The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-06
C0RAY-JENKINS
EQUITY SUIT
JUDGE GUNsTER is LISTENING
TO THE TESTIMONY.
First Hearing in the Case Took
Place Yesterday and the Defend
ant, John S. Jenkins, Was Called
for Cross Examination by the
Plaintiff-He Was on the Stand
Until Court Adjourned &C., Allega-
tions Made by the Plaintiff, and
Defendants Answer.


Defendants Answer.
An equity suit of more than ordinary
interest was called for a hearing yes
terday afternoon in the main court
room before Judge F. W. Gunster.
Elisha \. Coray who few years ago
was one of the best known coal oper-
atoIs i'm this part of the state, and who
once upon a time locked horns with
Jay Gould. in wall street, is the plain
tiff and his former confidential agent.
John $. Jenkins, now a resident of West
Pittston, is defendant.
Mr.. Corav asks the court to compel
Mr.. jenkins to come 80 Just and full
account ard settlement of the trans
actions with the plaintiff, Elisha n.
Coray. especially of the matters held
by him in trust for said plaintiff. That
pending such account or settlement he
he restrained from making any sale or
transfer in any way of the two hundred
share of stock of the Rush Brock Coal
company now in his hands or Of any
other property held by him in trust for
the plaintiff, +. A. Coray."
Mr.. Coray is represented by Attorney
Agib Ricketts,, of Wilkes Barre, and
Attorneys II. NJ. Hannah and T.. c.
Newcomb aupcar for the defendant
John S. Jenkins called by the plaintiff
as for cross-cxamination was the
first witness sv.orr he eaid
that he was "a years of age and
first began to worl, for Mr. Cornv as =
teamyter at his prist mill way bacI, in
1877 LJis .,I,,,, ,... 60 - ,,,o,,tI, "a
his board. I'm 1864 he enlisted in tho
Union army and whom he raturnod
from the war he became . foreman at
the Greenwood mine for Corav The
latter is now indebted to bin in the
sum uE $9I olo. about $50 lld bcinr COW
cred by judgments of yariuus kinds
that he cannot realize anvthiur ON he
saws.
'o''-Nh = Ni'hNl'N VI CN7r''
Mr.. Coray's version, nr tho cosa is
that i'm 1857 lac omuIoved Mr. Jenkins
as a teamstar at his rrist min Tn
1864 Mr.. Jenkins enlisted i'm tba Union
army and whom he returned ba was
employed ut the Greenwood minn
owned by Mr.. Coray at Greenwnod
this county, as outside foreman. rho
mine passed into the hand of tbn Lack
awanna and Suso,nharro Gaoi a,a
IRON company ana later was owned by
the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal COM
pany. Mr.. Coray was the orincinal
stockholder of both comnanies Mr..
Jenkins continued as forenon NTH
1870 ,rb.,, III, It. -. -> N'A ''''i II
WI" '''' lll'e was taHeh chAr%e
-! OS " it'etN'r' Meah"hlie Mr.. Jen-
hliIS hau become MI CoraY'S Confiden-
tial agent.
Afterwards Mr.. Coray nIaced nearIv
all Of his stock in thu Snrinr RrorI,
companv in tho bards oc w. m'7 ,',.,f ',iI
90 ioiu III 'rusI me title to a tract
Coray purchased from Jobr To,,,,,,, tn.
/ S75 0OO ,vos ,l.,, ,,Ioaa1 :, ,i'' ~,
bords T., t,,,,i o,7o ,,i,'Ceu ia Mr' Jenkins
/ -, -, - "7'' subsequently the RuSh
/ t''r> >ooi '"i'll'"lN was OrS@niZed to
/ ueNcIop the !Hnd, and the title to the
! land was transferred to it by Mr.. lem
/ kins and he took the stock of tba co,,-
pany to hold in truet for NJ, c.. ~.
Jenkins hnco,,iro -, "S' w. .
/ fro,,, +l,,, -, Pi'HI"eH', Coal
q 49,, ~ ,oI" ~ now telnG mined by
Wv i''u' i'lus" coal company. During
! lHrSe transactions Mr. COray became
| indebted to Mr.. Jenkins. and TO secure
II Mr.. Coray gave Mr.. Jenkins q iudp-
mcnt. Continuing Mr.. Coray's stare
'''~''' 7'S''
! / had arranged a dispositio,, Of tg,,, ,,,..,,
crty of the Spring Bronly T,iiu,a, Piu.' pr,
/ pany, which would have b,.,,' -, '''', ''i
! Vantageous, and have enabt.I M, ~ ii I't
charge all my Indebtedness T." t,,o ,o uiS- 't9
frndant, and have a conyani,rt a',,.,,I',,
remaining; but such disnositio,, ,,.,,e' f,,'1,
vented by the discovery dnrinr- tho 'no-
/ gotiations, that the dercndnnt 7baI ',
vcrted the whole of the stock hcII T,. I,i,r,
in trust for me. 70 his own ,'sc ,','t ,,d
| transferred If 10 members Of 70 ,,,'
family and Others. '''' Wv
WANTS \ SE1'TT IlNIr\-,r
me loss caused me was more than al
my Indebtedness 10 him. Discovering his
lteacherE mus, l nave been for some
'lihe demanding 10 secure settlement OF
al our alialfs IN consequence of this
an investigation has been made OF his
cohuuct OF the AFFAIRS Of the Rush Brook
Coal company, which Investigation has
developed the 1act that while 1 was
trusting him as my confidential trustee
ana agent, he was Systematically de-
lraudlng me; and that while represents
ing that | was largely indebted to him in
reality upon just settlement he is
largely indebted TO me.
Mr.. jenkins replied to these allega,
tions in this manner:
!
! IF a