The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1869, Page 4

+: THE RAILWAY TITANS. Fisk and Gould Against Cor- nelius Vanderbilt. Settling Up a Little Difficulty About Five Million Dollars. Daniel Drew’s Narrative of the Transaction. The Average Ups and Downs of Erie Stock. Interesting Testimony and Discussions by Counsel. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM, Before Juage Barnard. The Erie Raikoay Oumpany vs, Cornelius Vander- dwt.—In accordance with previous arrangement between the Court and counsei this case came on for trial at eleven o'clock yesterday morning before Judge Barnard, the court room being crowded to the doors by an audience a large portion of which con- sisted of wealthy and influential citizens. Messrs. David Dudley Field and Dudley Field ap- peared for plaintiffs and Messrs. A. F. Clark, Wiliam A. Beach, Hon. Noah Davis, John E, Barmrili ana ©, A. Rapallo for the defendant. Mr. Field, in presenting the case to the court, said:—When this case was called a week ago I made an opening, and it 1s not necessary for me to reca- pituiate the facts now. It isasuit brought by the Erie Ratlway Company against Mr. Vanderbilt to recover a large sum of money which he is alleged to. have obtained from the company fraudulently. The defendant has put in an answer, most of which con- sists in controverting the complaint, without any affirmative allegation. It states that he has not knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief. ‘The only issue of an allegation positive is that he re- cetved this money for a good and valid considera- tion. What that was he does not say. We have examined Mr. Vanderbilt before trial and I will begin with reading his testimony. Mr. Rapailo—We here make a formal motion to dismiss this complaint on the ground that it does not state facts suMicient to constitute a cause of action. Judge Barnard—I will overrule the motion and give you an exception. Mr. Field then proceeded to read the examination of Mr. Vanderbilt, which has already appeared ver- datim in the HERALD. Mr. Field then called as first witness Alexander Allaire, who testified that he is the paying teller of the Manhattan Company and was so*in July 1863; the two checks now shown me I paid; patd them out of the money of the Erie Company; the name written across those checks 13 mine; that ts the mode in which the Manhattan Company certifies its checks. Cross-examined by Mr. Clark—I can have access tothe accounts of the Manhattan Company from February, 1868, down to the tine when these checks were paid; I don’t know how the Erie Company got this money; there are not in the accounts of the Manhattan Company any means of showing the source from whence the money came that I know or; have no knowledge of my own as to how the Erie Company got into the bank this money which I paid on these checks; the account continues to be kept there still; I don’t know whether the account swelled in its proportions about the month of March, 1868, or not. Q. Doyou remember about the time some 50,000 Shares of alleged fictitious stock of the Erte Rallway Company was issued? A. I do not. Q. Was the account a very heavy one? A. Yes, it Was at that time, but itis very light now. Q. Were these checks of unusual magnitude that were drawn by the Hrie Railway Company? A. Pretty large. Q. Supposing a deposit of unusual magnitade were made in the Manhattan Company—say two or three millions or @ miilion—would there not be an entry on the books of the receiving teller of the source from whence itcame? A. A ticket wouid be given with the deposit, and that might tell whether it was notes or checks, but whether they would tell where the money comes from I don’t know; the name of the receiving teller of the Manhattan Company is J. Theodore Baldwin; John S. Harberger is the cashier. J. D. Rick was next examined by Mr. Field, testified that he is a broker and a member of the Stock Exchange for two or three years, and that on the 1ith of July, 1863, the market price of Erie was about 70. Cross-examined by Mr. Clark—I have the book containing the rates of Erie Railway stock, begin- ning a8 far back as February, 1868; on the 1st of February, 1868, the price was 74% for a sale at the Exchange; from the ist of March I think it ranged from 70 to 75; Lam not certain about that; think it ranged from about 67 tc tween the 1st of Febru- ary and the lst of March; on the 9th of March the highest price was 813s; by refresting my recoll: tion I'see it reached $2}, on t n of March, be- tween half-past ten and two! ; on that day I see by the second call it 4 Which is the Jowest qnotaiton by our list. Q. Was that an unusal A. Not for Erle stock, (Laughter.) that ume, Q. What was the greatest Muctuation at that time ? A. From two to four per cent. Mr. Field here rested his case. Mr. Beach moved to disraiss the complaint on the ground that no cause of action was established for the piainuils as against the defendants. Second, upon the ground that the combmation and con- spiracy aud fraud of the Brie {tallroad Company tall? It fluctuated very widely at charged in the complaint was not proven; and third, that if the purchase of this stock by Commodore Vanderbiit ‘as really on behalf of the Erie Ratiroad corporation an action could not be maintained against the defendant to set aside that transaction. Mr. Clark then ably reviewed the gravamen of the complaint, and couciuded by pressing his mo- on. Mr. David Dudley Field followed briefly on the other side, contending that the piaintits had made out a clear case of fraud, &c. Mr. Rapailo next spoke at some length on behalf of the defendant, coutroverling the views pro- pounded by Mr. Field. Afver a reply by Mir. Field, Ex-Judge Noai Davis, on behalf of the defendant, Made an eiaborate argument, in which he showed that Mr. Vanderbilt was ciearly innocent of fraud or collusion with tne Ene Company in the transac- ton at issue. Judge Barnard said that the only theory on which this case could come Into court was that there was collusion, fraud and conspiracy on the part of the former directors of the road with Mr. Vanderbilt. ‘There waa no such proof here, however, and unless there was more evidence on belaif of the piaintimts he sho! deciare the comp!aint dismissed. Mr. d—Weil, sir, I will proceed, then, with the evidence, I will cal Mr, Drew. Mr. Clarke—Ia it right that tne counsel should rest his case, speculating on the chances of what the Court might ruie, ina great case like this? Mr, Drew is in court, and to guard against avy mistake attachments were issued against tho witnesses; and then upon 4 mere technical point an experiment is practised to see if the Court will entertain @ suit upon these grounds. I say it is not consistent with decorum that such an experiment should be success- ful. Mr. Drew was in court at the time the learnec Gover rested his case. He knew he was here. de knew he had counted upon fraud, and he had witnesses in court to prove that frand if he could. Mr, Field—My motive was to save the time of the Court as much as possible If we are right iu our view, according to the judgment of the Court, we should be spared any further testimony. 