New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-23
MYSTERIOUS BOXES AT REST.
TAKEN IN CHARGE BY TIE CHANCELLOR.
DISPOSED OF FOR THE PRESENT IN BANK VAULTS IN
JERSEY CITY.

TAKEN IN CHARGE BY TIE CHANCELLOR.
DISPOSED OF FOR THE PRESENT IN BANK VAULTS N
JERSEY CITY
After two more pcregrinations. the mysteri-
GUS boxes of Jersey City found restng-pace yesterday
under the wings Of the Court Of Chancrrr At %;3O8 H.
they were taken from their hidng-pacc IN the ONCE Oh
tine Western Union Telegraph Company and carrie" u
the Office Of Justice Davis Who issued tue warrant ny
of which they were seized This done because
OF the complaints against tho course OF the detectives
who although In the employ OK jay Gould, were never
tneless officers of the Justices Cour. in making tho
Western Union Telegraph Company's office the store
house Of the properly they Lad seized the iaot ''s
only four OF the large boxes were in plain view IRON 'o
street while the Others were up stairs III room INC
blinds OF which drawn. gave rso 10 the eusPci"
that they were being inspected, and Justice DAVIS was
compelled TO order .hen TO be taken to ma ONCE nc
intended on Saturday that they should he LETT IN INC
storerooms OF Lewis f Wood, whence they were orig
inally taken.
Mr. McGce ofthc firm OF Bcdlc. Murbeid q MeGee'
lawyers spent nearly all Of sunday night preparing 10
regain possession OF the boxes for TIER owners john
G. Moore * Co Armed with bill IN chancery ana sew
oral ondavifs lie went 10 Newark yesterday forenoon
and presented the to Chancellor huh5oh In
Chambers The bill set out in substance that the boxes
were the property John q. Moore Co.. and contained
mass of books contracts. yonchcrs etc, accuiha'ei
in the process of building the lines OF the Sluui
Union Telegraph COmpnny; ahey WooI FOR ne keep
ing Az 10 feared that an attempt WOMB ne ILL.,
seize them and remove them from tlc sta tL;
been taken on saturday 10 Hahes ~ iaocA
store FOR sull eaier keeping. Im ,, 'r th.
uro under the search warrant tore ana I"ep , set
out aud re fear hat the papers wOuld ne ii h
copied. They were not the properly 1i Jay t &
Western Union company, ol tho -Nu." st vnIne as
graph Company, and were OF gread fnito the
evidence t Jsv ' Gond pt and the Western
Union Company. TIC PHI i arse 70 Iat, GouIG
abuse OF the process OF eO'r. n I.e ol5c az
taken 10 obtain the custody OF the papers loi .c sc "
getting evidence and perhaps 9esuo';;nst RE
property he delivered up to the complainant: ants
and an order asked restraining the oer9outS lY b
usuccting copying. initiating, altering or uvi.c,nE ~
papers or removing them the state and lor inc P
smnnorIcG nv aflidayIts of John II. Walker James
Meyer, Charles g. Hedge ana Cnarles !lalies. , &, 20
The Chancellor granted the Injunction, making u TO
turnabie ON Friday, February IT, and ordered tlhl Ae
property be npOuhdcd IN the hands OF IsA.c H.
OF the fpccai masters OF tho Court 10 Ma' ,
outcome OF the litigation. and the case was reeIIGd u
ahearing to Vice Chaucth Abraham v an fIc' .'.
I'm The day MI Romaue caused tue boxes 10 Dc sTS put
away ia the vaults OF tho First National AuA u 'es'
City.
WHAT TIL BOXES CONTAIN.
John G. Moore, president OF the Mutual Union leIe-
graph Company Is at Aiken s. c. where he went III the
expectation that the health Of his VIE, who
has long been H. would be benefited The prin-
cpal officers OF tho company said yesterday that
they had 10 knowledge Of tho contents OF the
boxes. Charles G.. Hedge auditor Of the company VINO
was formerly ia employ OF John g. Moore Co.. sdlG
that already made oath that the boxes c"naue
nothing belonging to The Mutual OHon company eui
only the private papera OF John q. Moore ~
General Superintendent Brown, who was connected Io-
merry with the Western Union Company, sad th'' inc
vouchers and other papers OF tie contractors j. ~
Moore ~ Co, which mad accumuia',d during 'hs con
sruciion OF the Mutual Union lhoe, had Drel oO.cu
Temporarily the company stOTrnOusc Inc pushes
OF me company has increased 10 such an extent ma
some lime last fall contractors were requested u
remove the boxes. j. H. Walker, the cashier Ot inc I
directed them removed and tie boxes WcIr piotu
in a storage house IN Jersey cry. when MI Nalhct
heard that the papers had been examined upon an am
dayit that they were the properly OF The west
cru Union Telegraph Company, ne had thein
removed 10 another warehouse IN Jersey
city because ho feared tnat some atttnpt
to obtain the property might he made by mo W. Tern
Union Coupauy. Tic boxes were seized about oC'"ck
SATURDAY. night By attorney uf the western Oln"h
Company under O search warrant issued upon ih' HH
dayI, of man In the empiOy OF jay could, Ihil INC
property belonged TO tie Mutua. Union Company,
from whom II had been stolen, ana thai
jay Gould, ~ director OF Tie Mutual
Union Company sought recover possession 81 H. rae
boxes were removed from the warehouse shortly before
midnight Saturday and token 10 the Nc-trIh OAio
telegraph Office IN Jersey city part oi the bo1rs were
the ground OOT In plain view from tho etF,e' "'o
the res OF them IN upper room ne L4luA 90
h room were closed AL day sunday Tor tue hi7l N"c III
many years