Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-15
GEN. ALExANDER's AFFIDAVIT.

w. w. Gordon ct al, compliments, and
the Ocean Steamship Company Of Savan-
nah and the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company of Georgia ct al, defend
ants.
Personally appeared Edward Porter Alex
ander, one of the defendants in the above
entitled cause, who being sworn ssysi That
as one OF the directors OF the Ocean Steam
ship Company Of Savannah, and also of the
Central Railroad and Banking Com
psry Of Georgia, 1t is not his pur-
pose or intention to assist in any
way, nor to give his vote to make any
other use of the paper called certificate of
interest, and attached to complainants'
amended bill as Exhibit ''F, " except to re-
tain It in the vaults of the Central Railroad
and Banking Company as evidence Of the
future aud permanent action Of the Ocean
Steamship Company as to the use and dis
position of its profits from year to year and
the recognized basis Of such future action.
That it is not true as averred in COM
plaipants' bill that 1t is the intention of this
deponent as such director to vote for or In
apY manner to assist In the disposal or
transfer Of said certificate of interest or to
divide the same among the stockholders of
the Central Railroad and Banking Company
or of the Sou hwestern Railroad Company,
or the stockholders of any other company, or
to transfer to or divide the same among any
other persons whomsoever. But on the
contrary, 1t is the purpose and intention of
this deponent as such director to take no
further action whatever IN reference to
said certificate Of interest during his term
Of service, but to give his vote and his
influence to retain said certificate of interest
In the possession of the Central Railroad
and Banking Company, where 1t now Is,
without any transfer or division of the same,
as a fit and proper basis OF settlement from
year to year between the Ocean Steamship
Company OF Savannah and its stockholders,
the Central Railroad and Banking Company.
Z. 2. ALEXANDER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by
Edward Porter Alexander, who Is persou-
ally known to me to be the identical person
named IN, and who subscribed the foregoing
instrument Of writing, this Sd day of March,
A. d. 1882 n. K. WILSON,
Commissioner for Georgia in Louisville,
Kentucky.
An affidavit from Mr.. T. NJ. Cunningham
was read, stating that he had received q
certificate of interest Issued by the Ocean
Steamship Company, as Cashier OF the
Railroad and Banking Company. that at the
meeting of the Directors the following
morning he exhibited the certificate and
informed them how it came into his posses
sion; that no action was taken on 1t, and
that he then returned it to his vaults, where
1t now remains.
After the reading of all these papers,
argument was opened by Mr.. r. G. Erwin,
who was followed by Judge Chisholm, for
the complainants, and who spoke up to
o'clock last evening, when court took
recess until 10 q. m. to-day.
1t is probable that the entire day will be
taken up with the argument, and It is not
likely that any decision will be rendered
before tomorrow. When the case closes
we will endeavor to present the principal
points In the arguments Of counsel for COM
plainants and defendants.