The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-23
SENSATION IN WALL STREET.

JUDGE LAIREMoRE ISSUES ORDERS OF ARREST
AGAINST FIRM OF BROKERS -GENERAL Eek
ERT SUES THE MEssts. BELDEN AND W. E.
COMMON FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL CONVERSION
OF MONEY
A rumor spread early yesterday morning in Wall
street. and caused quite STIR that orders of arrest
had been granted by Judge Larremorc in tho suit Of
General Thomas L. Eckert, late president of the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company. against
william, Charles d. and Henry Belden, Jr.. and
W. f. Connor. for the alleged wrongful
conversion of property and money belonging
to the plaintiff and received by defendants in
q fduciary capacity, and that bail had been fixed
in the sum OF $4,000. reporter of the HERALD
called at the Office of Messrs. Marsh and Wallis. the
plaintiffs attorneys. and was informed by Mr..
Wallis that the action brought for the recovery
of $4,000 which General Eckert had lett with Messrs
william Belden, Washington +. Connor Charles
ID. Beden aud Henry Bclden, Jr.. special
personal deposit about nine months ago, and
which they had failed and refused to return
Mr.. Wallis said he had copy of the
complaint ard affidavit which the orders were
granted, all the papers were the hands of the
Sherds officers. He said the not put into
their hands until Friday evening, and the papers
were made in such haste that they had not even
the time to take copies OF tflem At the Office of Bel
den, Bennett n Co., i'll New street. no information
was vuuchsafcd the members OF the frm--if they
there at abeing locked in their private Offices.
The messenger took III the reporters card and re-
turned with the polite message that IL the reporter
would please call next week Mr. Bclden would be
happy to have talk with him.
MAJOR QUINCY INDIGNANT.
Major Quincy, the Order Of Arrest Clerk was very
indignant when applied to for information. at tho
been allowed to go ont before the papers had been
even brought to the ShcriffTs office. Major Quincy
said the accused part had thus been warned in adj
vance to be on the lookout sheriff officers aud nc
certainly could expect to arrest them except
with their consent Major Quincy said the persons
who had given out the Information responsible
il the ends of justice were defeated HIS deputy Mr.
Mctionglc who had the papers. and others had been
was not in the least surprised that the dctendants
had su, ccssfully rvaded arrest.
II is reported that Mcssrs. Marsh and Wallis will
institute proceedings against the Sheriff. alleging
culpable negligence ON his part
ANOTHER ORDER OF ARREST.
Besides the <3UUuO order of arrest against tho
Bcidcns IL also stated that another order calling
for SGO,OOO bail had been procured by Henry Haar,
who arrested in October last, at the instance OF
Mr. William Beden, for the wrongful conversion of
stocks alleged to belong to the Union Pacific
Company. and Imprisoned for some time
order OF arrest against Haar vacated
and Haar was released and since ii has been
pected that IIaar would. In his turn. have Belden
arrested for false Imprisonment or other
Mr. samuel Courtney, counsel for Mr.. Haar, 1t was
stated, obtained the order of arrest against william
Belden calling for 100000 bail, Friday, and since
then the Sherifs officers have been searching in
vain for the New street broker. That this step had
been anticipated for time past by Mr.. lielden
appeared from the fact that lawyers claiming to be
his attorneys IN the case-Mcssrs. Bliss and Sbley-
had sent repeatedly to the sheris office to ascertain
whether any such order of arrest was out against
their client
II given out by the friends of the accused par
ties that they only eudcd arrest because they wanted
20 avoid imprisonment or trouble sunday, and
that on Monday they probably would of their
free will appear at the Sherirs Office to give the
amount of bail required III both cases.