New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10
HITS QUALEY AND CORBETT
Mrs. Bulls Lawyer Scores Both
in Injunction Proceedings.
GRAND JURY TAKES UP CASE
To Begin Investigation To-day OF
Charge That $50, 600 was
Obtained by Fraud.

"oualey end Corbett are the boldest and
most brazen and unconscionable pair Of
swindlers that ever swindled a defenceless
woman"
In these and similar terms Charles l.
Craig counsel for Mrs. Mary Nevins Bull,
Yesterday in the Supreme Court character
lied John A. OuaIey and Harvey w. Cor
bett. who are accused Of defraud1ng Mrs
Bull out of $4,000.
The principal phase of the civil proceed
ings yesterday before Justice Lehman was
a motion by counsel for Mrs. Bull to con-
tinue the temporary injunction issued re-
straining Qualey. Corbett the Magnes1a-
Asbestos Company and the Fifth Avenue
Bank from disposing of the money that
Mrs Bull paid for the Magnesia-Asbestos
stock 1t was sought to bring the First
National Bank of Hoboken into the action
but the latter had not been served
Mr.. Craig was so caustic and severe IN
his argument and his arraignment OF qua
ley and Corbett that his remarks called
forth the intimation from David Hlrsch,
counsel for the two men, that he would
have to answer at another time FOR MS
words. Craig argued that the money should
be held up peniing the determination of the
proceedings.
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California-and 1 understand that some OF
the money is in California" said the law
yer, "the court has jurisdiction over the
persons and acts of these two defendants,
and should continue the injunction restrain
ing them from spending this woman
money until after the determination of her
suit to recover it,
Mr.. Craig told Of the alleged false rep
resentations by which Qualey and Corbett
induced Mrs. Bull to invest her money IN
the Magnesia- Asbestos Company He said
that they told her that 1t was a going
concern making $4,000 a day Yes. ex-
claimed the lawyer. going under the ham
mer of the Sheriff of Essex County.
At the very time that Qualey and Cor
bett were making the statements about
the prosperous condition of the company.
said the lawyer, it was being advertised for
foreclosure He contended that the case
was clearly one for court Of equity.
Mr. Craig declared Qualey and Corbett to
be q pair of ''brazen swindlers." to which
counsel for the defendants took exception.
saving that Mr. Craig had gone further
than he had a right to and would be held
TO a strict accountability for his state
nents Mrs. Bulls counsel responded:
Very well, but as these two defendants
have not seen fit to deny in affdavits the
charges of fraud and deceit which we set
forth, they stand here for the purposes Of
this motion admitting the truth of these
charges
Mr. Hirsch, for Qua1ey and Corbett, said
that they did deny the charges. but as he
believed Mrs. Bull did not make out
cause of action he did not deem il neces-
sary TO file sf1ida Wits Mr.. Hirsch said that
Mrs. Bull had mistaken her remedy and
asked that the injunction be dismissed
He also denied that Qualey and Corbett
obtained any money from Mrs Bull on
false pretences. Mrs Bull also wanted a
receiver appointed for the defendants, but
their counsel said that the only ground
for the appointment Of 2 receiver was
involvency. and he denied that the de
fenda ants were insolvent Justice lehman
reserved decision.
The grand Jury will commence an in
vesttgatior to-day of the charges by Mrs
evidence thus far adduced in the police
court before Ma gistrate Erote1 bearing
upon the charge that Oualey and Corbett
fraudulently obtained $4,000 from Mrs Bull
through the medium of the Maenesta AS
bestos Company will be presented
Should indictments be returned before
the end of the week, the police inquiry,
which was postponed until next Monday,
will be discontinued 4