, 1880-03-17
THE COURTS.
oolnIon of Judge Drummond on
Intervening Claims.
NJ. Telegraph War Is Transferred to
- This City.
\, ltlaalte & Patl1c Alter Tho baltimore + Ohio
and American Unlou.

ses,tI sssous as to tho rights Of intervening petit
as.ers for material and supplies IN railrond
MI. wns bill fl1cd in tho fatl of 1874 l,y tho
h,ls!etSpa sre Ind heon prior mortgages on tl!Gernnt
pasties Interested tho bnnlh9lioral were nndo
e99aS e9Ea1as y paT1es ,vo ieI eas @ op iaSar
9e,MnoiIca, 9M anil materials. Tho bontlhnl!snrs II.
hH f fopeeso pstTSsss sen eao M S
I'D ssppontcd BY tho Court. who ttok possession
Ssy. ls74 and since thon tho property @ hns
sse ia Y eeooi,sodae o nortFaso wcrc also tristevs
:, no tho pgior morten8es. Theae intervening pc-
sons oro for labor md ,sN,pncs f,91snc'
sos Tester, who took proof. md Inns filed re:
mi M allowing large number OF tho claims; and
tho flrmntion Of Tint report ot,netonnsh nn, hayo
sa sS,t ycar, and before tho Receiver took 1oacs-
son a Il Tic rNlwny, tho Company Issued eertil-
etc. o1 Ind lSTso pofton se' os tic oas con
rhera M was an order entered ty tho Court whs
sGJidAtcd mortgn9o, dirootinR. tho Receiver n.l
4 the not earnings OF the rn!d to pny all cort!n.
e @ na otoe n, o9aGGs VA a'a ThG n
tnaI tan4n,hed sneo nc I'll tho 1st ty Of Jannary, 1s7a.
~ ee9a tnai tns V SsGr tem "s Y n tSo
sssc and that tho parties to tio prlor mort.
ssres nro mot hound By this ot1!er; H,lt II eccA
Sourt took Jurisdiction Of Tho cnso, wh!lo tho
psrtics thon In court wore Clearly bound " Y,
ii parties who came Into tho litigation niicr.
the rolicy which had been prescribed hy tho
Court in relation to tho payment Of tho lnbor
md gpiy 9ams 4 an Y 6rne inet m ,f n X ,1S ta
Gourt At tho tnstanco Of tho first 'nortEngcca.
Then II would follow. under Tho r,e Of TIC % sil-
ha romrt having n discretion fl relation tn tho
tsupointment Ut of ltcceycr, and tho right to pre-;
bU on what tcrms the npP"',t'ncn,s ,ot so SGa
ft soit drinE tss Prearess q t,s li,iSat'on, anl
sTotoF M ~ tha as ort s9n'sE Md ~ ts s IL to
manner thore pointed out. lint, independent Of
Ill, ss understand tho fnotaof tho easc. rn1cr
ths cnso already referred to. thcso claims would
mpayabe out Of tho net earnings Of tho road
ID consequence either, ot those car,t''ga having
formet SUa ID and supplies and natorlals furn!se to
the discharge Of n portion 0f tho inlobtctii,eAs
tae on tho or 6y II nc ~
md permanent Improvement Of tho RAILWAY.
thns addlng to tho security Of tho nortgnHccs;
iaa as e!ont e M oet I Tic duo On teso var
Ishali, therefore. ovorr.,lo n,l objections Of
port Of TIC Mastor. ni,d hold TINT thoso claims
ehould bo paid, hut Ishnll mt allow ntnrtst ni
those ca otwttstgng . th he seos ee1 'y-
lbo. Whore claims haye been trnnsterrcd ~
tho original parties to whom thoy wore dnc. ! nna
' sca5 sogf oHyp ssa has oe @ o
et tho opinion that tho fair Inference
% sss asoso tes os tsstfse o eea @ for @ or sapss
and mntorlals furnished to tho RAILWAY n i,li,
ho!s md Indiana. md I cannot sny fhat IN nth ths
case this ts necessarily erroneous. This Waa q
contract made by tho Company after tho lien Of
ee ortgaEcs haA 9pertea 81 ta ng 4 Hno 9a
By ali partic8 tho employees and tho material
@ s on M S9 &C., 5 hs n' ho on ara ae
ments which havo been mAdo by tho counsel ior
hs mGTgagess thoy DO not Hrcce fa ftg S!ow 10y
eIu they Rblo to Withdrnw this case from tho
principles which tho Count nns e cat1 hc
road % Ire e IL 30 appled primarily to tho payment
of tho employees Of tho Company md Of tho
amounts due for supplies and materials tut Iur-
mcuts tho earnings nro diverted either to tho
payment at whnt Is duo to tho 1nortRnKrea or
io or bet:orS9nfa ,n9 Rcea Ronf
Gt CO. THaieh il Is the dnty ot tho Court to SEQ
: enforced.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEL
EGRArIr.
Thu Telegraph war which hns bccn going on IN
tho East reached Chicago In good cRrncst, and
was lnauguratod by bill 1led In tho Circuit
Court by tho Atlantic Pacific Telegraph Com.
pany a9njust tho baltimore & Ohio llAilro1t
i,omnnrv nnh tho American unIon Tclcerapt
s'ray ""u .. .as.a.".e., ~ sortr;r .o,orront
lines. Aftor giving m account of the dlGeren
hra1ches Of tho baltimore & Ohio 1soad, tho bill
6ots out that tho railroad before 1876 wins In pos
Desslon Of n line Of telegraph poles aud wircs
and N tho Inter part OF $50 M =!
hllcrOd, the AttantiO d pnci0p TcleRrupl
Cnmnnnv on,erct fnto ncrotjntions with tn
semps' % ot.oo. 49,. ~. .,.rt ~ n,,+ ~, toIc
snlifoao company 1oT tno s,8u. " put Wy .otS
9rnph-polos and construct lines along tn
branches Of ratlroad owned or operated by tn
dnfondant Tho comnIatnnnt states IL tiors no
Inn,n %naN% W. IL ttsn on"ro,ot, 1,v ~
1uom Ro~ muon " .no h'to opoan'Iu -. -
baltimore & Ohio Rond waB owned by 1t, pu
claims tho lattcr controlled MI tho limos operate
byit n TINT a hnt tho mower tn nray,t tho rlgh
~ MT ~ -s,ss s~,rr tha rooa.1,aI NJ tbnen aev
op"s up Poles h'onK tuo tu"an1u ', " nuoS0 o. \
cral railroad.lines, anu string wires upon sue
poles as had boon previously put up. Tho nc
ROTATIONS woro carried on by r, T. Ecker
Prc.;d,rt ~ 49,, Atlont,n b Tccino Telegram
c cs W tuu x.t.s'..o ~ cs....,". ..,a ~, -.
Vompany, on hnhnlf Of his Company' ana on oc
half Of tho baltimore & Ohio by John W. Garrot
md John kim, Jr,, President and Vice Pres
dort r".naa.s,.oj. ~ th"t rood. and ,,n,r,
GsnS' ltapEOllfGIys y! Lh% AoMst e.tn asooN.