, 1873-11-30

holders. A olauso In tho bonds IN which thoy
arc TruateeH authorized them to take possession
OF the road In oaso tho interest on the bonds Is
not bosu paid. thoy proceeded to tako poBaes-
siou. The formal domand thoy made appears IN
tho following lotters =, >,.- =. ,.1,
o. N. Shepard, EsQ., Superintendent " ths Gtaan,
DxAn sIa: This interests Of our clente, Morton,
bolasts I'll Il hs srrne M roa
dcnsnd that thoy take immediate possession Of the
aea ~ ns s nan
named In the mortgage make this formal demand for
tho posaessson Of III tne propry Of the road III tho
meantine request you to regard yourself acting
for Morton, llsa Co. Thomas A. Scott, and II. j.
Jswett Trustees, aud rstan polacsscn for them. J..
JoMH Hkxo pALNxn+
Nlr. Shepard, tho Superintendent, went to
work uuder this authority, being subsequently
On Wednesday, the 2Gth-fortihod by the follow
Ing telegram from H. J. Jowott one Of tho Trus-
tees referred to-:
Unsr h the direcon u john ii. palor counsel for
for oeo Of IL
~. JEwETT.
10 far, alt WAS smooth smiling, Outside par
Circuit Court, peailo not reetaiug IN llllnoia,
now aeemed to be lii full possession Of tho road,
and wore ahead Of tho Receivers. This knowl~
edge soon came to the enrs or Mr.. H!nckley, one
OF tho Receivers, IN Chicago, and also OF the
counsel for complainants MIR. Il. Crawford, Of
Chicago. who has boon the onlant terrible OF the
whole affair. Mr. Hinckloy immediately went to
work and procured tho s20o,u00 bond which la
is required to, give before ho entera Into the
together with h1r. Crawford aud two or threo
otIe1s, boarded special train on tho Chicago
l. Alton Railroad, d,-about dinner-time on
Thanksgiving Day. utterly regardless Of turkey.
celery, oyalora, md oil that sort Of thinE.-
and came to tLls city. arriving here
about or Q O'Clock on Thursday evening.
After consultation with Col. Morgan and others,
at the Ashley House, tho party then proceeded
e the oF e o e. NJ NJ sne that aeep
approve Mr.. Hinckley's bond. Mr., Prince was
assakeued from blisafui repose, and gave tho re-
quired approval. Tlon the Circuit Clefk MAS
awakened out Of still moro blissfal ronose, md
fecsed Mr. Hnokley's appointment, and he was
ready to proceed to buaiuesa. TAan the party
hired hack aud drove out to Judge Iiptous
Eesidence. on lis fam North Of Normal. About
bis d,sanls. and, while th,uking It vas nothing
but Queen Nab tioxling his nose, he was sum-
moned to the pfactlealitloH CT life by being In
tofmea thas some eens!eMen wanted 20 zee Atnl'
He VAS notiilod OF "hnt lad taken place to de7
feat tho actiop Of hts Court, and was requested
to lssue writ OF assistanco " which
tile Sheriff Of sangamon County could call
posse eouitasus, II necessary. to give possession
Of the road to tue heee!yofs. bnt tho Judgo
thought II better TO proceed regularly, md nos M
take any belligerens position until 2 demand for
poGBcsHlol Lad b:cu made and fofuaod. 80 10
declnoa 10 do anything n4aer tl.c circumstances. ~
Tho purity returned 10 bloomlnEton aug nir:
Ainokley: MI: csawtofa, M. bsoWn. shsz,I s,at
Horaoheldt, aud some railroad employees tllat
Dir. Hinokloy had brought from Ghlcago, TOOK
the next trim on the Chicago y Alton Aoaa-As
a. N. on frtday-tor 6pflngnelo' 10 take pos
besaion Of the road.
general offices Of the railroad, and surprised the
janitor. who was engaged IL bis anto-dayllBht
work Of sweeping out, anu tue telegraph
operator, and took possession 81 tho
daylight, 10 better told ~ tho ahldaVit OF
Mr. HincAfey. whirh WAS roaaIin Court IN this
city yesterday afternoon. 4't'this affidavit Mr.
Hiuckley swoars that. on tho morning OF Nov.
2s about 6cioek he as MeeeayeT nnuer uireo. reg.
aotuol and peaceabie Possossion OF tho buileing
wbore tho chief offices and tho depot OF tue rail-
road are located; that tho clhef telegraph ofhco
a also located there; tlst N,s the operator IL II,
hia instruments aud line; that the ,5anitor OF
the building gave up tho keys; TINT heweut In
to actual and ptaceable possession Of A1o tele..
eraph-depart1neut, tlcket-oitee. Auditor and
paymasters onice without violence or objection
from any one that while 10 was in such pos
sesa,on, and had beeh for threo-qusrtors Of IN
hour, John n, Palmer, one OF the So
licltoss OF the Railroad Company, came
Into tho building and disputed the authority OF
tue Receiver, Who produced the order OF tho
Court appointing him, which Palmer read that
PALMER then notified .. n. Shepard, superin-
tendent Of tho railroad, who had just come in,
thnt the Rocolvtr lad 10 right 10 tue possession
Of any Of the railroads property that Shepard
eSn esss e ssss SssR eR fS9esG
had tho full authority, aud ought. II necessary.
to use sufficient force to eject the Receiver from
possession that Palmer aud Shepard then noti'
fled the Company's clarlta not to obey the lie.
ceiyer, but to refuse to recognize his occupancy;
that slopaad claim9 to hold possession by ylrtut
Of tho letter from Palmer ~ ralmor ana the tel
know Receiver had been appointed wlla!. he 70
oetyed fs'nef talmos ,o;t i;tettfer faa ana "
A. Scott to take posucsBion Of the property
that. about ., m, the Hscotyer was aerveI witf
an Injunction lssued trou .so Unitoa statesOircui
Court et Springfield, by Judge Irest, at half u
pn's the sumo morning, enjolninE ! MM ana a.
other persons from interlering With bhepardl
possession; that Joln Al. Palmer Instituted tAt