1 stated at the time that we rested for the present; I particularly stated that. It is precisely like a de- murrer. It is a position of things in which we Wished to shorten tne case, Judge barnard—Your right, Mr. Field, to that is unquestioned, Mr. Field —Very well; I will proceed. Mr. Drew, ‘Will you take tue stand a [ EXAMINATION OF DANIEL DREW, Examined by Mr. Field—Q. Mr. Drew, wore you On the ist of July, 186s, an oMcer of ihe Erie eae Way Company? A. Yes, air, I wagon the 1st of Jaiy. Q What officer? A. i was director and treasurer. siincacons tometer to that time, a series ol ations respecting Liat compan, ¥ there in. ; pany? A, Yes, Bir, did you at any time have anegotiation with ti defendant, Vanderviit, respecting the sesUement ‘ot eer toe hn A. No. A. Did you have any negotiation with him any matter whatever? (Objected to.) bitte Q, Did you have any negouation with Mr. Vander- bilt in July, 1968, about tue purctase of stock of the He ‘NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. Erie Company % ir, not in July; had no ne- gotation ee I cuink, im July as all took. Xe of bim 50,000 shares of Erie os. Fa. eas bur Laid not bay it im July. C Whoa, then, did you buy is? A. L¢hink im the last week in wr June. . State the A. Weil, sir, T told him Ge ey t id the stood. him tH say a6 would, wna f bought the stock on that condiuon. . Did not you Ox upon any price? 4. Yes, the price was I agreed to pay him Fono08 tor b0,000 shares of stock on those conditions. Q. On what conditions? A. Well, that he was to hold his other stock. Q. Hold it for what? A, That was s matter be- tween him and me. (Laughter in court. Q. About what was the contract ym you? A. Well, the contract was that be was to hold bis stock and I was to pay bim for the 50,000 shares. Q. How mucn were you copay him for itt A. $4,000,000, I have just stated. @. Whak about the other stock? A. He was to hold it; tnat was the understand! Q. For whom and for bow long? A. That wasa matier between fand me, (Loud laughter.) im that way? A, Yes. 1, Commodore, will hold long a8 you andlagres?” A. Yes, pay him anything for that, did yout A. No, bus I paid bim ® good price for Lis Other stock.” Q Did you or agree to Dim anything for his other stock. At None at ‘ae Are you sufe of that? A. Oh, ves. How much other stock was he tohola? A. Fifty thousand shares, Q. For how long a time? A. I don’t know that there was any exact time stated; I will tell you the hole transaction if you wish it. * Q. Well, yes; that is what we want. Goon and state it, A. Mr. Kldridge had been suspended from the board as director and as president and | made up iny mind to go and buy up the Commodore's stock and, perhaps, some timeor other to get control of the Erie Railroad and get those people out of it that were in it; thas was why 1 went and bought that stock; they Were in @ quarrel then and 1 made up my mind to buy ts stock while he would bold the other. Q. You, then, got from him an it to hold this other 50,000? A, 1 got hia word. Q. That was to hold it for no definite time? A, He Was not 6o sell it, as 1 understood, with my consent, Q. Did not you pay him something for giving you that option? A. Not a dollar. Q. Did not you to give him something? ihe Not peraee 1 paid him over the market price fur 1e Q. How much over the market price did you pay? A. I think the stock at that time was between 70 aud 80; It was over 70, a%oAt, that tme were the ltigations settled? ‘Q How long was it before the litigations were sof sey, A. I think the litigations were settled tue 0! . Q. When you bought the stock of course you had not anytaing in your mind about the settlement of the litigations? A. No; I did not know anything about when they would be settled then. Q. Of course your purchase was without any refer- ence to any settlements of litigations? A. I did not maow there would be sors peu7aiapas then. . Then you supposed the litigations would go on? a. Weil Idon't Kuow. Q. You expected to use the 50,000 shares of stock ? A. [expected to keep them. Q. And let the litigation goon? A. There were no litigations then; 1 never neard of any settlement of ad ligation until the day before they were eet- led. Q. When you agreed to buy the stock you agreed to buy it without any reference to any settlement, and you bought it to hold, whether there was a set- tlement or not? A. Yes. Q. When you made this purchase did you have any conversation with any officer of the compapy aboutit? A. [don't think I had. Q. Do you say that in Pals negotiations with Van- derbilt nothing was said about @ settlement of the litigations? A. Not one word. Q. During part of that winter were you not resid- tng in Jersey City? A. Yes, % Did you not occasionally visit the Commodore in New York? A. Well, two or three times. Q. Go on and tell us what you came there for. A, Weil, I called on the Commodore two or toree times; he always told me that l acted very foolishly in go- ing to Jersey City; that I never ought to have left my home or left this city. Q. Did you come over to see him that he might tell you that? A. I came over and called on nm. Q. What did you call on him for? A. Yon’t know ao tell you exactly; merely called to see Q. Did you have any talk with him when you saw him? A. He always told me that I did wrong in going there. Q. What did you tell him? <A. I don’t remember. Q. Did not you talk about the litigations with him? A. No, sir. Q. Notatall? A. No. Q. You never talked about the reason of your ‘going to Jersey City? A. No. He knew, and every- body knew why I went there. (Laughter.) You ad- vised me yourself, Mr. Field, not to go over there. (Kenewed laughter.) Q. Never mind that advice now; that is not com- petent in this case. Did you have any conversation with him about the cause of your going to New Jersey? A. I told him this—that I had gone there, and thatl did not know I was placed in a very awkward position. The whole railroad interests of the country had arrayed themselves on one side, and T was on one side and he on the other, and that I snould remain there, Q. But bE pe eg said about getting rid of these litigauons? A. Not between him and me, for he never would talk about a litigation. Q. But you spoke of it? A. I don’t know that I spoke about it, Q. When you bought the stock you bought it for yourself? A. I did. Q. Did you pay tor it yourself? A. The Commo- dore Feces to carry it for me, I think, for thirty or Torty days, and then Iwas to take it up and pay num for it. Q. Did youtakeitup? A. No, sir, Q. How came you to give him ten percent more for the stock than it was seiling for in tae market? A. Well, the reason of that was, I suppose, that by buying that stock and his keeping his stock I should get control of that road some time or another. ruat Was in my mind; that was tie reason I did it. Q. Was thatin his mind? A. I don’t Know that it Was; perhaps it was. Q. Did nos you and he talk between yourselves about ihe object of your making the purchase? A. I told jim I would give fim that amount of money for that stock if he would keep his; he said he would. Q. Tell us whether you and the Commodore had any conversation about your motive in buying this stock. A. Notiing more than | have stated; 1 went down to his house for the purpose; I made op my miind to buy that amount of stock if he would keep his; this was after Eldridge—understand —was sus- pended; he then made tuls proposition and I ac- coded to it; my motive was that he was to keep his stock, and I knew I could take his word; my