Year: 1876

Litigatons growing out OF the appointment OF a
receiver OF the Blocker Street Railroad continue to
engross good deal of tho attention OF the In
Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday before Judge
Donohue, argued the motion for an attachment
against Jacob Sharp for alleged contempt OF court
Mr.. B. l.. Fowler, who appeared for Mr., Alavn s.
Southworth the receiver explained the basis of the
the Interference OF Mr. Sharp with the receiver
He went on to say that Mr. Sharp was by profession
manager Of corporations in tho city OF New York.
and tralcked in such business; that his profcs
sion TO control corporations, by fair foul;
that his motives taken into when
awarding punishment for this contempt: that in this
he sought procure the defeat Of the ap
pointed by the Court and obtain possession OF the prop
ory without the usual course proceeding; that
prior to the appointment oil receiver the Bleeckcr
Street Railroad Company had been permitted
To lease the railroad, providing that the consent OF
majority OF the stockholders could be obtancd that
the act Of contempt complained OF was obtaining
that consent, Notwithstanding the order OF the Judge
trying the case, restraining the defendants from
interfering with the receiver that he in contempt
that order proceeded TO get the consent OF tho stock
holders to tile leasing OF the road


Judge Donohue--Ihat not INV order. My order
has not been respected by either party My order APP
pointed receiver, and different order was obtained
appointing one else as receiver The latter Is the
order you refer to, not mine


Mr.. Fowler-That Is the order refer to, which
strained any person from intcrmcddling with the
ccivcr To obtain the consent OF the stockholders
mlermeddng with the duties of tho receiver. II may
be conended that to grant the lease would be the only
contempt, but he thought any act which would Lead
thereto contempt OF the order, and he felt bound
urge punishment IRON the Court Tor violation Of
its orders In the Of the members OF tho Common
Council


Judge Donohue-YoQ wrong and the case TO
which you would refer has relation 10 this. The
contempt the nna act, and Tor that the Common
Council was punished-not tor Offering the resolution,
but Tor passing IT, IL Jacob Sharp commits act OF
contempt ho viii be punished, but not for proposing to
do


Mr. Fowler then moved that the should be sent
before referee, bat the Judge did not that there
any occasion for it, and refused TO make any such
order.


Mr.. j. NJ. Scribnc-, for the Blcccker Street Railroad
then put lengthy aidavits OF Mr. Conoyer President
the Blocker Street Railroad Company, and of Mr.
Sharp President OF the Twenty third Street Railroad
Company, and was about TO argue the case, when
Judge Donobue sald that he reason for arguing
the case as, the plaintiffs showing, the de-
endant IN trouble, ana all that had been done
an attempt 20 get him out of the trouble


Mr.. Fowlor-That is an assumption.


Judge Donohue-An assumption on the facts as you
have stated them. A receiver has been appointed hy
the Court, and now officer OF this Court he asks
for powers such has before been gwen any
receIver-namey, that the owner OF The properly
shall not give HIS consent 10 the leasing of the prop
eriy. That is the case. Hand tho papers up