Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-22

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ous OF ms ie&ai rght to construct said
IOao, ne suffered 70 the extent Of the
"" rs c'aameo.
mere are lorty-tw0 defendants in the
ease; VINO were represented yesterday
~ Mossls: Starr hueKles. Gen. Ben
l"'"in Duuer' hon: Cnauncey Shat
1cr' ana Cnarlee a. Albright are counsel
LOT Mr. Leisenrlng. When the case was
nlst Drought INTO the courts, partial
Ii esg was OBTAINED before Judge
Scnns'on, IN the February 1877 term
VI sne supreme court, but the death of
yyuuge yohnston stopped the proceedings.
1uoge D'atchIOrd Is now the sitting JUS
uce' oeiore whon, yesterday, an import
:'h' argument was made, AFTER the read
i,ns VI the complaint which covers near
y one huh9Fed ana NIFTY pages. 49,
Nou',sol ior Tue ueienoants entered
seielai demurrer the decision on which,
oy 'uage n'atcntord, IS looked forward
~ ; m,'a sle"' interes., as II Is q vita!
pU'i. ~ 'he regal controversy, and II
sranteu' may postpone active measures
ior .hfse years. ...ls
4o l,,'ie curiosity was manifested
""o"s the spectators III the courtroom
rs 70 VINO the "forty,two defendants
"re, o"s 'ne nominai defendants are
S"lu W pe 'le Land Gr"nt Railway ana
rus. company ana others. 1t was
known ey a lew, however, that the
na.ies vi some Oh our most prominent
cl.lze g one or TWO bankers and several
sse"lhs,'.p men, anu members OF lead
ing c'ups are ehroiied As defendants TO y
PieGe OF business winch 'sidenominated
III 1uuge AeiSenrlngs complaints as "a
GofIup! agreencht ana conspiracy TO
uelr"uu pleihti"' 'neir Just creditors,
the government ana the state OF Kan
sas =,
10 ascertain the ruin IN the matter,
u 'Nar reporter Salied last evening on
hr. Chauncey ohaHer ana found the
lawyer AZ nome. Mr.. ohafier'' asked
snG lepot.eI' ae you .. liperty; Us
solci'or ana counsei 'or the plaintlff in
TINS case; 10 give the names OF the forty
TWO gentlemen whom you are proceed.
Ing mga'hsH
! )" ihey are not oil individuals, re-
pied the lawyer;"l don't mind giving
the corporations, but you can't have the
private parties 20 inns case. Why, sir,
TINS VIII make the biggest sensation you
ever heard ofwhen 1t oil comes out. 1t
was just ms ~ client says, corrupt bar
gam for these parties to enrich them
selves upon the railroad property which
they took the contract tor the building
away from Lelsenrlng. Gen. Butler
had his eyes opened on the true inward
ness OF the Credit Mobiller rottenness
when no took hold OF this case; and he
proposes TO make things lively III con-
gress about 1t, TOO
What are the names OF the corpora
tionsY
"Ihey are me Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas Railroad company, formerly the
Union Pac!hc railroad, southern branch,
the New YORK warehouse and Security
company, the New York ana Ca'i!ornia
vineyard company, . pretended rail.
ROAD organiz"tioh IN rehhsy'vana, ana
several oranch roads connecting with
the present racine roau.
FOR an answer 20 I"rner inquiries,
mr.. Sh"tIcr handed the reporter copy
o. Judge Aelsenr,ngs complaint OH,
rom wn'cn inc lo!low'n9 history OF the
contr"c. gwen 10 the p'sln''n u ~ken:
ny g'i!s Oh goverhinent Iands from
congress IN 1907, over szo.UV,UV worth
OF Donds ana STOCKS were issued or were
TO pc issueo Tor the Dt1ildiny OF railroad
70 tne racine ocean. -,
many OF these were received ny coun-
ties OF Kansas, Mnile the entire franchise
ana ProPel'y o'sno Union racine oouln-