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Company; seiah Reeve being duly sworn saya that he
Is advised By counsel aud verify believes that this
y not nov IN proper condition 70 be referred to
connt between the Great Western Telegraph Company
end himself that there are claims set up In the pe-
tim flsd by the said Company which hare never been
adjudicated nor have any ISSUES been formed set
qp n the pleadings between said Company and this
tho petition Of said Company, that te said Company
IN possession or owner Of the lines outside Of this
Htate the contrary Of which is the tact. Said lines
have never been turned to the said Company and
they Ars the property Of this deponent, and
dono and this deponent states TINT he has made far
offers OF settlement with said Company and hat aaid
Company has refused to submit to the deponent nny
TAR and just proposition for such settlement. And
the deponen staes that he is advised by counsel and
sety believes that be is catttled to affirmative relief
Agn1nst the sad Company; and that the peadingB In
fne cause GRE not IN form to allow Of such relief. This
deponant states thst there is large amount due him
and which zaid Company IS bound TO pay before he
satd Company is entitled to have said lines turned
70 II TIL ovssp sa sda b
before this matter can be adjudicated that lie should
h.ve opportunity to hle cross-b, setting forth lis
to come to an adjustment with said Company there
has heen no sufficient time to obtain the facts and to
weeks viii be necessary to obtain such facts md to
prepare such croasb th1t many of the facts have to
necessary for The obtaining of them II This depo-
rent therefore prays that this cause may be continued
or socn Reasonable time Is may be necessary for him
to prepare md file such bl that issue may
be formed and the matters In dispute between the par
Qea properly adjud1cated-
WANTS TO KNOW, gou KNOW.
Mr. Bennett began elaborate argument, based On
The papeEn filed and was sailing pleasantly, when
The Court inttmated that he would like to know what
A. Bennett waa aiming at matter rs to which con-
siderable doubt appeared to exist
A. Bennett replied b referring to the papers, by
The Court said 1r. Bennett wAa, perhaps not AWARD
that the Court knew 7e1y little Of tic matter in ques
something about It in the pspe1s but be IL had no no
knowledge Of ouside Of such information he had
Mr. Bennett dropped the papers, and illuminated
The subject He then read the papers, at the concu
don Of which the Court WAS apparently tait to
the allegations.
judge Dooutue, appearing for David Gage, defended
hss client IN warm terms from the &ttack contained in
character, and resisted hia being made complainant
Gsge lid eeted throughout In good faith before and
xfter the Decree and be asked Court for leaye to
put IN IN ansTcr to the petition.
WIZ THIS nEcKLEssxEss7
Jaago Norton, for Josiah Snow, indignantly re-
in connection with transactions, The principal Of
Wh1ch had occurred since be bud severed his conneo
~aated only ret 10 ae hsT no
to do, why d1d they not make motion to that effect
OF D 9st contained Wnoesas
nothtng to do? They affirmed desire merely to OBJ
tatn N accounting IS regards seah Reeve, and to
snow b made complainant IN the TerwIuge1 suit
against the Company and Reeve: and also en-
6er Wy 70 eooct long snaa s Of
charges against Snow with which be could have no
possible connection snco the events to which they be-
don with the PARTIES.
WHAT'S TIE Huan17
ne assa ard TIES M was an mporant reason
III. stark Of Milwaukee, If he might be permitted
The Court-oh, certainly.
Would venture to mention few facts that might
place the matter before the Court in light lie
daehed of about column and half Of such facta
With impressive roluby, and left his heercrs strand
I'D with the idea that Reeve contracts had been set
aside By the decree Of the Circuit Court founded On
the order OF the Supreme Court that now Beard Of
Directors had been ordered to be elected and ac
count taken with Reeve Of the money expended By
heeVe Tor purposes, after which further
order Of Court would be made and that the filing OF
ehs petition was the legal way Of getting at the ao
tekenotas.
3 THE 1H1so a PETITION, cnoss-Bu1, MOTION, Oh !
Judge Gookns broke the unnatural calm that fol-
lowed by stating be couldn't make up his mind !
whether this cross-bi what it was. It might
PlanAnts Who bad nothing to DO with the matter. He
ras ~ not surs xhst ~ va bow to treat it,
poItance to the making new parties complainants.
Judge Doolittle, amid universal litter Of legal
parties oomplainanta to tbs new md Objectionable
proceeding wa the cause Of all the bother.
to do He not familiar With the % detaa ot the ths
1ase' and not aure how much the petitioners were
waEE.nted IN asking; nor how much further Trey
oou4a go tnan they had yet gone without becoming
moro complicated than they already seemed to be.
NOT TIE sAs1E sr1r Ar ALI.
Judge Gootns directed The attention Of the Court to
he fact that the larger portion Of the ner charged
IN this new proceeding had nothing to do with fha
1uent to the granting Of the Decree and Consequently
vas not competent for discussion. It matter for
Judge Doolittle pointed out, In further nnrsn,ncs
of this vein of thought thst decree Was asked in
the proceedings personally agatnst Gage and Snow.
WH11HEH ARE VIE DRUuEG?
The Court added the reflection TINT the Supreme
Court decree itself added to the complications of tho
whereupon the learned body went of at full
the Court putting In BY way Of palentheais that What
he meant Wa, there still good deal to do that
bad been left undone By that decree.
The fun continued for time, nobody appearing
to understand quite where the affair going tolead
sad each gentleman acting independently Of bis neigh
o made eompa1nants, padding each hts OWL canos
Nth the most compscent tnnocenee Of any 1dea Of
pzoniss namely, that 1nste.d Of this petition an
order he made to show that in pursuance tho decree
aes III d1s ben Ssxa ~hd9 H.. md d at The h.
tat Part OF the petition relative to parties oomp1ans
would suit Ill he ps.tes repqesanea ss ef tnAn sucn
Judge Dooltte said that such an order Of reference
~ woaa ~. n aTeve ~ iaqn By the Master to Other pars
parsons not parties,
~. OF oS TIE 1nouB1ED ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Stark saw no objection to the mater rrYerr7 IN
ae really meant to act fairly. 1 4"'@@'0"
ree u this csa. Thefe we1s no issues eoolo % DE-
Tie Court aaked whether the order Of refereno. :
judge aaops eR ad dtn at t6e nrnepa, 5.ct.
this supplemental bill, OF whatever 1t wae had al
1s2Spte4 enee the dectea IN the cause. knd there