, 1874-01-20
THE P. O. & B.
Allegations of Frnud Against
Pratt, Bicl1crdi1ko,
md Others.
Proceedings Agninst tho Company Begun
In tho Bankruptcy Court.

Tho Peoples Omnibus and baggage 0om-
pnny, which has been rather shaky, came
1car having public revelation malo Of Its af-
fairs In court yesterday. In tho aftornoon,
half dozcn lawyera mad rs many creditors gath"
orad In Judge williams room, With rnthor lazy
idoa as to their object.
Mr.. Grant, representing q number of the crod-
tors, had voluminous bill, asking for m In.
junction against George Norbert, and llyoly
discussion was indnl5od in preparatory to
making motion for injunction. II
having been discovered. however. thai
tho bill had not got betn filed. Tho Judge
Btoppo d proceedings by blapdly re1narling tlal
tho pnpors ought 70 be ll1ed ueEore he could on-
torsaiu any Jurisdiction. Moro spar,ing oosuod,
end II was agreed, ilna!ly, that tho Trustee, who
had advertised the oompany's stock for salo,
strcnuous efforts havo,bocn made in vatioua
ways, tn kcop the mattor socret an. etfoot a
Compromise, but. rs Y appears, in ,vain; aud,
nf betoss s' ous % ud F0sfSy ssy a ss as4s ssn
Of tlo nill: i is ' Sroa'gls ly Il; +. Eanss, ID.
| gar Loomis. NJ. r. and =. q. Hall, mud 3 few
others, large stockhoiaors in tho Omnibus tom
h ahonsy, Gt aoorgo o. HorSeft and tIa reainlng
Btoekllodera. The organization of.the Company
| in 1902, and ita object, arc tlrat shown. The
capital Wy t. 30 $lo9 ooQ diyidea into 1000
complninants l,old 8u1 shares, or over oao-half
Tlie trouble began whom, ii April, 1919, ]. il.
| Diokordlso franduiontly, ID 1t alleged, re-
s'1 ,1ss 1as'ye " tie p9o yS's sshy sy
were not entitled to bo represented. Complain
n,lts allego that. had these boou counted III, tho
result would have boon aitferont. Az it was,
/ Xinri J. prntt Wa8 elected President, aud j. Il,
Dleterd,ko rrensnror. These confcaorat,ng, as
it is olahned, with bomo OF tue stockloIlors,
formaa n ring. Ono pf their first acts wns to
nuke ~ 5nly h 1s7s ITO t, nStes to l. j. Gage
euro these. n trust deed was given to George
Herbert Of all tho Btock and assots Ut tho Ooin-
pany, amounting, al II ia claimcd, To noarly
Sl37 900. Tie !nonov procured BY shis Meaus,
pretoniod debt due him frual tho Company
Jan. ~, 1874 o mrating of the Stockholders
waB held. o. which conplainnntB moved tu up
poiat three OF their number to manago the az
tho motion, and loft the chair aud rou,n. Hor-
bort has now Charge mud control Of tho Com
pnuy's Affairs. Complainamts cnrgo that tho
notes andtust decd afe nis paid and should there.
| amount really due to nekerdike was much less
tLan tho amount OF tle notes, aud tat 1t is prob
ahie TINT only part Of Tho lace Of tho notes
was ol'tained, but that tue proceeding was cur.
ried out with intent to cnbarrass the affairs OF
the Company aud mix theln up. ...
| Hickardike IL ale0 charaoterized aa d gamblor,
aNd charged with complioat,ng tho 1noney afralrs
the Company for big own bonollti they therefore
olarcd void; and toat tho Trustee be enjoined
| from selling, ~ 10 laas 9ayegtsol, tho property
Of said Omnibus Company.
The bill, however, was not put on tlEc. hut II
no scttlcmont il effected today the case will
| como up Tomorrow.
AS IN ohscs to this, August Fisher aud L. q.
Chase Il Go. filed two petitions iu bankruptcy,
which wore consolidated nsNsust thIs
unfortunate Company. Fisher claims
tAat the Company owes him $2,G5Q
balanco OH two notes, ono for 90, 1000, on which
$500 hus been pnid, and tho other for 81 $50. on
which ha hua also received $500. EasA these
notes aie duo md unpaid. Fisher charges sus-
ponsion Of payment. ynrous prefe.entia! ray
lnouta to certain parties, mud that uoolga Her'
bort haa within 4 month past takon possession ot
tho assots Of Tho Company, aud .fccoiycd 1argo
suma for which ho ought to givo az account.
Flo charges, nlso, TINT tho mortgage or trust
deed il fraudulent and void. chase d Go.
claim a257.73 duo tho,n on baiAnco
Of a book aoeount, md allege the unpaid notes
to Fisher, and q psefe,eiential payment to
Dickerlikc, as tho acts Of bankruptcy. Both
petitions ask Cor an Injunction against tue sale
under the trust decd, which was grauted OH con-
d.t.on .hat bond was filed in tue aum ct
sl0.0O0. at last accouuts, this Ind not been
procured, but the attorneys Of the creditors felt
confident it would be, and tho sale to-day will
therefore probably bo indefinitely postponed.