The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
TROUBLOUS TIMES"
Another Contest in the Courtroom
Over The Chicago Times.
Mrs. Storey Designates Two Gentle.
men Whom She Wants APP
pointed TO Look Over the
Books of the Concern.

CHIcAGo Sept 8-The case of The Chi.
cago Times property has come up in court
again before Judge Knickerbocker on the
question of the appointment of qualified per
sons to examine into the affairs of the paper
The arguments We're opened by Judge Trum-
bull, who, after some Introductory remarks
about appointing in this instance some per
sons favorable to Mrs. Storey's interests,
read a lumber of affidavits This was Mrs
Storey's.
Your petitioner, Eureka c. Storey, respect.
iully represents that she is the wife of said
Hllbar +. Storey, and, such, deeply inter
ested IN the management of The Chicago
Anles newspaper, Of which he is the owner
and proprietor; and that for some time pre-
vlous to the appointment of Austin l.. Patter-
son as conservator OF the said Storey the
said Patterson had been in the management
and control of said newspaper estab-
llshment without the supervision and con.
troll of said Storey, who was unable for
consideral time previous to said appoint
ment to give the matter his personal atten-
ton; that she is desirOus and deems it proper
that an investigation of the management OF
said newspaper establishment during the
period aforesaid should be made, and shenow
makes application to your honor, as the wife
and next friend of said Storey, for permis-
sion to examine into the management of the
affairs of her said husband during
the period aforesaid; and she asks
that an order may be entered
directing the said Austin L. Patterson, con
servator as aforesaid, to afford her and such
competent and qualified persons land she
names Septemius Water and William Henry
Smith as such or either of theml as she may
employ all reasonable facilities for the exam
nation of the Office, books, files, papers and
all other matters connected with the manage
ment of the business of said Storey by said
Patterson during the period aforesaid
EUREKA c. STOREY.
BY LYMAN TRUMBULL, her attorney.
Aflidavits from VIM Penn Nixon, of the
Inter Ocean, and VIM. Henry Smith, of the
Associated Press, were also read, the sub
stance Of which was that Mr. Water was q
prop r person to appoint to the position.
Mr h. g. Assay, III addressing the court.
said the appointment Of Mr.. Patterson, rs
conscrvator of the Storey estate had been E
surprise to both sides; that from the stand
point of Mrs. Storey a dishonest man had
been appointed that therefore, strict ana
thorough investigation into the past methods
Of Mr.. Patterson was urgent, and that this
must he done by no one friendly to the per
son whose conduct was to be investigated.
Ii Mr. Patterson's management was found tc
have been a good one nobody would object tt
his conserVatorship, although he had heer
the principal opponent of his client dur
ing the late fight If, ON the Other
hand, dishonesty was proven against
him the court would have to say to the side
now triumphant: Hold on, gentIemen Thu,
far have you got, but no further shall yol
gon and then to depose Mr.. Patterson.
Mr.. Goudy, i'll answer to all these allega-
tions and insinuations, merely said that he
should ask time to reply to the above fom
atfidavits. On general grounds, though, hC
strongly objected to the appointment of either
of the two persons named Water and Will
lam Henry Smith, because they were inter
ested parties, and because they were liable tC
divulge their knowledge of transactions ant
occurrences of which they would become
possessed in their investigations, which wer,
things of a delicate nature and ought to re
main secrets of The Times office.
After some further conversation among
counsel and the court, in which the court re
marked that he would have no objection K
appoint Mr.. Smith on his coming into court
and stating that he would regard the exam
nation as a confidential matter, the case wa
postponed till Thursday next at l o'clock