New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-27
DID HE WRECK A RAILROAD &?
SUIT AGAIXsr A MNMBaR OF PARLIAMENT.
HENRY :. Kisses CpSNtC.IoN With THE ITHACA
AND LLMI:A LOAp.

HENRY :. KISGS CpSNIC. tON WITH THE ITHACA
AND ELMI:;A load.
Unusually interesting developments are
promised in = suit tor damages heinz heard in tie
Supreme Court city. The hstOrr CT tlc ease is as
follows
About 1876 The late Ezr, Cornell aud othe's scIt
agent 20 Ioudon to MAKE -aic Of rertNin Ct'ci'
ithaca and Euira I:ai.ro.d loa!s Icnry 5. King X
CO.. bankers. Of NJ. - Cornh, Ioudon. sold larg"
puiubcr OF bonds. 3d. u their clients. and
guaranteed The payment o. principal aid interest
Subsequently they sent tct Confidential clerS Geareo
j. Rice to tbs country to look after their Interests,
which resulted ~ Tie conclusion 20 tprcclOsc too
mortgage the iatcrest OF oury :. King * Co. Tie
FOR the bOndh0lors under the MORTGAGE we're
Henry V. Toor, OF ror.'s Manual, and Thomas y.
R0oket for many years secretary OF The TRIBUNE AsSo-
citation. Mrs. Laura HooNcr WHO OF Thomas "
Rocker was tie owEcr Gi twenty five OF hose bonds q;
81 900 each. Mr. ice, In the interest OF He.ry ;. KIM
~ CO.. proposed to these two trustees that they -hpi
resign ami that Charles farchild should be appointed
trustee IA tue place OF both inr bOndholicrs and 10
iuncc Mr. EouS.r L. rr-n hc maGe an agreement Witi
Ms Rookie" in the 81 tbs foreclosure n the
mort e she shoald share rro rata with his principals
lie made somewhat similar agreements with Henry ".
and General Burt. o. Boston, also Gamers az bonds
AMI ,,uler Nh. the road was sold under
foreclosure OF tie mortgage on APRIL go 1878, for
$4,000. and bousu III tao inteoats Oi Henry = MIG
subsequently Mr.. Rice. acting III the interests Of
Henry :. King CO., organized the Utica Ithaca ana
uresiaorl and some time after this the company
| ssurd new stock and SGOpOOO IN bonds which were
| delivered to Henry :. King co. King a Co reiuscd
10 couT Is with he agreement and give Mrs Rocker her
bonds aud tac suit Iending IN the supreme Court ia
this city damages growing out OF breach OF th"t
| agreement ,
! \ dag or two ago c. A. Runke, attorney Tor the
plaintiff had under examination witness before trlhl
George l. Rice. the agent of Henry > King Co. Aitsr
le direct examination closed, motion was ma 20 ny
the defendants attorney Tor adjournment OF tMrty
d IVA 10 allow him to communicate with his clients III
London on ground that the plaintiff or ais attorney
rlaiinrd have INFO possession o1 the rlFa'r
confidential correspondence between Henry X Ming
Co q; London. and their agent, George j. hco' anu
winch tie plaintiff attorney had offered 10 rt'n W
evidence. the letters were written 50 1t was clai"l
~ the defendants Mr.. Rice. WHO stated mat th'y
private letters which no copies had DrcI ktPt'
ana claimed that lie had never heard OF thcm or tir'
contents before. The court after hearing couhsel rru
adjourn the examination nut on the contrary directed
it to proceed.
rIc trial i'll disclose how Largo consideration Tor
n mortgage Na, cled out by preliminary expenses
expenses for fence posts accounts supposed to be
kept IN private locked ledger. o.
Henry : King was recently elected member OF Far
lament