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Thosa too larga to ba antiraiyincludad in ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand corhar, laft to right and top to bottom, as many framas as raquirad. Tha following diagrams illustrata tha ' mathod: J * - -«<< L'axamplaira fiimd f ut raprodult grica A la g4n«rosit4 da: , -^/ Thonui FMlhwr Rim Book Uibrary, '■■^'■m'' .Unl««witV of Toronto Ubrsiy -■■...'■■.. ^ . . ■ Laa imagas suivantas ont «t* raproduitas avac la' plus grand soin. compta tanu da la condition at " da la nattatA da l'axamplaira film*, at an conformity avac las conditions du contrat da :. filmaga. . •., ; 4 \ Las axamplairas originauK^ont la couvartu^ an papiarast imprim4a sont fiim«s an commarf^ant par la pramiar plat at an Yarmlnant soit par la darni*ra paga qui oomporta una amprainta d'iniprassion ou dHlustration, soit par iasacond plat, salon la cas. Tous Im autras axamplairas originaux sont filmto an commandant par la pr«mi*ra paga qui comporta una ampiMnta d'imprassion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par la darniAra paga qui comporta una talla ■ amprainta. "■ V ' '■ ■ ■'- '■ ' ■■ •■ . '^': .: " . ■ ■^, ''.-. Un das symb^laa suivanta apfwrattra sur la ^ darnlAra imaga da chaqua hfUcroflcha, iaion la cas: la symbbia -^signifia "A SUIVRE'Ma • aymbolo^ signifia "FIM". Las cartas, planchas, tablaaux, ate, pauvant Atra film«s A daa taux da rMuetion diffArants. Lorsqua Ja documant ast trap grand pour Atra raproduit anun saul cllchA, it ast filmA A partir da I'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gtucha A droita, at d* haut an bas, an pranant la' nombra ^ ct'imfigas nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivpnts illustrant la mAthoda. 6 .-»■ ^■..'■» : 7^';.^X^'^ . ^"^ffwwipw pipii ' .. ii j i'i "^ ;-. -i'-' . . *•• IfUffiflti DISTRICT FAK ASSIZES: ^^/ Cathakini AND Mart Adams, J ScllivaK & FoLiT/or Pft/V, V v»< Tbk SMftirt of the Niagft» District. ) Shkrwood for DtfmdanU '<»'• ■ ■ ■ ■■ ' " . ■ '...'- , • ' , \^ . . • , ■ . Thi»«ctip|i wtta brought for Goods alleged to have belonged tf^ .the Pittinliffs, aiid to ba«e! been sold by the Sheriff under Bxecutioii io fafor of Tobin ds M»ri8on^ (RtiiGeorge Adams. • *il»e Hon. R. B. SuHivan opened ibia case with an appeal to til* •yoipatiies of the Jury, allegitig that the action out of whiob this «ause had grown was one of la series of persecutioas such as char* •etenoothe unrelenting cidditor—pers«cutionit which ;had pursued the victini to the bed of sickness, and finally ended in causing the death of the victtm^ the late George' Adams Esq/ The learnod Counsel stated that these cl^ttela had beeq previously sold under tzecation of the same partial for costs which had occurred under a writ of Eieetnient,when the I^aintiffs in this suit had purehasad them, toaave their venerable parent the anguish of seeing his household goods torn from home in theJevoningof his Ufe><-and those s«no ioods weio again sold at tho iiuit of the same paitios, under protest tiiat the probity beloagecP to the Miss Adamses, Plaintifib in this anil. The learned Cooasel labored rather awkwardly to enlist th# •ympathiea of the Jury in favor of these daoghters of an aknost ■lOrdoiod Father. OT course the gentleman croaked much about dio tirtuos of the deceased parent and the magnanimoua oflbvtnoF those most amiable daughters to alleviate his distresses. Witnusr 1st.— R. A. Glarke-*With refeienoo to the first salo, naid ho was called upon on the morning of this sal* by Mr. Thomao Aduiiia* Ibrother to Platntifi^) who informed him a sale was to tako ^ibifWd r^uested him to^ttend and purchastibr tho benfftt of tl^httiUf. Mr. Clarke did ahend and pttreha^) theporchnsefl wow 'pi#:i^r, the goods were not removed, and the porooaso'aionejrron' fiHtpiod to him by Thomas Adams. He tfnderatood' the gOodjiVNIro takon qiOr his hands by the PlainC^^b*^ "^ >* ■ WUnets ad.— John CtAEKi Esq., Brother^in-Law of Plamtiffs, was incited to first sale of offects of the late George Adams— pur- chased some of them. Did not take charge of the goods purchased nor pay for them, nor transfer them to the Miss Adams s ; left his son George A. Clark toarriange for them, believes they were made over to the Mfss AdamB's- thinks the object of the sale was to secure the gooda against other executions to issue against Mr. Adams m favor of the same parties^ believes Mr. Adams had ample means to pay the execution and avoid the sale, if he had wished to do so— bad nothing to do with the matter after making the purchases— bought three sofas in one lot for 15s. •« , ffi/fisw 4th.