The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
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The Greenville aud Columbia Rail,
road case has eiicited very great interest
during the progtess of the cause before
Judge Hadson last week. The facts
upon which the contest as to che yal;';ty
Of the recent sale rests arc clearly sci
| forih.in the following abatement by Mas.
ter n. D. Barnwell in his report to the
court: MS
During the course of the bidding, and
when the said w. A. Cotrtensy had bid
che sum of two million three hundred
and ninety.three thousand and sis hun.
droti dollars, {e2, ,863, ,600l the Master
Surprising ihht to DO tho highest bid,
directed tlie cFier 10 cease crying, and
received from { u o ons In the presence
OF tlie said W. a.. Coufsenny b paper
containing the following names aW r.
Clyde, i. NJ, Lpgart, Jos. Bryan, WA.
Montgomery" md having previously
written down tho amount OF the bid last
mentioned, wrote down the names hand.
cd To him ON the saie.book. And 3tthe
said jos, Bryan handed 70 the Mastsv u
package of money. set 9sl;
Immediately thereupnn, one ------ =.
Cummings, who had been bidding Oil the
said property for q long while In epposi.
tion to the said w. a. Conrtenav. da.
|manded that thG sale should proceed, and
claimed TO have bid higher amount
than the amount bid by the said w. a.
C0artenays #
The Master, upon information given 20
him by several impartial citizens present,
supported as &C. was by the gsnerat testi.
m0ny OF tho bystandefs, bscomitig
entirely satisaed that tho claim of sa,d
-- Cummings was true, and that the
aaid w. a. Coartenay was not entitled
10 bs considered the highest bidder al the
price aboye.namel, directed the sale to
be Continued at onces and having iinme.
diately eFossed.out the ilames he had
entered OH his books and the amount of
the bid, returned the package Of money
to the said Jos. Bryan. Al 8
& The entise episode did not take more
than one minute, except On the return
the package of money, the delay as 10
that being due 10 the unwilIipgness OF
tho Maater to pass about ia the crowd d
package pnrporting 70 contain. so large a
Sum efmnncy. &
The eaid Jos. Bryan, w. P CLYDE and
e. y. !. Logan being at tho, place .0f asle.
cEAiMed that iliasmuch es they hid pro,
dueed tho deposit snonaf that the saina
should bo required Of any other bidder
before his bid should DC received, md
tnlA delngsid, which waa frequently "a.
peated Dy the aaFne peraons during the
stlril lleg prog gFess os the bid ding, the AEas-
ter deplIning TO acceae TO, the sale was
proceeded Wissl, the property being nut
up ak the bid of hlF. lsonrtenay, namely.
two ,pail llloll thgee hnh6sea ana ninetY.
shgee th9uRanH Aix hnisdrea lie..iafs,
3 h.eh amount vas at once raised by The
Lfaih ..s.-s CutAtn lima "a Az. s..... .se 49,.
million thsss hundred and nine.y.iEsee
flinIlsasid lyen hundred dollars, and
dp9n Mg. Uoustenay replying with 4
higheS Bio, no AlF. CourLenay continued
20 bpl0fo to bid on The property alter.
Il9tely With the gaid Cummings until the
hid az a n.s9 All %. = I'M, W
property was knocked down to tlie saii
W.. n LpuEtenRy as nlreadg stated, and
upon tho Package OF money being hand.
cd 70! the Master. tll 3 aaid ". Al CouFte.
nay lFEg publicly dealaraJ 20 be tfia ptlFs
chaser Of the said pfnpnrty tgitbops pro,
teak OK objeetlon on tho psrs of nnv one
present, Nor from that tinae fnv@ard
until q very teSR deys prior to the 18th of
July ssha intimHtion gisenst0 the Master,
q aEy claim OF any person or pelsoFs
70 re the pGgchaeefs OF tho snia
lailgDad st any price less shau tho suEa
0ftHnsnIlllgp nIne hundred ana afxty.
tslres tlicnssnd ana four hundred dol. !.
lRgs
0F ulIfiile tnb bidding ems there any
ia ntilpatfon given thgE tina bidding by
lae. p0Hrf faney vfes GO one tirao III any
different ifltores sgorl what It was ss any
1slet time. ts sf On lsiB bid made Ia
open gnd ffe1pefie onsnitation with
n jiyd - Il ii ard IN tint Che
&c ffirst and jt WA on
llie bid neasiS III Ii ke sQRnne3 thst tho
/ ssns g HalIy ked goEa 10 him
q ita their c0l, s az tss D million nine
tlii5 ed Md SIX si-t t3olBai four
hundred delLasd Ijie
lnoHe3 eIs b lsiis sik ts.se
N tbs Is diaT. WIS tISa sans Dasg'
niye f money eiistii II 4 ssts b5itdea II
aSe 5eitFa Ass I. s Oss ,syail. b ialef
BE- iIltp on prod glcoI q on the iniif
ef sh ffasseT that tie last tid sgsa ths
Did ie slsae persons as the 0Re y
,gh icia tIl 4 5 e IA p0fAriiT sEopfsd
thhs Is boit ~ S9ssyf file same
isan aid asEed hetheF Il slc9|a d