National Republican., 1877-12-06
senator Patterson Discharged From Arrei

| senator Patterson Discharged From Arrest.
The Equity Court room was pretty we'll
allied yesterday morning by interested parties and
spectators desirous Of hearing the decision OF Just
Ice Humphreys in the habeas corpus case Of Senator
John J. Patterson. Of South Carolina: In addition
IN the relator the counsel both sides were In at
tendance, with the exception OF Attorney General
Connor, Of South Carolina.
His Honor made a lengthy and exhaustive re-
powers Of the writ and extent ola court TO make
investigation under IT, He concluded a. follows:
the conviction OF the innocent II 10 the duty Of
courts to set STILL deliberate and with civil pro-
cedure throw their protection In such direction
man be remanded to the body Of which he Is .
member That body is legally. constitutionally,
morally, INTELLECTUALLY cap.citated to dispose Of
this question involved and To condemn or acguit
discharge him from arrest Of this warrant for his
extradition. and the same Is hereby ordered"
The court adjourned and senator Patterson re-
ceived the congratulations OF his friends.
The Southern Maryland Railroad Company.
Mr.. L. @. Hine yesterday filed bill In
equity against John Van Riswck, f. N. Darling.
c. H. winder, and s. s. smoot in his behalf as A.
signee for value Of Judgment
The defendants Darling and wilder are residents
Of Baltimore, Nd, and the remaining trio Of this
District, and all Of them are sued rs delinquent
stockholders Of the Southern Maryland Railroad
Company.
",
principal place Of business In this District and
that day William Starr and J. W. Ridenour I'M
pleaded the company on the law side Of the court
In an action OF assumpsit for work done and mate
rials furnished and on the 18th OF January, 1875,
judgment was rendered against the company In
costs Of suit. On the 2Oth Of January Messrs
Starr and Ridenour, for value assigned 10 the com
planant as attorney for William A. Yates, an In
terest Of Sy7l6s In the judgment, and on January
1871, for value, assigned to the complainant said
on August TO- 1873, a writ of: seri Jacias. was is
sued and returned nuHd bona.
| AThis railroad company is unable to pay lis In.
debtedness utterly insovent aud tho complain
ant unable to collect the Judgment otherwise than
/ by the aid OF the court In compelling those who
ence between the face and par value Of the stock:
company therein, and the complainant knows Of
no other persons than the defendants who own
stock and are delinquent in payment therefor
duly organized,
THE CAPITAL STOCK
being not less than 81 00O0O0. divided into shares
Of 500 each which shall be personal property, and
Be II .hs default o % n,ov0,
porstion when ajudEnent has been recovered. the
Or holder by assignment o. 1000 shares Of this Iock
Darling Of 100 shares, winder Of 200 shares. snt
snoot Of 900 shares, on which there has not beer
. held by any of these defendants. Van Riswici
from the Organization Of the company to within sii
months was director In the company and chair
man OF the executive committee Smootwas presi
| dent Of the company and q member OF the board o
directors. and Winder was the secretary.
| The judgment was for material furnished In tn,
construction Of the road. The Indebtedness Of tn,
company Is believed to be about 5000 two
thirds OF which accrued for work done and mate
rial furnished while the defendants were Officer
, Of the company.
The plaintiff AYERS that the balance due In Val
, Riswicks shares is $4,000. smoots $4,000, Dai
lngs $50 900, and winders 1900; that his intcl
est In the judgment is 5000, aud holds the bal
nnce ~ attorney for Gates and the widow Q
RidenOur. He asks that an account of the stock Q
the road may be stated, how much has been pai
and still remains due on each share, and the d,
| PENDANTS he decreed To pay the amount unpaid o
each share Of stock held by them.
Restored to her Mother.
Justice Wylie, sitting in chambers yestel
day heard the habeas corpus Of the little
l Maggie McIlvane, which had been placed in tn
Washington City Orphan Asylum. Mr.. Carter Ma
! bury appeared for the mother Mary Richter, VIII
,, represented that the child had temporarily bee
put In the institution but now that she was able
support the child she desired to have her one
more at home. His Honor passed the necessar
order granting her the custody and control OF II
' girl,
q There was no objection on the part Of the ONCE
ofthe asylum TO giving the child up to her mothe
| and the only wish expressed was that they mgl
4 show how she came into the institution and the
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