motive Was that we at some time could get control of the road, or that I could get control of it. Q. Did you say that you wanted to get control of the road? A, Well, I might have said to mm that the road was in a very bad way, and so forth, q. Dia you and the Commodore have aay conver- sation about getting control of theroad? A. Nothing more than I have told you. Q. In your conversation with him was the subject of your getting control of the road alluded to ta any way? A. I don’t know that it was alluded to. Q. Did or did you not say what your object was in getting control of 100,000 shares of stock? A. 1 don’t know thatI said anything more than I have stated; I don’t think I did, Q. How many interviews did you have with the Commodore about the negotiation? A. None what- ever but the one about buying the stock. Q Did you have any other interview with him about getting control of the road? A, No, | think hot, Q, Did you ever have any other interviews with ho avout the litigations of the Erie company? A. No, Q. Tell us how your contract got out of your hands, A, Mr. Eldridge was retustated in the board, as I understand, and he came to me and wanted to know if [ had bought that stock. I told nim {had “Well,” he says, “do you care any- thing about having it?” "told him iad bougnot wt, and ipposed I was going to have it, of course; “Weil,” says he, “can you get off honorably with the Commodore? Do you care any- thing about having it?” I told bim f did not know aa | did exactly; 1 told him I had given my word to the Comiodore, and, of course, he must be satis. fled; he then said he would see the Commodore; I went down next morning to the Commedore’s office, and tuere I found Mr. Eldridge @nd Mr. Gould; they were in conversation with the Commodore, as I undersiood; | did not hear what was said between them; Mr. Kidridge, after a few moments, came out of the back room, where he Was, and | asked him if be had been talking with the Commodore any- thing about tus stock—whether the Commo- dore was willing to release mo; he said he thought be would if I would consent to it; he then went back into the room and I think Mr. Banker Was calied back im the room, and they were there together, and alter three or four or five minutes they came Out and said they had bought his stock; I never kuew what the contract was that they had made with the Commodore tll I saw his testimony the other day; 1 never knew they paid him on @ “call;” all | knew was, there was @ rumor that they bad bougiit the stock; | told Mr. Eldriage when ne came to mé atmy house that if the Commodore could be satistied 1 did not care about the stock, but I must be got off honorably. Q. After Eldridge came out and told you they had bought the stock you had nothing to do with the stock? A. No. Q, You abaudoned ail connection with the transac- thon then? A. Yes, I saw the Commodore after they went away. Q. What was Banker there for? A, I don’t know. . Teli us the conversation you had with the Uom- modore when had gone away’ A. J asked the Commodore if Eldridge had spoken to him about letting me off; he said he had; says he, ‘I have sold my stock to these people,” but he did not tell me what the contract was, nor I never knew 1 till 1 his testimony, From that time your connection with the trans- iD ceased ? Yeu. ¢ Q You were then treasurer of the company? A. Yes. Let me think a minute; | resigned the lth of duly, Q. The very day the Commodore got ont these checks? A. I don’t know La hem f about that; he hever got any checks while I was there; | kuow that; | resigned and got out of the road, E : i Nor with the settlement of the litigations? A.” The litigations were made the 2d of July, and I resigned on the 10th, nd Did the Commodore tell you who he had sold thi A. Yes, he did; he told me be sold tt to Gould and Eldriage. Q. Was anything said about the bonds of the Sy Hartford and Hrie road? A. No. Q. Had you ever anything to do with a negotia- tion for the sale of these bonds with the Commodore or with Eldridge? A. No, I never had. . Were i adi meeting at the board on the loth of July? A, Yes. Were you at the m at which two mem- resigned, and Banker and xcheil were elected in their places? A. ‘That wasnot the 10th, I think; I ned on the 10th, Q. Can you state whether at that meeting of the Board there was any resolution passed in respect to this purchase? A, Not @ word; I merely went in and the Board organized; my counsel .told me to goin hand in my resignation; I offered It, they ac- cepted it and [lefsthe Board; what was done after I don't know. Q, Had you any past in the settlement of the litl- ons on the 2d of July? A. I knew nothing about e settlement being made; the lst of July Mr. Eldridge sent a note to me that they were going to settle the litigatious; 1 waa sent for to come to Judge Pierrepoat’s house. ju there? A. Yes, 2 aectloment effected at that timet (Ob- se You were at Judge Piorrepont’s house on that ‘ou were at Ju house on evening? A. Yea; I am sure thai was the 2d of Tul; at was the time the settlement took place. Q. Was there anybody there who represented the Commodore? A, No; not that I know of. Q. Was there anybody there who claimed to repre- sent him? A, No, ‘The cross-examination of Mr. Drew was reserved until @ further stage of the case. James H, Banker, examined by Mr. Fleld—Q. Wero Hee at any time elected director of the Erie Railway Jompany? A. I received notice of my election. eu was that? <A. In 1868, in the summer, [ Q, Previous to receiving the notice of your elec- tion had you had any conversation on the subject with any person? A. Mr. Eidridge. Anybody else? A. No, I mentioned it after to other parties, but the first knowledge | had of tt came Eldria; Q, How long before you were elected? A. I don’t Know when I was elected; pald no attention to it. You never served? A. No. I was never qualified. Previous to your election had you any conver- Loge with Vanderbilé about Erie litigations? A. 10. Q. Did you not once call at his house, and was not one of the complaints read over to Vanderbilt by Mr. seagate presence? A. The previous litiga- tion; yes. Q. Were you present at Vanderbilt's house when the complaint was read over by Mr. Rapallo? A. sees I recollect I called in there casually on a Sun- '. Do you know whether that suit was in the name of Mr, Frank Work? A. I have no general recotiection; I remember hearing read some portion of testimony. Q. Tellus whether what was said related to the @ffaire of the Erie Company? A. Have no particular Tecollection of it; they did not talk before me; after I ‘was elected director [ told Mr. Vanderbilt I did not think I could serve unless he wished me to; I was on the Executive Committee of his road and’ I did not Wish to do anythiag without consulting him. Mr. Rapailo asked the Court to direct the plaintiffs to produce their minute book, stock jedgers and all books showing the issue and transfer of their stock, and also the books of the treasurer and the check books of the company. After some opposition from Mr. Field the Court so ordered and an adiournment was bad until half-past ten o'clock this morning. He THE WINNEPEG REBELLION, Arrangements for a Council of the Insurgents to Determine Their Future Action. TORONTO, Ontario, Noy. 29, 1869. A special despatch from St, Paul says:— A letter from Pembina, received on Saturday