New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14
SENATOR MCPHERSON SUED.
INTERESTING DISCLOSURES ABOUT HIS RELATIONS
WITH PALACE STOCK CAR COMPANY

| INTERESTING DISCLOSURES ABOUT HIS RELATIONS
WITH A PALACE STOCK CAR COMPANY.
Joseph f. Rushing, of Tioga County, Penn
syvana yesterday began in the United States Circuit
Court suit in equity against United States Senator
John r. McPaerson Of NewJersey, for an accounting IN
regard certain transactions between Inc pfrueS u
the suit The complaint, which was hied NJ iate nou.
yesterday afternoon sets forth the fact OF the
Mr. Mcpherson as United states Senator by the state
Legislature OF New-Jersey for the term beginning
March l. 1877. Prior to his election, the complainant
| states the defendant had been engaged In buying,
| transportinc and selling live stock. and in tho
course of his business had acquired certain
contracts from railways, and especially from tno
Eric Railway and had become acquainted Win the man
ner I'm when the transportation OF cattle was carrier on
by the trunk lines. Much complaint had been mace as
10 the manner In which live stock had been carried ana
humane persons had active IN endeavorng to pro-
cure leg station prevent cruelty to the ahlals ~
ported The complaint further alleges that SENATOR
McPherson devised n scheme or plan by whicn INC
railroad companies and others Interested In the business
Of stock transportation should be compelled to use
certain patented applanecs-some OF which the ueIcnu
ant then controlled and OF which he intended 10
purchase and control-and should be compelled 10 make
terms with the defendant that shoud lnure 10 hlS
benefit that for the purpose OF bringing about TINS oo
iect the defendant proposed that the statutes vi INC
United States should be so amended as to oompel
expense aud delay else TO use cars hted WIN 'no
natented applances which the defendant either con-
trolled or proposed 70 control, or other soeseu I'M
proved method Of transportation" In OF 3pout 'hc
month OF July, 1877, IL ia alleged, Senator cfneIsoh
entered into an agreement with Mr.. Rushing by which
the latter was TO take himself the labor OF calling
public attention directly to the subject oil proc"i
ing petons OF Congress and societies, OF puDlshihR
documents OF forming and managing sprporauoh
which should become the owner OF paenlp reIang 10
the transportation OF live stock upon railroSo ahu Vi
doing other things requested by the DEFENDANT Inc
complainant was 10 receive nth Of the stock OF
company TO be organized or hith part oi
| the net proceeds OF the salo OF tho patents
and OF any money that the defendant might
receive from raDsporters Of live stock Inc compehs
ton was not TO depend the action OF Congress III
pursuauce OF agreement the defendant says thHt
he took many Journeys, many persons wrote ar'-
cles for the public prints and did ythng required OF
| him nv the defendant including tho composition nnd
correction OF the speeches made by the defendant on the
subIcct in the senate OF the United States Ihe co
plan says he appeared before committees OF Coh
ress I'm 1878 1879 and 1850 under the direction OF the
defendant The complaint cOniinuesi tine DEFENDANT
I'm his place I'm the Senate Of the United states on the
1otb CAV OF January $780, when the subject was under
d,scusson among other things said When you under
take 10 cay TINT there something In the shape OF
patent car that intend 10 impose upon the people
| IL IL the simplest nonsense In the world
|
thing n states nrst that II IL nhumon 70 deprive an
s,tral ~ food and water on not dusty July day for
more than twenty eight hours, and feed them But II
savs another thingthat inventive genius can or has
devised ear whereby that same thing can ne done
without the delay incident 70 or attehuAn uPon
hog h1srs men, 'n'" you may -" ~ '' ~,~,.
The complaint then gves the numbers of certain pat
ents relating for transporting i've stock Thloh
It IA alleged tnat the defendant owned anu refers par
ticularly the Montgomery Palace soGK car ~
10 which n charged that Senator Mclherson sofa ms
patents July. 1881 The price received rs sad 10 navr
been $50 900 IN cash and 10000 OF stock In company
OF million OF dollars capital The COMPLAINANT charges
that he has received only 5000 ana tha9 tne m
proposed 10 deduct expenses OF when ne rendered no
| account aud estimated that the whole amount whlch
WAS due the 81 900 cash and $4,000 OF
the stock OF the Montgomery Palace stock Car Com
| pany The complainant asks that the Defendant DO
IN. ease and ne 20 tho exhibits accounting OF the
transactions between the complainant and DEFENDANT Is
Twent,siI exhibits arc added 10 the complaint all Of
them consisting Of short notes or kilograms alleged TO DE
| signed j. H. McPherson," MCPHERSON, McP or
M" They dated between October 1877, ana NO
vcrnb,r 1851 In undated note which appears imme
datey after dated March z, 1878 asking MT n rus
ling 10 10 the writer's oice Me writes s Don
see YOU here" Next follows note encosng FORM
o,,ncSei MT Rushing Is to say; confess have tried
70 ation from Mr. McPherson but wasrcpnted
with Inc reply that no would he Responsible Tor no state
| mcn,s made 10 committee except those made by hlm
self which statements he would make 10 no committee
except committed OF the senate OF which DC Is neIn
out these without such assistance as nc could nave
rendered me If he had done his whole duty IN this mat
ter ON October g. 1873, ana October . 1879, passes
ere sent 10 Mr. Rushing Tho note enclosing he passes
10 chic go and return in 1879 IL signed McPherson
and says: 81 took them out in name OF MI Machey be-
cause aid not know how the Erie felt about tho past
Won nust pass under that name. L can give You no
directions In the matter further than you now fully
which Ii to get recommendation for cars
10 sed aud water roadan especially have them send
you TO Washington to secure legislation several OF
The notes refer bills which are being prepared
before Congress- On April g. 1891 the writer says that
he sent for pass TO the "Pennsyyania people |" and
they did not send It, similar complaint Ia made on
June 10 tho Frequent notes speak Of the
Al health of the writer. On September - 1881 and on
November g. 1881 enclosures OF checks OF $3.50 are
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