— GxoaoE A. GLARic-^Nephew of Plaintiffs was first apprised of the first sale the evening preyiour ort stopping at Mr. mJ AdalM^t gate in a oarriage — attended the tale, made somepurobaieat Did nQt aee a Sheriff's advertisement of (hia sale as is uiual— -the goods he purchased wore delivered or made oyer to his Aunts (the Plaintiffs), and were not removed — none of the goods sold were taken away by any purchase rs-~~all were made over to tho Plaintifis •/rAone were purchased to be taken away by purchasers— all the craltels were sold for about X40— believed Mr. Adams had meant of paying the amount of the execution, and need not have submitted to the sale if he had wished to avoid it-— understood the object o( allowing the sale and purchasing to be to secure the chattels of Mr. Adams, his Grandfather, against other executions expected to be is* sued against him. Paid for the goods bought by hia Father (John Clark, last witness) — made them over to hia Aunts (the Plaintiffs) — believed his Aunts ha(i funds of their own-^his Father had nothing to do with the goods aAer the purchase, nor their transfer to Plaintiffs. —He believed it was not the intention of any purchaser to take away any of the chattels, but it was understood they were to be bought in to secure them in the name of the Plaintiffs against further executions expected affainst his Grandfather (the late Mr. Adams.) Did not make any profit in tl)e purchases and re-sale. .^^: WUnesB 5th, W^nJ^'ti^TOH Merkitt* atteflKl the first sale at Mr. Adams's house-^went there to buy in gooa# and chattels for the family ; it #as understood the ptirchases made wereto be trans* ferred to the Plaintiffs— -maBe some purchases, one was a horse for £7, which he valued a| £25— 4aid there waa competition amongst purchasers at the sale — was aware judgment had been entered ag? ainst Mr. Adams for J&2,496 in Apf4-la8t— the purchases were made to be mad^ over to the Plaintiffs, so as not^ be liable to seizure under this judgment— paid for the goods purchased Out of money re* ceived from Polly, (one of the Plaintiffs) f6r thai purpose. This arose out of a series of thirty actions arising out of the same businesst by which Mr. Adams and himself were persecuted. Believed Mr. Adams had ample means to pay the first execution had he been desi- rous of doing so; but the sale was made for the purpose o( chang- ing bwn^hip of the goods. 'The furniture was not disturbed in the house at the sale, nor was any removed^ or talttn away by the pur- chasers. Was aware the whole of Mr. Adams's elects were sold for about £40. The whole of this evidence was markeg by strong personal feeling and confusion, and was severely animadverted upon. TFitneu 0th— Thomas Adams, is Brother of Plaintiffi,^ Wtvf present at the first sale of the goods and chattels of his late Father, George Adams Esq.,— acted on behalf ol^ Plaintiffs in arranging the sale, inviting bidders and relieving the purchaseri of^the y>o^» %J|^S^#"P!py5©» •'■f '"» • ■ t ■ l#' f i^ ■ i ■ I toogh^reellvad money from Plaintifr« for this purpoie— Siatert (tbo Plftintifft) had fuoda derived from house-rents and sales of ves* ttaUee, dec-^Residee H his Father's house with Plainttfis.— Is aware his Father paid JB40 into Sheriff's Office to cover thia execu- tion before the sale— understood this money was left instead of per- ionaraureties, that the cbatteia would be forthcoming to the Sheriff. His Father borrowed tbia money--thinks hia Father oould have paid the execution conveniently* the sale need not have taken place for want of fqnds, if his father had wished to avoid the aale ; it was ar- ranged in the family that- the sale should take place, and that the property abould be punhaaed and made over to the FlatntifTs to save it from otfa«r executions to come out* — was aware judgment had been taken at Toronto in April last for £2406, in a suit Tobin & Muri- son against hia Father under covenanta of a mortgage. All the goods nnd chattels of hia father were sold for about X40, a2s. 6d. Had not seen a Sherifi'^a adveitisement of ibis property. r WUneu 7th-— Blias S. AnAMs Esq., was present at first sale of efleots of his late Father— purchased some of them, and resold them to bis Sisters, (the PlaiotlfTs) who had money of their own— valued the propei;ty bought at over three fold the price paid for it. The proper^ Was not disturbed, was put up in lots and none removed — was aware hia Father had previously paid about £40 inter the Sher- iff's Office to cover this execution ; the whole of his Fathers effects were sold, and realised twly about £42 12fl. 6d.— understood other •xecutione might be issued ogainst bis Father's property. These effects were sold to avoid liability for such further executions ; the property so sold being made over and held by the Plaintiffs. His Father could have paid the first execution had he wished to prevent the ffrstsale. ;./■! K--,^j;:>:. ,^ . Witness 8th*-^H4 If iTTLlacaoBft Esq. was at first sale of the goods and chattels of the late George Adams, under execution iu favor of Tobin dB Morison-Hnade some purchases — lef) the gooda purchased iot the Plairitlfs-^reoeived back his money from Thomaa Adams-* thinks Mr. Adams (his late Father-in-Uw /could have paid the exe- eatiott without permitting the aale. Was aware judgment had been given against Mr. Adams in April last for a mortgage of £2000 and iiitereat ; the goods were bought and made over to Plaintiffs to secure them against executions to be issued under this judgment. Witness9tk^^, Folkt Esq., Plaintiff*' Attorney* proved the second- saleof the pioperly to be the same property as was sold at first sale. The Hon. Henkt Shbewood stated to the Court that the line of defence was to show a aysteaatic course of frauds practised by the l a te Georg e Ad a ms in collusion with hia famtly and othefi» I A I \ *!