night, states tnat the insurgents are arranging to hold a Council of Representatives from the ditferent districts, to consider the state of the country and to determine as to their future action. Governor McTavish is very low. Governor McDougal is stil at Pembina. —. Sketch of the Career of the Red River Com- mander. [Correspondence of the St. Paul Dispatch.) I think that some wrong information has been given in regard to Louis Rielle, who 1s now the com- mander-in-chief of the revolutionary force in the Red river, On Momday evening the Dispatch expresses itself about him as follows: Louis Riclle was s year or two ago a resident of St. Pai andaclerk in Langerin’s grocery store. He isa tali, wel formed man, but of no particular mental ability, and bis friends and acquaintances here will be rather astoulshed to Jearn the position he holds in the new war. Aslam scquainted with the gentleman I am not at all surprised, for my part, to learn the position he holds in that movement; for I consider him, and he 1s considered by all those who can appreciate him, not only as @ tall, well formed man, but as a man of strong mental ability, thoroughty educated for his age, and possessing high aspirations, though not exceeding the limits of his talents. Louis Rielle 1s a young man about twenty-four years of age, was born at Red river, from poor, but Yeapectabie parents, and 13 of pure French origin. ‘Thirteen years ago his education was placed under the care of @ bishop, who sent him to the best classical college tn Montreal—that same college where General Dix, of the United States, and several other great scholars have been educated. He remained there nine years as a student, and displayed such talent and obtained such success in literature that his professors and protectors wanted him to enter their community. But Louis Rielle, as @wellformed man, did not want to take a robe without @ woman, and though willing to remain forever the religious subject of their spiritual order, decided against their will to scudy the law and enter tue French literary career. After his decision no more protection was offered him; and, with the strength of his character follow- ing the path prepared for him by Providence, resist ed the empire of their despotisin and preferred misery to their despotism. From that time he had to strag- gle for his living; he was left without any resources whatever, and, on account of the interruption of his studies, was unable to live in Canada, He came to Minnesota abontthree years ago, and remained alternately in St. Paul and St. Anthony during two years. He got situations as clerk in grocery stores, but, of course, was disappointed. Commerce was not his favorite branch, but yet he would have prac- Used it If he could have got any hope to raise ina short time money enough to allow him to study as a lawyer, His disappointment cansed his return to Red river, where he thought he could sooner get the means of following the course of hig desires. Such ‘Was the fatality of the circumstances, 1 don’t know if Mr. L. Rielle rpg: any mill- tary or political genius. Should he fail or notin ‘this career I would consider him too able for being at the head of @ body of half breeds who are hardly soca nviiened/ a rie th As a writer and speaker in the French lan; he cannot easily be surpassed by any man Kant age. To that point of view his mind is always rea- soning and reasonable, and L. Rielle would un- doubtedly become a first class lawyer. That he couid not do without having @ strong mental ability, PUGILISN. Tom Allens Reply to McCoole’s Challenge. (From the St. Louis Evening Tribune, Nov, 26.) . LOUIS, Nov. 26, 1869, I see by the morning papers that ‘MeCoole 18 out in a challenge to fight me. He offers to meet me for nothing; to have the contest come off quety and privately, and for each man to take but five friends with him. Now, prize fighting is my professioi the means whereby I earn my livelihood. I ha’ fought twice; have been victorious both times; was shamefully cheated out of the money which was nighttully mine, and do not propose to fight for nothing any more. Mr. McCoole mu that men like he and I could not at Was going on. The matter could not be conducted in strictly private manner, If he desired to make match with me without any newspaper notices, could have goue to Billy Carroll’s and made a depo: with that geatieman, I will fight nim in ten days— apart of bis proposal—for $500 or $1,000 a side, fifty miles from Cincinnati, the winner to take stakes and excursion money both, So far as the loss which Mr. McCoole has sustained, Ihave but to say that I have suffered a greater loss, having trained for Tully sL« moi bre | the past year for five fights—four me off. I deny that McOoole is or ever npion, The sporting papers or people A Eust could never see how he came by the If McCoole enters into a match to fight for the sum and on the terms mentioned by me, lam contident the “mill” will come off, I the last maton had been made for a leas amount of money, so as to preclude too much speculation by outside but faanciaily in- terested parvies, we would have had the fight out near Cincinnati, I will not fight any person within 300 miles of St. Louis. Mr. McCoole drew his portion of the stake money on the late flasco, unknown to me, when itwasa ‘special agreement between he and , before we left Cincinnati, that we should both meet at Thorwegan’s billiard ball and try to make up another maten before either took a cent. If McCoole accepts my proposition, | am ready to fight. If not, then 1 will fight any man in the United States, for any amount of money, within fitty miles of Cincinnati, or ata point in Canada situated fifty miles from Detroit, Mica. TOM ALLEN, Tom Allen Challenged by Joe Voburn to Fight in California, SAN FRANCI800, Nov. 28, 1869. Joe Coburn challenges Tom Alien to fight him for $10,000, or not less than $2,500. He would pay Allen’s travelling expenecs to Valiforuia, THE GALLER-WEDEKIND MYSTERY. Tho Great Blackmaliling and Alleged Polsen- ing Case—Deuble Investigation of the Case Before Judge Hogan and Coroner Schirmer— Judge Hogan Laying Down the Law—A Farther Adjournment. After 8 formal examination yesterday morning at the Coroner’s office that occupied only a tew minates, the examination was resumed before Juage Hogan, at the Tombs, in the case of Dr. Wedekind, on the charge of “blackmailing” Mrs, Galler. The parties cdfcerned in this case arrived at the Court about half-past eleven o'clock, . The Judge asked Mr. Meyer, counsel for the prisoner, if he intended to call any witnesses. Mr. Meyer—Yos, I have some seven or eight wit- nesses Who will give evidence of the good character and professional ability of my client. * Mr. Kintzing—I presume that that is a kind of evidence that will be admissible on a trial before a jury but is not admissible here before your Honor. Iam in a position to prove, if the profeasional ability of the prisoner is gone into, that he isa first rate barber. Mr. Meyer—It is ruin to my chent to be discharged from this case without having his character restored tohim. Ihave a number of witnesses who will tes- ufy to his medical sxill, ‘The Judge—All evidence as to character is cer- tainly inadmissible to this inquiry. Mr. Meyer—If your Honor refuses this motion, may | ask upon what statute my client is