the Of the letter to tho defendant
that its whole purpose was to get through MS attor-
neys some security IN the shape of bail Tor any judy
meat they might recover IN this State, ana not
be compelled again that judgment
in the State of Rhode island that even If It
Yer to Mr. Slater IL could not be supposed that they
Intended to practise any fraud or deceit upon hm by
telling him they had order OF arrest against him.
and therefore, the decisions that subject did not
apply.
Thus the matter submitted to Judge Spcir for
his decision, which was reserved by HIM. In the
meantime Mr.. Slater is comfortably enjoying the ber-
ties of his own little State lie has not seen lit to
accept the invitation OF the plaintiffs come here and
submit his person to the Jursdc OF our order oil
arrest;' and, II the plaintiffs ever contemplated any
strategic movement to bring HIM here his counsel
argued their letter ioreshadowcd, the present pro-
ceedings have, doubtless, put an end 10 that