New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
ANEXTRAORDINARY MEETrra
INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM A STOCK.
HOLDER.

HEATING COMPANY. WHICH HAS FIGURED IN
THE SENSATIONAL CHARGES OF BRIBERY
or CITY OFFICIALS NOT ALLOWED TO Be
OPENED--NAMEs OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS KEPT SECRET BY FORCE.
Camden Jan. IS (SpeciaD.-The annual meet.
ing OF stockholders Of the Camden Lighting ana
Heating Company was held to-day. This Is thu
company that has been under such hot fire n
the hands Of the Black-Belden Investigating
Commission In regard to It's valuable electric
light contracts with the city. f. G. c. Bleak.
ley, the lawyer. who has been the Gof OF the
investigation obtained the proxies Of George
Holl a well-known builder and reformer who
wanted to build electric plant and take the
city contract at a much lower figure. Hol
holds fifty shares of the stock Of the company
and being III. sent 1t to Mr.. Bleakley. Henry
c. Kramer secretary Of the Committee Of One
Hundred. who recently bought one share Of
stock also attended the meeting. These two
made all the trouble.
Kramer started II all Sy securing a list Of
stockholders, and scanning it. he asked inno-
Gently how H-o-g-a-t-e Is pronounced. The
president f. Armstrong. enlightened him, and
then Kramer asked II Clarence F. Hogate. .
former member Of the City Council. was the at.
he was convicted Of forging lot Of mortgages
How was 1t his creditors did not get on to
this stock when he went away! asked Kramer.
when did he get t?"
HE had disposed Vf it before then" replied
the president.
when the stock thrown open for popu.
lar subscription.
Mr. Kramer vouchsafed the information that
according to the list the stockholder was Eva
Il. Hogate. the missing mans wife. Mr.. Bleak.
lev was unable to obtain list Of the stock.
holders because he only held proxy. Then he
wanted 20 know what the value OF the franchise
from the city was reckoned at, and was in.
formed that 1t was placed at $4,000 one time.
but was now reduced to 100000.
PROFITS OF THE YEAR.
President Armstrong. in his annual report
showed the receipts to have been as follows:
From arc lights, sSS 1894; ncandescent. sl5.s5l IS;
power 1856 65: miscellaneous 1921: total Ss,-
53s 5s The expenses were: arc lights s5s,s2,;
incandescent sl2,727 81; power. sl.6sso9: miscel-
laneoue. 49, 7so; total s75o27 A. The net earnings
were 1851 l6.
In the course OF his report Mr.. Armstrong re-
ferred to the action OF pubc-sprited citizens
who several years ago took their own capital
and put i. into this company, believing that 1t
would be a good thing for the place. AS 10 what
they had really done there was great cause for
self-congretulation. but the lighting and the ef-
forts made ID benefit the city did not seem 10 be
appreciated Two years ago, he said stock
holder, because Of a dispute with an officer OF
the company. had begun fight against the COM
pany and as a result lies had been printed and
circulated These reports had aroused quite Q
little opposition. The experts appointed last
spring had asked for the production or the BOOKS
This had been refused. At last man-aoout-
town. whose reputation was not OF the hignes,.
was put on the witness stand and gave evil
dence that seemed 10 implicate the company. All
Of the officers called and showed conciusiVey
that the charges made were not proven, ana
not one fact could be produced to sustain any
| thing that was charged. The witness returned.
the presden, further said. and 70 escape perjury
withdrew all his testimony. showing how ceverly
he had been advised. The president declared
that the company had been the defensive In
a campaign OF lies and malice and added tnat
the investigation had come to be OF sucn chat'
acter that the eminent counsei engaged tneIeih
had withdrawn
Mr. Bleakley said he believed that II the com.
pany was run properly and in the interest OF all
stockholders. the dividends would be large
You don't mean to say we would roo tao
company, do you?" asked the president
by no means. Far from 1t. There are otner
ways Of divertng the funds OF n company-ios
instance, by large rentals and large salaries II
has been stated too, that this company keeps
two sets OF books.
Lies, les exclaimed several at once.
AFRAID OF PUBLICITY.
Produce the books then, and let the stock
holders see FOR themselves" demanded Mr. Bleak
ley Mr. Kramer moved that the books be thrown
open to the public. that no doubt may be ieft
in the minds Of citizens as to the manner IN
which the franchises were secured, and that tne
stigma now resting upon the company may oe
OIL m, W
and when Kramer undertook TO MAKE copyy
Of the list Of stockholders the president s'oppe.
him Then he picked up slip 1I papt5i as,5s Ihs ths
memoranda and resumed reading the list AZ
this point ex-Judge Armstrong. the president;
reached over, picked up the meinorania' anu
tore IL up Kramer turned TO him with;
That ungentlemanly. TO say the least
Judge" a.,
NO more so than your taking paper that dia
not belong 10 YOU" was the reply.
II am stockholder Of this company. and nave
a right to use it's paper. However. III Just use
/ some more. and you can send me the Dill ana ="
send you a check for it.
He then took paper from his pocket and re.
sumed his making Of notes. At the adjournmehs
directors would meet that afternoon. The preef-
dent refused to answer and said the STOCK
holder would get his legal rights. and nothing
more. Mr. Kramer demanded 10 know what was
in that part Of tie report which he alleged the.
president omitted - read. but he did not nnd
out. When asked FOR reason for not glviAg inc
information Mr.. Armstrong replied: Merely o'''
inclination"
The following Board OF Directors was elected
r.. A. Armstrong. George Barrett, John j. BUT
leigh David Baird. Thomas c. Curley, George f.
G. FELTON,. J. w. Willard Morgan. Joseph =.
Roberts William s Scu and William J. SeweI.
SHE SAYS SHE WAS FORCED TO MARRY.
EVA TICE ACCUSED OF BIGAMY. MAKES CHARGES
AGAINST HER SECOND HUSBAND
Eva Tice twenty years old. who is accused OF
blgamy, was held in 500 bail yesterday by Judge
Mott In the First Criminal Court. OF Newark. The
girls MAIDEN name Eva Bennett. and in August
1891 she was married 70 Chris topher Tce. Of South