held here? I have certainly been unable to find any statute by which he can be held, I have spent two days loox- ing through the law, but I cannot find anything that ‘Will justify this court or any other court in holding him upon the evidence now offered. Mr, Kiotzing—I suppose it 1a no part of the duty of your Honor to instruct counsel as to the law. Mr. Meyer—I claim that I have a right to ask the Judge to palut out the law under which he holds my client, Ihave no witnesses to call; 1 want to have tbe law pointed out to me. Mr. Kintzing—Well, do you ciose the case and leave it with the Judge? I presume if your Honor commits in this case you will send the papers to the District Attorney, and he will send the case to the Grand Jury. Mr. Meyer—If I understand the case the Judge sita here to ascertain if any crime has been committed; that is the whole object of this examination. I must ask your Honor to show me the statute upon which you are about to proceed. The Judge—It is no trouble for me to give you the statute. I will do so, certainly; it may be necessary for you counsel for me to do go, to give you the information as to the testimony to be produced here, and I will try to do it. This is the statute:—Title 6, part 4, chap. 1, Misdemeanors, sec. 690, par. 2, page 12—“‘Every person who shall either verbally, of by written or printed communication, threaten to accuse another of any offence with intent thereby to extort any property, or any pecuniary benefit what- ever, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of extortion, the punishment for which is hereinafter prescribed.” Judge Hogan also referred to the fol- lowing statute:—Art. 5, page 56, par. 698, which reads as follows:— Every person who shall be convicted of feloni- ously taking the personal property of another, in his presence or from his person, which shall have been delivered or suffered to have been taken through fear of some injury to his person or property or to the person of any relative or any member of his family, thereupon to be implicated at some different time, which fear shall have been produced by the threats of the person receiving or taking such pro- perty, shall be adjudged guilty of robbery in the second degree. As it was nearly twelve o’clock the Court ad- journed the further examination until two o'clock, when all parties concerned were ordered to be present. At the adjournment, before the case was further ne into, Mr. District Attorney Blunt addressea the jourt, and said that a report had reached him from that court that it had been sald that some one had paid a visit a few days ago to the office of the Dis- trict Attorney in reference to the tase of the man now On his trial, and that Mr. Blunt bad sald that he was unable to find any law by which this man could be heid. He did not appear there to give the law, neither did ne profess to have any su] iperior legal knowledge; but he did appear there to explain that which had taken place at his office. He had been waited upon by Mr, Otto Meyer, who appeared us counsel for the defence, and was asked by him to show to him any law by which this man could be held. Not wishing to trust to his memory he had referred to tne revised statutes and showed him that the offence with which Wedekind ‘was charged was robbery in the second degree, and that the punishment was @ Stave Prison offence and was punishable by a three years’ imprisonment, If the offence was a Penitentiary one then the pun- ishment would be of a tesser degree. He told Mr. Meyer he was unable to give any other definition of the law than that. Mr. Meyer said that what Mr. Blunt had said was perfectly correct and was a statement of what nad actually taken place. Mr. Blunt stated that Mr. Meyer had said to him that he thought the bail was exorbitant, but he had pointed out to him that the bail was too low. Mr. Blunt then left the court, saying that he had thought it his duty to make that explanation, and thanked his Honor for the attenuon he had been kind enough to give him. Mr. Meyer then called the following witness:— Mr. Antonio Millsbach—I live at No. 83 Mercer street; I keep a restaurant; I have Known the ac- cused, Dr. Wedekind, nearly two years; I had a con- versation with him in relation to certain matters with Mrs. Galler and the prisoner; I cannot recol- lect the time, but it was lasi year; Wedekind sald to me, “hey are bad people here; there came & woman to me who asked me for poison for her husband; sie can’t live any longer with him; she offered me $100 iff would give her a prescription for ison; I told her I wouidn’t do it for thousands of dollars; that was all he said; he did not mention the name of the woman; 1 had another conversation with prisoner three weeks ago; he told me that the husband of that woman who had asked jor poison had died; he had suspicions that she might have done it, and that he had died at the house where the woman a short time ago asked for poison: Wedekind said ‘He died very suspiciously, and he might have been poisoned; Wedekind said he would write a letter to her that he might have more explanation about it; the next day prisoner came to witness again; Mrs. Galler had seen him, he gatd, and Mra. Galler said to Wedekind, “Doctor, don’t make me unhappy; I'll give you $100 to be silent;” Dr. Wede- kind then said to witness he would not be bought off for any money; on the Saturday morning atier- wards he came to my house at hall-past seven I was in at the time; he showed m $1,000 bill, and he sald to me, ‘Now, I have here evidénce that something must be in chis matter;” he asked where the office of Dr. Schirmer was; I got out of bed and went with him to Prescott House; 1 looked tn the directory and saw where Dr. Schirmer’s office was; the prisoner then left me and told me he was going to the office of Dr. Schirmer; he did not say where else he was going to. Examinea by Mr. Kintzing—The same day that he was arrested Dr. Wedekind’s wife came to me and told me he was arrested; there was nobody there but ourselves when this conversation occurrea; | told nobody; the second day after Dr. Wedekind wus ar- rested I spoke to Mr. Wirtzburger; | have kept the restaurant three years; 1 was @ shoemaker before this; I never was arrested. By the Judge—The time of the he had the tIl- eas When Dr. Wedekind attended him was in April; ‘was attending on him just before he was arrested; he did not know that Dr. Wedekind followed any other business m this city; did not advise Dr. Wede- kind to give information to the police about it when the $100 was offered; did not give him any advice as to tie $1,000 when he toid him of that; Dr. Schir- mer’s office is No. 11 City Hall; the Directory satd it was there; that was the first ofiice he found; I didn’t 100K for the residence of Dr. Schirmer; I don’t know whether it Is given on the same page or not; it was about eight o'clock on Saturday morning; Dr. Wedekind stated that he was going direct to the Ooroner’s office; cannot recoliect whether Wedekind said that Mrs, Galler had a wit- ness on the Friday evening. Dr, Wedekind did not say that Mr. Thomas held out a threat to bim on Fri- day night. Prisoner did not tell him, nor has told him that instead of going to Dr. Schirmer he went to Mrs. Galler’s house; the prisoner had not told him that he did go to Mra Gauer instead of Dr. Sohir- mer. ‘The