The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-30

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Mr., Iinrriz-But his actions were convincing At
seems N, to have so convinced our clients,
ing that order Or anything about it' A-Not to US or
Nr ilarr,-Did he telegraph a,nll' A-Ithirk he te,e
sraphed the Attorney General asking IL he had any Oh
q Il: @ not % he kt% G t s &.
cause thr companies came together and made the
ond tripartite agreement A,-les,'ir
by indac Wcstvr1ok was m,c at ne consent Of ali Tho
m G S tHc Itnymg
anil the one granting the receivers the right to Issue
ali conccrnSd X"Ycs sir ny '"' 'O"''o" consent Oh
AS to the appointment Of Mr., r. l.. westbrook
as referee to pass upon the claims Of the re-
ceiverS the witness said
Frederick wcstbrook came to me and said there would
sy,s 20 Ss he on i3d i would be sonng worth
the other counsel did, Mr vanderpoel approved ana
1eS s o f1t :. g enc ssS by q h n nr nSs did
d r MIR 9a ne 1
ere Vas asrced mon by all the parties before
10 Mr. StetsonI do not know Of any dute. performed
v the referee Never knew of any accounts passed by
Mr. setson called the witness. attention the paper
on which ths SIGNATURES for the appointment q the
wesibyoot ii kingston ''' Vi '0us'
Ex-Judge John +. Dillon. ex-receiver of the
Manhattan Railroad and Professor In Columbia
College Law School was sworn. and testified
substantially as follows:
save an orgion % the New York Elevated Railroad
the liability ~ that or the Metropolitan rho Man.
haitian for suhscripin ions TO its stock concluding
there WAS no liability. That on the case as
stated 10 me MY frm was retained in action
Manhattan Company. subsequently appointed
one of the receivers Of the Manhattan Company Gen
SwaSne iwitncsss partner was my counsel in specia
cases found the New York Company making persistent
Z eSnpss tor 81 tic
the end Later in September I had frequent inter
with Mr. kneeland, and he gave assurances that II
We could get an order for the issue Of certificates ot
The petition was presented and order made for
the issue take the responsibility for that don't
the form OF the order WAS mine The certificates
to be negotsted only at IL they were not deuson
and snare they were a first lien on the property We
Offered them but found takers. Mr. Field came in
the office before this and asked In excited manner II
had applied for leave IN issue the certificates md Mr.
sage said, We will hght that to the end" said You
want to get possession OF the Manhattan property;
wish 10 preserve It,.
reeolect the surrender Of the receivershp that
solne orc, think Mr. Bacon, and said Here's a
despatch from clerk directing the receivers re-
store the property and sizing me 10 act il and make
the delivery refused n do any despatch unless
came over the signature Of Judge" My recollection IL
that elrCraphed to the Judge verify the clerks
| srnch. " delivered the property. did de.
| Snatch which Judge Westbrook sent in response my
telegram took u receipt for the property from Presi.
| dent GALLOWAY
nrst heard Of the decision m ade by judge westhrook
on an application OF the New York Company for the
turn Of It's road on the morning which the opinion
read. The Judge came into my Once and delivered
II his holding court in that room in the Western Union
building u the subject OF any criticism he 10 innocent
as child lie was asked to GO down stairs He did not
know where he going. Ii is Jay Goulds room
The committee meets again on Monday.