St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-03
Prominent Attorneys in Railway Case
Have a Lively Tilt Before the
District Judges.
The Travelling Men Indignant at IN
necessary slurs Cast on Their
Good Names.
How and Why the Mill City Was
Named--Gossip From the Club
Houses.
Horticulturssts In Session--A Temple
OF Go6--Gathered in Police Cir
cles--Notes.
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Distinguished Lawyers Call Fac
Other Hard Names i'm Court.

D1sunR uiShed Law yers cali Each
Other Hard Names i'm Court.
The legal fight that has been in progress
between the Minneapolis 81 ST. Louis and
the st. Paul. Minneapolis g. Manitoba Rail-
road companies ever since last spring again
bobbed to the surface yesterday in the dis
trict court. The court five weeks ago
granted the petition of the Minneapolis g.
st. Louis road TO acquire by condemnation
right of way giving it connection with the
st. Paul 81 Northern Pacific tracks, cross
ing the ManitOba's tracks at First street, in
North Minneapolis, and fixed upon yester-
day as the time when the form Of the order
granting the crossing and the appointment
of the commissioners would be considered.
AT O'Clock in the afternoon Judges KoOn,
Lochren and Young expressed their willing
ness TO hear the counsel for the opposing
roads There was quite an array of legal
and railroad talent on baud, which included:
j. j. Hill. president of the Manitoba; w.
III. Truesdale, vice president Of the Mime
apolis d. st. Louis; j. w. KendriclI, chief
engineer of the st. Paul & Northern Pa
citic; Col. r. c. Benton of Minneapolis,
Judge Flandreau and Judge Young of st.
Paul, counsel for the Manitoba; J. d.
Springer, E. NJ. Wilson, counsel for the
Minneapolis 81 st. Louis.
Mr.. Springer presented to the court a
proposition that the single track which is
to connect the Minneapolis & st. Louis and
Northern Pacific roads, shall cross the
Manitoba tracks at First street north on a
grade.
Col Benton, for the Manitoba, asked that
the Minneapolis q st. Louis should either
tunnel under or bridge over the ManitOba's
tracks. If the latter course was chosen the
Manitoba would build the bridge at its own
expense. An exceedingly animated discus
sion followed and it developed that the at
torneys had held a conference on Saturday
at which the Minneapolis 81 st. Louis had
submitted a plan of its proposed grade
crossing. Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Wilson
each charged that the Manitoba had acted
IN BAD FAITH
as it neither objected nor agreed to the plan
and now comes into court at the last minute
with new proposition.
After an acrimonious debate. the court
threw the proposition for bridge aside as
impracticable and the attorneys for the
Minneapolis & st. Louis turned their rhetor-
ical guns loose on the tunnel scheme. Mr..
Wilson denounced the plan as imprac-
ticable, and grew somewhat pointed in his
remarks. When he finished Col. Benton
said: Il object to having the counsel
charge that we are all liars and thieves"
But | didn't say that, colonel" an
swered Mr.. Wilson, turning red.
What did you say, then?" yelled Ben
ton.
''You know what L said without being
told" replied Mr.. Wilson. But here Judge
Young raped the lawyers down.
Mr.. Springer, who followed, was even
more severe than Mr.. Wilson. He ques-
toned the truth of j. j. HIPS te ,timony to
the effect that the grade crossing would cost
the Manitoba $3.50. 900 and didn't think Mr..
Hill knew what he was talking about, tor
Mr.. Marvel, his general manager, with
railroad experience of twenty-five years,
had confessed his inability to form any esti-
mate of the probable damage.
THAT'S FALSE"
Numbered Col. Benton, swinging his fists
over his head, while satanic scOwl lighted
up his not altogether angelic countenance.
Its the truth, T" yelled back Mr.. Springer,
pounding the clerks desk at which he
stood. Il don't care who swore to that
statement. j. j. HILL nor no other man
living. can estimate the damage"
81 object to this language" said Col.
Benton to the court. These men have
continually insulted u.s."
''You people who are
GLIB AT CALLING OTHERS LIARS
should be able to take little of your own
medicine" retorted the doughty Springer.
''Oh go on with the business" said Judge
Young from the bench in a manner that in
dcated that the wrangle was wearing out
his patience.
Continuing. Mr.. Springer repeated his
charge of bad faith on the part of the Mani
toba. As to the question of danger brought
up by the respondents as an objection to a
grade crossing, there are over 100 roads in
the country that carry 100 passengers and
100 tons of freight to the Manitoba's one that
have grade crossings, and such thing as an
accident never occurs. The bridge plan he
denounced as a Munchausen dream. The
crossing would be twenty-six feet above
the grade and would divide the Northern
Pacific yard into valley. If the tunnel is
adopted the crossing will be on a level with
the river and will be turned into a regular
drain.
81 wish the counsel would say more and
talk less" said Col. Benton as Mr. Springer
concluded.
''Ill never come to you to learn any,
thing" answered Springer. Here Judge
Koon said, Gentlemen, we will hear you
again on this matter at 9 o'clock next Sat-
urday morning. In the meantime you must
furnish each other with profiles of your pro-
posed crossings, and come prepared to settle
the matter definitely one way or the other"
Court then adjourned