evidence of this witness was concluded, and Mr. Meyer asked for an adjournment until the fol- jowing morning, in order that Corouer Schirmer might be examined to show that the Coroner tried to persuade Wedekind to take back the $1,000 and keep it, and that Wedekind would not do that, but ‘wished the Coroner to keep ft. Mr. Kintaing said they were qnite willing to admit all that on the bg of the prosecution, and even if it were proved formally he was ata loas to know what possible bearing it could have on this case, ‘The Judge, addressin, Mr. Meyer—When Coroner ity Of doing your right ‘There have been & good many to examine him, days since then and no effort made to get Coroner Schirmer here, This morning éaid you should only cailone witness, and that was to be Mr. Mills bach; now you want the case adjourned for Coroner Schirmer. As far as I am concerned, | kaow all about the offer o! this $1,000 bill, for I saw the trans action myself, and I can assure you his evidence in that regard will mot alter the case oue way or the other. Mr. Moyer—That may be #0, and is #0, I have no doubt; but your Honor will recollect that public opinion i an Important mater as to this man's tu- vare Lp poten ‘The Judge—We are not attting here, counsel, to Manufacture public opinion either for or against the case, If] think there is evidence enough to hold the mau feball bold him, Luever bad so much Thave had trouble in the finishing up of @ bwartind poor wit counsel, 1 will until a oad at two o'clock. will fa Ceronce ‘Schirmer an ity be here, and the case must then be PROCEEDINGS BEFORL THE CORONER. ona’ t city cf ening vo. wituead tne ae Je Corouer Bonirier in the case of hose 61 us death so much has been orang within the ian two. or three weeks, Among those nt was Mrs. gas, attired In deep mot accompanied by a female Srlend., yao Watched the examination with deep Dr. August Wed ‘who stands charged with extorting $1,000 from ere Galler, was brought be- fore the Coroner and the Jury, and being swora through an interpreter, deposed that the affidavit he made before Coroner Schirmer (printed in Sunday's RALD) Was true. Mr, Kintaing, counsel for Mrs. Galler, then asked Suet to, Justice to his client, he be to ask Dr. Wedekind a few questions, w! was granted by the Coroner. in January or Mr. Wedekind said that it was February last when Mra, Galler called at his office and asked for poison with which to kill her hus- po eis this mn lteter Pint neeth a of 2 . not having seen him but once. The witness oud tine when he refused to give the poison to Mrs. Galler he did not inform her husband, as he was fe: they might have him arrest and so kept the matter gecret; did not see Mrs. Galler from May till October; wrote a letter to Mra. Galler, in which the witness said he understood her hus- band baa died under ee circumstances, and suspected her, from the fact that she had applied to him for poison; mentioned the matter only to my wife and another friend in confidence; she offered me her life-Insurance policy, but I did not take it. ag I might be charged with stealing it; I.did not have anybody present at the office when I wrote her to call and see me, as I thought she would not like 11 and it would tnterfere with my perpore om ‘4 after getting the money Coroner Schirmer, but ing told Mrs. Galler what I intended doing; the money and spring & receipt for it Mr. Thomas, brother-in-law Mrs. Galler, said— “Now you bave done with this woman but you have not done with me; did not want Mra. Galler to escape, and in giving notice to the Coroner did not want her to be scared if she was summoned before Dr. Wedekind was then recommitted to the Tombs, and Coroner Schirmer announced to the jury that they would indefinitely adjourn the further in- vestigation jof the case to await the result of the analysis entrusted to Professor Doremus as hereto- fore stated. LIFE OF A MILLIONNAIRE MISER. Lyman Allyn the Eccles of America—His Early Lite—Scrupulous Honesty—Horror otf Debt— Anchorite Tastes and Habite—Vanitas Vuni- tatum, i oh The death of an old gentleman named Lyman Allya at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, whose reputation for avarice and economy of living recalls the stories of Dancer and Eccles, the millionnaire misers of Eng- land in the laat century, deserves a word or two of notice as bearing on the life and fortunes of one of those singular beings who, without any financial ability and almost ridiculous honesty of dealing, suc- ceed by a lifetime of presistent grubbing and self- abnegation in amassing fabulous fortunes, Allyn died worth nearly two millions of property. He was an exaggerated specimen of tue lower grade of moneyseeking natives of Connect! cut. He could pass through the cold and gloom of winter without a fire, when to do so was economy of cash, and he could live for forty years on nothing more luxurious than coffee and hard crusts of bread. All this self-denial was done to make money; but the ability to increase his store of capital was of the most limited kind. He invested in real estate; but would never sell, in fear that some hidden claims on the property would be presented him for settlement. He allowed splendid property to pass into the hands of the Sheriff for public sale rather than pay the taxes thereon. He was at once sharp and short- sighted, passionately fond of money and honest to a degree calculated to provoke a smile. He achieved the purpose of his life—the mere accumulation of gain—but no page in his existence is illumined by a single act of human erosity, His heart and soul and the tuncudns of being were petrified by mammon. His example is none We should care to see imitated. Were all men of wealth like Lymaa Allyn the world would stand still, the fountains of charity and venevolence would ary up, the resources and greatness of a country such as this would remain in abeyance and human nature would no longer be the god-impressed element oi life which it is. in Aliyn will have few disciples. The means which he amassed and hid away in two old trunks might have given employment to a thousand hands aud made a thou- sand homes happy. Onlyin the employment of money for the general good can it ever be said to confer @ blessing; in the hoading of It it 1s little less than a curse to the possessor, The following facts of Allyn’s antecedents and early life are interesting from their exaciness and verification:— Captain Israel Allyn, a captain, lived and died at Aliyn’s Point, lying on the east side of the Thames river, between New London and Norwich, in New London county, State of Connecticnt, He died about fifty years ago, leaving four children, viz.:—Lyman, Christopher, Henry P. and one daughter, who mar- rieda Mr. Brown. Mrs. Brown has children now living in New London, Conn. Henry P. Allyn, the youngest son, settled in the western part of Con- necticut, and was a man of considerable wealth. Captain Christopher Allyn has made several voyages out of the port of New London. He now lives on the soil where he and Lyman went to school together when poys, He is worth about $40,000. Lyman Allyn, the subject of this notice, when a boy went to New London into the grocery store of Joseph Manier, on Water street. He, being a very honest boy, left, went hore, telling his father be could not remain at the business on account of the