The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-24
The Brown. Bonnell 4 Co. Case In Court
Great Excitement.

Wrehh k4ettement.
YOUNGSTOWN, January, 22.-The deyel.
opments in the Brown, BonneIl & Co.
stockholders war come fast. There have
been two adjournments Of the injunction
case. The excitement is running very high,
and is rising with the developments Of to-
day,'j the Smost important Of which
this morning, was the meeting Of the
stockholders not restrained by the order
OF the court and the holding OF an election
bythem. There were 1906 shares voted
out of the $1,000 shares that make up the
stock of the company, and this election
resulted in the choice of the fol-
lowing gentlemen for the ensuing
year: George, w.. Hale, George
N. Aver, Herbert @. Aver, H. b.
Bonnell, w. S. Bonnell. Peter NJ.
Hitchcock and James L. Bottsford. This
election was held on the advice OF attor-
neys that 1t would not be in contempt of
the restraining order OF court. { Iti q Bon
nell Board throughout, with the excep-
ton Of Herbert G. Aver. The election
was held at the office OF the
company, but the Chicago inter
ests did not participate in 1t, al
thought they were in an adjoining
rootn This addsto the complications of
the case, and will doubtless result in ad-
ditional litigation. At a subsequent meet.
ing Of the Board Of Directors then elected,
held Immediately after the Stockholders
meeting, It was decided to adjourn to
O'Clock this afternoon, when the officers
OF the ensuing year were to be elected.
Before the hour arrived the other inter-
est caused notices to be served on the
directors, enjoining them from proceed.
ing further. The hearing Of this latter is
fixed for February Sd. The directors
met, butsubsequently adjourned without
elechhg, officers. George W. Hale took
no part In this meeting OF stockholders,
nor has he acted as o director. The Aver
party will ask the court to place all the
directors elected and the stockholders who
voted, III contempt, for violating the order
OF the court In the injunction granted yes
terday.
When the case was called at four
o'clock this afternoon the counsel
for the Chicago interest took the
without standing in court, being in con-
tempt ptin~oonsequenCe Of the election in
the morning, and urged the court to re-
quire, them % purge themselves Of such
contempt. Ipf support Of. this position
the affidavit OF Henry ]. Higgins was read.
The affidavit sets forth that Henry O.
Bonncll, W. Scott Bonnell, James L.
Botstord, Robert McCurdy, Peter NJ.
tLitchcock,NJ. H.: McEwen, and others,
met rs stockholders OF the firm OF Brown,
BOnnellN K. Co, elected directors in con-
tempt OF an order OF court, made by Judge
Spear, torbidding George w. Hale and
Brown. Bounsll & Co. % hold such cleo
ton. The attiant further describes the
manner In which the election was held
and names the directors so elected. In
connection with this Henry o. Bonnell
and George w. Hale were arrested and
brought ints court on the charge Of con:
tempt ghelegal questions were argued at
soWe lengh when the defense submitted
the Affidavit Of George w. Hale, who
swears that he took kno part in the election,
and that he has had nothing to do
with the matter, bnt that he has faithfully
carried out the order OF the court. The
other parties alleSe, that they were not
restrained Here followed one Of the
most searching cross.examinations ever
heard, it being conducted by Colonel
Crawford, OF Chicago. The only point he
made, howeyer, was that Hale heard what
| ftte Others who took part in the
meeting told about it, and be knew
OF the ticket 10 be voted for. Court ad'
journed for one hour to 0 ?. N. As no de.
cision OF this preliminary hearing will be
reached &c. hight, the hearing Of the main
question, that OF the injunction, was con-
tinued. Since, the exciting Stirling mur'
der trial, the court house has not been sc
crowded nor the excitement run SO high