Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-22
ASK THAT SALE Of
STON-ACE PLANT
GO UNCONF |RMED
Another Bill, Filed Today, Prays
That Sheriff's Sale Be
Set Aside.
MRS. HOPKINS COMES TO
QUALEY FIRMS HELP
South American War Scenes
Enacted Between Mill Guards
and Invaders.

At Trenton today two separate bills
will be fled praying that the confirma-
tiou OF the sale of the Ston-Age Plaster
Company by Sheriff William Harrigan
on August 1s be not allowed and that
the sale be set aside
The bills will be filed by McDermit
& McDermit on behalf of the Ston-Age
Plaster Company and on behalf Of Mrs
Ellen Dunlap Hopkins, who has been
prominent In the affairs of the company
since the suit brought by Mrs. Mary
Nevins Bull against John A. Quaiey
and Harvey Wiley Corbett. president
and secretary of the company, to re-
cover $4,000. which she put into the
company only to find the stock worth
less, so she alleges.
While court proceedings have been
one feature of the trouble of the Ston-
Age plant, something like real war
broke out at the plant last Friday
night when two boat loads of invaders
tried to land on the river side front
of the company's property.
It was really a South American re-
public sort OF war while it lasted. Just
as the dusk was getting really dusiy,
two OF the nve armed guards who are
now stationad nightly at the plant,
heard the dipping Of muffied oars in
: the placid and thick waters of the Pas
eaio river.
'BoaAsehoyl Who goes there!' hailed
guard NO. !, but there was no response
Essubls at the Plant.
'Hrsv Up. hcre. BILL" called guard
40. . 10. his companion, ''they are go
ding 10 land near the engine house.
frhs two guards let out numerous yells
nor heip % the three scattered through
bwAr5DuD uarfD OF the big deserted plant
Rnd them commenced to fire of their re-
p<csvers a. q sign that assistance was
knesded.
'.5pilsdsr cnuns - husky vudcs from
eSDne Of the bo9ts "0uesa we better
<k5eat ~ came the xu1ponDs from the
4ptl,er - the shota from the ffve men
ION AuaSd. who By thiB time wore peak
Hng frum BEHIND places Of vantage near
tthe do01r 'front.' began to come danger
Musfv oRuso 40 tlseir heads.
MIX on che beating It stun" yelled
sfhe leader, who IL described as big
Eman with a1busfy black beard. We'll
1and. anyway."
Then the affairs became really seri-
ysoys, for few moments as the invad-
ers n The two boats opened fire on
Ahose on ahore. For five minutes shots
rang uest every time those of either
party could distinguish each other. In
all It is estimated that about thirty
shorts were fired, but the only damage
done was a few bullet holes in the
river front buildings of the Oualey
plant and a. couple of dents In the oil
that forms the surface of the Passaic.
I'VE have no idea who the men were
or what, they were after" said Mr..
Qualey today. According to reports
made to, me by the guards there
seemed to be a dozen or fifteen men In
the boats What damage thew were
bent on doing to the plant is something
/ do not know"
Back Of this night raid on the n1aut
is the story of a former foreman of
Oua1ev's who II Ia said was l,,rea
awav from him several months aro nv
monetary offers from the marnesia
trust This foreman. ouinlev bv name.
was sent TO q n,arnesia field In J,nner
r,anada and remained thare rnti,
eho,t tnrsa xyaaxs ago whsn \. ua .
aga,r saeT IN tbe y,c.n,tv ~ tba
sauaI.y rIant hove
Quaiey Hinmes Trust.
Quaiey openly attributes all the
trouble the Ston-Age Company has had
In the past month to the efforts of the
magnesia trust which is capitalized at
about $20,000,000. to wreck his COM
panies and then secure the plants at
very low price.
IN connection with her bill objecting
to the confirmation of the sheriff's sale
last week Mrs ELLEN nunIan X Hon.