cheats and profits in favor of the owner, His father then got him as a clerk in a flour and lumber store on Water street. He remained until twenty-one years old, his favher taking his earnings; he haa nothing. Mr. Ezra Chappell saw he was a faithful, honest young man and lent him $1,000, taking nis own note, He went into business on the corier of Bank und State street, east side, where he remained until the year 1827, closed up his accounts, paid fis note and had $1,000 over, and then started for New York city. When Lyman was in business ta New London he slept in his store, oy two meals each day at what was then caiied the Merchants’ Coilee House, Kept by Mr. David Funk, who left sons that have been successful whaling merchants, Lyman ‘was frugal in his habits; his breakfast consisted of cofiee and bread; at night he always eat bread and milk or some light food. He lived so from a boy to tne ripe oid age of seventy-two years, He never used ardent spirits, Was one of the fathers of temperance, ‘was @ member of the old Presbyterian church and a teacher in the Sunday school; he was strictly honest in ail his dealings, never would allow himself to owe anything; expended no money but that for which he had full value received; he did mili- tary duty in an independent company, was one of ite officers, and wore a handsome uniform et his own expense. Like many others, he fell in love; lis choice was one of the finest girls in New London. She, however, refused hin. Mr. Allyn then left for New York, and opened a commission office at 84 South street, woere he sold oil on commission, and tran ted ship- ping business, slept In his office, and kept but little ire during the winter. When he found any real estate for sale in either of the cities of New York, Brooklyn or Jersey City he was always ready with his money to purchase. He never sold for feur that @ Warrantee deed would come back upon him. He purchased thousands of aollara worth of real estate at auction which the collector sold to pay taxes. oat buiidings now stand on Mr. Allyn’s jots that will have to be settled by some of the judges of the courts in New York, Lyman Allyn never gave bonds nor endorsed any papers—not even for his own brother. He bad the most infiuential bankers, who Would always*aid him in avy sum of money he might ask for, knowing his strict integrity. The last few years of his lite he had a room in the fourth story of Taylor’s Hotel, Jersey City, living in ms frugal manner, still naving in nis possession the Same two old tranks in his room, with old clothes and pank certificates, gold bonds, notes, &c,, to the amount of $600,000. His real estate is valued at $1,500,000, He died on the 25th of November, A. D. 1869, With’ no one near him in his 1asv hours, but all know he was a just man, who wronged no one in thought, word or deed, He made a will fiiteen years ago, giving hia estate to his relatives in Con- Necticut. Hla reurains will be taken to Connecticut and piaced by the side of his father, his spirit bav- ing gone to mingle with those whom he loved, but Who have gone belore; #0 let his spirit rest. Lyman an Was born May 13, 1797. Died November 26, 860, ASSASSINATION BY A RIVAL. A Bucks County (Pa.) Tragedy. (Richboro, Pa, (Nov. 25), correspondence Philadel- phia Inquirer. A young man named Kennett was murdered in @ (premeditatea and cowardly manner at this place, last evening, by one May, a Sutherner, but who has lived im this vicinity and worked as a farm jaborer for some time past. The deceased and his assassin were suitors for the hand of the game woman, and had quarrelied on more than one occasion, Yesterday May sharpened a katte that he was in the habit of carrying, and imiormed his employer that if he had words with Bennett again it would be for the last time. The murderer met his rival here last evening, the attraction at this piace being a ball, A quarrel goon ensued between the men, with o challenge to fight from May, This was promptly accepted, and Bennett soon proved himself the stronger. Finding himself worsted, May pleaded drankenness and asked his rival if he would take advantage of an intoxicated man. Bennett said no, Teieased his antagonist, waiked a few steps irom him, ana while stooping to pick up his coat, of which he had divested himself previous to the en- counter, May came up behind him and stabbed him twice with the knife that he had prepared yesterday. Bennett fell dead almost instantly. The murderer was at once apprehended by thé bystanders and sent to Doylestown, wuere Lo is now lodged to ja. A FREE TRADE PARTY MOVEMENT. Louis, Nov. 26, 1860, On the morning of tne 234 of October ¢e distin- guished gentieman from Obio, well known through- out the country, arrived in this city and became the guest of a very wealthy citizen. Early in the even- ing of thas day it was apparent to residents in the immediate viciaisy tha: something of interest was about to transpire at their neighbor's house, Im- Portant; individuals: begen to arrive at his door, among whom Were to be seen well known merchants, grave bankers and politicians of some local distino- tion. Nor were the arrivals confined to one politica party; There were republicans hobuobbing with democrat, and extreme radicals arm tn arm with men who had led rebel cavalry to the charge against Union forces. Soon the last carriage had rolied up tothe door, deposited its prectous bank stock or political freignt and departed. The curtain closed on the scene, 0 far as the outside world was concerned, and to the denizens that lingered in the streets, silent and in- terested spectators, the rest of the play was @ mys- tery. But within the spacious mansion was enacted a rdle that will be felt hereafter from the centre to the circumference of the political worla, and may possibly revolutionize the two at parties that now contend for supremacy in the lana. in simple words the gathering meant this:—The gentieman from Ohio was a noted politician, a re- Pnblican and an advocate of free trade. He had come to St. Louis to effect two things:—Firat, to organize a free trade league, compo: of both re- publicans and democrata; and, secon the interests of Chief Justice Chase as a candidate for the Presidency in 1872. To accomplish some- thing looking to Mr. Chase’s nomination he proposed that the gentlemen present should so direct penile opinion in St. Louis a8 to look upon present political issues ag of little worth and concentrate the strength of both parties fully upon the great question of {ree wade. To effect this, he argued, both Parties must be willing to sacrifice something. The republican party in the North was committed to protection; but the republicans of the West and Northwest, as well asin the South, were favorable to free trade. The democratic party was a free trade party. The demo- crats res; Mr. Chase. Republicans had gone back in @ great Measure, part in the West, to their oe ere. and the blacks a ne Gout eee support bim almost to a man. fo! lountedly the free trade candidate, “The Pridune and influential republicans would insist in the next canvass on & protective tariff candidate and plat- form. Republican free traders would support no such candidate or platform. Would they support Pendicton, or’ Hoffman or Seymour? No; they would support no candidate who was notin full sympathy ith the Union in its