* "^ :iV /■ "• ii i • .[ '<«// I n/r*i€«-/' !• caucihg all his fifoods dncl chiuteU to be braught lo ••!• Tor Ihe Eiltry •urn of £40, and transfering eiitanBi?» ftod Ytlatbl* RmI ■late to various members of his familjr during the last tlire* yetrSf without oonsi(kration, as deeds of gift ; or for inadet^ta ewisidera* tion, or for mere personal bonds, without any paymeDrdown* on long ttnna of payment, and without being securtsd by mortgage* or tho obligations given being made available to the payment of nis debts { all which would be broiight to bear on the question before the Oourl* - This was stated in reply to an abstract question raised by Mr. Sullivan aa to the adnnission of such testimony ; wbielh afk«t discus- sion« was ruled by the Court to bo with Mr. Sherwoo4 ;- - The Pliunlifr*s Counsel here rested the case^ ~ Mr. Sherwood then addressed the Court and Jury" Ih an etoquettti fervid and dignified strain. He treated the croakinga of the Plain* tifid' Counsel abont oppression and porsecutkm as the last re- fuge of defeated diahooesty, and very impressively retdrted the charge of persecution. He put it to the Jury whether it wm not per^* secution to keep the confiding creditor out of the moHey he hid in fsneroeity loaned to save the debtor from ruin in years gOM by. eraeoution-*-ezclaimed the learned Gentloman^li It net peraectttloft t» withold from the honorable and generous creditottiie (Vtils of hie early industry bjy^iying him from Court to Court to aeek tftitt Ml** (oration of mon^Mned in good faiti) f Was it not peMeontion ta the oMditor and ml famiivv, and perhaps hit cieditora too, ta ki«« withheld from him bis honest dues by every speciM of fir»ttd« Und •by every petty dishonorable legal quibble to be thrown ever from donrtto Court, and in the meantime, the ptoperly of the d^tof transferrdd under ficticious salps or otherwise^ either wholly in de* fraud the creditor, or multiply his cost, diflliculty and tiin» in Mttdefw ing it available to his just ctainiat The learned Gentleineft •npeahitf to the Jury as guardians of the interests alike of debtor and «reintoi»*^ as guardians of the honor and fidelity of trade and Mmmerce, aa ..the refuge of the Tradesroanj the Farmer the Merchant and eveiy l^jn^mbar of society who has ought to vend, and who, relying on thd Integrity end wealth of the purchaser and the laws of the lind^ supported by Jurors to vindicate his righttr, fe(MM0i ^ith in thesd ttHiiiilTiii and the honor of man, and granta tile i^vof ef efedit Tof his goods or tbe loan of money as an investment for tike sU{>pert of his fomily He dwelt at some length on the palpable friittd evfneed by every witness on the part of the Plalntiffii-^henMitt groea nnd unvarnished fmuda-^by a collusion of relaiives, Who itnscrUptlkNttl^ (it oannot be said tinblushingly) atood up in a wittie«a bot lo ttlti^ before the world of the part each had respeetkdty lafcifta in ihnwe^ ■^Y' " ■ s • i" ) - 6 t, I«M •flbrti to defrtud honorable merohanti, resident huodrtde o( roilef dietant, of money loaned. The Hon. Gentleman reiterated bia appeal to tfte Jury as guardians of the character of the legal tribu* nala of the country, to save it from the stigma of lending counts- nanoe to the practice of such frauds by a collusion of a large family of respeotability— each of whom should have an individual influence in their respective tpheres'-hence the success of such a chain of iniquitiesi as it would tend seriously to the destruction of that good faith between man and mani which ever distinguishes the walks of men where honor and morality have their proper sway« The leartaed Coun- sel stated that witnesses were in Court by whom he could prove a se- ries of fraudulent transfers of property ; some worth thousands of pounds having changed hands without any consideration, and othera to the value of one to three thousand pounds, without any other securi- ty than mere personal bonds, not secured on any property by mort- gage or otherwise. Alter reviewing the strong testimony elicited un- der cross>examination— and shewing that eacTi had convicted himself and the Plaintifis-^out of their own mouths — the case was here rest- ed ; the learned CounseJ deemed the evidence extrtuted from either of the Plaintiffs witnesses sufficiently strong to warrant a yeirdicl for the D^fendftnt, he therefore i.- ■.;--^-v:-'^':V ^REWARKS. ■'':.,^".'' ■,'■'.■■;.■:«; ' '■*' Th^-pretiiwdiag^ ease, briefly at it ia »lated, cannot fail to atrika the reader aa having' more in it than appears on the aurface. It ahowa clearly enough, however, theae simple facta which could not have failed to take possession of the minda of 5M|iy person preiant at the trial — nor could have failed to produce iPverdiol for the- Defendant^ had hot part of the Jurora been predetermined toad* judge a verdict for the PlaiiiiinVf viz : — , 1st. That an execution was issued against the ohattela of Georg* Adama, Eiqr., for about £40— coat in auita of ejectment in favor of Meaara. Tobio and Murison. 