, 1874-12-04
THE COURTS.
Argument Of the Sturges Case
Before Judge Williams.
4 Day SGT for a Final Decision on
tho Motion TO Dissolve the
Injunction.
New Phase in the Affairs Of the Great
Western Telegraph Company,
TIL. f;TIt1,(lES CAHC.

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| THE sTundEs CASE.
1llo motton to dissolve tho Injunction against
tho Noasd OF 1rassa to restrain 1t from expe!'inE
| ~. AsnrgeH' md nlao tho motion TO continue
euch motion, came tp beforo Judge Williams
| asaIh yeasdftlay morning. 0lr' Bisbee, OIL bo-
halr OF aturGea. asked Tor rengonabfo timo i'll
Which 70 eako ao'no hoeeHsnry Testimony to refuto
sono OF tho allegations OF tlie aaswar, which hc
basd we're erroneous. LII support Of THIS motion
he read long af3itla'it Of Sturgcs which, in
substance, eives M nceount Of Tho proceedings
or tho board OF Directors nail Doard OF Trade.
and makes tho Same allegasions as the original
bill filed Inst woak Tho poiut t,at Mr.. How ro-
fused to MT # ,not;on tn disn,isa tl,c nrocooi1-
,na oe;,,at ~ H., .s staa, ~ s'.o
"h' 49, VS. e.,'ubts iAs'seao ~ VIZ
afan tue allegation that tho charges OIL wlllc 1t
wa1 proposed to baso tho expulsion wcre not
! hased OIL sufficient proof, AIr. DiBbco Insisted
o,vo lint strrooa Ind mt a,f1,cIont unt,co or Tim
nn,.ror +,,nt tt,a.s ,.a ,,,osaa,.a, nonn IN ~
ena.ses' th"s tne.e "as' lno,eo'et' cos,l1c u
Testimony az 10 whether evidence WAS fakon on
| tho cllnrgeH, tho Board tnsiRting that n 1nhss
| OF testimony WIS tanen, and tbo complainant
,,or,int, n
oo,lylng ~.
MR. Dcnt' on nebali ot quo 6oara OF lraae'
then replied in support Of tho nntion to dis
| Rolvo. Ito sud the first question presented by
tho bill was rs to tho Regularity Of tho tepoyt OF
Tin 1,o,ra ~ n;roetor. % t,o i,orr7 ~ Tn,1o ~
uv .'o" " I .t'n. ~ w. .oa,a .. l.o1e, he
nnao Nov. 8; n'''i TINT tho second !neation wao
~ to tho corroctnoss OF tho ruling Of tho Treat
dent OF tho Board OH ly rof,lsa to put tho mo-
| ,on ia dis,n;sa t1,o ,rorecdina IF thas, con,f,
In shown 10 In rcontor i,or fla cano ,r,a
y" "'o"" :" ~ !1h"''1, >ao' ti.' e'''o ""s
provoo. III regard to tho frst point tho Laws OF
tho Board only required that tile result Of tho
evidence takor By tho Directors should 10 report-
nj tn fo T,oord n tfrodn not ic cvIi1onca ,tao1s
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VT. pehs cu''ne" mat eae pl,l Hso,t a'"
not show that this return asirreEular. Flo also
alleged thut SturgeE does not clain that lie asked
ON appcal to the house :fon, ,s decision OF tho
presltont. that np did not tnko nil utc18 possible
to defend hiuser, anil tint Sturoa 1 !1is circt,-
jar in inct atg,1od iIn onso #, rorarl to thn
order Of ryorcatI,uga, Alr Dcns eaisnel lint lilo
order wau ,.ScI Oh thu 10tI, OF November. nltt.
