The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-14
TIE WESTBROOK INQUIRY.
Il sULLITiN COUNTY LAWYER PR
SESIS ONE NEW CHIR0E
A Uaiirond Case in which the Judge APP.
pointed his Son Referee Van VnIkcu-
buruh's Rcceiv ership Opinions Given.

A Uniirond Case in which the Judge APP.
pointed his Son Referee Van VnIkcu-
bnruh's Rcceivershi Opinions Given.
John +. Anderson brought In the only new
charge against Justice Westbrook that passed
tho open door OF tho parlor in the St. James
Hotel where tho Assembly Judiciary Com
mitteo held two sessions yesterday Mr.. Rug
giles. who is on hand every day to protect tho
interests OF ex-Attorney- General Ward. sits
idly among tho lawyers. and Is seldom dis
turbed by any reference to his client who is
the joint subject OF the inquiry with Justice
Westbrook. Ex-senator Hamilton Harris. on
| tho other hand. has shown so much concern
| over the methods OF Mr. Stotson whs brings
out all the testimony. and Mr.. Stetson has been
30 impatient Of interruption of late that the
| disputes between them arc both warmer and
more frequent. and the Ratchet is no longer
| buried in the hallway us it used to be regularly
| at each recess.
Nothing was said yesterday about Rufus F.
| Andrews's charge against Judge Westbrook.
| Edward Crane. whose face strikingly resembles
| the Lebanon Springs Railroad rcceivership.
| He viewed the matter in light new to the
| committee. This was tho substance OF his
| testimony:
ascndholac5 and in 1890 after The toreclOsars
in ihe road Tor the 6ondhoi.rs But there found
for the benent OF the bondhoders The witness found
,S allow ant to lid he
TSs Mr. Vi mdSn informed Ne the witness mes,
Stating that Hsncsp himself hT held the
opposed 'ss rs III: md
snfy
ness stenn9nsly pnshei the movement for Yam ysken
s,sl assasSss plsdFg Ssfsts H. court, lie VT
%R5E ever saw @Sra that S'
Sp. Tss
ion .Sst A AZ %ssIds9! SpSTsPsS Ss!!h:f Ei%:si
away the r1s oS& ' tie W Wit Van
eanc to be G ssu.i The Witness was mainly
on ht or Oh i lie Thought Ra hsre
in New York the acts of Mr. Park and others who yrtu
Would li be worth par "''' '''''
:. Mr.. sietson elected that the witness and Van
friends before this receiyefshiE, and the wit;
ness had planned to control the bonds and
yiengdd i the e1mpaGy se s Ihe w VII bs
dissolution Of the company. He knew that
Park Duncan and other bondholders Were
inEs about the receiyership. and he told his
counsel not to keep their company" " to keep
He thought Sackett. with g. 700 in bonds. had
u right in the suit. while Trenor W. Park, who
owned 1850 900 OF bonds had no right in it.
Il wouldn't let him in, II | could help it, IL he
owned the road" said the witness, adding.
Commodore Vanderbilt, said to mo once.
ter f IN tho SS State U St M Hardly month
has passed in which the witness has not bought q
has got sGOo.Ooo OF them. HI. paid about 25
cents on the average for them: Ho holds about
50 cents o. on them. and the receiver can have
them II he can get 30 cents for them;
Shn SnroS sSd
represented the Assessors and Supervisors of
the town Of Fremont in nan an action against them
September q, 1881. "On the return day Of the
OF a referee. but Judge West6rook decided it
necessary tor the taking, Of evidence. He asked
cree, We went into, an adjoining, room. but
could not agree; MIR Lyon counsel for the rail-
tho judges SON, would not agree to have
him. | suggested the names OF two or three
persons from Sullivan County, We reported to
suggested a the name OF r. b. Wcstbrook to the he
Court, saying that we could not agree upon him.
f for the reason thai he had case Of that kind.
did not agree to it. but after that raised no
Gen. John }. McCook of the law firm Of Alex
Railroad Company. was called. and asked
whether Gem Wager SMaype testified corrscty
road Company was arraigned at the bar OF in
soysnGy 10 oGr1 were rsn maEiGg for its de-
pany was making vigorous efforts to defend its
rights and franchises as corporation, He said
ters read last week bctween, the Court and
Gen. STaynH. The course OF his firm as coun-
sci for the company was therefore not suggest
| cd by that cores pOndcnco.
The lawyers baitlrd with tho witness over his
legal opinion upon the letters the Judge wrote.
Mr.. Stetson Wanted him to say the letters were
improper The witness did not get along 50
well with him IA he did with ex-senator Harris.
said the letters We're unusual in the practice In
New York, but in the United States courts and
it very usual for Judges to hold themselves open
10 conference with receivers and counsel.
~, TO Mr. stsison he said he never kneT ease
or, that he never knew two cases that were
aife IIs would not have produced the letters
them confidential. He had never before known
Of receivers apnlying to Judge privately for
and he never knew Of Court of its own motion
communicating with receiver with reference
was because he had never represented II re-
coiyer as counsel. He had never known of such
con from 70 Judge in England
enc e he l&tiers, SAID III stsIIson; n
~, The st.nographGr read the sentence in which
g.. g." Does not that;meOn unlike Judge? Mr.
- 1t does, said Gen, Mccoqk; but wish tc
thought it proper for Judge WGstbrook to take
book of franks for free use of the wires of the
Western Union Company in which compan,
Jay Could who was interested in the litga
tions. was one OF the principal parties il
: interest. The General thought il a question o
not use those franiS for public business.
Now If 1t appears that only two were uSeC
on fourteen kilograms, and the rest were KEEP
fer the private use ofthe recpiont.what then ?
Mr.. StetSOn asked.
I My opinion is he was economical Of tn,
, stamps" said the witness.
Thus the lawyers and the witness stumbled
on over all the letters and all the facts the!
, brought out Other witnesses were examined
but apparently without important results an,
. the inquiry was adjourned to Monday morning
.
Temperance Rules for MetsodIsts.
T NASHVILLE May 13.-In tho Methodist Con
ference to-day the Committee Temperance submitte