2od. That Mr. Adams was abundantly able tor^jay it without Al- lowing himaelf and family to witnesa a sale of his efiecta. M 8rd, That he did procure £40, and pay it into the Sheriff'a Office^ ao as to prevent the Sheriff from making an ordinary public sale. 4ib. That if he had not procured the money otherwiae, hia amh ahh daughtera (tho Plaintiffs) had abundant meana to pay thia claim for their Father, and thereby save him the dnguith, ao glow- ingly depicted by Mr. Sullivan, aa having brought the poer old man down ktoken hearted to n premature deatkt at the age of IZyeare-^ aconaequence which, when chargod upon-ihe hard hearted credit lor^msy in good grace, (however ungallantly j be reflected upon the amiable Plain tins or witnesses, for not having satiafied thia pal* > try claim before the sale took place, and thereby saved thia eubgized example of all that ia honorable, just and good, from the anguish of aeeing h|a household goods auld from him— which Anguiah, it ia .■ aaaerted, oausedhif death.- ; -<^' ■'■ ■'■ .i'---/ '::;•■■:'■ i::,'fsUti;iil:./'-'^\.-' 5th. That if there had been no ulterior friaudulent inofiTe, -ibci execution could have been discharged with the £40 deposited— and if it had t»eeii borroH^ed, the daughtera could juat as welLha%e paid the aum of £42 12«. Qd. bofore a» after this sale, which ialudicroua- ly alleged to have taken place ts a SheriflTa rale. 6th. Tha^ through coll uaion by Mr. Adams, atthe Sheriff'* Oflieer "^ a sale was arranged to take place, without public notice, and auch f family sale did take place before a aelect invited audience. 7th. That this collusive sale, between the witneselea, the late Mr*, : Adams, and the Sberifi or hia officers, was efiected for the parjxMA of changing ownerabip of Mr. Adama'a Gooda and Chattela— ap aa to prevont their being taken under an execution daily expected to be iwued for £2406^a verdict having been entered at Toronto in 4 ^! BK?i. ' ^' ^^fi li K -a ^if ^ii^: : !^^ ♦ .-Sjl / f^ gam grtnted Messrs. Tob a and Murison foreMli hnm^^L 18i0, and payable on the 15tb July, IsS. ' ^^^ *" fJ!t I?!!*i^u^-' '*''■"' *;**o"°' meaiis of hi. own nor iii hi. ftmiMr,^top^thip«ecMiionof £40, and be had been bonertrv in' chned, he would htf^ allowed the Sheriff to aell of W. ld for Z>it^Jm nTtu the .ame witoe..e. now prove to he of the Value of »Wt *iRn «|i^et Mr. Mjrrit.^.tinj;,y declared LtiJe^'Ci^^j^^t - iJ^T'ii **•"*" fo' ^7. wa. provedto be worth jeMj 4 CoW. «oW for^d, were proted to have been sold .ince into tS^^kn,^' »^rifl^M«ferfo^ would undoubtedly .ell f^^ Xe to .ea each, beuigr.uperior breed; a farmin* utin.il wid for £1 5«i, wa. proved to be worth £12 10,. ; a tafato bought brMr G«,rgeA.t5l.rk, wa. by him iworn to be worth £lO,Tnd^ttX^^ cowioled^by the Plaintir. Attorney, reduced it wis: ,ht^?^^^ n^oot^l«p„.«d Arther, William^Hamllten ll^ri^fes^tS^^ t J?t ™ i«!??i**S '^1'". '*"*' <««l^tition at the first 2ate*M^ that It WMooe of a ^rie. of thirty persecuting law suits. Corioetfc toL'^JJS'?^"^"' foreoothS when a horse dS.la,«| unit hTo^h pSitux'^^*}.'^ when 4 superior cows worth £26 eelKbr £«ii?t*"~^!?J^^ "'W*? enlightened age^WilliamHa^SJ t^ S** !L'"^~'^**^ Comp^Uiion indeed, where goo* are iS&iS the chambeM unseen of the purchasers, who aL dwriTllS ^pMM»^^iFMathe-ov^denceo^Mr. Benson. ' /^? » ^»* ^«L Tb*t in Mme thing, ail the witnesses are agr^ ^fe i that ^£ th^ST Z^^^^ ofiheaah, that^the/ ^.; 'JS! i«m J^mn^H^p^ *^'*? « took Phice, that noie of tho goods Zl^^tt^^Z^^' the sale^that none t^ themelalmed p2^!S?«S!*^^k - 1^"^^ *'"'^"*''"^** the* to>assover to the i^^farLt'^A^ ^Sf^'^- ""P^' or William Hamilton ^^ftHTthem, and.with the Plaintift* owi, m<^y) bought the J^J^mood^hav^ state that the latoMr; U^!^J1^^!L/ *"! ^^V^^^* M pa«ed variou. 2SS? «f tSf'rSlf^*'. ^o*"^™** ite being made available to the paymet iof hie , liahtv- ■■.:.:, ■;;,;;- (A Appendix E,) ■■:. ■■.-:[ ■.'"'-■■'•■ '^''"■:^^-.-- This statement, speaks volumes of evidence in support o( Mf* Bherwood's declaration that a series of systematic frauds had been practised by Mr. Adams in cbllasion with his family. '-' For example -: — ' '' ' ■ ,' ■;->■' "\-, .'!--•: :/■■; Mr. Elias 8. AdamMon of the late George Ad^ias, is the, AsMgOM of Nacres iti the heart i^,^^gj^g^yj,„^_5g. Value £9,000 oiBfi^OOO ..•.vJ])o....<».;fis. Vahie 800 v f- of St. CatharinM. Also 12 acrea near St. Catharines^ Caiharinf) and Mary Adaniis, JQaughters of Mr. Adams, and Plaintiflb in this suit «8. the Sheriff, half acre and valuable house &c. Si. Path. Qenry Mftt|eber£er, ' Son-in-Xiaw to Jifr. Adams, half an acre St. Catharines. 80 acres near St. Cath. ^Do. • • . » . .5s Taloe \¥i&i .i..;.po....JB68p Value 1000 , • . . . .Do. . . . . 