New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-23
JUDGE GRESHAM AND THE WABASH.

ASKING FOR THE CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS-APPLICA-
TON FROM THE PURCHASING COMMITTEE
CHICAGO Dec % tspeciaD.-The Wabash Railway con-
troversy was agan called to the attention of Judge
Gresham to-day the application OF the purchasing
Committee have the Chicago and st. Louis orancn OF
the road turned over IL payment OF all the claims
against that portion of the road including nteresto date
on tho bond, The Purchasing Committee was repre-
sented by General George W. Smith and Colonel Thomp
SON ana the other side by Robert T. Lincoln In caAhS
the Courts attention to the matter General sinith sa
that there was a desire on the part OF
,o other sle to postpone the hearing OF the application
he proposed make unti Tuesday and there was
no serious objection that He had the proposition In
writing and there several ahdavits which he pro-
posed to present The Court interrupted General Smith
to say that he wanted spend week in clearing his
table Of the cases had accumulated there lie had
hoped TO be able To rest during the week. but he found
that TO be impossible General Smith said that III the
or.iers entered. the new receiver was To take
possession on December 81 and the application should
be heard before that time In reference TO the Beers
snt he understood the complainant wanted to dis
miss suit lie asked that there should DC no oIucr
entered Oh it until this application had been made MI
Lincoln said that me order had been made
in that suit on December I6 II & was sinreG .reg
by the Court simply because the copy could not he
obtained from the printers When 1t was signed IL wod
was not signed the order itself made and entered
General smith said be merely desired To have the signing
OF the order postponed TIL this application conhi DO
heard He informed the Court that the hearing or the APP
pcation he had 10 make would probably not take more
than one or two hours 1t then arranged that the
whole matter should and the application be ar
gued on Tuesday. ,., A..
This afternoon Edward 9 Tsham, of counsel for the first
and second bondhOldeIs said; The new pIoio
siton as outlined dter in any material way from
the refused by Judge Gresham last week /. cie
repetition OF tue with some apparent canee
do not think it makes any difference II the other side
fix up with bondhOlder foI nun TO MAKE the ~
which was denied them. Their offer TO apply the
funds raj by an assessment made by the purchasing
Committee to the payment OF the receNers ueots -
no m0rethan they are bound TO do by law Ihey ought
10 have done 10 long ago and think In contempt OF
court for not doing sO We have served notice on eheia
a., any division of these funds would he pro.
ceeded against contempt The fund ought TO nc ABOUT
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ST. LOUIS Dec. 22-Iudge Cooley, the newlyappcinted
receiver for the Wabash lines east OF the MISSISSIPPI
River held conference with Mr. Talnage, general man
ager for the receivers OF the entire system yester-
day, and said afterward that he would make
a tour OF the system with Mr.. Talmage 10 determine
whether or not the east and west lines could be operated
under one managem ent and their accounts Kept sepa
ratey. II this could he done he Thought IL "ouiu "orh u
The best interests all concerned.