Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-07
POSTPONED.
HdFtcO0d's Stock WiH Not be Sold Until
TIeSdGy Dee. Proceedings ia the
DiStric. Court Yesterday.

HGFtcOod's Stock WiH Not be sold Until
Tuesday, Dee. est Proceedings ina the
DiStric. Court Yesterday.
Owing 10 divers claims, insinuations, charges
and suspicious on the part of certain creditors
of n. 3. Harwood u Co., set forth in the affi-
davits filed with the clerk of the court Oh Sat-
urday last, Judge Nanderburg on that day, is
sued an In junction commanding the sheriff to
appear in court at o'clock yesterday sfter-
noon, and show cause why the sale should not
be postponed, and the manner of such sale ma
terially changed. At the appointed hour the
house was we'll flied by the attorneys of Har-
wood i Co.: and OF the creditors OF the firm.
n. r. Thom Pson, sheriff of Hennepin county,
submitted an affidavit denying one and all of
the insinustions, of plaintiffs and their attor
ueyS. He had never said that he
expected TO sell all the goods in one parcel.
He intended to sell the goods in strict accord
alce with the law, and in such manner as to
realize the largest sun. He further states that
he he's never refused any one permission to go
tkrcsgh the establishment and look over the
goods, but had only excluded people in general
from rambling about the buildings containing
ths stock.
Mr.. n. &. Ko0n, attorney for certain plain
titfs, made a long argument against the pro-
posed sale. lie said the goods are not nov in
any condition TO be sold to any advantage. The
purp0rt of the notice of sale indicates that the
sheriff intends to sell al the goods in one par
eel. He said there was nothing in the affda-
Fit of the sheriff to show that he did not so in
tend to dispose of the goods. He further
claimed that no satisfactory Inventory had
been made aud hat IL the goods were dis
posed of as they are Tow situated, the sheriff
himself couldn't tell within $500 600 as to
their actual worth. One man without an at
tachment Or'writ of Teplevln at his heels had
been allowed to see the goods. If the sale
takes place Is the sheriff has iutimated il shall
then Mr.koOn said iTreparable Jury would be
done to the creditors. he further argued that
the court should postpone the sale, fix the date,
and cause catalogue OF all the goods to be
issued for tie benefit of intending purc1as.
ers.
Counsel for defendants claimed that the
sheriff had neTer said that he intended to sell
the goods in one parcel. At this point there
was lively spSrring season b:tween the at
torneys of the respective sides, carried so far
that nearly everything one side advanced was
disputed Equaroly by the other.
Sheriff Thompson said, 81 don't believe l
ever said shall sell the goods in Il single par
eel; l might have said that / should like to
do So
After further discussion, Judge Yanderburg
said IL would be difficult to say inst where and
how the sale should be made and iust where
and how the parcels should be divided.
Mr.. Young, an attorney of st. Paul, made an
argument somewhat similar to that of Mr..
K10n, and said million dollars worth of goods
were set up for sale in such shape that no
Nan could judiciously bid npon them.
At this point Mr. j. K. Sidle, of the First
National bank, submitted an affidavit repell-
ing every charge of conspiracy, and claiming
that the firm was indebted to the bank to the
full amount of the judgment confessed by Mr
HARDWOOD.
It was here announced that owing to the
replevin suits now being made, G. postpone
ment of the sale was absolutely necessary, and
the attorneys for the creditors found that they
had spent much oratory upon a point that
had already been determined upon neces-
sity.
As result of the sparring noted above, an
other affidavit was thrust upon the attention
OF the court. Mr.. Fl. Ct. D. Morrison, attorney
for certain creditors, submitted an affida Wit
claiming that Sheriff Thompson had told
MIN that be should sell The goods in one
l1mD.
After much more talk upon the subject it
vas agreed 10 postpone the sale until Tuesday
the 2lst of December. The goods will then
Dc sold in lots; that is, the goods of the whole
sale house will first be disposed of, then those
IN the Bracket block, and so or until all are
sold,