New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-07

the road passes, from interfering with
plaintiffs possession, under the orde,
granted by the Superior District Court
July :; 1874. end the defendants answer "a
The bill slleees that these defendant, and
! appe arefs have claims against the railroad
to wit: Thomas L. Carter. t66,775; L. J.
I Dodge: xH 800; Boynton Brothers & Buah.
1 nell. $67O,oOO; State of Louisiana, $3.50 600
! ETC., and that Ames by his manner Of pro
| ceeding eeeks to destroy them; that to pre-
| vent tkeiS l0ss and to enable them to make
! complete defense and 20 obtain full pro
I tectloo to their rights in the premises, it il
! ecessary that said Frank n. Ames should
make full disclosures Of the matters and
thiRgs complained Of in respondents an.
swer and in their cross bill, aud to this end
! to answer the interrogatories hereto an.
Aexed and pr0pounded to him.
That L. II. Meyer and John T. Alley pre.
tend 10 represent che said New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company and
the New Orleans and Texas Railroad Com.
! pany. and which companies have no legal
existence, and the esid Ames and the
l holders Of said first mortgage bonds arc ia
] collision with each other, and by comb.
| nation together are seeking, by pretending
| to represent fictitious corporations and
| other devices, TO secure the possession OF
| the property and destroy che claims Of just
| creditors, and especially these respondents,
| and disclosure az to the allegations Of the
answers OF respondents is accessory 60 their
| defense. and 70 this end they should be
required to answer the Undergraduates An
| ne1ed.
That e99 bonds were given 70 Charles
Morgan for POntchartrain railroad stock.
tor two steamers and wharf privileges at
Mobile and right OF monopoly in traffic 20
Mobile, and in no wise for the benefit of
the road west Of the Mississippi river.
To the end, therefore, that the said Ames,
plaintiff. and the said Alley, Meyers ct al,
defendants. may, il they can, chow why
your respondents should not have the re-
llet hereby prayed, and may, upon their
several and responsive oaths, and according
to their several and respective knowledge,
remembrance, information and belief, full,
true, direct and perfect answers mako to
each OF the several interrogatories fol-
lowing:
First-As what times, by whom, what
amounts did you or your predecessors re.
ceive any bonds under the deeds Of trust of
March 10, 1870. aud January l, 1879; were
any executed; to whom issued; for what
purpose. and what consideration, and what
has become of the outstanding bonds2
SecOnd-When were any bonds delivered
under the deed Of January !, 1873, to whom,
tor what purpose, confederation. and under
what circumstances How many and
what numbers were issued in aid of the
road west Of the Mississippi, and what for
any road to Texas
Third-What bonds were given to the
road east Of the Mississippi to any person
for construction
Fourth-Were any given for stock in the
New Orleans and POntchartrain railroad for
steamers or wharf privilege!
Fifth-Wbo were president, directors,
secretary, treasurer, executive committee
and committee on finance of the New Or.
leans. Mobile and Texas railroad when the
bonds were executed! Who when they were
issuede Did any Of them receive any of the
bonds, and what time, for what purpose,
object, consideration, and under what Cir
cumstancea2
Sixth-Were any given to the Legislature
and the Governors Of Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi and Texas; when, what amount,
and under what circumstances
Seventh-Who are the holders, when de-
ivered, to what amounts. for what cOnsid
GRAFTON, Of the $i.00000O bonds of which
Butler and Gardner are trusteess Are they
not the same as the holders Of the s. .25O. 900
bonds.
Eighth-Whc now hold the first mort.
gage bonds, and who held them when suits
were brought in December, 1873, and April
and July, 1871 Are not the holders Of the
$4,000, 900 OF which Gardner and Butler are
trustees the same as the holders Of the
81, $50 600 Of which Ames and Morgan were
trustees, the same persons and their ln-
terests identical2 Are they not the holders
of stock in the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas railroad, the New Orleans and Mo.
bile railroad. and the New Orleans and
Texas railroadl What was paid per share
stock, or did you ever hold any!
Ninth-Did the trustees keep books of
record or memoranda of their proceedings,
and did they ever make report
Tenth-W no were the original stockhOld-
ers of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chat
tanOOga railroad, the New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas railroad, and the New Orleans
and Texas railroad at their organization:
give date, amount. and how much paid!
WHO are the present stockholders!
Eleventh-Who were the president. direc.
tors, secretary. treasurer, executive and
finance committees OF each of thOee COM
panies when organized! Who are now!
When was there q meeting of stockholders.
and how many shares were represented!
When was there meeting OF directors, and
who was present!
superior Criminal Court.
NOLLE PROsEQUIs ENTERED.
Robbery-William Foster.
Shooting with intent to murder-Gerhard
Brun.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
Grand larceDy-TOm Brady.
second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of Catherine Margareta En-
lenwein, wife of John Grobel, and Daniel
BrOderick opened.
Fourth District Court.
Slocomb, Baldwin & Co. ct al. vs.. Arnett
& Whee-Rule on johnson t. Goodrich,
garnishees, made absolute.
The Weather and Rivers.
OPFICR METEOROLOGICAL OBsERvER,l
New Orleans, November s. 1874.
The following is report of the weather
and rivers at 3:i3 p. NJ. local time. to day:
Places. Their, Wind. Weather.
Cairo ~ >. Leaf
- $. Cloudy.
Cincinnati It T. Clear.
$500. 63 8. r. Clear.