1000 Value SOOO :jei630 16t. iB7300 -. Thus properties have been conveyed to membera of Mr* Adams a family worth £7,000 a £8,000, for £1030 16s., and moat of it at the evening of birlife, when be knew the ej^tent of hiv liabilitiies, and tbey to whom the late transfers were made were alike aware of hff indebtedness, as shall hereaAer be shown in these pages ; and as inspects ttra last two transfers wherein consideratioos of £1680 aro Btoted, the obligations for this (if any) are refused to be exhibited' and made available to thejcreditors of Mr. Adama*s estate* And it ia not pretended that any security has been given for (be payineof of this large sum, not even mortgages oh the same |)i;oper^, )»utiti« a iaiply all e ged that mer e personal bonds ore giveo pay a ble i ffnto- le» years heooe ; and this ia oil the expUnatiDO tba e|ttdilQri.9C Jlfe» «fi ■f.' /■ r ^rong vindication of Mr. Sherwood'a charge of frauds against this family, who appear in the double capacities of parties to the collusion and interested witnesses to shield themselves and allies from iherited exposure as parties to the alleged frauds^ which it is too obvious, were adopted and pursued for th6 purpose of saving the properly from Jial^ties to the writer, arising outof agree- ments n^adein 1830 on the 6iith of his being responsiblQ to the ex. tent of hie engagements through the large properties he was then possessed ofl .■•_^-- ;-_:_-.i. .;:••;■ ■:i:^^J^ — It may be as well to exteiid this paper a^ittle further to show up some of the gross misrepresentations which have been put in cireu- laiion with reference to certain actions at Law, referred to by Mr. Merritt as a series of thirty persecutions. Hitherto I have looked upon these matters as being private afiairs with which the public had no concern and need not be disturbed— bul so malieiously and designedly unfounded in fact are the representalions which have beea made about these affairs, that the truth becomes public property, and the forbearance, under which I have denied myself the justice of a brief vindication* caases to be a virtue. ^ IV) th is end, e ome statem e nts will foll o w to ah d w the real state of .. : t ' the accounts referred to--«nd if the language of defiance can be coi^ •-• I ' » t II veyed Id courtesy, it ii in that spirit liel^outto Mr. liferritt (and hlis confederate witnesses in the preceding action) tp transmit to me, io .writing, through a reputable channel, or present to the publio any statement to the contrary, or any one charge against me, which, it sustained, should detract from a fair fame. An open, manly and tangible charge, is courted as earnestly as the authors of the un«> scrupulous slanders by which I have been assailed are despised. On the other hand, whilst I abstain from impeaching my adver>- saries, otherwise than is impliod in these pspers, I pledge myself to sustain every statement roacte, or make dueamends for any error pointed out to me. ~ With reference to appendix A, I have the satisfaction to state that my books were kept by efficient book>keepers, to whom (With my books and vouchers} I feel quit^aafe in referring.^ , These are my reliance for vindication. V "" Appendix B and are taken from Balance Sheets, and statements prepared from the old Books of the Proprietors of the Welland Canak Mills, under Mr. Merritt's own direction, by the late Mr. Beaton and others in the employ of Merritt & Adams. Thus all my statements jBball be based oil undeniable evidence, derived through disinterested parties. ..■■'■ ''.y.,-;. ;••..;,■■■:••■•:'' ^V "■'^. ■ r- ■ It is here shown that Mr. Adams has not paid enough to ke^p down the interest on his share of the cost of the mill-^all he had paid being ^bout £600 on account of £2,306. It is because he owbd this balance he granted a mortgage to Tobin and Murison, in March 1^4jO— payable in 1842, and this is the mortgage which T. and M. were driven to prosecute in 1843, and stilt remains unpaid in Qcto- her 1844<~and It is to avoid this generous loan all these transfers, have been made— >4md out of this arose the actioa et Mr. Adama'' daughters against Mr.. Bheriff Kingsmill. . - Appendix Dshowa that the Mill Company wereindiebtedon the* 16th July, 1839, in the sum of £11,395 10« 3d, against which there has been realised £6357. 16« 2)^m«pmsm '^' mpw" ■].^'ff: life »iV ^i ftibHdi of thirtir ttiBtioos h&cl bwn brdif|fht ftgafiist thetti. la IM fiirit platiid I Will sbovr ^hat daimi I haVo upon these ^putod owneM 6r proprimora of th^ Weiland Canal Milia— and if hat aetioin V I have btought • 1st; Is far Mr. Merritt's priiriite aceouni is p^ ippettdix A; 4820. ■■::"•;.■ .-■ ■■,■■.■■■;■-. ..v-^ -, — ^ , ^ Sd. f s for (£7,253) the t^alancd df account against Merritt» 'Adams and Bcott, as the Mill Companjr, for money advanced in pay* mtnt of their old debts, when they were insolvent and threatened _. . _ with prosecution, at which time Messrs. Tobin and MuHson #ere Indticed to take up my acisourit and enable me to make these generous adviknces to save the Mill Company from ulter ruin in 1640. This IS ttlt I have defmanded of them-lapd I haire put it to them time itnd ^ again, that aUl required was that they should satisfy Messrs. Tobin findMuriSqn for thisamadat in a,hy way they could, so as to reduce . h friimibeir claim against my fi(rm~as I had borro^^^ money ' , foi^ iherti and they should returii it. But, forsooth, Mr. Merritt plan- ^^ iiibty states that be is jlrilling t6 arbitrate the whole business. What {iifnllr^ In the above account to siiUmit to arbitrationf I Can estab- lish every item, und have done so by abundant proof— hence the idea of ^ubttifitihg this to arbitratloti is not moro absui'd than it wbuld ^ hkVe been to have asked the Upper Canada and Commereial Banks to httve eobttiitted te arbitration, whether Mr. Merritt and his endor- ser^ihonld be held liable for JS0,5OO dyer due to these institutions In iiitrntJiry,lS40, the payment. of which by me, i$ wbat pnidboed the biil&dde ndw prosecuted Ibir, as abeVe. These are the actions I have brtidj^ttt against thes^ people, nod ttone other ctin be found on the re» ■^Hs br the Courts;' ■■:' --.