Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-26
FIGHTING VANDERBILT.
Pennsylvania 5 sAiLsoAo "As.
Preliminary ialsncti0as Granted For
bidding the Traasfer - the
Vanderbilt interest

HARalssU4s, Aag. 15.-fhis evening Attor-
asy -eensral cassidy Appeared before Special
Jsdze "a. h. sadisr, Of Cumberland
eoantg and apphsd TOR a preliminary IN
lanesioa forDIdding the proposed transfer Of
NE south Psansy lsania Railroad - The
Pennss iyania RAILROAD Company. toiio~-
Dz is = synopsis ~ tie petitions presented.
The Commonwealth " Dsylsania ssrsas
ths Northern Central Railroad, tls South
Psnnsg lvanIa Railroad, iiiam H. Van
dsrbiit. William K Vanderbilt, Ham
uton Mex Is0mbleY, Andrew
Carus4ie. Darius ID. Mills. oliver III. Payne,
Va. G. whitney, ). b. klkins, Henry G.
frck, Abrim > Hewitt, T.. fsfgusOns Ja--
B. Houston, heury Phipp-, Jr., Benz. L.
Jonrs, Geo. d Magee. John ChalfaBk. l.
X. sheldon. jas. ". fsilOss. executor Of
Augustus >cheH idscsa-sedj, the stoekh0id-
srs Or subscribers OF stock Of 10 south
fennsy wanna Railroad Company. Geo. b.
Roberts, Frank Thompson. j. Pisrrspont.
Morgan B Drexei and Morgan Company.
After fg'l recirt. 0f fhe faets which Led %
the steps taken ~ the Attorney Oienerai the
blil eioses With prayers asking Tor relief A.
follows
First That the said defendants and every
one Of them Is required 10 make full dis
premises aud particularly OF all negOtIa-
tloI-, contracts and agreements by writing
or verbal pertaining % the sale and transfer
OF stock 1r Interests ia the south Fenu-yl
yania Railroad b William Ii. Vanderbilt
anu the other stockholders within named. or
the transfer Of control Of
the stock property and franchises
of said company % the Pennsylvania Rail
road COMPANY. or 20 the Northern Central
Railroad Company or any other corporation
or person M the interest or benefit OF the
Penney yivania Railroad Company, or North
ern Central Railroad Company, or either.
Second-lhat a decree De entered decree
ing all such negotiations. contracts, or agree
ments. whether b ia writing or parole, 10 be
null and void ~ against public policy and IN
violation ~ the constitution or Penn-y lvanla-
Third That said Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. Northern Central railroad com
pany. or every other railroad company whose
road r. leased 10. operated or In any manner
controlled By either che Pennsy ivania Rail
road Company or Northern Central Railr )ad
Company be- restrained by Injunction pre-
hminary until hearing and perpetual
thereafter. from purchasing directly or IN
directly or obtaining IA any manner control
Of stock. franchises and property OF the
south Pena=y Ivsnis Railroad Company or
from guaranteeing or IN any manner becOm-
ing responsible for either principal or inter
eet of any bonds or other obligations OF the
Sguth .'eua-y lvants Railroad Com pany or
any other corporation issued or % be issued
and delivered 20 said ". II. Vanderbilt a. a
confederation FOR -aid sale on trsnsfer
OF stock or interest therein a aforesaid
Fourth That said W IA. Vanderbilt and
other defendant stockholders OF the South
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and such
other holders or subscribers OF said stock A.
your attorney may show 20 have entered into
or become parties 10 the bargain or agree
msut aforesaid shall a defendants hereto
bs re<trainsd by Injunction from transfer
ring 10 said PennSy lvania Railroad Company
or Northern Central Railroad Company or
any other corporation or person IN the III
terest OF SAID two iast-named companies or
az the instance Os sait companies shares OF
took or In terssts owned By them IN said
south Fenasy lvania Railroad Company.
Fifth-That the south Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. ~ officers. agents and ser
wants he restrained by injunction, a. afore
said. from issuing or. II issued, from
deiiveriux to said Wm. II. Vanderbilt and
other defendants any Obli cations Of sUch
company in the transfer and sale by them %
The Penn-y igania or Northern Ceutrsl aud
that said bonds and other obligations 80
is-ued or to be- issued and delivered. be
iecrsed to he in violation Of the
Constitution Of Psnnsy WANNA. Illegal and OF
no binding force.
sixth -rhai such other and further relief
may cs granted. a. the court may see 70 oe
right ana proper.
a preliminary Injunction vas granted by
Judge Nader rsrurnable september : 4
bill in e,iuity WIS also flied m case Of the
Comruouwea lth -. The fepnay lvRuiR Rail-
ROAD Company Tyrone g Cleardeid Rail
road Company. Bald Eagle Naliey Railroad
Company. Northern Central Railroad Com
psny Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Com
pgny feech Greek Ciear6eld e south West
eru Railroad Company. ~. II. Vanderbilt.
Cornelius = Nsnderbiit. " r. Vanderbilt. Geo.
Nsgse Fal Brook Coal Co. Chsuncey VI.
Depew J. NJ Toncey. j z. Chambers. G. q.
Clarke H Mex. Twombley, stockholders IN
said Beech Greek. Garfield : southwestern
Railroad Company. Geo. Roberts. J.
Pierreport. Mo-zan 81 Drexei. Morgan
Co. The prayer IN this case
II similar tn fhe foregoing. and urges that
the Proposed transfer ~ the Reach Creek
Railroad Co % the Vanderbilt interest II
prohibited fs unconstitutional. and against
public policy After carefully going through
vplunfuous documents. The nudge aisO
grsDtei an ininncsion in the latter case.
returuabie che same dsv sept :.