New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07

verdict for the paintir IN the sum of SOS, 900.
But my opponent was so anxious to uphold the
rights of corporations and the rights Of indivtd-
uals who had protected themselves by corporate
organization that he was not satisfied with that
disposition Of the matter by the jury and took
the case to the Appellate Division OF the Su-
preme Court.
And in the Appellate Division the matter was
thoroughly examined, and the various documents
that had been submitted relating to the corpora
ton transactions were reviewed.
Among other things, the presiding justice,
who wrote the opinion, said: There also in
evidence q certificate of the State Controller
that there was no record in his Office Of reports
York Evening Journal Publishing Company or
| the Star Company from November, 1895, to
, March, 1901"
/ may say that the trial was In 1901.
Also a certificate Of the County Clerk of New
York County that there was not filed in his
Office up to January, 1901, any annual report
of the Star Company
An annual report Of The Morning Journal
was filed in January, 1895, 1896 and 1901. and
OF the New York Evening Journal Publishing
Company In January, 1901.
Then. to describe the transactions that had
taken place and to show the entire familiarity
of my opponent and his legal advisers with all
the corporate machinery to which attention is
directed under the name corporations" will
read this extract;
ION March % 1897, the Morning Journal AS
ISOLATION, by order of the board of trustees Mr..
Hearst then president and executing a bill Of
sale in consideration OF S1l, transferred to Ed
ward H. Clark the newspapers known and called
the evening edition of The New York Journal,
with all its property in consideration of $4,000.
SERIES OF DODGEs.
ION April he transferred the same to the
New York Evening Journal Publishing Com
pany. On October IL, 1885, at a meeting of
the directors of the Morning Journal Associa-
tion, MI Macklin the former president Of the
company, resigned, and Mr.. Hearst was elected
his successor On April /. 1897, at meeting Of
the Morning Journal Association, the defendant
being present as president, and all the stock
holders. a resolution was passed that the news
paper The New York. Journal and all the
property and assets of the company, excepting
'Das MOrgen Journal be transferred to the Star
company in consideration of one dollar, all the
property of The New York Journal to Clark
and April II bill of sale was executed by
Mr.. Hearst president of the Morning Journal
Association and by Mr.. Clark as president of
the Star company.
the Morning Journal Association, Mr.. Hearst,
the minutes of the meeting, was stated to
be the owner of 1856 (that is the way It is print
ed and Palmer and Clark one share each"
Qaughter)
A little later the learned Judge says:
"On April l, 1897, by resolution of the direct
ors of the Star Company the name Of the jour
nal known The Morning Advertiser was
tiser.' On April 8 Mr. Clark resigned his Office
as president and trustee and Mr.. Hearst was
elected his successor. Mr.. Hearst owned all the
stock Of the Star company, the Morning Jour
nal Association and the Evening Journal Pub
fishing Company, except six or eight shares"
D. B. HILL SAVES HEARST.
Then the court goes after a further review
of the facts:
The evidence raised fair question of facts
as to the identity Of the real owner OF the news
paper Which was being published at the time of
the plaintiffs injury and the employer of Pol
hemus and the question was very fully stated
by the court and submitted TO the Jury What
ever might have been the purpose of the com