New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FRIES ENDLESS LITIGATION.

IT'LL MORE MOTIONS, PAPERS, PROCEEDINGS AND
DECIsIoNs-A SUIT TO ANNUL TIE STOCK YARDS
CONTRACT.
As already reported, II. L. Bischoiisheim
las sued Receiver Jewett for "a per cent Vi
he exchanges made by him OF S3''o1'VVo vi
Iterng bonds for like amount OF coISohuaeu
,onds of the Erie Railway Company HIS claim
amounts 10 slO3647 So gold, with interest etc'
Mr. Jewett denurred that the Erie Railway company
md is mortgagees the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
,anv were proper parties to the action JUDI Van
yorst oyerrulcd this demurrer holding that II Receiver
Iewet employed Mr. Bisehofshem, lie must pay Tor H.
An appeal has been taken from that decision ana since
hon the decree OF foreclosure has been eX-
,cuted and the road has been sold and
,he new company has been organized and taken
Is deeds. Yesterday Mr.. ChOate. on behaiI OF
Bsehohsheim applied TO Judge DOnohue for an ofder
hther that Mr. Jewet deposit in Court enough Oh toc
funds in his hands the claim OF the pIalh' vi
that he give security for it, This motion was maze III
he foreclosure suit Mr.. Macfarland on behalf OF MI
Iewett opposed the motion the ground that MI bsci
Ishen was no party 10 the foreclosure SUIT ahu mus
mbmit bis claim on the final accounting ny nc Ido
.eyer with all other claimants on It's iheii'S' ''e'
DonOhue denied the motion. go, - III, .o,o s,,ro
j. c. Bancroft Davis having Withdrawn MS lorec!osure
mil as trustee OF the fifth Erie Railway mortgage,
William A. Boyd appointed referee 10 TX tue COM
pensatOnto be allowed him aud his attorney s; r: boyu
hxed Mr.. Daviss compensation at $l2JO ana inc com
oensatiOn of Dornan b. Eaton as survivor OF L3to g
raile his attorneys at 5000 1 Gl inc INC w. Sey
uit $3.50 for resisting MeHenry's motions, 500 III
mother suit. and $50 on this reference JunSe Doo
lue Yesterday confirmed the report .
An application made to Judge DOu0hue Yesterday
20 release Receiver Jewett and his bOndsinGn IRON
urther liability for the transactions OF the Erie Way
company or the company, except as to certain mat
ers Judge DOnOhue reserved his decision
THE STOCK YARDS CONTRACT
Shit has been begun in Chicago by Mr. Jewctt to set
,sde the contract made in 1870 between the Erie Rail
yay aud the National Stock Yards, and for the repay
hent OF S53 600 by the terms o; the contract the d
.eetors OF the stock yards were to Ihnnence
HE shipment Of livestock over the Erie Road
Charles Robinson who the president OF the STOCK
Yards, with a salary of S33,0O0 a year, II Is
harged did not his influence for the Erie Road, ana
he Court asked force him to surrender 1000 shares
VI the stock Of the company, which were gwen TO MIN
On that consideration alone. 1t is further alleged mat
Mr. Robinsons general mismanagement injured the
rade of the Eiio Road and drove shippers 20 other
ines In 1879 the petition states, MI Robinson
Iold 1923 shares OF the stock Yards Company,
ind agreed TO resign director and TO induce thrce
tber directors TO en- that board could he chosen
n the interest the Erie Road, III consideration OF
which the Eric Road paid him $50 000and 10 his counsel
$1,000. The prayer asks that the contract be annue1
he S53 600 be paid back and that decree be entered
ancelng the stock held by RObnson,and declaring tnat
&c has no right interest in the 1923 shares pretended
)y him to have been transferred TO the Erie Road.