New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-16
THE CONTROL or 4 NEWSPAPER.

MR.. KEILYs VICTORY Al TIE EVENING EMPRESS
rL,Cuoy-JAMEs WILTON BROOKS DgNOUNCES
1HE TRANSACTION.
Tic annual meeting of the stockholders Of
The Aec- York Ereaing Express Company was
held Yesterday to elect board Of trus-
tees Among those present John Kelly.
Aupa,tus Schel Erastus Brooks, W. A. Boyd.
Edward d. Gale. John II. Strahan. Ed
ward Kearney. Sidney p Nichols, Henry
4. Gumbletou, William c. Conner, Thomas
Shcarman, James Wilton Brooks. samuel Marsh.
Thomas Winsor. Thomas b. Kingsland and William
Martinez.
Mr. Scholl, as president Of the company, presided,
and announced that the election Of trustees was III
order. Mr. Kelly handed IN % proxies in his name.
James w. Brooks presented 126 proxies.
Thereupon n question arose as TO twenty
five shares Of stock held by Mr. Brooks.
These shares were given by Mr.. Brooks
to John J. Murphy, paper manufacturer Of
.John-st, as collateral for loan of
S25. 600 and Mr.. Murphy had given proxies
representing them to John n. Straban attorney
for Mr.. Kelly. Mr.. Brooks protested against the
transaction. but the president ruled against him,
and the inspectors Messrs Nichols. Gumbleton
and Conner refused TO accept his vote on the shares.
The vote was then taken ana Mr.. NEWS cket,
composed of Augustus Schell, John Kelly, Joseph
j. O'DonOhnc. Edward kearney and John II.
Mooney. was declared elected.
James Wilton BrOOks, III conversation with
TRIBTNE reporter after the meeting, de
nonnced the proceeding by which Mr.. Kelly
controlled the election as trek anu
fraud. The twenty five shares' said he, "were
given by me 20 Mr. Murphy IN the regular way
az business rs collateral for loan OF
Sso5 600 which IL not due until June. and
which had anticipated such move, might have
paid off without any difficulty. | examined
the stock book on Saturday, with my c0un,
sell MIR. Winsor, aud found that 1t tailed
with the list which held. 1t was probably carried
OF later in the day by Mr.. Strahan. ! asked
tne secretary of tho company for 1t this
morning and he told me that II was
in MIR Sirahls's office butAdded that 1t would be at
me ErDress office - snort time. AS "a matter or
fact II was not produced until the meeting. In the
meantine the stock which belonged 10 me and over
which Mr. Murphy had no control SO far as owner
shipi concerned, was transferred to himself by
.Jo6n H. Mooney the secretary Of the com
many. AMI proxies were given by Mr.
Murphy to Mr. Strahan, Mr.. ke'lys
attorney The transfer of ths stock TO Mr.. Murpny
gave him tho light to vote on IL. but he had no
tight 10 II transfer of 1t. as that was tampering
with nv property | voted for Messrs Kelly Schell.
Marsh Erastus Brooks and myself, but Mr.. Kelly
voted his Own ticket. and il declared e!ecred."
What action do you propose to take r
az have lett the matter In the hands
of nv counsel and it will come up IN the courts. |
regard tho whole proceeding as fraudulent. and
intend TO contest it III court The rumor
that the f9ht IL between 1aInmany and
Anti-Tammany interests - not correct.
NV intention il to put the paper on business foot
ing. to make IL thoroughly Democratic organ, and
TO give it a more elevated tone than 1t at present