Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
An ATTACHMENT AGAINST hOEY.
The Money-Naking Methods of the Lat.
President In Detail.
by telegraph to the Dispatch !

NEw NoRE. October 16.-Judge Pattcr-
son, ~ The supreme COuri. to-day upon the
application Of Henry Sanford, president ~ the
Adams iNpfcss Company. granted an attach
mrnt AGAINST the properly of John IlOcy, the
-cfos"l president OF ths company, in n suit 10
recover over half million dollars The at
tArhmcni WAS granted on the ground of non
icsisoace, Hocys home being 90 Hollywood, y.
Drputy-Shcri1 stevens.
The attachment was secured upon tho mi
daNt n Ere derrick Love'Oy, the present vice
president of the Adams Express Company. The
summons attached 10 the papers announces 10
Mr. lioey that Il he defaults IN appearing 10
answer tie salt. judgment viii be taken against
him FOR s1l",95O, with interest and costs.
HosYs PECULIAR METHODS.
Mr. Loye0y. In his an liavit, recitos tho history
o. the company, which Is "A Joint stock assO,ia-
ilcii, ana says that Hoey was appointed man
afer Of the company On January :, 1870. and
has over sin ,c continued 70 act and X noT net
Ing a. such. ioeys elevation 10 the trustees hip,
vice-prc-iioncy. and presidency Is then refer el
e.. In I'll these positions. he says, liOey Cccu-
ped hdIclary relation to the company ani
h1t control OF the ioni- AMI assets II Is alleged
that PRIOR 10 MARCH, ioS-. Hocy. either lndlvidu-
ally o. in connection with other persons, a.
QE;Tei an interest in the business Of tho New
ora and Boston Despatch Company. the kinslcy
Express Com gauy, and The Union Express Com
lauy for s.3.OH1, the full value at that time ci
The iutrrts. purchased. Tn that same day he
sold and transferred this int rest TO the Adams
Express Company for $4,000. and in his
orlcial capacity caused this sum 10 be trans
fe-rei TO himself and others out Of the funds Of
the Adams Express Company, and by 80 doing
appr0pr.atei st.6.9O5 out II the 335O,OOt 10
hln self Sud the use Oi others in fraud OF the
right. # tho Adams Express Company and in
II latiun OF his dutes - Al o1rer aud trustee.
This sum has been wholly lost 10 the Adams e.
press Company.
ANOTHER "sPEC."
Nr. Love,oy continues that prior 70 March l.,
lSrS. Hoey, either iniivl iually or IN connection
with others, acquired the remaining interest IN
the .hree specified companies for $4,000
wni.n was it, .uu valuc az that time. On March
i. 1883, Ilocy sold II 10 the Adams Express
Company FOR 100000. paying that sum 20 him.
self and others, while acting In "a nduciary ca
pacity. thus a?prOpratins 100000 Of the
100000 TO his own use and TIA. Ol others II
fraud of the rights of the Adams Express Com
pany.
For these reasons it "a claimed that there IS
nov duc the Adams Expr, s5 Company from tie
defendant the sum Oi 5000 9O5.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
It is alleged by Mr.. Loye!oy the- when Isaiah c.
Bat,cO,l.. the former treasurer ot the Adams Ex-
press Company died. In 1880, he was indebted
10 the com p1uy for about SlD.VOO- in order 10
discharge this inleh' educss Bab,OcEs admins
traitor gave HOey. III his capacity an Onicer Of
the company. S16.O45.57. H'ey, II II charged
dii not apply any portion Of this money 20 the
Discharge OF Bah Ock's ipd cbtcGncss, nor did he
paw II 10 the company. The SAID hOey. says Nr.
| iorejoy, appropriated the said sIm o! slG.Oi1.-
- - MS own use anI in fraud Of the rights OF
the said Adams Express Company.
BY reason of ali these facts, Mr.. Loveloy says
cause of action exists against Hoey and tae
plgintii 10 entitled 20 recover 37l2.51O.31. with
interest or s216.9OJ from Marcn %, lSe2 on
100000 from March II. 1855, and on slO,-
| O45.J1 f.om February /, 1856.
HOBY OUT OF REACH.
SheriT-s deputies served the attachment upor
! the o4.iccrs OF the Southern Express Company
| the Farmers Loan and Trust Company. a TIT
Aiams Express Company. lloey has 10 siocs
! IN the Adams Express company, an1 al me OIL
fcea ~ the other con, ems II was not known ina
| be had any property there. John hoey coul(
| not be found IN the city. and the deputy sLcIlH
| cou,d not serve the SUNNI Ons on him.