, 1872-11-17
THE SEQUE e..
TerWilliger rs. The Great Western
Telegraph Company.
Judge Lawrence's Opinion Carried Into
Effect by Judge Williams.
ALI Contracts With Selah
Reeve Voided.
An Account Of Affairs to be Taken and
New Directors Elected.

An Account Of Affairs to be Taken and
New Directors Elected.
We lately published a lengthy despatch from
Ottawn, giving in full the opinion OF Judge
Lawrence, Of the Supreme Court, as to certain
proceedings in the action, Terw1lhger y the
Great Western Telegraph Company, which fell
like thunderbolt amid our commercial COM
munity Yesterday, the Circuit Court COM
pleted the work With an attention to detail
which must infalibly dispose Of any obstacles
in the way Of q thorough ventilation and re-
formation, in the shape Of q final decree, which
ne subjoin in full
The bill in this cause having been fled by the COM
p1aipant, Jeremiah Terwilhger On behalf Of himself
and ali other persons who shall In md be made
parties complainants to said suit and the other
petitions, and having been made parties complanants
which bill was f]el among other things to declare
tain contracts between selah Reeve and the Great
Western Telegraph Company fraudulent, and to set
the same aside, and to compel the said selah Reeve
to account for and pay over to the Great Western
Telegraph Company the moneys he had received
for building certain telegraph lines over md above
the actual cost thereof mentioned in said contracts
and for specific performance, and for other and for
Circuit Court of Cook County, On The % a7th day Of
March, A. D. 1872 ut tho March term Of said Court
upon the pleadngs and proofs taken in said cause and
The said Court having decreed the specific
prayed for In said bill Of complaint and having de-
MED ME; ,,, 81 @ the other relief prayed for in
David A. asee; md the sal said 0l co@p,anants ~ ats
having appealed from the decision and Judgment Of
the said Circuit Court to the Supreme Court Of the
State OF Illinois, and the said Supreme Court hnEing
at the September term Of the said Court, A. D. 1872,
diligently examined and inspected as well the record
therein assigned for error md, thereupon the said
Supreme Court having ordered and adudged that the
Judgment aforesaid IN said Circuit Court Of Cook
aud held for nothing, and did, BY its judg:
ment, order the said to DO reminded
to the Circuit Court Of Cook County, with directions
to the said Circuit Court to enter decree Therein
hereinafter stated and the certificate Of remainder Of
the said Supreme Court and the opinion and decision
this lsth day Of November A. D. 1872, at the October
term Of this court 1t is by this court In pursuance OF
the decision directions order, md Judgment Of the
senp,.insnts, ana MsssTs. 5 peol1tsle l''' ana nd
for defendants that the decree heretofore en-
tered in this Court in this case be- and hereby is
geIsed set asde and held for naught It is further
tract made and entered into between seah Reeve Of
the one part, and the Great Western Telegraph Com
psny through Dayta Paid 4 Gags as President e. sad
said Resyc Of 1000 miles OF telegraph lines dated the
25th day Of March, D.: 1865 and all other contracts
hereby set aside md declared to be void, md held
for nothing. It is further ordered, adjudged, and
decEeed that b referred to Hiram B. Chase one ot
the Masters Of ts Court to ascertain what amount Of
money has been paid the subscribers OF stock Of the
said Great Western Telegraph Company, with the
ers and the amount Of paid BY each for stock
in said company, and report the evidence with his
to sh i fus her
costs and expenses Of such reference
be paid by the present officers Of said Telegraph Com
pany, toWt, the President and Secretary Of said Com
thu PrpRidept and EACfet1fY hnrahy
directed to pay the It is further ordered ETC.,
that the said Great Western Telegraph Company, BY
certificates Of stock to all such subscribers who havo
paid their money such subscriptions for stock for
as q cent 10 by 6
that President and Secretary Of the Great Western
to, cali meeting for the election of Board of
Directors by such stockholders which election shall be
he'd at the pnclpa! oes OF the e aseas Western Iee
January, 1873. And the said President and Secretary
sha give notice to the stockholders Of such new cleo
writing OF by printed notice, which shall be served
by putting the same in envelope direct
ed to the @ pscs Of e.. residence , Of M essa
President and Secretary can ascertain the sane, de-
post the in the Post once ut Chicago, and pay
time of holding such election and the President and
Secretary shall make affidavit Of such service ut or
he tine e s,a ah sen aPd @ 1s
and Secretary shall also to be published such
notice in TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, and Chicago Times,
daily for si1 weeks consecutvely, previous to such
election. 1t is further ordered, ETC., that at such eec-
ton for new Directors, only the holders Of actual
stock, subscribed for and paid for, will be allowed to
vote and such shall have been found by the Court
to be proper after the coming in OF the Masters
report It is further ordered, etc., that unless such
newly elected Board Of Directors shall make AMIGA
BILE settlement with Seah Reeve, and satisfactory
to this Court, this Court will ascertain, ss nearly
as possible, the costs Of the telegraph lines con-
structed by him, and, after allowing him such
his time and labor, will enter decree against him,
have received from the said Telegraph Company to be-
paid to the Treasurer appointed by the next Board Of
Directors. 1t is further ordered etc., and the Presi
dent and Secretary Of the Great Western Telegraph
Company hereby ordered and directed to produce
all books and papers that may be required by the Mas
ter in Chancery, before the Court, In this case,
whenever they Hhall ba required and # the above
named officers, the Great Western Telegraph
Company, now organized, shall inter-
pose any obstacles or difficulties in the way
Of carrying the orders of this Court into
execution this Court will appoint Receiver to take
charge Of the books, papers, offices, and business OF
the Great Western Telegraph Company requiring such
bonds necessary. It is further ordered, etc.,
that the comp1anants at liberty at my time to APP
ply to this Court for such further orders Decree ut
the foot OF this decree, as shall be necessary in
the It is further ordered, etc., that the defend
pay the costs Of ths suit to be ta1ed and that the
complainants have execution therefor.