The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-27
HOT WORDS IN CHANCBRY
Charles Corbin and Ex-Goy-
ernor Bedle Have a Very
Angry Wranole.
CHARGES OF BAD FAITH.
Litigation Between pennsy and the
Junction Road Removed to the
U. $. Circuit.

This case has been scandal and dis
grace TO the courts OF New Jersey. and l
charge bad faith. say this action was
taken for the purpose of delay.n
This was the strong language in which
Charles Corbin. of the firm of Collins e
Corbin. Indignantly denounced ex~Gov-
ernor Bedle's latest move in the big fight
between the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and the National Docks and New
Jersey Junction Connecting Railroad
Company, which has occupied the courts
OF this State for the past five years. The
Connecting Railroad Company obtained
from the Court of Chancery few
weeks ago an order compelling the
Pennsylvania Company to show cause
why il should not be restrained from In
terfering with the Connecting Company's
work of carrying its tracks under tina
yards of the Pennsylvania Company at
the Point OF Rocks and the order was res
turnable before Vice Chancellor Van
Fleet this morning.
MIR. Corbin, Charles Thompson Of
Dickinson, Thompson & McMasrer, and
Mr. Jacob Emory OF Newark appeared
for the Connecting Company, while ex-
Governor Bedle aud Garretson q Vre-
dsnburg represented the Pennsylvania
Company.
GOVERNOR BEDLE's BOMB.
When the Vice Chancellor called the case
Governor Bedle stepped forward. The
Vice Chancellor said he supposed the
Governor was about to make another
motion for delay and q laugh went
around the court room. The Governor,
however, produced two papers which he
said were ; petition to the Court OF
Chaucery removing the case TO the Uuited
States Court and Dond as required by
the act of Congress. The Chancellor had
allowed the petition without any Dreju-
dice at his Office this morning.
When the Governor had passed these
papers up TO the Vice Chancellor with an
air of triumph, Mr.. Corbiu arose aud
contended that the petition did not de-
prive the Court Of ChaQcery OF its iuris-
diction to determine the matter then be-
fore ir. Mr. Emory made the same con-
tention, and claimed that ths Court CT
Chancery could go on and consider the
case, and II it was found that the United
States Courts did not have Jurisdiction in
the matter the Judgment of tho State
Court would stand. II. on the other hand.
the Federal Court had Jurisdiction the
| Judgment would fall. He Also contende6
that the United States Courts had NJ
| jurisdiction. He sail that In the pro-
| Co. OF New Jersey, the owners aud lessar
of the property now occupied by the
| Pennsylvania Company In New Jersey.
has been made defendant TO the suit.
| and i5 had not Joined In he petition to
remove the case TO the Federal Cours.
| The Pennsylvania Company, he claimed.
tcould not alone remove the case into tne
| Supreme Court. 1t should be Joined in
! the petition by the other defendant
Then Mr.. COrbin jumped up AMI de-
| nouDced the action of the Penusylvania
| Company In this controversy as dis
grace and scandal TO the courts of New
| Jersey. He said that the matter had
| ing all that time the action of the CON-
| pany had heen a fight for delay.
OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.
Governor Bedle was nettled by the
severe criticism. and said that he had
practiced too long iB the courts of this
State 10 have any sucn charge brought
| against him. The Vice Chancellor poured
| oil op the troubled waters and finally
| concluded that be would lear read
| the petition OF Jne Junction Com
| pany and Mr.. Thompson read ID. The
| petition reviewed the history OF the case
| and set forth that when the company
went to work to tunnel the Pennsylya-
| MAS yurd it was hindered and interfered
with by the Psnnsylvania's employees.
| When the petition had besu read
Governor Bsdls read the petition
! for removal Into the Circuit Court.
| This set forth that the Pennsylyauia
Company WAS y non resident Of New
Jersey. and that the United Railroads
and Canal Company was not nseessa ry
party TO the auit. It also claIMsd shat
the amended plan Of shs Conascsius
| Railway for goiRg nader the Pennsyl.
yanla tracks had been allowed
BY the csnrs after the condemua~
| ten proceedings without giving the
| Pennsylvania hearing, practically
amounted to taking the property or the
| latter company without compensation.
| which was unconstitutional
| There was some further argument and
| the Vice Chancellor decided that he
would hear argument upon bhe question