The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-07-04


CANNED GOODS LITIGATIoN.-The magnitude
of the canned goods industry in Hartford county
and the disastrous result of last years opera
tiOns have caused a considerable amount of liti-
CATION and number of new and important le-
gal questions have come up before the courts
for adjudication. The attachment case of the
Patapsco Guano Company against Samuel Will
son, was noticed in The Aggis last week. The
case was resumed before Judge Walters on
Friday, and after several preliminary motions
were overrued by the court the case came up
on its merits, the point being to ascertain the
ownership of 1000 cases of canned goods al
tached in the hands of Mr.. Wilson.
The latter testified that he sold the goods 10
K. b. Mallory u Co., of Baltimore, last Septem-
Der, giving them a receipt that the goods should
be stored in the canning house where they were
packed, subject to Mallory ~ Co.'S order The
attachment was laid subsequent to the alleged
sale.
Mr.. Randolph, of the firm named, testified
that the goods were shipped, by Wilson, upon
the order of the firm, to a customer in York,
Pa, after they were attached of which fact
Mallory " Co. claiming to have had no notice.
On Monday the case came up again Argu-
ment was heard on two pleas submitted by the
defendant, claiming that the property belonged
to Mrs. Wilson. The pleas were admitted, and
the case continued at the request of the plain
tiff's counsel until next Monday.
Monday morning Deputy United States Mar.
shal Meihling, under a writ of replevin issued
out of the Uhited States Court at Baltimore,
broke open the locks of the Hartford Furnace
canning house and taking possession of 5000
cases of canned goods claimed by II. X. Thur
Der ~ Co., of New York, placed a Waterman in
| charge of the house.
| The goods were canned by Thomas j. Oliver
| to whom Thurber & Co. advanced $4, 200
| taking his collateral note and a storage receipt
| for the goods, under the terms of which Oliver
was TO deliver the goods to the order of Thurbe
~ Co., only. Oliver had rented g ore house ant
the canning house from the Hartford Furnace
| Company, and was indebted to them for rent, ant
for tomatoes. The company issued a distraint
The Sheriff seized and sold the store goods but The
canned goods were not offered. Recently Olive
made deed of trust ofall his property to Messrs
Harlan q Webster, attorneys for the Furnace
company. IhurDer " Co. then endeaVored Il
get possession of the goods under their storage
receipt, and failing in this, procured writ o
repleyin from the United States Court, unde
which Deputy Marshal on Wednesday of las
week took possession Of them, breaking tn,
locks and putting his own locks on the build
ing. The keys were given to Major A. NJ
Hancock, agent for Thurber u Co. The mex
morning the goods were replevined from Majo
Hancock, under proceedings in the lIarfor,
county court, and Sheriff Walker, upon goins
to the place, found the United States Marshal
locks gone and the doors open. He accordingl,
again took formal possession and gave tn,
goods into the custody of MIR. J. Thos. Webster
agent for the Furnace Company, from whom
they were again repeyined by the Deputy Mar
| shall, who now holds the fort.