New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-03
QUALEy AND CORBETT
NOW SUE MRS. BULL
Ask 100000 Damages Each
Free After Habeas Corpus
Hearing, Both RearreSted.
WARRANTS WERE READY
Foreclosure in Newark Stopped
and Payment of Debts Dis
cussed - Extradition
Comes Up Next.

John A. Oualey and Harvey Wiley
Corbett began tactics of reprisal against
Mrs William T. Bull, widow of the well
known surgeon, yesterday. The papers
were prepared end complaints sworn to
in two suits for 100000 each begun by
them against Mrs Bull, charging mali
cious prosecution. clerk from John f
McIntyres office spent a large part of
the evening around Stratford House, at
No. II East 32d street, trying TO serve
the complaint on Mrs. Bull Her law
yers said that they had no objection to
the complaint being served, and that a
quick appearance would be put IN.
During the few minutes that Qualey
and Corbett were free yesterday after
noon. after Justice Lehman, In the Su-
preme Court had sustained the writ of
habeas corpus sued out for the two men
on Saturday, and before they were held
again on the warrants sworn to by Mrs.
Bull on Monday, Qualey said:
When we are released l will be able
to prove a conspiracy between Mrs. Van
Valkenburgh and Mrs Bull in connec-
ton with the Van Valkenburgh letters"
He would not elucidate his various
references of the last few days to the
Van Valkenburgh letters, and every one
else connected with the case protested
ignorance of his meaning.
Mr.. QuaIey Explains.
Corbett was asked about the plans he
had drawn for a loft building for the
h. nod ,v-i%
ten to Mrs. Bull about the building and
her investments on July 81. He was
much embarrassed and Qualey came to
his rescue saying:
''All the negotiations with Mrs. Bull
about the building we're carried on with
me- Bids from several contractors
wanting 100000 for putting up the
building were turned over to me. 1 told
her that the price was excessive. and
that Mr. Corbett could do the work
much cheaper. Anything that Mr.. Cor
bett did was at my suggestion
Another charge Of conspiracy was
brought by Mrs. Qualey, in Newark.
when the sale of the plant of the Mag
resia Asbestos Company, on the fore
closure OF mortgage OF Y41,USO5 neld Dy
c. P. Browning, of No. 216 Williams
street, came up at the Sheriff's office
The fee TO the property is held by the
Stone Age Plaster Company, of which
the Magnesia Asbestos Company is the
holding company. Frank McDermt, of
McDermit & McDermit. lawyers, of
Newark represented Qualey's interests,
and in his argument frequently quoted
from bill of complaint filed yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Qualey with Vice
Chancellor Walker, at Trenton, asking
for a postponement of the sale
Mrs. QuaIey charged in her complaint
that Alan A. Ryan and Mrs. Bull had
formed a conspiracy to get possession
Of the property of the Stone Age Plaster
Company. The arrest of Oualey and
Corbett she said. was part of the con-
spiracy, the object being to break up
the business and credit of the company
In order to get possession of il them
selves She declared that the debts of
the company amounted to only $50. 900.
while the value of the properties was
more than $4,000 against which ONLY
$150OOO of the preferred stock had been
issued.