The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-13
IA w INTELLIGENCE.
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Ienus Barnum and others rs lanes Higgins, Al
fred Spates and Thomas Sewell, Jr. Yesterday
the respondents filed an answer to the bill OF COM
plant filed and junction granted against them in
this Court, prohibiting them from proceeding to
open books of subscription to the stock of the Peo-
pies Gas Company of Baltimore The respondents
IN their answer say, that on the 2Sth of pr 1860,
the commissioners named in the act, with the ex.
ceptlon of William III. Tack and James NJ. Seth,
met IN the city OF Baltimore. That Robert j.. Seth
was deputed by James NJ. Seth to act for him. and
that James Higgins deputed to act for William
ii. Tuck; and that the question being put to the
meeting whether said parties should so act as de-
puties, it carried by of nine yeas to on
nay. That afterwards committee of three was
balotted for, whose duty it should be to open
books of subscription. &c. That the committee
selected by ballot consisted of Alfred Spaes James
Higgins and Thomas Sewe, Jr., and they were
duly declared so elected, by the President Genus
Barnum. That on the 10th day of June, the re-
spondents at o'clock in the morning, opened the
books when 4 200 shares of stock were subscribed
and one dollar paid on each share at the time of
subscription and the books were then closed The
answer arises that the injunction not served on
the respondent Sewell, until after six o'clock, P.
NJ, June 10th; on Higgins on the 2Sth of June,
and Spates on the I'd of july and that
neither of them had any knowledge of it prior
to the making of said subscriptions that they have
committed no fraud and intend none, but mean
to carry out their duties Commis
Sloners according to the intent of the
cations of the bill, to the public protestations of
the respondents, are false That the respondent,
higgins, has said that the charter was worth, not
to the Commissioners, but the stockholders, if fair
~ carried out, large of money, and he re-
peafs 1t, and relies on the enormous profits of the
present gas monopoly in Baltimore to sustain his
OPINION: that gas furnished at fair rate instead
OF the eXtraVagant price charged for an inferi
or article. viii be consumed to such an extent as to
remunerate the company literally The respondents
further say that the subscrip tions have been made
legally and in accordance with the act of
the Legislature, and that therefore apart from the
circumstances that the injunction came too late to
effect its object, the existence of said Company,
while inhibiting any judicial action in reference to
it, in cause to which it is party, likewise bars
the Jurisdiction of Court equity, if
party to inquire into any of the matters and things
set forth in this cause. Two answers are filed, a
joint one by James Higgins and Thomas Sewell,
Jr., and eparate one by Alfred Spatcs. Both
are in substance the same VIM. Price, Esq, ap-
pears for Spates. II. Yates Walsh, j. Mason
Campbell, and Charles Il. Kraft for the others
Richard Cain and others u.s. Richard Colyin. Be
fore reported. Further argued in favor of contn-
uing Eilicott as receiver. Not concluded G..
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-JUD6E MARSHALL
VIM. Cromwell, Jr., executor of VIM. Cromwell,
u.s. John Diffenbaugh. Action note Verdict
for plaintiff for Sll5.-John Clark Us. Lawrence
O'Brien. Action for goods sold and delivered. On
trial .. b.. ..r ne.