Year: 1875

AN OLD JAY COOKE IL co. SUIT.


In the case OF Jay Cooke and others against the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, the petition OF the
Hon y. Carroll Brewster, OF Philadelphia, praying to
be admitted to appear and defend the suit and that the
decree OF foreclosure and the sale or the railroad,
property and franchises OF the company made in this
city on the 18th OF August last be set aside up
for hearing yesterday before Judge shipman the
United States Circuit Court On objections of pre-
lminary character the right OF Judge Brewster
be heard and as 10 the time and manner of his
pcaton, the petition was dismissed, and the following
order was made by Judge Shipman:-


THIS day came on TO be heard the petition OF f. Car
roll Brewster heretofore filed herein asking that he be
permitted 10 appear and defend tins cause and that the
decree and all subsequent proceedings herein be set
aside and after hearing the Messrs Couder Brothers.
counsel for said petitioner and counsel forSthe pur-
chasers OF the PROPERTY sold under said Decree and the
counsel for the complanants in opposition; and
the Court being fully advised in &he premises, it APP
pears to the Court that by reason o petitioner
being citizen Of the State the complanants IN
this case that the prayers OF said petition that the
petitioner be admitted to appear and defend said cause
cannot be granted and inasmuch as the present petit


on had been filed after sale Of the railroad and Its
franchises had been made IN pursuance an QLaeT VI
this Court and as the allegation OF injury Sustained by
the said petitioner in respect to which might prop
ery bear amicus curie s the nadequacy OF price at
which the snd property and franchises sod and the
Court being satisfied with said sale and the price OBJ
tanned thereat under the circumstances OF the case;
and as to the other allegations In the said petition the
Court Is not willing et the instance OF an amicus





property to set aside the decree and sale and disturb
tho relation since formed Hereunder. IT Is now
ordered by the Court that the prayer OF said petition be
and the same s hereby denied
MONEY LETTER THIEF CAUGHT.


william J. Kelly, letter carrier attached to the
General Post Office In this city, arrested yesterday
by United States Special Agent B. K Sharrett, of the
Post ONCE Department for alleged theft Of money from


letter intrusted him for delivery. 1t appears that
for time past money letters passing through one
department of the New York General Post Office have
mysteriousy disappeared Postmaster James detailed
Captain Sharrett 20 work up the and IL dis
covered that letter given TO Kelly and containing
lottery ticket did not reach Its destination Kelly's
along Broadway, Fulton and adacent streets,
and having been for many years connected with the
spected He was well known also as a favorite short
stop in baseball matches Captain Sharrett yesterday
morning prepared decoy letter, containing one
dollar greenback tycent stamp and two twenty five
| cent stamps Each piece OF the money marked.
The letter purported TO be signed by John H. Early,
directed to Messrs Joseph Bates Co., of No. 202
| broadway, New York. and postmarked
| "Lynchburg, Va, December i, 1875" Captain
sharrett took the letter 70 the Superintendent of the
city delivery and 1t given to carrier Kelly. The
letter not delivered Kelly then arrested and
envelope not found. The prisoner taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Shields, and COM
mited under 81 900 bail for further examination on
Monday The unfortunate man seemed to feel his posi-
ton keenly, and averted his lace whenever any one
looked at him.