, 1873-07-19
GREAT WESTERN TELEGRAPH,

Now Petitions ElRel for .IkcllcnriilH
and to ttomOvo ttao Injunction.
+ In tue 1nattor Of John Clark Hilton Y. Tho
Great Western Telegraph, Company tho tlofonil-
ant yesterday filed petition for rehoaring. ropro-
! sonting TINT tho Company was, upon proof Of
forcd and issues tried, ndjudgod bankrupt that
on the 10th Of May 1873. petitioner fllotl n pc,
tition for roviow in tho United States Circuit
Court OF said adjudication, md praying that Haia
adjudication bo sot asilc TINT on I'd July, inst,
petitioner A]od o furthor petition In said royiow
case, praying leave to submit further oyidcnco,
newly discovered, affecting auch bankruptcy iH-
sues that tho Circuit Court decided said re-
view case, mud petition .. On aaid roviow
caso (as published. in TIE Tn1puNE) ,
that in pursuance OF Aaid docisions
petitioner now makes this application for ro-
hearing, and shows to tho Court TINT, since said
trial Of said bankruptcy iasuos, petitioners Lavo
discovered evidence by which tho facts cnn bo
established that the said notoB described in said
petition Of said John Olark Hilton, praying that
tho petitioner might be- adludged bankrupt,
were each and oyory ono Of them executed with;
out consideration, and since the: decision Of the
Supreme Court Of tho State Of Illinois in tho
and others, md that said notes were transferred
to said Hilton without bona-fido con-
gitdt.oeration, !, and after notice to said
Hilton Of tho bonding litigation and the DO
former trial OF eaid Issues IN bankruptcy was OF
o summary character, that tho new]y y-olectcd
officers OF said Company were greatly embar-
raised on account Of information, books, papers,
faoto officers OF said Company BY combination
and conspiracy, to which said Hilton was party,
rs petitioner bolioveB together with SAID Gage
Reeve. and others. to crush and ruin tho Com
pany in tho incipioncy Of its now management,
and rush 1t into bankruptcy under tho forms ol
law before It could gather the materials md
evidence for inst aud loyal defonse against
said attompt. Tho petitioners then repeat
what was given in full In our summaries
Of the proceedings in roviow as to tho
such indebtedness .wae not established at tho
tinno OF the former trial, and so FORTH Further
that besides being now able to ostabljeh tho fot-
tious character Of said notos, they believe they
ilnng the lines was not moro than s125 per milo,
tho total mileage being 1,5oo, tho re-
etructlon from said Company being
s4oo, 600, leaving said Reeve largely indebted to
notes, was only Assistant dashior, and was never ever
authorized to Issue said notos tlaat Gage guar
antced said notes Chose held by the Commercial
National Dank), and Gage is lnble therefor !;
that ,ann h0s9 oss fss s s2n be proved 5 " p Baehsn
Summers ~, A. Fl. Bliss, o. .. Bond, and
others. Then follows categorical statomont Of
the facts these witnesses will separately DO able
to.proyo, tile petition closing BY prayer for
rehearing.
Tho samo parties algo f}lcd petition in the
United stasoB Court, in accordance with tho
aane decfsion. After relating tho stops taken in
that Court on tho petition III review already re-
plication has been mndo to tho District Court for
rehoaring, which application is still pending !;
TINT tho ends Of jnstico require that tho leariug
Of tho said reyiow Of said bankruptcy trial isauca
should bo stayed until after said rohearipg and
tho decision OF the District Court therein; and
that tho roview Of the injunction order Of tho
District Court, staying m accounting botwcon
Reovo and tho Company, should be ut onco pro-
eocdod with and determined, In order that tho
facts ELECTED before tho Master may bo pushed
to such ponit TINT thoy may bo usod in the ro-
hearing Of the bankruptcy issuoa; md thoy pray
the Court to order accordingly.