Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-17
The Court Record.
Superior Court Civil Side = Judge
 BeardsleY.

Superior Court Civil Side Judge
 Beardslev.
 This court in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
 At the opening of the court Attorney Hamilton ap- peared in the motion for accounting of Talcott H. Russell receiver of the American National Life and Trust and other companies connected with the same The trial not being finished further hearing was postponed until D. Facts iR brief relating to this case follows About year ago Messrs. Hamilton and Shelton, on behalf of their clients, made motions in court to compel Mr. Russell to make an accounting for his trust and to furnish $00000 and committee Investigations, hearings etc, which Ss'ayed a final hearing until the present time. made an affidavit stating that Charles T. Shelton had been engaged in purchasing policies of the National insured in the American National Life and Trust eSmpany of this city The price was fifteen cents on the dollar For purposes of his own MT. Shelton de- sired to consult the policy register of the old Na American National Life and Trust company by virtue of the succession the attorney of Receiver Rus sell in Brooklyn refused to let him it. The regis ter was, however, removed to 49 Nassau street. New York, where by virtue of special arrangement with the receiver. Mr Shelton consulted it. Owing to the controversy the order revoked and the register brought to this city, where it is open to all proper persons The receiver takes his oath that report at the present would be injurious to the interests of the estate, and is informed by credible person that "Benjamin Moves has claimed the credit of making the arrangements and pushing the motion fer an in crease of the bond" and that "he hopes thereby in some way to get into possession of the Insurance
 
 Other afidavits from pr. Catlin and Edward c. Beecher surviving members of sthe committee of policy owners, stating that statement now would be injurious to the policy hoders S. Arthur Mars den, who represents 300 policy holders in the Ame ican Mutual and 400 in the American National Life and Trust company, agg -egating about $800 0O0 de- poses that he has confidence in the management, thinks the bond sufficient and deems statement injurious. Mir. Hamilton asked him to join in the motion, but he refused William K. Townsend represents fifty policy holders in the American Ma tional Life and Trust company, aggregating $1o0, oO0, 300 in the American Mutual aggregating $600, 900, and $400,00O of claims against the National Life He deems it unwise, in an affidavit, 10 have a report made and also to increase the bond. He deposes that it is in the interest of his clients o oppose the motion. Johnson r. Platt, who was q commissioner to receive claims deposes that ninety claims were presented by Charles s. Hamilton, and they were against the American National Life Charles T. Shelton of New York, hled considerable portion of the other claims which policies issued by the National Life of New York. Some of them bore the signature of claimant and not verified.
 The court was not ready to hear the until about o'clock, when several afidavits present ed and read. At 430, when ths arguments were about to be made Judge Bearsley suggested that the same be deferred until to-day, and court was ad- journed until this morning at 10 o'clock when argu m wi he hear