Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-09
SALE OF SION-ACE
CO. IS STAYED BY
ORDER OF COURT
Vice-Chancellor Walker Suss
tains Mrs. Qualey's Plea on
Charge of Conspiracy.

Vice-ChancelIor Edwin R Walker, at
Trenton, yesterday granted an order
directing Sheriff William Harrigan to
stay the sale of the property Of the
ston-Age Plaster Company, which was
set down for today after having been
postponed a week ago.
The Storage Plaster Company, To-
Gated at the foot of Grafton avenue.
on the River road. is the chief Of the
subsidiary concerns of the Magnesia
Asbestos Company. The sale of $S5, 0oC
worth of stock In the concern to Mrs
Mary Nevins Bull, widow Of the late
DR.. William T. Bull. caused the arrest
in New York of John A. Qualey, presi-
dent, and Harvey w. Corbett, secretary,
of the company, on a charge OF
~swindling.
The order granted yesterday was on
the petition of Mrs. Elizabeth F.
Qualey, Harvey w. Corbett and other
stockholders of the Observation-Disclosures
Company, who petitioned through Nc
Dermit & McDermit, counsel for the
Ston-Age plant OF the company
Charge Conspiracy.
The charges made before the vice.
chancellor yesterday include one that
Edward Zusi, n of the mortgages,
has c%onspired with others having
claims against the plant for the pur-
pose of heving the sale take place al
a time when criminal proceedings IN
Manhattan against Qualey and Cor
bett have deprecated the stock tc
such an extent that 1t would bring but
a small part of its full value.
The petition states that the present
value of the plant is about $685., 900, the
real estate being valued at STE. 900 and
buildings and machinery at 1920, 900. In
affdavits filed in support Of the
petition Qualey and his wife swear thai
they have placed $780, 900 of persona,
funds in the enterprise, Mrs. Qualey
having $65. 900 in her own name.
The criminal charges against Qualey
and Corbett were up again for hearing
in New York yesterday before Magis-
trate Herman Krotel in the Harlem
Court, with Mrs. Bull again on the
stand. AS in the other hearings, she
caused considerable merriment by the
manner with which she fenced with
John F. Mcintyre, counsel for the de.
PENDANTS. She usually came out ahead
in the verbal battles.
Mrs. Bull told that she had me-
Qualey through Mrs. Ellen DunlaI
Hopkins, who is now said to be hasten
ing from Europe to aid Qualey.
Had Several Meetings.
She further testified that after sew.
eral meetings she had told Qualey the
extent of her and that hi
had asked her not to talk SO mucf
about her money.
81 lifted my right hand to the sun al
1t was setting and gave my word of sa.
cred honor not to talk of my business
affairs to anyone in the future" testi.
fed Mrs. Bull. A number Of letter.
that passed between Qualey and Mrs
Bull, and also n written by Mrs
Dunlap Hopkins to Mrs. Bull, were In
PRODUCED In evidence.
In one letter Qualey wrote he esti.
mated DR.. Bull to be worth $106, $50, and
then wrote, Thank God you are il
such good shape. You must deposit
the money so 1t will draw interest, etc
You may be assured 1t is not idle II
his hands"
George w. Young, co-executor witt
Mrs. Bull of her husbands estate, with
whom Mrs. Bull had been somewhat
at variance over the handling Of the
estate.