New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
COFFEE EXCHANGE TROUBLES
DECISION REGARDING THE CHARGES OF
ADULTERATION

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL HAsBRoCcK
GRANTS PERMISSION TO A BALTIMORE FIRM
TO BEGIN AN ACTION FOR THE RE-
MovAL or CERTAIN OFFICERS
OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Albany. March a-Deputy Attorney General Has
hrouck has granted the application OF Charies
Stewart Morton asking permission for an aeon
N no brought against certain officers of the Gomez
Exchange of the ely of New-fork to procure d
Judgment Of suspension or removal OF them from
office for abuse OF trust or misconduct alls"'s ou'
Of transactions in aduterated coffee In MS op'hio"
Mr.. Hasbrouck says in paul
1t is claimed by the moving party INA, t in
primary public and moving purpose OF IN ~ no
corpora ton of said Exchange as cNprtsso ia hi oh
act providing for II was 10 inc4ca,t an W'bapter
lust and equitable principles in the trace W. Ipw
5 Laws of 1881 that it is provided es Sy In Avs Of
OF the State OF New-lork ChapIei o", , ofTer for
isqS that no person shall have, sen Oh 80 p sb.Il
sale anT aduerated food drug. An article s h,s
be deemed adutorated within the n,eI' GATED or
poljshed or powdered. whereby damage Il rs ~Ji
ceaed. or is made to appear De Cbapter SIS Laws
Of ISL section 4O7 provides that the sale Vi "u"
teTated food IS misdH nntb of August 1894 Will
lam H. Crossman 4 son menpeiS saye,aI ~ her
Gndnge, soiu eUbers thereof certain quantities OF
coffee and that such coffee was a1uI'e ,berafore
Ml."h '"e ,htoct of merchandise that besides II
no, tnc onn'mo6tv upon which the banking insttn-
tions of Newyork loaned from Brazil on
steamship Catania. was rendered DN lnt -, - 90 -
refused pS 'e rfea The BUYERS under the rules OF
'be Txchange we're requested 20 appoln,. ~ ,;
sna reused and the seller moved the adJuaicathhG
an ttee nnder said rules compel them to 90
so The buyers appeared before the t rs
committee and represented ana onetea Ptoot :, 81
,pn shane of verified aftidavis of chemists maj
the coffee in dispute had been artltlcas pSd not
ond colored The adjudicating committee ulu no.
anu ,iye his ~ oof or claim but decided asans'
tho hIver who appealed to the Board OF Maasei ~
Who heard the evidence and on review stood ne,
80 Inc decision Of the adjudicatng conlmitlee
therefore remained undisturbed me sIaoe, tre
fors who act without knowledge of the parties OF
ownership of the coffee, graded inc Imr,an was
ON comniaint of Crossman Son, turlna. -, VIC"
emsnended from the Exchange because he declined
to pay. . -. .ho Exchange is that the
Offices we're not adulterated within me Sea ho
and that there was no proof that me oo' botts,
been PoiS aar Vas or OF greater value that The
Exchange deprecated and would not pernht laws
in c9hsts "a Hueston whether the coffee adul
ferated or not was for the graders ana grace a'oi
'Tors 70 Censdered the proofs and briefs and ar
guments Of the parties and believe tnat ths
was presented to the adjudicang comm ,t Ina
his coffee was aduterated food II was theIr du.y
"a have examined that question II II We're aapi
tradn The said committee. therefore failed 10 dis
charge its duty. and fosered by its action 'raue J."
The PGblic are so Interested in having only pure
and adulterated food IN me ma az goods which
ora he has, Of commercial credit. that any &C,
Of visitation which tend to recall the peGrea sr
formance OF their duties cannot but be deemed
prudent and desirable. -.. .,,, Ia
We think the purposes OF the Slate "o ~. u Ue
suhsarved ~ an action should he brought 10 sus-
pend or remove the members Of the ad]ndicat>nss
Committee and such members Of the Board OF
Managers as sustained them in their decisions com
peIiing the selection of grader The grade arpl-
.rators acted under the rules OF the EXchanSe.
without knowledge of the parties or the cIatn ina,
The coffee was adulterated and hence are scarceTy
omen 10 accusation OF misconduct. pom the MINIS
az the usual bond in the sum OF 5000 and the max
ing Of the stipulation required by the rules OF this
office the action may be brought