New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-29
Mr.. STOKES ELCoMES LASS FERocIoUs
HE ABANDoNs THE IDEA or HAVING DIR. GREEN
ARRESTED.

HE ABANDONs THE IDEA oF HAVING DIX rHE"N
ARRESTED.
DR.. NOrvin Green, president OF the western
Union telegraph Company, yesterday received u h'"
sent p0st-haste by a legal friend informing nin I'M
Edward s. Stokes and his counsel. Edward Lhu'ero''"'
were then closeted with police lns'ic" Inc '"'o''
was tint Mr. stokes intended TO have Dr. Green Hrres'e'
beruse the wires OF the Commercial Telegram Company
had been cut from poles controlled by the western
Union Dr. Green sat in his Office all the afternoon an
ticipating the visit of minon OF the law out 10
miniOn came. A.,
As the relative rights OF the two companies 10 .he
wire. and poles III question Will come up before Judge
Wallace I'm the United States Court at Syracuse Oh
THURSDAY the Western Union officials refuse To say
whether Or not the lines OF tho Commercial company
were cut by order But they claim that the Co"
mercal . wires have no rightfni pace on
poles owned by the American hap'u
Comnonv which is leased TO tho Western
Union Mr. Stokes holds 81 100000 of the stock o the
Commercial Company aud the BANKERS and Merchant'
OF which he is president. owns Si7O,OOo III tne
recent su OF MI Stokes for the possession oil wires
which ne alleges wrOngiully held by the western
Union an order issued directing that certain wires
should We turned him and certain others yielded
10 the Western Union. DIR. Green and the western
Union, Executive Board claim that tho Conmercia
Comrany not being party this action and order was
not involved IN nor protected by the order Ihey "aSo
claim IN At Mr. stokes already violated the terms OF
the order.
An officer of the Western Union that 1t Will be
diclt for Mr. stokes 20 Tx the responsibility Tor the
uttnr OF his wires ON Christmas Day. General Ecxrrt
ne saws never believed that those wIres'
and especially the new ones. had any
right ON the American Rapid poles.
lie has frequently remarked in his office and among ms
clerks maj those ought 10 come down. ana WIS
once heard 10 sAV that while he should trrl sorry I"r pr
-okrs ANYTHING happened to the W'Tr-' yrI ,n'! miG
no business there He wondered how Mt Stokes "oul
feel II he woke NJ some morning anu iouhu 'h'n . ~,
Now 1t may hr. th1 officer says, inst H",ur %
h, k,rt'. crlhs. who love him dcNordly ana are away
trylng anticipate his wishes. may nave Drought "''
the cutting of the wiies. , 80, u. =. Man
Mr. stokes remarked yesterday that the western unl'p
people were u lot di higuW y lHH,or,,' W., -, 49, -
act OF vandalism wOull be worth Tlo",o'o To MN
lie an intend 70 proceed cr'mh',y tkan'' ''''
but he wnud give Them all thry W'hlcl Nh,l Nv ~
m. m before in gc Wallace n syracuse on hFsu y
lie -.iiI the poles dld nut belong !" tur % ~
KAud anyhow, hut to the fir" D'pHt'h"h'' an w
,,ur. c al RtpId only utd the conditional us' OF th"h.
Juisc wallace will hear two m"tou-. Ia" hfSt u ~"
onrr FOR Sir. -tosrs- company. tho thitrd Inns -
n,y raus. why n should not b, puuIs Tor contempt
IN that q rrusrl to Civ upto the Wr~tr mon o'I
,yrrs lr tuirl Ia II ~ Jlds" Shipmlns dccrer Inc
IN tir rrcr yer the American kpi with the NrHeI"
tuipn. Mr. ~,nScs has retained t"onc' IhScl'""' 10
coc tonkIug and L. ward Lautrr"a 10.
I-Harr.-hctld AaTnu~ dId MT sell Inc p'r'oti pro
, ., ,r,t IA. Al estate Of tic Western Guuu telegraph
Company IN TINS cliy ycs'rIdiy' a. ~ nt 49, % -,
Moilu This inAcdpu 80 'tn'r '' tn' SCI Co., I 81
uui.tr that good par "l IN u''" ~ f.'H ''''
on owned by the "c'i"r" E'rctrr 'o"P'US ,.t. a.
~ AtTO -.ud That IL V"'td p' h.''H'''9 ~ , ,"
me-, inventory the I"r-unl property h"I" r"N-i'hE u
Tor -al. lie diI not mink tIls ""1d Ice 7nU''h, "N
.y.,. ID, The cutirr Judgment ana "AW"-cf i"'
nutitug iu broadway 'ld =. Tor more IMAM -hou-H
ia c,tyrr the -mrut and rhpcr-r'' hh IT ""l" ~"
necessary t. advertise thc property i"t -"'e o'
A,,.- Dthrr persons not 80 -ttr That h'1'
.,, Inc c .e-rci ny selling 10" hGllus 90 Bt'~d"AJ'
There D., a mortgage or ~l.3IJ.oop on tho buHh"k Hp-
won.d sell Tor more enough to sassy tAs mort
gag.