struggles against the rebellion. Would the democrats support Chase? Yes; they would have nominated him at New York over Seymour but for treachery; and his recent decisions from the Supreme Bench have strengthened him a bh fold in the democratic camp. fi Sad Ad vette yt ne this je against prot + the fifveenth amendment Fin have been ralified, the Chinese and the Mormon questions will have been settled and the distinctive features of both political parties will have been loat sight of. Specie payment will be resumed next year, greenbacks and goid will be at par, and it will matter little how the nation: debt 13 paid. Bonds will be taxed. The people w: demand that. The result will be the Eastera bank- ers and bondholders will go with the republican party, that will oppose taxation of the bonds, ana the democratic bondholders, as well as democratic manufacturers, will go with the same party, because to wave itself the re) Spica party must denounce taxation of bonds af the same time that it demands @ protective tariff. On the contrary, the democratic party will demand taxation of bonds and a RB formed tariff, which means free trade in the end. The Tribune and the World will stril hands in the republican ranks; the HERALD and the Evening Post willrun up the name of Mr. Chase; New England, Pennsylvania and New York will pour out millions to save the bonaholders and their at manufacturing interests; but the West, tho Qorthwest and the South will move as one body to the overthrow of monopoly and moneyed aristocrac; and will as surely triumph. Parties may march der new names, but the movement will mean this:— reat body of the democrats, the entire black population, backed by the united south and a large part of the republican party—in fact, a majority of that party in the West and Northwest—will support: free trade and Salmon P. Chase; while pondholding democrats and the larger part of the republican arty will support protection, Horace Greeley’s hob- bres and a protective tariff candidate for the Presi- dency. The bove is the sum and substance of what was said at the meeting in St. Louis, Read the St. Louis papers, and you will see that every one of them us paving the way vo such a consummation in that city. ‘To gradually advance Mr. Chase’s tnterest the Demo- cratis continually atrivi to ingratiate itself into the good graces of the democrats of Missouri by urging @ removal ef the political disabilities imposed by the Missouri constitution on all who sympathized with rebellion and treason. It was further stated at the St. Louis gathering that prominent republicans and democrats were commit- ted to the movement in Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleve- land, New York, Philadelphia, and, in fact, in every large city in the Union. 1t was even intimated that the New York copperhead organ was committed to the movement; but that point was considered doubt- Tul. In conclusion, I would say that this fact w atent—Mr. Clase 1s to-day the strongest statesman in the country and free trade is the favorite hobby. Put Mr. Chase on that hobby and he will ride into the White House in 1872, and Useless Grant will re- tire into obscurity. PERSONAL MOVEMENTS, Andy has taken quarters for the winter in Wash- ington. England contains about twenty-six princesses of the royal bloéd, The youngest minister in the new Italian Cabinet is aged thirty. Dr. Livingstone is to be knighted for having found himself after being so long iost. The Marquis of Bute is to build a large Catholia cathedral at Oxford, at his own expense, North Carolina has an orator only nine years old. Both political parties are negotiating with him, Jefferson Davis is now said to contemplate writing a book showing nis connection with the rebellion, Mrs. Elizabeth Peebles bas been elected Clerk of House of Representatives in Wasnington Territory. Portland has @ lawyer ninety-one years old, who makes out his own writs, and last week argued a case. Grace Dariing’s brother William, who succeeded his father as keeper of the Longstone island light, has just died, Three advanced females, Mrs, Walker, Mra. Thomas and Mrs. Cumberland, are attending medi- cal lectures at Indianapolis. Mr. L. R. Waring, who died recently in Richmond, * Va., 1s said to have given away in charity all his earnings during twenty years, amounting to halfa million dollars, . The number of guests invited by the Viceroy of Egypt to the opening of the Suez Canal amounted to no less than 28,000, of which 3,000 were Europeans and the rest Orientals. A “young ana pretty lady, arrayed in black,” ta visiting the concert saloons in New Orleans for tho purpose of reforming the visitors thereto, She ex- horts and sings hymns, John Pasco Fawkner, the founder of the colony of Victoria, Van Dieman’s Land, also of the first news- paper there, died in Austrailia in September last, at the age of seventy-sevea years. The new Lord Mayor of London (Alderman Besley) ig pripter, Born 1n 1800, he served as #n appren- tice in his father’s printing office, and at twenty years of age joined @ firmof type founders in ndon. Fx-Minister Harvey, whose salary while in Portu- gal was abolished by Congress, has had it read- justed at the Treasury Department, in accordance with the proviso in the last appropriation bill, it gives him $21,600 in goid, It 1s given out that Miss Romaine Goddard, step- daughter of Admiral Dahigren, ia shortly to be led to the hymeneal altar b; r. Overbeck, Austrian Consul at Hong Kong, and that the bridal trip will be to that far away place, via Europe. Henry Richards, a member of the English Parlta- ment and Secretary of she Loudon Peace Society, 1 making the round of the European governme order to induce @ general disarmament. He 1s at present conferring with the German Diet at Berlin, Some weeks ago the Emperor of Russia, in a fit of hy pochondriasis refused food for three aays, and se- rious apprehensions were felt that his disease would pass Into insanity. Similar attacks are said to have occurred at various times during the last few years, ‘The twenty-five students of ‘journalism’ to be ad- mitted to General Lee's college are to be nomin d by typographical unions and editorial recommenda- tion. The twenty-five selecs their own studies aud are under no expense except for board, Five now. ations have been confirmed. FAILURE OF A LOUISVILLE TopAacco Finw.—Con- siderable excitement was created im financial and commercial circles yesterday by the announcem that the frm of A. L. & G, Robinson, wholesale tobacco dealers, Main street, between fourth aud Fifth, had suspended payment, The announcement created & general feeling of regret, ag the firm is composed of young men of energy and enterprise and fair business qualifications, They have been doing a iarge business during the past season, but owing vo the siringency of the money market and their failure to wake collections they hecame involved and were coinpeiled to suspend, Their lia- bilities amount to about $176,000, and the avatiable assets will probably amount to more than the above sum. Its thought that the Suspension ts only teim- porary and that they will be able to fully sacisly their creditors and resume busines A tull eiato- ment Of their liabilities and assets will be given to the public as soon as It oan DO prepared, —L vila Courter-Journal, Nov, 2i. Pere ome oe