The sun., 1873-09-23


the prize, watching each other, II was a dimcult
matter to eNade "a bona ndc payment OF the
ten per cent But both sldes watched sb,, s tss
impossible for either to nut In practice it,
schemes. Then the Cooke and Shepherd party
FierCc F and 6is friends have $4,000 Of he stock
provided the latter would put up the SlntUQ
cash. Pierce was willing to do this, provided
Chandler wis made Treasurer. But Cooke and
shepherd would not agree 10 this. They would
take S5l.UO aud put w, $4,000 II Iiuntintton
stnols the whole thing temporarily vent to the
ground. An organization was, however effected
were 80 accept the franchises expired Pierce
aud his bruther-in-law both died suddenly. aud
"a new deal wac necessary ON that SIDE. Iinker
ic'tnr !hc .nntTliliiH ,.HTl h,W. .hNlul'T,
Hen Butlcr, Mathew q. Emory. late Mayor OF
Washington and n. q. urdway, sereeant-at-
Arms of the House OF Representative.
came to Iinkers relief. and new
plan was matured. Chandler and Tinker un-
uertoOk To manipulate Cook. They caught him
IN Boston, and proposed that he, shepherd, aud
Huntington should soil out their friends ana 70
in with the Tinker party to cheat everybody
else. The new scheme ~ nut the District ~
Columbia under "A territorial form OF govern
ncnt was just taking form, ard the market
house Ring was to be enlarged, and a DOluer
plan OF plundcr arranged. The bargain via
struck and the arrangements made to work the
forfeiture of the charter by the original COM
pany-thc one organized after 40 much trDult-
uun. This occurred In cOnseqr renee OF the nrtt
sixty days after they had acquired possession pi
the ground. Then the present company was
formed under the fifteenth section Of the act Of
Incorporation, and Cooke was made President
aud Chandler Treasurer. The Tinker party paid
in ten per cent. on majority of lhe STOCK, ana
Cooke. shepherd. and Huntington secured
loan from the Freedman's savings Bank for the
company "a their share OF the cash payment.
THE MARKEr HOUSE.
In due time the market house was erected
hut wrat \ contrast between tho real brick aud
mortar structure and the gorgeous pile thai the
ring had promised to build. There was no Grand
Hotel IN front. There was not even second
O. ar tn hs IN kRt fnr
In which Inauguration balls could be held.
plain brick structure In the form OF an " stands
on the rear Of the square with notwithstanding
sheds surrounding Il. Instead Of being an Orna-
ment to the natl iuna capital IL II unsightly In az
pearance, and, architecturally speaking, "A fraud
but 1t answers the purpose OF the king.
Butchers, hucksters, and market people cener-
ally, are charged enormous rents, In addition to
the auction price, which they have t. pay bicn-
nitliy for their stalls. The result OF course is
an extra percentage ON everything they sell
which IL paid by the consumers. Ihas the
whole people arc Indirectly taxed for TIC ben nt
OF uuuupOly.
TnL MAN VINO WAS LEFT oUT is THE COLD.
Aud now comes the pith ul my story. ). T.
suit the brothcr-in-law Of Tinker, was "fro8e
ont In the new arrangement which was made
nS above stated. He was not disposed to quietly
submit TO what he deemed great wrong. lle
therefore commenced proc .cfinCs Ia the Si-
Irctne Court of the District OF Columbia against
Tinker and the Washington Market Company
Tue following IL his compliant and eAhIJ'ts.
TIE SUIT IN EQUITY.
n ne clDrene court II ne B.s'rict or Co'gusia Nt
r. GtIsr. Hi,siG.ytoa satIsf o.. ssf,,drst El' ~
IlaG., 80. 2.Ssl 10 the supreme Couri oi the u-
trc # CoumDa holding 10 Equity Court 'r slid Dis
TLat he i- citheu II Place Geof-t'. co-i ~,
, fnSt the dcfcn isn't, Edvard r. tn ser. i-a q ten
ofBoston, Mass ehusc' u, aud the Nasiu.. iat~
ard dlin- bu.tncss Ia tue District Of Columbia
ne s s5rtnn M f rt ' osTy t ey the tobrrcs 81
nited stRtcs the said defendant Tinker ana one
complainant, iS wh,1n me-, ,he .sid fnSrr ana Pierre
PROMISED TO tAke al ne stocA VI the said company or
corpor,ion and hold tie same Tor the Joint u
equal shares 1t was further stipulated in ine said
agreement that the sad Tinker and Pierce SoulC az.
might be required, would hold anu carry the com.
p.in.uts portion ut said stock Tor him charging only
ie. interest," Tor 80 doinS. Ana 10 conformity 20 tis
asrrcment the complainant siV, MS attcuu1n t9 te
SAID crce ami rinkcr In thc management of the sane
i9s & ist r,tST @1a 49, ; 70 ,c,nt m
wit; lu@n srAres q tlc value of t5VtVl estimated at
s"ntc tnat % uai become uoccssar, Tor thcm 20 inter
&C. olncr rs ., n 5o t'g G t 10 ,I.i n lns
90 De- rl ",. '.e4 Ne v',, AlAui III 9't al ,.V
II 200 trc orisiual Agreement IN order to provi tor ir
nc~ pnrucs and tuat the aricndant and complain ,ui
name uf sal Tiuerr, and q terms Of the Original
~ @sr1 % sI nile of III. 'intcf far e.
iu oc USED 90 payment for said stock which noty
/ 5 The contract between tho complhnnnt ond
frndant unArr remained lot somc h.o.u,s lpou ta'
site August, is@. he corrlanant adirss'yd TO O..
. ~ e"itEdaW the letter dsttd Aus - .tas az
tlt hYhs unanswered also INC, It.tu ut etpt.
] l7iv copies ot which are hcfcNlth hitd, au prey,
g. n' iaArn ar parts OF uur h Of conpA NJ 10 tne
INttrr i. utttnuf e sW trI lu hi- cttI ui tit tt
dot, l-.r4 tN h.l t1.rrui winch lctttr aud touttut
a.' a. Algd hcrrwt aud rra. rd 10 bt taken a. rar
@ ih.s nil To ta4r l't,rr aNt contract propose
ph tnr utfulaIls t' complainant ftNtu pN we tii
o ur date oi the btn pi Svptehntr Niu lcu'Iuf lha
zoe ralt prop Ir't contract Nas ih AZ, ufiat W 800
agreement ut the parties. Aui on thr @.l or ctIt i
utr la,l, thr last ttmaluug uuan'WtrrG, the Coild
oct. 3, i-i' 90 whct the complainant r"pnod h' l'
i'r u ut' lu lNW ot hl th- c'rf''p,hn ne, tnH.
Hr herewith hlci ana ttr whole lu frhtl Aul1i A. N
rru. rl O." u7 taAru a. part ni thl- h uI c"uiph i
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Ans tbe cn,uai hsryss that in Inc nov CON nan,
cS rt,r f1S H"fsrd,rt H. n rt, - s1J -, a D.,
ny vim H., assrrtstrs uh are pnkuo1yn to ibc cot
nsnan lbj Io,k nef"9rtt oi tl,e st,c, "
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associates And the complainant aver that ar is nov
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ahd a., do9 .a ana ,ha' 40 esUH a.a so2G rei,g, n'
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