The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-15
A SENSATIONAL SUIT.
a RECEIVER FOR THE W. &e.r. co.
Demanded b, four Large stoesso'a.n-oI'.atI''
faction with the Management Of the steam.
bo.ts Of the Line Leads to Suit Ia
Cbaps.ry-An Injunction Asked.

DEMANDED hy Fonr Large st0eAaOiuuA-"''s"'
faction with the Management Of the Steam
bo.ts Of the Line Leads to Suit 10
Cbaussry-An Injunction Asked.
sIFor several weeks It has been whispered
about In ce:tain circles that there was
trouble brewing among the stockholdeis OF
the Wheeling & PIkersburg Transportation
Company, which would probably terminate
in chancery suit looking to the appoint
ment OF a Receiver for the conpany's
property, and an investigation otit, affairs.
Among the dissatisfied stockholders, Charles
Muhlenan was prominent He was fo'-
merly President Of the Company, and under
his administration OF its affairs dividends
we're paid, small, 1t 10 true, but this 10 &C
counted for by the fact that during
that time the Courier, Express and Science
we're built from the .ecelpts oil the compauy,s
husinsSs. About four years ago Capt. @. II.
Booth became Presided, and since his cleo
lion no dividends have been paid. Capt
Muhleman also complains that In the Scioto
disaster trouble, and the litigation growing
out u It, he WAS never consulted a. TO the
policy OF the company, nor does ne now
know how much money has been spent or
what 1t was spent for IL connection with this
matter.
SUIT ENTERED.
The rumors referred to have been confirm
ed BY the filing OF q bill In chancery In the
Municipal Court OF this city by Messrs. R. q.
Barr and II, y. Cracraft, attorneys for Capt.
Charles Muhleman, Godfrey Muhleman,
Henry schmulbaCh and A. ". Voeghtly.
me bill recitSs that the company was incor-
porated In 1858, with capital stock OF $50. :
| 100, in shares VI 500 each, and at once e,.-
| tered upon the business OF steamboat trans
portation, in which 1t has since been engaged.
| II now owns the courier, Diurnal, Regular
lowing stockholders: @. h. Booth, 2GO
shares; ]. G. Muhleman, II shares; Chas.
Muhleman, llS shares; E. K. Booth, IL
shares; AZ. Pollock, share; Mary Jelly, IL
shares; James Stevens. 10 sharey; Henry
Schmulbach, % shares; James NJ. Gamble, ~
shares; a. ". Voeghtly, 10 shares, Frank b.
Booth, so shares.
rhn petitioners also represent that at the
last meeting OF the Board OF Directors Chas.
| II. Booth was elected President, Treasurer
and Superintendent, and F. B. Booth, secrt-
tary. At the Meeting held in 1881 F. b.
Booth, Secreisry, made statement showing
thnt the company was 10 debt IN the sum OF
SO, 900, but for what said debt was contracted
or 10 whom the SAME was due Is not known
definitely, By the statement made May Is,
1888, no suchindebteduess appeared, but how
the debts have been paid or wh-ther they
have been paid is not known. For several
wears tier the company was created 1t was
managed and controlled by President,
secretary or Treasurer. During this tins
four new boats were built and extensive re-
nairs yere made upon others, the prssident
snnerintendire affairs without any salary or
compensation. the affairs meanwhile being
csTafully and prudently managed, and large
nyof;ts were realized and dividends paid 10
the stockholders.
rIrp.v,o,,cr cuA1orp.
,,r ',s''.s. ,t.tC IT po,.h
the Dill goes no 70 sta'e .nG T.. 70 1c-6 poos wv
bought largely OF tue stoSk ~ lou auu
organized tne company a sun ha s p pmn ~
poses Az the sans leeuuE Ihe pVaiu VI
Directors created the QUO OF suPer ~
OF said corporation anu eiecIsa y. a. on Doosn
superintendent ~ salaIy u 9lVVo per
Rnnuni, which was Afterwards increased 70
ST. 0O. The pIaihuIs III u. sun oulso'ea AZ
the time and nave since 1890 GSscndd, pt '"eI'
objections nave pseu aisreeaIueu., Y. "a.
",,o th.'n-otes,s NJ these sioct holders whu
SoIS hat ne otfics ia nnneeessary and the
uy,u LA .aste ~ The cornorate finds The
sa.y .. ,isn cIa,m that M dividends have
a., uas5 a;noo Ss;J Poo,h and the nressn,
9 UN..d p ,.oL I'm nhsrea N
og Sao,s sTA Hnhism.n aIso comnlsins that
C1ptI haa''' : T,smhsr ~ ths R,arj Ls
mu'e o nj 1scs;rsd thrse notices. IN attend
,, as T' and thsss Al times when he oonid
nv. ha Srsssnt He has rom lained Of Ibis
hot ~. " r o saac. '
put !; a NJ IN n. hi, that n II Roott
"A Soa,S are doing hnsinesq a. mar
a nars az comm;ssion mero6ants. wharf bost
,aa "s I'D In otbsr bnsiness nj Tweif,h am
maee. sS Snd nrovisions AZ commission AMI
sEo oiseiI "u warcbsn,s srdsthen All IN trc
T TnoieSa,9 ,,ian Cnm,anv .beir snnniies ~
, .l,oii n.;as. phe nia,ntifIs slitra tbai
ul ies a,;a r. rnirst m tha otbsr stocEhoid
saon aSI IA n II Nos,b IN condnnt;no tha,
e,S s, a ~ INC hnsinesa vas eriltv Of miscon,
nn, u M VI, ,hs, T. Is imnropsr t1at bs shonld
u1. a -sn,a;r IN cbsrae n the AFFAIRS NJ Nh
~. ss. asM - Gomn,nv The cbarse hS
r peooth 4 son for wharisoe fos sacn
~ -, ~ ,So Ina ,snJ;,s at thar wharf ho AZ
\; %oa ai. VI o III ~ ~ "1e'' ~ -
a''' eO!'''I ~ =. THE y.v,1y,
"D ~ ~
ope " ,h ,Ie aS .s.ontt. IL emniovad nns
William Dillon as master and pilot
Of The steamboat Regular at salary
Of s7b per mynth, said Dillon being
N con,petent master and pilot and willing and
ia still willing to work for that sum OF money
ii mid superintendsnt would employ mate
which yEs. and ia NECESSARY for the conduc;
Of the affairs OF the oouipany, Instead oil
retsinipr said Dillon and engaging mate
or any other competent person, said G. Il
RooIb displaced D iIon and out Ia his place
Asa Booth. bis own SOD, at salary OF SIS pei
month as captain OF said boat and 800 Q
month as pilot OF said boat, and also EN-,
ployed a mate, thus oyefbprdening her with