, 1873-06-05
THE GREAT WESTERN irIEenArn.

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ltnncntnry IanEunGe--aIcssrs.: (3ngo mud
Reeve Handled Without tt;i0vcs--COniltctlnR
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Tho throe-cornorcd Grcat Wcstorn Telegraph Com
pany war, nor M 1ncrrcgnum Of fancicd peace, has
brokou ont worse than evcr John O. Hilton tho psti-
toncr for tho bankruptcy Of the Company, now pot-
ons tho United staca District Court 10 restrain Tor
wilger and Rooyo proceeding with their accounting
beforo Master in Cluncery Adans under tho decree
Of the Cook County Circuit Court. uo slowB
that tho telegraph company was declared
bankrupt on tho 2dth OF April laat on his petition
that there ia bill pending. in Cook County Circuit
conss, In which Terwger Is complainant and Ho'ah
Reovc and otheru defendants In which, nftor other
orders, an accounting eoreed touching tho State
OF accounts between said Reovo and said Company;
tho Company Initiating Tint Neove Ia indebted to It III
considerable SUM; that no such nccount, neither
has testimony In connection with such account, been
yet takcn by the astor in Chaueory TINT the Dstrict
Court has acquired Jurisdiction Of all assetH OF
said bankrupt Company, and tho clAims TINT nre
tho hand Of tho Assignee In Bankruptcy, WHOM hs il
appointed that THO proceedings In accounting in
District Court whereby tho sual warrant Of seizure
bankrupt opportunity to dle lia iii Of royisw viii
tho United 8tatea Circuit Court that auch bill Of
come for and tho circumstances warrant this npplca-
further proceedings II accounting in tho State Courts
II reply TO THIS petition, TerwilIger nakes ansWer,
ii
Circuit Court roforred to, in which ho and others are
eomplainans 10 not pending, but has reached aunl
decreo: TINT the accounting ordered BY tho Court Is
carrying out Of locreo issued in connection with pro-
ceedinga eomnienced long before bankruptcy was
OF discovering the balance OF money, II any, due by
a,td Reeve to tho Company and that hs knows
allow hs '' interests ~ Is '1a stoetboaer M @ Ato to
suffer- he having already obtained decree, because
fJ1f4hn %h4f uto1n
tEsnsRsre5t f1a4d. conceived and continued WI
aens s .aa q tho :" saa d.
ieste and vii 10 aafoaaa BY I Court @ snd ths e
wiloo const!utcs an apparent and obvious achemo
s:' ne e e eaa
oSesas. or ie likely to occur IL consequence Of tho
ssd i not seted o %ns u not
settod this petitioner and hts coconsprators In tho
ssho%o Of wroeMnE oatd copany-yhoss elnms
said Gage otcr etc-Arc at liberty to Ae8o and false
y so up that said paper issuad for The bonet Of
nc Company, and IN Payment Of debt duo to said
TuTthor that tho proceedings instituted by him .ro
IN tic Interest Of hsof IND other ta
9na hands q, fDs mora than week. and st al doay
Importance, under any md ali circumstances that tho
accounting should 90 on that 1fit should DO found
Gage, or whoever Is liable, may BIO dccreed to
mako payment for tho beneft OF tho catato aud
al parties; that Gage has tried to delay said
accounting BY eyading service, and shelters himself
behind tho said proceedings Of uilton that said Gage
has openly boasted that he would bankrupt tho Com
pany II Tho 6tao suit was prosecuted, and that shtB
bankruptcy proceeding III pursuance Of such threat
TINT reapondent's intention and that Of tho stock
holders, ts "no to lot their pockets bo picked by tAo
little Credit Mohcr ring Of this Company" that thoy
a5mly conade IN aud rely on tho purity Of the Judi
Tie petitioner and his friends may learn that the
bankruptcy Court Ia poor ahotoz for such niscon-
DUCT, and tho machinery meant by Congress and the
nation to mako fair distribution of insolvonts
effects among hs creditors cannot be perverted to tho
purpose Of robbing Ills estate projecting those who
by tho 8tAte Court aljudgod to Are dnfruuded It
in tho possession Of their ilgotten gains And hu
prays that Tho accounting 10 not restrained, -,
Tho answer Of tho bankrupt to said Hiltona pctt-
ton shows that the limo aud property Of tho COM
pany nrc valued at $500 QUO. and, they informed
and believe bo sold for: that amount that tho
Judgments upon which Raid Hilton petoned tho Court
sa1 COO; That tho Comrnarcid National BanI owns
Judgments amounting to $12 600 that tho banirlnt
hass good dcfenso to such Judgments tlat the debts
onaldo sai1 Judgments do not excoed 80 0o0: that
when RAid nton's petition IN bankruptcy was fled
the bankrupt was enocavoring to Hotte will Belal
Reeve that m accounting is proceeding and that
It ia permitted to proceed groat delay will DO the
result.