New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-27
WAYNE MACVEAGH.
WHAT He THINKS OF JUDGE GRESHAM AND
WHAT JUDGE GRESHAM THINKS OF HIM.
TEXT OF \ DECISION GIVEN BY JUDGE GRESHAM
IN 4 SUIT TO ENFORCE THE PAYMENT

L y
or CERTAIN BONDS.
WAYNE MacVeagh's conspicuous annouhceW'"V oi
his desertion from the Republican party Oh '''c
ground that It's present character anu p'i''
oNand his moral sense lends special interest to the
account of a yecunary transaction with whic" ne
WAS intimately associated This affair derives 'o
ditional significance at this time, moreover Wv"
inn IN the fact that il is described III Ju'loi"i
decision rendered by Judge Gresham, ior "hoi"
MIR MacVeagh has lately expressed proiou"u ~
6ect and whose reported conversion W n'"'
racv Mr. NlacVcagh deems noble eNahp1e ~, al
GOOD men to follow. lie has iollo"eo ~ mn, ~
self. liis admiration for Judge "i1'"n
bssed upon his conviction ol Juusr .:1
great ability and fearless honesty. ho
will not wish, therefore, TO coH'p1"' p,,,a .sti.
clracy and fairness OF Judge ,;.a
mate of the transaction heIe"i'n
Nlusm L. The palnun brought TINS n aCuon, scn HS
en-, h,Ider and owner of forty bonds & iot 81 August
lusd poDabe to bcaer fifteen years after ta o an um
doenc6 Is that the bonds "eh th naintiG 10 not an
su,holized purpose ana '""' '"'
The SlWene Court OF tlle NinsoS t 1ttswa VS. Cary
October iei held that number Of bond, OF Who So
.ame issue void IN me nan n@u' - the facts which
IS.reS them invad and at the OctoVcr cnrt held
in HacEctt Ottawa ~ ,Scr =. Valid in the hands
thai bonas 0i INK nrchaser for value. The bonds III % as
snit belonged MIS- Louise MH.ne, M md her agent L.
W Eanes both citizens of the cry b N 0nlsiniit the
at and before the alleged sale had issued pay.
ment rhIs advised. and knoWng gtnrr sua through
ccnld be enforced upon Her in " the hands OF Mr.
heG sten ve,sH an attorney of phlade pima ior n y"i
lsctoG Vii lam a AZ Of lsTse @ means engaged in min
inF and selling coal 1 and oh m s osy and general
slu 'l sncr 1877 1879. Garter au diuSu nt
II M@vedg shortly tefore the onbo,nni1ie ia5Sf oi in
vss,ment Carer had prevonsEro msee se LATER was stil
nents upon Mr. Mscyesss ahvee c,cnms,snceS r Mr.
WocVesch teiegraphed Garter at Ms roTu' et md IL
'IiS Ia tbst Carter bonCht the onhHH, III uat. ny
Cartcr ie,fifod thal al this inerv!e" il' ~. thai
,he had been issued by the city OF Ottawa sn't uer
ruiijptltV were able to pay t.eh TIA u"t rcrtainIy
gooa De'ou % patnrItv that they contained ne props
icipsl clauses that without 'S'ln5 om,cH,sr re-
,F any Sr"m NscVeagh, advice and CAV te lA't1 %
lis check for $4,000. WI thr r'"e M r6a.ed b,
SWIcvPes.h ior him and that they ceit lmT
v~ie purchased that he nc o,G nT. .patSd and that
whe'n,rd ''' no ~ rcm~nt with ny one ,nad tnm,
his money sn0a n0ad smeE se EeGrH ,eSea that he ~eH
to Philadelphia ana PLACED tie uo'u1 a. his mon the
hands conectoA ana tHs1 ne " Cbjraco who il
rlsed by TO Mrs Mather ana .Sers %U Ant
in .he cement of her etiie an an & Ins, m ne bm 1
Wayne MacVeagh nor any one else nau paT nv N money
risi0g rom the s9le Of bonds. Wayne hscN eat.
