The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-07

 Billiard, as holder of the Boston 6 Maine stock owned by the New Ha> ven road previous to 1908. had never paid nor accounted to the plaintiffs for the sum of Ss, ,284, ,147 in cash held by him in secret trust for the New Ae- ven road for the purpose of conceal ing the actuaI@ ownership. It is aleg-. ed further that MT. Billiard falsely and fraudulently claims said sum transferred to him by the New Ha- ven road as his own property. It IS charged that all the defendants receiY-s ed portions of the sum from MT. Bil- lard, knowing that he was trustee ana that they have never paid nor account ed to the railroad company.
 The plaintiffs claim by way of equtt- able relief:
 !, C1) An accounting; (2) that MT. Bill lard account for the sums received by. him as trustee (3l that the defendants account for any sums received by them from Mr. Billiard; (4) Judgment for the amount found due on accounting.
 The entire history of the Boston 6 Maine stock from the time of it's trans fer to MT. Billiard, as trustee, on June 30 190S to the transactions connected with the transfer of the shares by Bfl- lard to the Boston Railroad Holding Company, in October, 1909, is set forth in the complaint
 The history of the financial transac> ton contains the statement that the New Haven Road wished to diyest it. self of the apparent ownership or the shares of stock in the Boston & Maine and transferred the same, 109,94 shares | in all, to NIT. Billiard Ito be held in secret trust for the benefit of the com pany.s's This was done the complaint recites,i to avoid possible litigation, so the transaction was entered on the books of the New Haven road and the 7If IfNr-. f.r, l a bona-hde sale at the rate of $125 a share The books showed payment Of S11 900 O90 and unsecured notes of
 Mr. Billiard for g, 74s, 800. The amount was actually obtained by the New Ha- sven road from the National City Bank l of New York upon notes signed by MT. Billiard and secured by shares of stock iof the Boston & Maine Railroad Com Ipany deposited with the bank by the
 railroad.
 In November. 1908. it is alleged, MT. IBillard purchased more stock of the I of $1,oeo,O0o to pay for the same from the New England Navigation Com ipany- He gave an unsecured note. Later, in June, 1909, the Boston Rail- road Holding Company was formed for the transfer again Of the stock held by MT Billiard This was another pre- ltended sale, the complaint says, and 1.-the, New England Navigation Com ipa1y delivered money payment for
 those shares. MT. Billars transferred te the Billiard ComBany in October, 1909 I e14, ,250, ,Oo0
 The complaint shows the course talk en by the further transfer of the diff
 ferent shares of stock and what was IpaId for it, concluding with the allega- ton that as trustee of the New Ha.ver roads Boston & Maine shares MT Bill lard has received $3,824,147 in cash. but
 has never rendered an accounting ot lit to the company.
 Besides MT Billiard, the following are named as defendants:
 Charles F. Iinsley of Meriden zl Charles 8. Mellen, Samuel Hemingway
 Edward D. Robbins, Samuel C. More
 house and Harry V. Whipple, all o1 New Haven. All are directors of the Billiard company.
 The suit is made returnable in the
 superior court in New Haven the frs Fl Tuesday in November.