The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-27
NEW YORK.
suit Against the Western Union.

Suit Against the Western Union.
New YORK Dec. 26.-The suit of VIM s.
Williams on behalf of himself and others
against the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny and others, was up In the Superior Court
to-day. This suit was brought to set aside the
agreement between the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, the Atlantic & Pacific Tele-
graph Company aud others. Counsel, in his
opening, said he would ask leave to embody in
his complaint the fact that the Western Union
company was now about to declare dividend.
Counsel for the company said he would make
no objection TO this being put in the complaint.
Counsel for plaintiff insisted that an injuDc-
ton should be granted to restrain the payment
OF the dividend after the close OF argument.
Ii the injunction was not granted Immediate
iy he declar that all dividends woul be paid
out bofore 3 o'clock this afternoon. Counsel
for defendant read the affidavit of President
Green OF the Western Union Company, stating
that II the dividends should be restrained the
hoiders OF stock would suffer great loss aud
damage by reason of the Injunction and far
greater loss would result by reason of the de-
probation OF the stock held by yarious stock
holders. Counsel affirmed that Williams only
purchased Western Union stock for the nnr.
poses OF making his complaint in this oction
After further argument recess was taken
Counsel for defence read the affidavit of A
r. Brewer, secretary of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, to the effect that the
transfers OF stock upon the conn any's hooks
we're SO numerous it would be impossible To
make distinction between stock that was le-
gally issued and that which it was claimed
was illegally issued. Counsel contended that
the stock was valid, and the court could NOT
restrain the company from paying dividends
upon it. The contract which has been entered
into between the three companies was binding
upon all parties. Even If it should be set aside..
the dividend having been declared, each
-vs~<.iA..l.lor cuufdBrgfn action to recover If it
is not paid. Counsel for defendant read an
affidavit made by President Green, in which
the latter alleges that all the actions of the de-
PENDANTS regarding the consolidation agree
ment were justified by law.
On both motions papers were submitted and
the court reserved its decision.
Convicted of Passing Counterfeit Bonds.
In the United States District Court to-day.
Selah G. CARL was convicted of uttering and
passing counterfeit United States bonds to the
amount of S57 900. These bonds were suppos-
ed to be the proceeds of the Manhattan Bank
robbery and several out of town burglaries
CARL obtained loan on them of $42 900 from
national bank in this city. The prisoner
was to-day sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment.
The Sunday Closing League.
Cooper Union was but partially filled at the
meeting of the Sunday Closing League, in ia
vor OF the penal code, tonight. A large num-
ber of the audience was not in sympathy with
the ideas OF originators of the meeting, and
frequently interrupted the proceedings with
hisses AmJDg the speakers we're Charles
Tracy, Judge Noah Davis and Judge Foucher
The Womans Cooperative Dress Associa-
ton Insolvent.
The Woman's Cooperative Dress Association
has been declared insol vent, and Jud go Pratt
at tho instance of nine stock holders, to-day ap.
pointed receiver.