■■^ ''■■:■•■ -^'v ;■:;■:.■. ■■v^•■.■; ■.■::■■}■ uu:.- My furti^er claim is for tfaei^ Afadt^of the losses itieiif red ihtfi^dis^ ^rdtis year of VM. fhisclkim I have not yet prosecuted for, but #hen0advised, it Will be supported by a bdhd granted me in 1630, !ii the p^ttkHy of j51d,0do, binding theni to pay me the propiorrtioh pf iWo^thilrda of all the lo^beiof the Ar)n df Johh Mittleberger de; Co., or to isbniey to me the. Welled Canal Mills lihd other property there- in iilimed, to be sold for the ptirpoto of en&bUiig me to make the mo- Iftbrreq^uired topay theii-sh&re^fthdioss^K ' > ' Thid 1^ «ll I ask of them, ahd seurements have been b^red oti thik blisik, Viz , that they Whonid pay ^ above claims of about £8006^ tthd tben their j^lojiortion of two^thirde of the lotabs; this short sediMJfce embraces the wbbliB bdsineiriA issue between ds ; however tfafeyrtayatterAprb u iystifyii this i8\he plain Uu t h, and r tiieiil t6iho# ihat l inive claimed any tl^ng mote of them, or au \h9.i^i^d any dthejr claim. \ I , ^ 1 1 c /."■ !Piii'«#«iP^»" . ^^r THitf< M^M. foWtt Artd Mtrlioa hiiW Mtf fdrq^ to ilitlltttllti| ActiodM of ejectttient upOD mortgages gnnt«d Hf Merrilt & A^kMlii Odd of whieh cotfered some leo or twelve tensntti heiite alt ^kelidtt must be brought ageiinst each 6i6cupant of the prop^rtj^. This ott4 tnortgdge accounts for iibout a dozen bf Mr. Metritt's stated seriai ' of thirty persecuting actions. I leave this Veritable |^rillemto to score his number, as I cannot; but I can slate with truth thM If the existing papers had laid them open to fourfold this number, 4nd thev'had been proceeded with, the fault would have been chargeable to Mr. Merritt himself, and his inexcusable conduct ; and I may as well add that there is now a fair prospect, that in order to rendet available to the execution now in the Sheriff's Offiea for jBe496 the property fraudulently transferred by the late Mr. Adams, soma doxen or more actions at ]a# or equity will ere long be Itistitiited. 1 should perhaps say something farther #ith . refbranctf to Mr* Adams*s mortgage. The properly coverejd by the mortgage isnot con* aidered worih more than l^alf iho mortgage moiiey and liiteitesijh^flice tho mortgagees held the property and prosecuted upon the covenants of the mortgage, for which execution has been issued in the sum of jS24d6. As required bf law^ the chattel were first leixod itnd bi6kfjfllti to sals Cot about £10bi iit opposition to the claiihs 96i Up that they had all tteen sold before for about £42 12s. 64^; this la tb« nfaudu- > lent proceeding out of which the adttoh aMse to #hiefa th)* (iaper refers. Now let the reader tarry to. ask -himself what course he would have taken had he an -executioB against Mr. Adams's pro- perty 1 would he have been satisfied and abaUddtled Iris olaltii, on being told by two unmarried daughterSi InAaies bf Mfc Adairtl's bouse, that all the property in theijr Pather^S hofitte tad ^H th(» tHitm bad b0en bought for JB40, and was hot, iberefoi^e liable td ^ieOUYion against Mr. Adams t Would it be believed that M r. Adarost, a naail of reputed wealth and large Estates, .had baen deprived of all bi> wealth by an execution for £40, when it win iiotoriods that the cttl^ debt he had paid with property worth soitfe: ten thousand poullds, was all execution for £40 f Would any claimant ha va been cotitatit with a return frotrt tha Sheriff that Mr. Adama had no eflbcti ftjtd was utteiiy ruined % Would the repljr sstiify any |)btfoti. mb bad loaned Mr. Adams £2000 hard cash (to save him from imifk in 1840,) that Mr. Adams had lost aji his pn>p(9rty« was uttarly ruined 1 ilow lost It 1 How ^ilinad* and aona tit his debia paid save £40 i Why simply this, hs had bMii rul»ed by traosibrrihg his property to his sons, daughters, and eons-in«lia^, aa athaatta of defrauding his c re dit o rs, impovori ^ hing hittia o if, ftti ' ^ aarit i hittg. h i i ^rfamily. Iba^to tbfb^ agaihto appendii B t6 Wfy ih^ tdtiVR^dii thai XiA , ? ixifr ' •' f vis-- ■■•• • '. ^'i:! ;. .' ■■■■■■-■■■'-■■-■■•■■■;"■■ '^^. ,., : MflMn. Marriit, Adami, aod Scottmn indtibied to the limotiat of XO»fiOO, that the joint property of the Mill Company can only be expected to realize jC7,S00, that the raault of their businets before 1889 if that they had loit all they had paid for the Mill before that dale* and are still indebted about ^£2000 op their eflects— this sum short of paying their old debts arising froji Mr. Merritt's maoaffe- nent of the business of the Mills. These papers have been extended to greater length than was in- tended. I shall therefore close for the present by explicitly declaring that if any one remark or statement has beep made in which I am in err^, I shall be most happy to correct it effectuallyj apd 1 shall ,abstain from cionmienting upon the extraordinary conduct whieh has been pursued by Mr. Merritt, as some more appropriate occaaion jnay be opened for laying any grave eharges which it is due to so- . ciety and the lawi of the copotry, ihat I should prefer against him. ^ Sr. i . v ^ -^OHN MITTLEBERGER. 