The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-23
MUST ACCOUNT
Extraordinary Suit to Com
pei Ex-Judge McKoon
to Make Reparatioa.
NICE COMPLIMENT FOR BERGENITES
Mr.. Tompkins Turns Over an Es-
tate Worth 100000 and
Doesn't Receive a Cent.

An extraordinary suit for an account
ing was heard this morning in Chancery
Chambers before Vice-Chancellor Reed.
1t was that of Floyd w. Tompkins, Floyd
W. Tompkins, Jr., and Elliot D.. Tomp-
kins. against ex-Judge Dennis McKoon of
New York.
From the petition read by Counsellor
Addison Ely. it appears that Mr.. Floyd
w. Tompkins. a former resident of Ber-
gen county, but who resides now at No.
2S3 Van Buren, street, Brooklyn, owed
S. 900 to a client of e~x-Judge McKoon. By
the advice of the latter he conveyed to
Judge McKoon without consideration
six tracts of land in Bergen county
valued at 500, 600. This was lone on the
express understanding that Judge Nc
Koon was to manage the estate, pay off
the mortgage on it, wipe out the note
and the taxes. and then pay over the re-
mainder to either Mr.. Tompkins or his
two sons. who are clergymen.
The bill says that Immediately Me-
Koon was in possession of the estate he
began to sell off parcels of land. One
piece he sold for $4,000. Other pieces
were sold to Mrs. Baldwin for LOCO,
Rudolph Dannheim for $500, j. T. Will
son. L. Ryan and others for various
sums ranging from $1,000 to 5000. The
conveyance to Judge McKoon was made
IN 1917, and SINCE that time he has not
made an accounting, and what is more,
refused TO make amy.
.1 ASKED FOR A DECREE.
Ter reading his petition, ITO restrain Nc
Koon from selling any of the remaining
TRACTS q land, and to grant a decree or
uefIhg MN 10 make an accounting.
is the defendant here, or his coun-
seelg" asked y~ice-chancellor Reed, but
Mr.. Ely said that Judge MeKoon,s
counsel is ex-Mayor Shafer of Rnfbars
ford. who knew that the hearing was to-
bh5asy because ne, Mr.. Ely. had seen it on
Mr.. Floyd W. Tompkins was nut on
n ene s relid;n He L. Is q venerable gentleman,
ana very clearly the facts already cited
by Mt. Ely in the petition.
Dno ns ever make an accounting to
Not the scratch of a pen," was the
M,KooN's CHEERING NEWS.
Mr.. Tompkins said in response to cues
tons that he met Judge McKoon some
time and asked him what he was do
ing with the property, and when was
ne gong 70 turn over n money to
T~ompkins, these fellows IN Bergen County
/ am out of pocket more than $4,000, and
an the lana IS gone to pay taxes and
interest.
Resuming, Mr.. Tompkins said, turning
to the Vice Chancellor, II was thunder
struck when he told me that all the es-
tate was gone. and there was nothing
to be received from it for myself or my
saw the County Assessor. From what
he told me / found that ex-Judge Nc
Koon had not told me the truth. There
We're at least sixty lots in his name,
and he had m~ortgaged one piece for $10,-
600, but had, redeemed It, Besides. your
money, and there are still remaining
about fifty lots. He misrepresented the
facts to me and told me precisely the
opposite of the truth"
NO ACCOUNT RECEIVED.
Picking up ex-Judge MeKoon's answer,
which practically admitted the main
fact; but contended that an accounting
had been made, Mr.. Ely asked the witt
ness
us this true when he says he showed
you a detailed account OF monies re-
mot a word Of it. He never showed
me any statement and because Of that
/ began the present suit" was the re-
ply. ~. ron,,,-
kins had left the stand, said that ex-
Jlldge McKoon refused when requested
to make any statement as to what he
had done with the money and was about
to sell the remaining tracts on the es-
Vice Chancellor Reed made tbs re-
straining order and signed the aeeres
aeeountiNgg, BIT s h. told h Mt; Ely t eon ae-
sci Of the fact and IL he required to
take Testimony he could do SO.