Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-17
77EzE TExT1GTOr1 rTHIIIaENCEF SATURDAY. MARC

mcpt being against Washington township III
| said Lafayette county. and that shch per oep'' y
his said Judgment shall be evidenced by a COM
nromise bond or bonds on the terms asreea apon
A. Aforesaid. That said county court mas ats"
| times since the ratification of said COMPROMISE
by vote Of the people aforesaid. and still isreaoy
| and willing to execute and deliver 10 sart rei".
tor compromise bonds for his said Judgment
| strictly in accord ance with the terms ana CON
| dit,ons Of said compromise and upon no DINER.
That the county court Of said. county, and the
neopls of said county have and do regard the
| compromise made at st. Louis as Aforesaid Is
final and conclusive, and by that compromise
entered into at the earnest SOLICITATION
of bond = holders and bond attorneys
| and at great expense TO the Peop'e
they propose to stand. These rsspon-
| dents further state that they bring here Into
court the minutes and proceedings Of said meet
| ing held at the city of st. Louis as Aforesaid
and respectfully ask that the same may be READ
and made part of this answer and return. These
respondents further state that the railroad to
which relator's bonds were voted and subscribe
ed by said Washington township was never
built in any Of the counties or townships of the
state of Missouri. That said Washington town.
1 1Ulp Auo Aok -
ceive or derive either directly or remotely any
pecunlary benefit from said subscription Of satd
bends to said railroad, on the contrary. said
township and the taxpayers thereof have been
greatly damaged by the wrong and fraud prac.
ticed upon them by the originatorS oil this scheme
of pluuder and robbery. That considering the
equities Of said township and the circumstances
attending and surrounding the issuance OF said
bonds by SAID townships, as these equities and
Iacts were considered by said meeting atSt. Louis,
thees respondents respectfully submit that the
payment Of SIX per cent. of %relator's Judgment
In compromise bonds bearing 9 per cent. inter-
est is an extremely liberal offer and compromise.
| That by the acceptance of S7k per cent. of his
Judgment relator will recover and receive the
original amount paid for said bonds with about
8 per cent. interest thereon from the date Of In!
vestment. Wherefore these respondents respect-
fully submit that they are not In contempt OF this
Honorable Court. and ask to be discharged with
their costs. ,a. 81.
j. ". HARRISON. Justice.
J.. A. LOCKHART. Justice. I
J. A. PRATHER, Ex-Justlce.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this eth
day OF March. 1883. th,
II. C. GEIsBERa. Clerk.
Attest: H. c. GEIsDERa. Clerk. N..r. cad
Mr.. Kent admitted the facts alleged
in Mr.. Biackwelrs answer, but said.
that they were not binding upon his
client, who had not agreed to the terms
OF compromise. .....
The coHrt said that it would. OF
course, have to enforce its judgments,
aud require obedience thereto on the
part of the county judges, bat that In
ordering levies it could use Its discre-
ton. The court thought the plaintiff
should accept the compromise offered,
and that II he did not. while orders for
levies would be made, they would be
made only a little at q time, aud that
the chances were that the compromise
would be better for the plaintiff than
the way in which he would Otherwise
get his money. The court then told
the county judges that they might
return home. . 4 %-t .
In his treatment OF the county judges,
and in his language TO the plaintiffs at
torney Judge Krekel plainly showed
that he was in sympathy with the peo-
BILE Of the township, and approved Of
the compromise they have offered.
A.. nearly as he could do so without q
violation of bis duty as a Judge he de.
clared to the bondholders that he
would do all he could to compel them
to accede to the terms Of the compro-
mise. ..s .t..r q
The result of the case was a decided
victory Tor the township, aud up to the
time the judges left Jefferson no order
had been made at the Instance of the
attorney for the plaintiff. We hope
Mr. draper may conclude to cease his
litigation and accept the terms which
SO many others of the Townships credi.
tors have agreed toll this matter could
be closed up, the new bonds would be
as good as English coneols, and the
whole business would be in better
shape for all parties to 1t.
Since the receipt of Mr.. Carter's let.
ter printed on the outside, which
reached US too late for last weeks
Issue, the bill regulating the inspection
and weighing of grain has been de.
feated, and that upon motion of a
farmer. The day will COM when the