New-York tribune., 1884-02-03
A CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
WEST SHORE AND NORTH RIVER TROUBLES.
A SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST TIE RAILWAY AND CON
RTRUCTroN COMPANIES.

| A SUIT pRoUcuT AGAINST TIE RAILWAY AND CON
sTRUCTIoN COMPANIES.
A suit has been begun in the Supreme Court
for Orange County against the NewYor West shoro ana
Buffalo Railway Company. the North River Construclon
Company and other defendants by Warren CurTer who
alleges that no Is the of 100 shares OF the stock ana
five Of the first mortgage bonds Of the railroad company
Judge Barnard Poughkeopse, Friday, granted an
order requiring the defendants to show cause at o
special term 10 he held at the same place on Fed
ruary IS, why the construction company ana lts
receiver should not be restrained during the pen
denoy Of the suit from selling or removing from
the State any Of the assets and properties Of the
company especially the stock and bonds OF
the West Shore Railway Company, and why tho officers
and directors Of the railroad company should not be re-
strained from dOin anything under the contract between
the two companies, and from proceeding with any
arbitration between them for the settlement OF the affairs
Of the railroad company, and why stock and bonds
should he placed in The custody Of the court or OF
receiver be specially appointed for a purpose The
order restTns the defendants until the hearing on the
motion from removing any property Of the company from
the state from proceeding with tho arbitration. and
generally they hereby required TO obey this order rs
fully to all ntens and purposes as II the same had been
made absolute in the firss instance"
The papers In tLc suit served General Wnslow
president Of the North River Construction Company and
General Porter, recently president Of the railroad o0m
the other defendants yesterday.
The allegations Of the complaint which are made
information and belief charge that the control OF tho rail-
road and the terminal companies and in general all the
transactions between the several companies werc tn re-
suit OF conspiracy between tue directors ana especially
between Winsiov. Porter and WOerishofer;
that the contract between tho railroad and con
struction companies was fraudulent and opposed to
the interests " the West Shore Company. that the
strcOn company ia really indebted 10 the railroad COM
pany for large and that the placing OF the construc
ton company In the hands of receiyer was accomplished
~ the office OF the West Shore Company 1t said
Yesterday that the plaintiff IN the suit ACQUIRED MS ioO
purpose Of brin ying the suit but that It was not
known whether no neld any OF tho bonds OF the
s9p' sSa Sicsy that the 0GfS SUI S WSs regarded
wanton attack upon the company aud lts manage
based upon allegations which the officers or the
company declared to be wholly f.sc and for the most
part nanfcsy absurd. They cited ~ instances of this
acquired by directors for their private advantage
the fact IS that Is owned equally except the few shares
Ontario and Western companies. They eso
stated that it IL entirely untrue thaG the con-
operating it in any way They sad that the construction
approved by all the stockholders OF both
companies ana that there no foundation FOR the charges
male IN the complaint.
IN regard to the rumors that the company had large
slightest foundation for the stories and that the unfunded
debts woud fa! snort OF 100000.
Receiver Green, Of the North River Construction Com
pany declared that the suit was In his opinion, plainly
a ridiculous affair.
The hearing before the Chancellor OF New-Jersey in
Newark yesterday the application OF the receiver Of
the North River Construction Company for leave 10 pay
the ldOOTcTs and employees OF the company, post
pOncd until wednesday. EX-Judge A-nbel Green, the
receiver stated there large number OF men suffer
ing for OF their pay Buffalo, Syracuse and other
places along the line Of he road and that Whatever
done must be done soon; that hts responsibility as Ie
ccycT had been discharged by bringing The matter TO the
attention The court aud that while he lid NOT desire to
press the matter II anything 10 be done t ought to
be done mcd2tey. and thst rho responsibility for the
delay must rest upon those opposing the application.
Burton ~ Harrison stated that hc had bcon requested by
Martin IT, Knapp, Of racuse tn oppose the application
OF the receiver ic sad thaf he had had opportunity
10 examine the papers bu that ho would oppose the pay
OF money by hc receiver in behalf OF VI the
creditors uf the company.