01. Gatharinei, 12th Octobai:, 1844. . - >■ .■■'^-■■>i;v :-■; -, .^^ a;" "'■- . Staiement of claim far which actions have heen brought by John Mittlebfrger ^ Co, againit Metars, Merritt, Adam and Scott, OM proprietor* of the Welland Canal Milh, and agaimt Mr. Mer- ritt alone for Ms prioate(familjf) account. Advunoea made in paying the old' . debts of the Mill Company, r Which were due by them to Badks and various persons for ^ .their own transactions, before I !<, had any concern with them and N: tliel»ai,&c. ■^esB.* • •.• » • • ( ,, ,, , , ••»• . ••.. . , , Collected fMm debts due them and , otherwise made out of their as- aeta. , Balance due Slst Dec., 1842... Interest to July, 1844.. » e ••:•-• e e • ■■'■■ I III. I I .l..ll I. . M^. il Adrances made to Mr. Merritt in ' ; Moneyj^ Metehandise, Prov i- ^^aion^ «c. tor himself and fam- ily, from July 1839 to 1843. Interest to July 1844. .....;. B Du e Jpba .Mitt l e"berg e r & Co., and now in suit. . ... .....;.....,.... ^ey owe ine (ormyfirm) the labofe, whollyaianr^ my busine^ « ■»■'»■ '^ * ■■:■:-./ • "y ;rv ■ ■'■■'"•:■■. ' • - ■"■■ / '•' H,'j ■ ' ■ . • ort lit toMet. Thi« ig all tlwt I hiTs cfttlad npon theni to mt, ■nd all I Jhave sued thaoi for. BMidettliM. Marritt and Adama ara bound to m^ in a penalty ofXie.OOO-to pay overtwo-thirdaofail tbaloaaea by the firm of John Mittleberger k Co. Thia bond in aeparate from all oiher agreements between 4|s^ All this is due to Tobin and Murison. and all I aak is that they should be paid, and I relieved from this lia- bi;ity. APPENDIX B. Statement of the affairs of the Proprietore of the Welland Canal Mills^vix: Messrs. Merritty Adams^ ^ Scott— shewing thai they were Bankrupt or Insolvent in 1630* ^ _ _ ?•>'■-. •J*^ l« Bay July. 1844. I o ao- ■m -I Debt due to John JVlittleberger kt Go. AS per preceding atatement, £8074, say '. . ).■ \ ... £8»000 Mortgage on the Mill property, duo to S. Street. . . . . . . . Against the above indebtedness of the Mill Company all they have to show as joint assets and estitte is as follows : — The «*WeIland Mill," which, if placed at public sale* would possi- bly produce cash \£5,009, say . . Debts due them for transactions be- fore July, 1839, of which there may be collected in tho course of time . .» . i . ■,' . . • . Thus— if tho assets of the Mill Com- pany were put up to sale— they would be insolvent from £2,000 to £3,000. This deficit would . have to be made i/p out of the . Private Estates of. Measra. Mer* ritt and Adams. . ^^ Of the above balance, M K Merritt'a Erivate account should be paid by imself. . . « • • • • 8i20 1,500 £9,500 6,500 1,000 £7,500 £2,000 •■' ', v-t' ^, '■^ ' -mix ifl- >• t atmrnnMI o/«1U MaiiiM88 of each of the awn€ra^«f tk0 MUk imaeeount of their Bhar^f of the origiiud cost^wTack ifpfd *o the Credit ef the MiU Co. hpeaeh of the reputed Ownere r called ^Proprietore) vouU enable the Mili Co. to fay ite^ olddeUe-or nearly*^' _^^_ . ■■ ■ , ,'■ ■*• •■^ >st^ 1 Qeorite Adanw.— Balance due on his £ a. o. ■hart is the Mill. ... . . 1690 5 91 kdi lotoftM from 1||96— is 8 ye»r« ^^ - ^^. . ■ all 4 2> . ;;>::^ " Wm. 6. Memtt— Balance due on t his share in the Mill. • . . . "o lAccouat against h|s fa|har* vhich a Mr. A^anif says should be paid ^ hy Mr. Merritu • . . . <• • iVmouQt of S. H. Farnswprth's ac- count which Mr* Adams says is wholly Mr. Merritt's fqd should not haveheen in thab(»Q)ui of the Mill Company. . . ... • Interest on the whqle, i^yer»ged, at 8 y^t$» ■■•■;• .■■»;",■■■■>.,■;. •'"■; • ■*■ ^» Thomns ScotL-^BaJancedue on his share in the Mil). • • • • • Bight years* Interestr * f • • . I 112 12 lOi 116 10 £ 250110 861 10 518 8 33 400 2 5 19^ Q 7 1598 12 692 3 'iip ■*" * KiJ £4,692 6 Thus the respective owners or partners are together indebted to Iheir firm nearly J65.000, on account of the cost of the Mill. Hence the Mill was jjiever fully paid for until t borrowed the money for the Mill Company from Tobin & Mu risen, viz. the sum of £4,000 For this Morritt gave a mortgage foir £2,000, and Adams another for £2,000, payable 15th July, 1842, of which no part has been paid. It is for this last that Mr. Adams'* property is under seizure, ^d his assets have been advertised hy this Sheriff and partly told. APPENDIX p. . . Copgifiaetaiemeni of thsafahe of the mU Company^ Merntt Adtmetrnd Seott^-^epared iff the late Mr. P. G, Beatontfrom tkgJrB ot^ 9 $ M r. Merritt'e hoiuerondunderhie direction and • ■ • ■: ■:>■■, ■ "v •■".