Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-03
CEHSURING A CORPORATION.


just rebuke was recently administered
to the Cotton Land and Water Company,
in a case in which T. A. Raynor and
others purchased from w. A. Conn 90
600 acres of land near Cotton, San Ber-
nardino county, for $4,000. The sum
of 81, 400 was paid down, and for the
balance they gave their joint and sew
eral notes to Conn. Subsequently Ray
nor transferred to the Cotton Land and
Water Company his interest in the
property, being greatly harrassed at the
time by his creditors. Raynor's CO.
tenants agreed to assume all the indebt-
edness of the co-tenantcy. 1t appeared
during the trial that the transfer to the
company by Raynor of his lands was
effected by Misrepresentation on the
part Of the company. Raynor claimed
that his transfer was only mortgage,
and the court below so held. Inpassing
upon the case the Supreme Court said:
"In my opinion the findings are sus-
tanned by the evidence. They sustained
q case of plan and palpable fraud on the
rights of Raynor, attempted to be car
ried out by means of the cloaked ma
chinery of corporation-a common re-
sort in these days to accomplish fraud;
a course of conduct which deserves and
should receive on every occasion, when
it appears before it, the rebuke of every
department of the Government, and I'M
stinted public and private censure and
condemnation" The judgment of the
lower court was affirmed. This is good
plain language from the Bench, and
pleasing variation from the general de-
cisions in cases where the court bows
humbly before the corporation, and al
lows the poor man to seek justice else
where. Corporations have been SO sue
cessful in courts that they do not hesti-
tate to litigate cases where their attor-
neys must know that neither law nor
justice gives them the slightest claims
for recognition.
"
It has been rumored in certain quar-
tiers that the pOstOfice authorities were
not pushing the Star route investigations
as fast as had been promised, and that
the inquiry was not to be directed
against certain parties high in political
position. Postmaster General James
had his attention called last week to
these stores, which have found their
way into print. ~ can only assure you |
and the public that there is not a shadow |
of truth in the rumor. No one is to be |
spared, but as 1 said in my speech in
New York the other day, we shall go to
the bottom of the matter. No one will |
have any special investigation or chance
to be whitewashed, but each one must |
take his chance with the rest. 1t does
not matter in how high position any
one may be who is found guilty, all will
be dealt with alike. The circulation of
such stories is part of the tricks of the
ring"
Six trained horses on exhibition in
San Francisco, are remarkable for having
been taught by kindly means. In proof
of this the trainer uses no whip in
making them do their tricks, and they
will readily obey stranger. The gen.
eral belief of trainers of beasts is that |
they can only be controlled through
fear.
Count Henry Won Arnim, the Prus-
sian diplomat, whose death of an
some tive weeks ago, is said to
have left papers which will vindicate
his memory, and clearly prove that the
charge of treason, on which he was
convicted and sentenced to five years.
penal servitude, was false accusation.
John Draper, living with his wife
near Mono Lake, amused himself one
day last winter by beating her till she
died. He was sentenced to five years
and half in the penitentiary for it, and
has just been taken to San Quentin by
Sheriff Showers, of Mono county.
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