New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
LEvATED RAILROAD LITIGATION.
MR.. moRosIN TO BE MORE DurGESr III MS
SEARCH ron BOOKS.

MIR. MORosIyI TO BE MORE DnIGEHT ~ ms
SEARCH ron BOOKS.
The counsel in the suit of the Metropolitan
against the Manhattan and the New-York Elevated Rail-
road Companies before Judge Van Brunt in the Court of
Common Pleas had an discussion yesterday
the question whether c. p Morosini member Of the
firm of W. f. Conner & Co., should be adjudged in
tempt court for not having produced the books OF ths
firm showing transactions in Manhattan, metropolitan
and New-York Elevated stock, from May to December
/, 1881. Mr.. MorisIni testified:
Wv. f. Conner, George Jay Gould aud myself consti-
tute the firm OF w. L. Conner Co., and Jay Gould 10
special partner in It, Mr. COnnor Is In Europe Ny only
function I'm 1881 was TO sign cheeks know
Of no transactions I'm Manhattan stock for that time
know nothing about the books In question haVe asked
the bookkeepers OF the firm for them and the other boys
I'm the Office and myself looked for them oil over ths
Office The books under the special charge OF no ono
member OF the firm. They have never been destroyed
The Office robbed There Is nothing eAN'o'-
binary about those books"
Mr. Carter addressing the COuFt-I submit tina; tho
witness has not shown sufficient for not producing
the books As member Of the tirIn he has contro Oh
Them and his testimony shows he has as much con-
troll OF them "a any other member We have called Mr.
George Jay Gould and obtained satisfaction from hn
in the matter, and We have examined tie cegss W o
FIRM As Of them have any recoHecllOh O ttaH''"-
tions in Manhattan stock, we should nave the DOW
Mr. Evarts-There Il evidence To show that mo
witness knows Of or has anything to do WITH hs
They are highly priced and kept ID eareIn CUSTODY Ihy
have disappeared may infer. This loss Is khoGh 70
somebody In the firm The grounds OF the lehONal arc
known In ali probability, to the witness; yet he re-
members nothing of it, Can these books have been re-
DHt BEEN satsed Putting this Of
George Jay Gould together II Is Impossible TO ,npp2ss
that the excuse offered is satisfactory move that tho
witness be adludged guilty OF contempt;
Mr.. Eyarts-fhs firm has not tne eaS' G Sc ToTa !.
shown only that the books Of urn IN e1lstehc Two
wears ago dhe change was made on January !, Esd
L., how
has done With them what they pleased There - moth
ing yet to show that the witness mas any con'i'i VI '"'
books. . -, an, r,,oo,,, q,
,onnd In the second paragraph calling for the production
OF the books OF the firm which show transactl 's ~
haitian stock between May and DeeenpeT l. hsol
am Of the opinion that the plaintiffs would nave te gs
IN have the books produced TO enable the witness W re-
fresh his memory Mr.. Morosini, member OF tho
firm Of W. Connor Co. Is Pe e,1 =, ne so fas 20
produce them he should offer AN explanation OF what h
become OF them would suggest that ne SHOULD sh4w
n were i'm his own case, affecting him. let us say 10
the amount of 100000. He would then naturally ma
tody He could take them from third party, II tound
there by present impression Is that lie cOud hQ a.s
them from co-partner. | make these suggestions 20
show Mr. Morosni what his course Should De- thhA no
could be compelled TO bring the books
Mr. Eyarts- Then understand that the witness u 70
give further evidence that be has searched diligently
Judge Van Rrunt-That Is It, Mr. MoFoslIn can SHOW
Joseph s. Stout testified that the minutes of the Man
haitian Company showing that he had voted IN Vo 9t
the agreements OF October 1881, were ihcorIee@ ho
had always opposed the plan. Ia ,,, -,
General Barlow announced that the plaintiffs would re-
qure three days more for their sde OF tns case
Gould Sage Field and Kneeand General Horace Porter
and Messrs Dillon and Navarro. David Dudley Fed
days He hoped to finish the case next week.
An adjournment taken until Monday