testi6ed that Eames advised with nm A. 70 .n hopds
method Of securing the money Que upon tne o,Scr
and employed him bring suit or take 2 any oner %
course thai he mgt think 9e', bs 10 nstir he did not
scf as the panhfs agent attorney ina, a he h 9 ba9
e plaintiff he had Iaisd f sSld 6moe 1oe tSe @ municipality
was abnndany abe 10 pay Its de9s .o, aho ,av showed
SsSS ,.n would t be Pd 9sy At had ssn issued
Spsl purpose that he sent for the paih..m non Tor
.ct,ns a. counsel for the plaintiff that he sun re
tnd money AND he ,na got he for was the one d
pan counsel in ETOss'TpS TiT6 sno%cdge tS e" Of
& nrS- ,rts Which made them Invalid. Her agent and
Mr. Macveagh both knew that collection cou1 mot pe
enforced in her favor ana AM bnTcsaa nG was made upon
Mr. Macveaghs advice as ms counsel OF o. areot was
VA, cas- m In Wedge Of the counse OF aee"' wa
'e tne rlsntfS testimony is to be credited he
Te8 m mH ,utieed bv the fact in assuming in the in
tcrvcw with Nr Ma veagh that ,ne re'o, , that ~ Mr.
Ma schgn " T+6 t6 ~rtIe Mr. Macycseh had been
Pa9 sorry das and wfS Srf fme ,sn he had repre-
scrteG he pa'ntf in lt-ations in the conr1S, ana
~ 80 en,i0n VIII his !arse business Interest,", T1s
tion sin existed. and the confd"nce naturally ncI
evp, e c,n6n~d inst relving at h, time npon Mr
NscVcaGh s hi, Goa7ei ID 'n,iinnnd if IS probable be
vNuI6 htvr gone 70 other attorney for huvc"
,af,ros he prf~Vned tla tll' II.
hlsdnlnha woul' Lave been WHINE - ,immNeii'
80 600 in bonds issued by muuicPIV & ~ .nrDe ee
,I.,,nt tIe opiuOn Of attorney thhl tll'N VT
- MIR NacVeagh advised tn Pla'nuu III e"cc'
- b.. a. not do 90 in terms. 10 hur thr bones. ana
40 rlaintih rel ed TINS a. re t'Ncc "i ~
con- II wa. uafurai and r'a~Onab" thdl ne Stou!1
A., II is significant I'm this conncrt0n Una w
,is a~r.lnleut Of the motion fpr W irdI nT'
:.norb fr.,,'v stated hat while talins 20 the palh
"a about a." bonds h" ltd ~ rs ~ n nn t, & riir,
s,co N, te.rc Tie latter gnOran' oi tir i"'l>. "In
lid n. cyant recovr ~ I'm hi, favor - ~ lhn"rh,
1o,s-r o., ya'u.. y i true MI Macy caIh lS'"'.'
- , vii ne. ina; ne dd not act a, Vhr p'' - ~
t.rncv ar aren't n ths instance. hui lb't WAS an w
q, r. si,,, ~ lie opinion rather thdn - tfmrpI I"
{.c,. IN. evidence finally cpn-drifu SHOW 'it
ha- .v.r iufer--t the pll nm ma IN Le p"u IL ~
ori,ad or The advice OF Nh MacNcarh a. MS a.
,,,, a., or throicf him hi, agent. ana tal no"It
.,d,rc N, NsrVc,ghs secret Infection 70 the con
,,.rT he wa. IN law and fart IN pIan u aluulr' 'a
ad agent \ material nart o' me eNlu NJ H. I,n Ix
to bo con .,aer,i Mr.. MacNcagh collected the money
tro ve4rs agO tie che" KS when me pIsihli sdso
lin, and tin rrtai"s II in liz hawc' in"r. j. no
evidence that Mr.. Matler ever dcuahue" lnl i"'",
Or that II wa. withheld without her C"ilS'u'. 'lt
N,cV@ach f. SIN tire pai' ihS gener' lega adNI VI
rS he Is the plantir's legal counsel In TINS case
Why shnuld -his be permitted - r"ln"n "
lis hands nrlr.s there j. understanding l.1i pr VIZ
hans that +, shall he returned to the pHt,ln II W.
j. unsvcr~ssf fll IN this suit: that II Is heId lpr n
m no . = can Clv be 4 doubt th' o. nc
ilIe6rv would make Mr.. Mo- eaGh unmnd'ui Oi "'N
sufv TO Nr-. MAJ 1er ~ her attorney, r., ,o,st,c
r.. f.r~roinc are reasons In hrci 1or ho'hIIs
a ho plaintin : not innocent holder % the boho'
for value. ,,