New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07

dtscharr Of the receivers on October 25 Judge West
brook autographed General Swayne from Monticello
a follows
third dspatch from Attorney General compelled me
10 send telegram to Albany clerk 70
lcps ard consents have elegraphed Ward urgently
to consent. send al once one OF the counsel familiar
with the case TO Albany 10 Attorney General l
would make order al once Attorneyf1nera mad been
served but he has not he must consent Ihs settle
meut ia such determination OF the SUIT, and 80
completely with success our action that IL must
not ia through II It fais through our iIuIt me nno-
cent holders Of Manhattan stock Will suner ana blame US
TIE ArroRxEY-GENERAL COMPLAINS OF COUNSEL.
At the time that Attorney General Ward consented TO
the dual order Of Judge WestbrsOk closing up all the
tgatens against the Manhattan in behalf Of the state
be wrote TO General swayne the following letter dated
Albany, November g.
The practice seems have been in procuring this
der and the others get up al agreement among the
railroads Interested as 10 what should be done ana what
Kind orders should be entered and then hurry on To
the Judge without any notice to the Attorney
Of the order and coacluded It onsht to be granted
10 graciously inform the AtorneyGenera that he Is
Inc papers in the first order were served upon
at al got the contents Of them from gentleman who
Lad heard what they contained, but who did not have
the papers and brief telegram from Judge WestbroOk
after Lne papers submitted 10 him. In the last
petition after Judge westbrook had substantially granted
the order / told your clerk hat must have certain
other apers which directed 10 nave forwarded before
could In the meantime got an intilnation from
Judge Westbrook that he thought the order should We
made There has been therefore nothing LETT Tor me In
either Of except TO submit TO what seems 10
have been disposed Of substantially IN my aDscuce /
nave therefore In both Instances waived service Of the
papers and treated the motion as prop
aariv made and submitted the metter
Ia the court where the responsibility must rest.
con ess hat practices TINS have be5n to Inc
moving especially as have been confined to my sick
ro1,n nj IL seems 10 that IN these important mo
nus nr,n.r notice should have been given, proper de-
iiberaion bad and the Attorney General should have
md ,suecallJ under the circumstances reasonable
onnartity 10 have examined the papers and TO have
been heard If DO desired TO BE- l., - -.
81 don I intend by the foregoing in any manner to
censure Judge WestDrook
CONTINUING The EXAMINATION.
The animation Of General Swzyne was directed
TO bringing out opinion that under all the crcum
stspces as be did not consider himself IN fact counsel
ia the various tigatioDs, the correspondence with
Judge Westbrook reflected improperly on the part OF
the Judge To the witness said he had not
been ally acquainted with Judge WesbrooE prior
to the recevership proceedings To Mr.. Morrison he
said would be wrong for any judge 10 convey private
inform seek private facts not known To al the at
toru-ys In from OF the counsel II he were
counsel IN fast in the suit
EI- Hopkins, eprssid ent Of the Wabash
At Louis and Paelna Railroad. examined in regard
70 TOE in tue Western Union Building Where sew