New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FULLER SUES MANHATTAN.
LAWSON n. WANTS s6s.OOO FOR SERVICES
TO THE COMPANY
HE HASN'T BEEN HIRING HALLS AND SCOUTING
SPEECHES FOR NOTHING ALL THESE
YEARS-'PAY. OR / soUEAL"

Lawson N Fuller has brought suit against
the Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company for
S6S.S33 and he says that he will get the money
or burst a trace" in the attempt. Mr.. Fuller
bases his claim for this large sum upon services
rendered to the company in the last seven years
barring a few months which he took for rest
and recreation. Mr. Fuller values his services
TO the company al $1,000 a year. but what the
company values them az has not yet been
made public. Mr. Fuller is, among other things.
q breeder. trainer and driver Of fine horses and
has gained much notoriety in driving skim
hand q mile in less than three minutes II Is
a difficult fea; 10 accomplish; nevertheless. Mr..
Fuller declares that after TWO years trial he
finds II much mol difficult 10 drive The MAnhat-
tan Elevated Railroad Company 10 pay him his
BILL
The services which Mr.. Fuller alleges that hs
has rendered to the company include hiring
halls, holding public mass-meetngs and making
speeches in favor Of the company at all times
and places and under all circumstances. good.
bad and Indifferent. He has appeared before
the Mayor, the Bolrd of Aldermen. the various
Commissioners of Rapid Transit and other
bodies on divers and sundry occasions In oehaN
If the company, and declares that be has oo'
tained legislation favorable to IT,
dred- and fifty -afth-st and Amsterdam ave-. last
night by Tribune reporter. and he said that u
was true that ne had begun the proceedings
Il think that | VIII get the money AL rsSI"
ne continued. because Russell Sage told mo
that he had told the Executive Committee u
he company that my claim ought to be paid
The people up here have been cheaied out OF
rapid transit by bad management. II Jay Gould
had lived we would nave mad II years ago l
nave not only given my services 10 the COM
pany, but | nave also spent s2i,ooo of my own
uoney in the last seven years Ia ne Inteie ot
the people up mere. -, -.
but refuses 10 pay me tor my services. About
a year and half ago George j. Gould tod NE
20 so SLOW about hIilns nans because VI tns
expense When told russell Sage aoout Il ns
said that it was all right III Things are hot
properly arranged in d reasonable iehstn VI
lime Will make public me nIstory o' srn, sne aSs
haitian Elevated Railroad Company from vac
time Cyrus W. Field purchased me cohtroilrs
interest up to the present time am ne oniy
man who can give IL, ! Ia .aooped ore ueSsa.s .M Sue
| the comp-..y broke its word. and we naVe not
| yot IL yet AT the proper time VIII MAKE
clean breast OF my relations WIN Win 'ne e,dsng
propose In the Immediate future 20 have an IN
| Ierview with George Gould. and II DO not get
| t. will tell the story In t1iL l nave nosm."f
70 conceal. but smart uhue' '"e "ea
"I erst serVed summons on the company and
| II had twenty days to answer II; .nr" ss,'
/ Tho cnmplaint on Monday or Tuesday iast
| saw Mr. Gardner the companys lawyer. ana
| told him hat before l made puoIic tne s'Vss Vs
[ wanted an interview win Mr. "Or'e Orae-,t n NJ
| SAGE with him and my counseI ptessnSS' ~
Gardiner did not say anything, but ne VIII p'op
Il saw Mr.. Sage two or three weeks ago. ano
! n. told me TO go see George Gouid. nav .
hsen in Mr Sage's office three or TOUR times .
week for the last seven years. ! a ways con Son,
! suited him before making speecn ,,v e'hvT huf
! ar Mr. Goul1s Office eight times receh.lSi ~ ~
! aaumht hin, In only orce. | sert note ~ 10
him at that time. asking him u he wan,ea 10 10
sce me on any particular business nc '"'N
! that he did not know of anything
| "f cent nv first bill In to the company ANU,
two wears ago, but nothing came OF H. o,. ano
kept On working. ! got letter lIDin I,a,,,S % ss
Gould about that time saving ina, ne, ne ~ west
| tho matter I'D when he returned from the 49, ~,
hr, he diar't do anything. had several M
,ervews with him. but he kept putting the mat
ter off. .r ,o,a mo to GO
absad Keep riqht on. Mr. Fuller ne saa
keep right on ard it vii come out a. ~ MI,
{ am now waiting patiently 70 see " WIN
come out all right. IT,. o,honyn hs
I'D M contract in writing with the company
he had verbal agreement when ne 'hous"'
was just as binding. -. ,,,, =, 4, was
,,,s Thai he had tod the Executive Commit.
rec Of the Manhattan Elevated COMPANY Wss ~.
! he thought that Mr.. Fulers claim vas loss
! one and that it ought TO be paid lie Declares
/ that IL was not true. -. .. =.
IT never" said he told Mr. Fuller sncn
hing Mr Fuller claims to have had an agree
ment with Jay Gould. but don't know any,
/ thing about It." h,..
| "Is II true that tire company paid tor ths ~, =
| ~ the halls engaged by Mr. Fuller TO hold meet
inPs in?' 49,, ,,,,,o.,. ,,s,
"Yes. the company paid all Mr. Fullers Jus.
! claims" replied Mr. Sage. But you snoulu =.
the company's lawyer. He knows all ABOUT IL
! Coed night"