■■-, -^ \'-. ':'''':■<■ .■V- - ------ -^-.-r ■r-<^.. y\ '"■'%'.■'■ y ■ t ■ ^' ■^' '■■:'■■--.'- -' . v.. : :r'":;. pap, {ii^petsmkn^ ii^kiB writing would wtti^ for its eorrecineee.) •TATKMBUT or •»}» AFf A1B8 OV TUB P*qPWBT0»8 p» TH» W»LLAH» f*^'5-*^5* f '^'^T'"} .^ ■ \ ^ 17 *J> CAlfAL MILL!, ItT rMftUAftT, 1841. Dtbti due by th« proprietors, 15th Jaly, 18SI^ per fliihedule then ren^tered. There wertadTentaiet then untold, amonBtinf to £4,690 7| Leie Ion on them, > } 180 13 6 Oi' the debts then duo to the pr^rietora, there have been collected by John Mtt- tleberger & Co., about Orihe debta ttitl remaining duo, the fol- lowing are supposed good: Thomat Merritt, sen., £116 10 John GIbeon,... 32 12 7 l^er Dittrich,^. .* .,i.*..> , . 192 18 George^atton, i ...........*... 38 2 SehoonerHtghjander, 300 James lnfersoli;w<... ,;..... 205 7 Uiram Slate,»« •••..*......,... 15 11 8. H. Famsworth...b . . .*.... .851 10 John Bostwiek,. ...•.....,«.. 68 11 lli Geowe Adams,.. ........,...r,690 5 91 W. n. Merritt,*. «..••..... ....112 12 lOi Thomss Scott,.., i, ...«„.... 400 2 5 H. & 8. Jones,.,..... say..... 600 4 7J 3 4 6 *■' . 4,623 16 • Add 18 months inlertst, to 1st ^F^bsnasy, 1841,...*.., ..,,..410 2 10 Due to Mf.Street,.. ;..,,....,.. ..*..,.. £4,509 8 979 16 I sr 5,489 4 2 5^089 19 4 •'•',,', ,••'••.. 11,395 10 U vi 10,599 r« 868 6 9 1,500 9^868 6 1» 4,m 74» 6,587 14 I ■-t: Add debts still unpaid, vIb: abore account, 5,089 19 4 L^sinceeolleeted,. 868 11 III Thus it is clear they oWed this balance '^ " *■■ 1st Ftbruary^ 1841, apart from interest, in- anrance «e, swce— andis they are now out ofdebt, how came they so, harinf at the same time their asa4ta returned to them with their old books/ Add fireyearsintei^lto Jnl|a844....... ^^^ ^"^"""^ i68498kl6te 1 The above shows/that £5,089 19 4 was represented as ttSTTSSTST made over for coirection and the use of my firm ar ^oSSli^J!!? hut in thbi o o I w m mimt »wJi, ^i^?/ ,?"V*',"P"". ' ■ «"«^ 1*,^, ••,••,., [| 1981 9 but in th i a to oj w aa most grossly 4^t!i^5 h^Yn^r^nUrlS^ £868.^ And It is not a little %ma?kablMhit the IttStSL!?^^ gjDrt. That due by Mr. Adams being, ' in fact, ivpresenled bv th> £8000 mortgage BOW in execntion, iCOctober, 1844. ' /.- i ■ii'' " ^■ i\i «M"'»^ n.Jfttiw * ???■■ I ,1- iiiiw 1 1 mil II i"i" ' .k»' hi-l bi(» tUui i\fi0 > • I ■ »■ • I; h\-:i ilul aii" '.; nil ^^.ii^ iVisbuA ^f > *? I' ll '' " ' r ,3 .'.f^Vo-'n.'}-, ^ '- ^ ^'.t ry- .:-.'^ )ft,ir .•v..d*^^a^r. ^HT ;- .U61I .»i !.J'« ''.'•'' ••'S'' * ) ;^«1? }i<*,i»Hi;i(!^'. .Uiii.iJ Ji < ^.tffJ.r .iTfi "f(t>.!t> )tr-n tsfrns; ii^i ,1. » .' iJj-» ,•^■i^l^.•»y^« tv v, ' »t .0 2*.:.»'' >i« '>i ^.i- k I of. ,-> •-! ■,^* •I » . // 1.^ I .'f i« •.■,» ..H.'i-vV *«'>%• t t> '; , f-i »» £'» .-J^. .%i.,..-^^: rt tf« '1,'!.!' T )rf| '**',»,. t#' / ») (*^' •?• '.*»♦/« .'f .* •I i'»i. * f I > I tff.y 1 " ( I-. // .»'- i,». >i> !».. ^ -r -i-i r ) *i' < * ->i . >! 1^.»» 5>k I t** v.. VK't ■ ■ **' r Oil :ii^\ APPENDIX E. ■ aj-jg JniMfMNMi JH Do. Do. do. da do.. do.. do.. do., do.. D(a%» 13th Jan. 1840 8d March, >40 24th April, MO 12th Julj» ^41 4th Sept., '41 7th April, '43 8th Novr., '43 ?Sr Localily. St. Catharines. Nature qf J(*roperty. Noi^ ^a half acre. do««*»« *• do.»..... do.»»**». it tt. u Grantham..... do........ do .»•••*•• W.C. Mills, hair an a< Iwoshops&JT acres .. 5 acres... '7 ••.... ...4. 10th April., '44 St. Catharines. • • »5^»..>./.. Grantham -^ 80 acres. . 12 do. 3r 34a. 2r, S I acre,.... 80 acres . KoTVw-Tlus dees net inelnde other transfers of valaable property without any eoniideration— 1 plieate a geatleaan of bif h atandiiiff in publie lervice wbeie kindnAi of heSrt hf ■ betrayed him ▼alae or^50(V., whieh tiiBisiu ia the ocenpattOn of Mr. Adamses family at osoaL ERB A'^-T-PajHe S, lint 7 fion the bottom, fbi ** particttlars^* read '"protections*" )ftoW*' ^) ^ -"^'' ;:'■-'.■-■''.,■■ J". --. m- .'•'iAx:/' ' 'j*Lv-*ii ."■ «i' i-'i * t-t- !* U'. >. V5 •V t^n*i»' .1" « -j - 4 • 'A* - ^ .»*»;JtJ«l^.| jjff ^lUr' • " <|i*M-*VT?P ^m4 ^i it*.. 1 ' ,i%^\ ttlA^tSih ^'z^^\.. t^' - '-/.: » r » f ^' ^, ■<"inM« '"TSJ^r"*-'' n APPENDIX B. :?? Pr'^%^ yoi¥jtera.\Dateof record Granior$, W.C. Mills, two shops &|7 acres 5 acres '7 hair acre.... hair an acre. 80 acres. .. .V 27 Feb., 1840 Sdrd May '40 G. Adams & Wife. 2nd June '40 G. Adams.. . 16th Aug. '41 14th Oct. '41 12 do. 3rods 12th Jul V '43 34a. 2r 3p Jldlh Jan. '44 • • *^i#.^ ••>•/•• 11 acre«« ..... .*..».. ^..{80 acres .... •* 15thAprl.'44 it « OrantetB. Catharine and Mary Adams G. Adams & Tobin & Aluri \y H Merritl 6. Adams .. G. Adams &' Wife ... .. G. Adams . . do do.. sdn Do. do Elias S. Adaip. pamiiel Street. 'Klias S. Adanis Board dfWorks Henry MitUe- herger....... do. CBmidtration. Pruent ralut about £1000 £. 6§, ConditiMial 2000 1000 & say 4000 300 say 30O 5 say 300 200. say SOO 630 0. say 1000 1000 2000 thont any eoniideration— which shall volbo «tateil because it does not appear on Record and would im of heart hfs betrayed him into the ttceeptanco of^ftifansfer of tb« Henr^teid 'of Mr. Adams, eftiio lyasusuall' '■ ^* read *' protectioti**" ,iiS: '■{> V u r- » -■I t. .SI y /^;