New-York tribune., 1886-07-07
THE WARRING EXCISE MEN.
UNABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT.

rBE OLD BOARD WILL NOT GIVE UP IFS ROOMS
rxCErr on TRIMS THAT WERE NOT ACCEPTED
Counsel representing the rival boards OF EXCISE
said to Judge Van lrunt on SATURDAY that they mad
agreed TO submit the courts III order 10 get
q speedy settlement of the dispute There was also
an agreement that the o.d Board should sur
render the Bond,ss Office tda %ith its IUSSs pOSSs
Van Brunt accordingly adjourned the hearing
until to-day saying that If The agreement was not
kept be would b bon vesey s
Nessrs. Andrews. Won Claim and Woodman went
u the Bond-st. Office, expecting TO take possession
They were met on tue stairs by Lawyers Dltteh-
hoefer aud Sandford. who. instead OF Leading the
way past the iron gaze to the rooms on the second
floor OF the building invited the new C9mmssi1hn. tho
first floor where they were met by Messrs. MOTIFS
aud Haugbon and were asked to sign papers III tns g
Case to be presented to the courts The papers had
been drawn up by Mr.. Sandford and copies had been
sent to Lawyer Dayton. =. ..
Now. gentlemen" SAID Mr.. Sandford. "as soon
As YOU have signed the papers IN tins agreed case
we will put YOU IN possession of the Office up stairs
Nr DAYTON was not present. having been kept AT
home by illness, but lie had sent hs assistant i.
Moore who promptly made an objection. III was
the understanding, he said, that the new ooaat at
should be put possession OF the once anu .''ao az
afterward an agreed case should be snomlt'eu 70
the conrts Mr Dutenhoefer SAID that he could
not account for the understanding oil the new oolu'
but Messrs Haughton and motifs wouiu heep
session of the Office until the agreed case was signed
Then the LAWYERS began talking loudly at the same
time and some warm language was lsed. NE MOT MOT
ris who man OF peace eil Tue a. tIe
OF disgust Just as MI Hausntoh ""' '"''"e W A
new board:
You can, accuse us OF bad faith We're willing to
perform all that we've promised g., ,o..o,.,or
Mr.. Audrews-Why don't you pat us In possesnon
Mr. pttenhoefcr-we will as soon you have signed
Mr. Andrews-In a letter to me Attorney General
OJrien he gave you permission 10 Degih quo war
r,uto proceedings only the express condiIion tha
you surrendered the ofico to US.
Mr.. D'ttenhoefer We will as soon as you have
Mr. MOodmau- Counsel are not running u.s. we are
the BOARD OF Excise and want possession OF the
Excise Offices VIII you surrender them 10 us OF VIII
Mr. sandford-wc will as soon asyou-
MIR Woodman made a half-smothered exclama-
nmcamv m"m sna, witb Sir. Andrews Mr. Won Claim
saved to hear Mr. Moore say that the new Board
could not sign the papers because OF the passages
declaring:
named TO wit reators and respondents have oeen
ami are discharging Their functions pursuant 10
amrndatory thererrto and mo successors have been
appointed to the resor unless The OF naypr
men, on May l, are such successors
Those passages in the case could not he agreed
to. Mr.. Moore thought. LAWYERS Sandiort ana
puenhoeer promptly Shsred 10 ske os absr ,S at
the sudden removal of his objections ana sald
nothing when Mr.. Won Claim was urged again To
sign the agreed and take possession OF the OF
Grr MIR Won Glahu went to LOOK for MeSsIs
Andrews and Wo0dman. but they had left Inc
binding. lie also departed IN an angry noOu., ne
Evclse quarrel more muddicd than ever, Will be
considered hy Judge Van BIunt today.
President Woodman said later that he was sur
pIlscd at the action of the old board lie looked
on il as a trick. 1t certainly understood that
the old board would transfer all books and papers
t. the new board Yesterday That was the stlpu-
thc old board wanted the board to sign con
taned among other things an acknowledgment
that both boards were trdnsactlng business accord
inptoIa law This the new board would not admit,
for it would be practically giving up their case