h q lad o1, thp 39d. md tho motion to disn,isn
! VIVA mt of ordur. Nnthi,,r waY un,,wu ia u,nEo
ti.o Court believe that a,.y objeetioa waa made
10 tho decisou OF tLo ryealloilt wl,icl, uoor1c1
! tint moton Iod bocu allowed. aIr. ;;iuracu
could have packed tho meeting and reularetl
| ncca:ory a1l tho 1rocoe{ll,gs Of Tic Doard Of
! rrntlo,
Judge laurence followed 3Ir, Dent On behalf
OF tlie Doa:a OF l'taao u,glag thar 4 court viii
uot Interfere to stop private corporation from
malt,,,p lnvcntMatio,,a i,to tho col,tl,ct Of itn
n1embnru, though it you'll undoubtedly giaut M
injunction to 1tCTENt n member ljplHGr {AtrllI-
oliscd. In support Of hts position tho Jn.se
read axtr,cta from d .Wutta l.: Sargent n5a,
Asai, tho counsel coutc,slol that Slur1sca j,
tlii,u injunction rore allowed, would. tho,lg.,
chareos were in cxtatcneo, DO enjoying moro
privileges than tho other nleuoo,a, ns al cIlaryou
agai,,eL lin wcro c,,Io!ncd.
1t the conel,,sioil of Jutlsc Lawrcuces ase,,-
! n,eut, Judge Miuiama decided tho motion Tor
| continuance. IIo EGid Lo thought that, as m
! a,lswcr hati boon niol by tho E0arl or 'Irede,
mil M tho n!l!ttavisu agusroly do,ied the
cuswor, lo QUART to allow tic continuance until
next tcrnl Ho folt doubtful as l., coinp!aiuant'a
rights n tho case, und his Judgment wan against
him, es it was his opinion that tho bill Ind tccn
aI loo early, hut as tno defendants laa put
lilo fuir,lcss It tho p,ocnc1,gs Ut 1nsuc in the
answer Ito thought they conceded that there w,,
sonlo eqnty III the bill, md it Nas recoasary for
an to follo's thai idea 10 lar rs to :ow tho uu-
ton to contiuno to prevail Iio loll il wax bet-
tar for al particn, mud especially for tho board
OF Tr7le, ihas tho continuance should Ia nj
lowed, because II it ,sas raitsscl ard the
bill dismissed Bouno Judge or the Supreme Court
given, nud on appeal tho Injunction Eorlu be
revived G,l,l hinder urocac;liugs iutlonu,loly.
Tbs " "1aboMuS oar" however, was on tl,o s:te
of the complainant. Tho Judge Glsn remarked
thAt uudcr Silc circunlstaueeH it waH mt in the
power Of the Court to grant IN injunction whila
tho trial was po,.,jllg ut,d il tIo question Ind
como III, in lts naked forni.-.willout any answer
having heon illod--l,e slouId l,ayo dissolved the
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have leon granted. 1t having been t!rawt, by 4
n,nater, and Eigucd In routine. Tile Judge also
eompllnle,,lod tho Board OH its respect TO tho
Court in stopping itB proceedings immediately
! o., rcceiyin. notice of tito restraining ORDER
trhia de1crs n1l nction until next torn, which
| heuil,s tllo third MONDAY in Dacombor when tho
,no.ion to dissolve tho Injunction will como Up
agal,1, tho uan,c as though. never made.
| THE GREAT WIS FERN TEiE6nArI1 COMPANY
Tho aliouruod mo;lol to laaso O na:t Of the
| {nns nr tile itteEt Westbrn I'nterraDh Cnp1,u..y
to tho Atlantic i Pacific Telafrul,h comaa,,y
came up again yesterday morning 6oforo Judge
tho matter by tho RECEIVER, who road nov
proposit!on from the North American Telegraph
Company OF lowa, to lease al tho llna3. Thia
Company olrcru to tako lense for year, or until
tho lina js sold, aid 10 Eroceed ut onco to put
IN and restore tile lines Of tho Grcat Wosteru
Telegraph Company to q good condition Of ro-
pair, boih east and Welt Of tie aiiasiagippi
River. 1t also offers TO re-cstabliah md main-
tain Offices along tho lines, operate them aud
tho property as IN anliro and uubrokcn estate,
, with view or Aro,,,,lg tho telegraph system oi