The evening world., 1894-03-16
LAWYERS IN A sIDE-sH0w.
vreedenburgh and Thompson Entertain
Passengers in o Trolley-Car.

Judge Jlppincott sat three hours In
the Hudson County Circuit court yes
terday listening to argument in the legal
controversy between the National Docks
and New Jersey Junction Con-
Meeting Railway Company. These
companies have been quarrelling In
the New Jersey courts for several
years. The junction company wishes to
extend Its line In Jersey City as far
south as Communipaw. To do this 1t
will have to cross the Pennsylvania's
road at the Point of Rocks. The Penn
sylvania doesn't like this, but the juno
ton mpan had the land condemned,
and a jury fixed the damages to the
Pennsylvania Company at $97, 1856.
The day the verdict was rendered the
junction c%ompany's official paid the
money over to County Clerk McLaugh-
lin. the clerk OF the court In which the
conference.-the trial took place; The The
damages as fixed Inadequate. and In.
tended to appeal to a the verdict set
aside. The payment Of the. money by
the Pennsylvania contends that the
money should have been paid into the
court. and IT is on this point Judge Lip
pincott is asked to give a decision.
company claimed that when the money
was paid Into the court II could take
possessio1 Of the lands in DISPUTE. He
cult Court to receive the money. and
thought 1t was a matter for the Cour
OF Chancery. The only jurisdiction the
Circuit Court had to receive the money
was when a tender and refusal had been
made. In this case no u tender or
refusal had been made
Counsellor John II. Emory contended
for the junction company that a tender
OF the. judgment had been made to
Counsellor Vredenburgh. as representa-
tive of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
He insisted that the payment, Of the
money to County Clerk Mclaughlin was
legal. and that 1t was his duty to re-
ceiye 1t. The right to condemn the lands
natural conclusion that the right ex-
listed to pay into the court which gay
the righ to condemn.
Judge Lippincott said he would give a
decision tomorrow.
All the lawyers in the case, after leav-
Ing the Courthouse, got into the same
trolley. car for downtown. The rival
Sterling, Pr Presi HRREs, Of. the Set Junction Stper' COM o1l:
pany. was talking with Charles Thomp-
son. of the law firm of Dickinson,
Thompson 4 McMasters, when Counsel
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, inter
rupted the conversation. and. addressing
Mr.. Thompson, said: Your statement
IN court tnnt j SAID certain Things was
true. i won't have anything more to
do with you. and you will confer a favor
II o will keep away from my office"
Mr.. Thompson looked surprised. Then
he answered: "Oh. that's all right. I'm
satisfied"
Ex-Gov. Bedle told Mr.. Thompson he
Mr.. ~Nredenburgh an apology. Be
fore, Mr.. Thompson could reply Col.
Sterling jumped up. He was excited,
and, with his finger pointed al. Messrs.
V~redenburgh and Bedle, he said:
You gentlemen have lone everything
you could to hinder and embarrass us
In this natter"
That is not so," declared Mr.. Vreden-
You didn't talk that way when
you came to my office and asked me to
help YOU"
Fine help you were!' said Col. Ster-
ling, becoming more excited. why, on
every proposition made you doubled"
first place, like a man. retorted MIR.
INSTEAD of coming to my
office and asking my a~ssistance?"
This seemed to Col. Sterling.
He advanced towards Mr.. V~redenburgh.
whats that you say?" he asked. Gov.
Bedle and the other lawyers got be-
tween Col. Sterling and Mr.. Nreden-
burgh and the wrangle came to an end.
The passengers enjoyed the squabble.