The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-29
STOKESES STILL AT WAR.
W. r. ID. WANTS a RECEIVER AP-
POINTED For THE HOFFMAN HOUSE.

POINTED FOR THE HOFFMAN HOUSE.
| He Accuses ITS Cousin Edward mud Other
Directors OF DishOnes; Mnnngemcnt-Snys
He IL Acting foe CnssIus %. Read Ed
ward ~. Threatens u suit Tor Damages.
In the Supreme Court Yesterday was nlod
tile complaint OF Wilinm t. ID. stokes against
Edward =. Stokes. Elizur V. Footc. Willard L.
Cornwell. George W. Cornish James \. Leary.
and Howard MucNu,t the directors o; the
corporation that runs the HOLMAN House the
Ciarcmont. and the three down I own restau-
rants. Tho complaint contains u long string
OF chlrgos OF mismanagcmen. Of the funds.
most of the charges being against Edward s.
Stokes.
The plaintiff demands that the defendants
shall account for their management and dis
position OF the funds and property Ot the cor
poration: Tint they BIO compelled to nay back
any monoy that they have misaprropria ed:
that temporary and pormancni receiver he
appointed 10 take charge Of all tina, If LEFT o!
the Hoffman House and that all tho de;enl-
ants be restrained by inlunctioEs from int or
fering with the funds or property OF tho corno-
ration. William + d. Stokes is n stockholdor
In this corporation and Is one OF its creditors
In his complaint appear these charges:
That tho defendants. Stokes. Foote. Corn.
well. and Cornish. have had since its orGani-
zation. and now hold. tho control Of said cor
poration. and have been guilty of official mis-.
conduct therein and in the management and
disposition OF its funds and property commit
ted to their charge and That the snd do
PENDANT Stokes has wronGfnlly acquired 10
himself and transferred 10 others money and
property Of the corporation. and hns lost or
wasted the same with tho knowledge and
concurrence and acuuescence OF foote and
Cornwell. defendants last ahovo named. and
of the defendants. Leary and MucNutt since
their election as directors. and who have there.
in violated their dutios and their trust.
And upon information aud belief he nj.
leges TINT tho defendant. Stokes. is personally
insolvent and without sufficient means to puy
his debts. Tint he is greatly embarrassed.
and hns avoided open insolvency by wrongfully
using the funds and property Of the defendant
CORPORATION and OF other persons. and that lie
is not u 1T and com etent person. nor Of suffi-
cent responsibility to be intrusted with tho
funds AMI property OF the defendant corpora
ton. That tho defendant. Stokes is largely
indebted to the Chemical Bank in about the
sum OF S41 900. to the Madison Square Fank
in about tho sum Of $4,000. and to James A.
Leary and to Randolph Guggenheimer and to
said Elizur v. Focte. and to various other per-
sons In sums not known to the plaintiff. for
which lie has pledged to such creditors. and
House held by him. and portions OF his said
stock"
false entries on tho books for the purpose OF
decciving him and inducing him to buy moro
stock the pai'n goes Int" EuFes TEe
and it has issued 500 sl.DO bonds. secured
~ a mortgage to tho Farmers Loan and
the plaintiff owns 2.i56. Edward S. Stokes.
$500, an'l Cassius 4. l'ead. l.4'i3;
William L. ID. stokes declares that Cassius
II. lc;,i's shares are pledged to him. and that
the acton is brought in Heads behalf MS we'll
hs "WG 1 h"rTsf Eawara I'd st Sy
denhs duo npon their shares He presents a
cory Of a. Letter which Yn June 70 1867. he
and in which j. said of stokes:
-, tn. PRESIDENT /; indebted n to NJ foaI Tor
the wh"is hus mess Wien he admitted him to
The Pr r. When ne T h % %n trial Tor
e any ons eise: When he was on tria! for his
to advance very unwiinGly. and after he had
denied the arreals of his own father.. the
trial H and ID, saved his lie SO SO tnat lie can lie
where and what ne is today: That accounts
It h On a nS tS tit day TT has
never repaid the first dollar Of it,"
The plaintiT goes on to charge; That the
the said hotel Of the defendant corporation
many friends Of bis own and persons with
WHOm ne lnu business ana 10 whom ne WAS
under pecuniary or other obligations; that no
has never collected or tried to collect their
bills. nor charged the same. US he SHOULD have
done. to his own account: among whom are
said Eliznr V, Fnote about $1,000 Peter Blow
about $4,000; William ,. Dentsch about 81. 900.
and many others to tho plaintiffs unknown.
amounting to large sums OF money.
At he Hoffman House last night Mr.. Edward
s. Stokes said:
Every statement in that complaint Is an
infamous lie and William +. D. Stokes is a
blarkGuard. He has tried by threatening
letters to force an unjust settlement aud has
failed. ! shall su. him for SlOu.UOU damages
Here is an anonymous ettcr which received"
Mr., stokes produced typewriter paper.
which read:
Nov. ls. 1892.
ERndrf SnJ,..
DEAR SUI: DO yon want ONE sound advce' II sol
will tell you CONFIDENTIAL unless yOu come to terms
with WI DStohes this coming week he intends TO pub
Hsh true account or the murder Of James Fisk. Jr
written by New York lawyer who witnessed tho
murd, and you also dot nd upon IL that he will
publish all about your political pull and all rela
tonsips with prominent people. All Of which will be
interesting read To the rubc but fear Will
ruin y"u. Artemus H. Holmes. have reason to think
could arrange settlement for you. and II take my
advice you will not delay r A FREAp.