The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-01
LANDERS'S ACCUSER
WINS COURT FIGHT
Head Of Connecticut Senate
Criticised by Court for
War in Company.
he CAN'T GUST MOMAND
Backcrs of Landcrs Assert Man.
agcr Has Mania for Charg-
inw "Graft."

George NJ. Lauders. president Of the
Connecticut Senate. ex-Mayor of New
Britain, Conn, aud wealthy cutlery and
hardware manufacturer. was criticised
yesterday by supreme Court Justice Ford
because. as president Of the Pressure
Lighting Company. which makes con-
tracts with municipalities for lighting
the streets, he attempted to GUST Ragland
Momand. vce-president and general man
ager of the lighting company. Mr.. Lam
ders was Joined In his action by Arthur
l.. Livermore. II lawyer, who with Lam
ders and Momand made up the executive
committee of the lighting company.
In a decision by Justice Ford. restrain
ing Landers. Livermore and John j. Bell
man. treasurer Of the company, from in
terfering with Momand in the discharge
OF his duties as an official OF the lighting
company, the court said that Momand
was as much an official of the company az
he ever was. and would continue TO act
under the protection of the court until
removed by proper authority.
Tho court said that the action OF Lam
ders ami I.iverInore In calling meet
ing of the executive committee and GUST
ing Non,and was in no sense legal and
WIS such an infringement of Momand' =
Tile court for intervention.
Justice Ford added that Momand
could not be removed for addressing I'M
pleasant language To his business associ-
ates concerning their conduct, and that
''such interchange OF pleasantries is quite
common among those in the management
Of corporate affairs
Momand Accuses Lnndera.
In his petition Momand said he or
eanized the Pressure Lighting Company,
with offices al 1923 Water street in 1910
to exploit lamp he invented. The cor
poration has S1,O00.000 capital stock. Ian
deys and those associated with him have
acquired control, but Momand remained as
general manager at 500 Il week until
October 81 last.
On that day Landers and Livermors
called meeting at the office within hear
ing of Moinand and announced that the
purpose was to GUST him. He protested
but they went on and passed a rcso'u-
ton putting him out. He said that his
secretary. young woman. refused to
leave the Office under his orders. and Il
policeman was called to evict her.
Momand said that later when lie tried
to gain admission to the office he founc
that the locks on the door had beer
changed and that the Office was guarde,
by strong arm" man. He charcel
that the action was inspired by Lander'
for the sole purpose of crppling the com
pany and preventing it from carrying
out its street lighting contracts.
The manager alleged that Lauders wa:
acting in the interest of the United Ga'
and Improvement Company OF Philadel
pha. the chief competitor of the Pres
sure Lighting Company. lie said tina
his company had caused loss to th'
United Gas OF millions OF dollars in con
tracts
According TO Momaud, Mr.. Landers
after he became interested IN the com
pany III January. i3l2 became very in
innate and friendly with the United Ga!
officials" Momand said that II the Unite,
Gas could get control OF the plaintiff
lamp for use in its contracts IL woul,
make profit of s2j0o00 n year. II,
expressed belief that Landers wanted I,
sell the patent rights for the lamp I,
the United Gas and enable it to saw,
$4,000 a year.