The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-11

''oueI. kne proceedings on saturday were
entirely &c pdrte, and the receiver was ap.
pointed, and had given bond, and was pre-
pared 10 enter upon his duties before Gene.
raj Wlckhaln or any officer Of the company
was apprised even of the fact that such mo.
tlon would be made.
General WickhaD was at the Office of Mr..
Charles l.. Wortham about O'Clock, and
was writing business letter. when Mr..
sparrow came up from the Office Of the com.
pany and Informed him that a receiver bad
Deen appointed. That was the first he had
beard Of il.
Judge Robertson and Dir. q. T. WisKham
endeavored to obtain from Judge Bond re.
sersal or modification OF the order, but in
vain.
MORE MYSTERY.
Ihe clerk of the United States Cfreuit
court gave the representatives of the press
loe eroer OF Judge Bond to copy, but be de.
ciined TO allow them TO see the bond of the
receiver. Application was made to Mr..
henry L. Wickham, of counsel for the rail.
roau company, for the names of the sureties
IN the receivers bond, but he had not seen
Ihe oond, and was unable to give the infor-
nation. MIR. Andrews was sought for, and
could not be found. At last Judge
Bond was hunted up, and he readily gave
he names Of the sureties. Subsequently Mr..
Andre Tvs voluntarily furnished the same in.
formation, and remarked that the sureties
were men of wealth and prominence in Bal
timore. g.. -..-D''
-#E JUDGE 1ED'S VIEWS. t... e..
10 conversation, which lasted only few
minutes, Judge Bond said that the appoint.
ment OF a receiver at this moment was neces.
sary because property of the company sub.
]ect to this mortgage had been seized al
Richmond and other points under processes
Of the courts, and that the receiver az the
mere agent of the court would preserve the
title OF the properly. He could not say
the receiver contemplated ren,ov.
ing General Wiehnam and the other officers.
but presumed that he would not without
first obtaining the consent of the court.
Judge Bond regarded the movement as one
that would prove of benefit to the railroad
and as necessary 10 the protection of the
bondholders. He expected
the company to appear before the Circuit
Court on the 22d instant and to ask for the
revocation Of the order appointing the re.
ceirer, or to take such other steps as an.
peared to them wise aud proper.
MR.. ANDREws'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Andrews was particularly anxious
that the newspapers of the city should r-
form their readers that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company had nothing what.
ever to do with tie proceedings against the
and Ohio Railroad Company.
He had not wished 10 have receiver ap.
pointed in such peremptory manner, but
saw no other way to prevent creditors from
seiZing the morigaged estate. He had talked
with Judge Bond about erjoning all the
sberifls on the line Of the road and all others
likely to serve processes upon or seize The
property Of the road, but that plan had not
seemed feasible, and was abandoned as soon
IS the idea was formed. Already some pro.
perty had been seized, but Mr.. Andrews
could not name the points at which the sci.
cures had taken place, except that some such
action bad been had here, on the motion OF
he MeSsrs. Crenshaw, and a suspense bond
given. Mr.. Tyson on Saturday evening eX'
,mined some Of the books Of the railroad
and was astonished to find that the
company were 100000 in arrears with their
employees, having for the past three months
paid cit their Officers, clerks, and hands in
scrip. Further, Mr.. Tyson ascertained that
he company, afraid OF executions, had for
months past not kept bank account, and
,n Saturday evening had on hand only $3.50
u clsh. MIR. Andrews declared that all the
parties to these proceedings were not named
u the com plaint, and that many bondholders
lad united with them since the suit was
commenced.
MORE FROM Mr.. ANDREWS.
Nir. Andrews further Informed a re.
porter for this paper that Mr.. Tyson would
'eport TO the court this week the condition
If the property, and what be considered to be
be best means of making it available.
Mr.. Andrews, though the counsel Of the
first-mortgage bOndholders,
.ould not tell whether or not Dir. Tyson
would remove General Wickham and the
,tber officers. lie thought Mr.. Tyson
could remove anybody without asking
Judge Bond-in fact, that all the en-
)lo,e> OF the company were already re-
moved, and that they held on only until their
successors were appointed, il, indeed, Mr.
Tyson chose 10 appoint anybody In thcir
places. General Wickham bad consented to
serve until Tuesday, when it would be de-
ermined whether or not he would be con-
inued in place as manager OF the road.
Mr.. AndreWs's opinion about the power
If the receiver to remove General Wickham
md others is somewhat different from Judge
Bonds.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Henry Tyson was formerly master of
of the Baltimore and ONO
-ailroad, and was at one time yice-presldent
IF the Erie railroad. He Is an engineer by
profession, and is said to have had large eX-
perience as railroad man. His brother,
James E. Tyson, one of his suretieS, IS
wealthy merchant of Baltimore. Washing
.on Booth, another of the sureties, is collector
Of customs for the port of Baltimore. Mr.
Small is rich Pennsylvania now residing
In Baltimore. Most, If not all, of these gen.
.lemep have in some manner been connected
with the Baltimore und Ohio Railroad Com
pany in times past. Mr. James E. Tyson a
few wears ago commenced suit in Lynch
burg court against the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio road to break up the consolidation.
in which effort he signalIy failed.
Judge Robert w. Hughes Is one OF the
udges Of the Circuit Court for the United
States for this district, but was not consulted
and bad no knowledge thai any motion fol
the appointment OF Il receiver would De
heard sooner than the 22d instant.
Mr.. Henry Tyson, the receiver. will make
his headquarters. Mr.. George
Fl. Chandler, of Baltimore, will act rs ht
counsel.
ORDER FROM GENERAL wIcKHaM.
On Saturday hight General W!ckham is
sued the following order:
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD COMPANY, J
VlcE.P PRESIDENTS OFFICE. :
RICHMOND, Va, October 8, 1915. )
To LAqents Chesapeake and Ohio Rnilr9ad
Company:
Henry Tyson, Esq, has been appointed
receiver of this road by order of Judge
Hugh L. Bond of the United States Circuit
l,ourt. He directs TINT all money collected
by agents be remi1isd in cash to j. Garrett,
cashier, and that no claim of any kind bt
paia by said agents.
Ton will obey this order, watch applies tt