St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
DEEPER IN THE MIDDLE.
The Conflict Over Sackett & Virgins
Affairs Deepens.
A CLASH OF AUTHORITY.
Sale Ordered This Morning. The Sheriff
in Charge---Litt Gets the st.
Paul House. 70. A

were taken in the Sackett d Virgins
muddle yesterday, and their affairs seem
to be approaching crisis, andyet the
complication is as difficult as every.
New RichmondS appear every day, and
if the new man is not would4be put
chaser he is an unexpected creditor.
This last was the case yesterday, and
now the Eden Musee, on Hennepin ave-
nue., is in charge of deputy sheriff and
Mortgage Howard has been lifted out.
The building is owned by Jacob Beck,
who is in England on visit, and
who is represented by DR.. A. H. Lind
ley, as agent. The latter claimed to be
fearful of losing rental money and yes
terday began an action before Justice
Tessier to eject the present holders
and gain possession. In reality, both
Beck and Lindley are strict Quakers
and objected to Sunday openings, and
it was on this account that the suit was
brought. John II. Long represented
the owner and made fiery speech be-
fore the justice, in opposition to the
rights and authority of Verdine Trues-
dell. the receiver who claimed to have
something to say. The attorneys of the
interested parties, including present
holders, creditors and possible buyers,
were on hand and legal points were
rained in on the justice. He finally
barred out the receiver, and ended the
case by giving possession to the owner,
through the sheriff, who placed deputy
in charge to hold the museum property
there until the rent is satisfied. This
leaves out MIR. Howard, who has been
in command as holding the foreclOsed
chattel mortgage.
In the meantime, the would-be pur-
chasers had grown clamOrOus and sus-
piciOuS. Each was afraid the other
had perfected some scheme to freeze
him out, and all were anxious to buy
the property at private sale. The
creditors were pretty lively themselves,
their object being to dispose of the
property SO as to receive the full value
of their claims. Early in the morning
an appeal was made to Judge Young
to order the receiver to sell at private
sale, but he declined to inter-
fere, and takes Judge Hicks place.
The latter was at the Grand army
encampment. and the claimants spent
the entire morning in vainly trying to
get the other judges to take it up.
Finally, in the afternoon, Judge Hicks
was caught and surrounded and the
case argued. A motion was made that
the receiver be allowed to sell at private
sale, but was Overruled and the receiver
ordered to sell both museums at 10
o'clock this morning at Minneapolis.
The creditors were only anxious to Sc
cure price which would pay all the
claims, and this was loudly promised by
every aspirant.
THE SHERIFF ENJOINED.
1t was reported last night that Judge
Hicks had enjoined the sheriff and the
iuCticn from intnrfpriDU with tho coIn
and it was also rumOred late at night
that an injunction would be procured
from the supreme court to prevent the
sale by the receiver this morning.
There was a great deal of running
about last night Oh the strength of these
reports.
LIT GETS THE ST. PAUL HOUSE.
A new phaze was placed on the mat
ter yesterday when Jacob Lift & Co.. of
Milwaukee, went to st. Paul, held
consultation with the executors of the
Davidson estate, the owners of the ST.
Paul theater property, and obtaineda
ten-year lease of the place. The orig
inal lease was forfeited yesterday. This
ing for and at once opened negotiations
with the executors with the result
stated. This lease IS now IN possession
of Mr.. Lift and bears date of Feb. "a,
running for ten years. The new pro-
prietors have already contracted for
the finishing of the theater by
next August, this money to apply on
the rent of the theater. No work will
be done at present. MIR. Lift is hopeful
of getting the Hennepin Avenue thea
ter as we'll, and will be disappointed if
he does not gain possession of the
museums also. He has a record of
making success of everything he has
ever taken hold of, and in case he
secures the theaters will not make them
lOW-priced houses as was stated in one
paper. Mr.. Lift will be on hand at the
auction sale of the museums to-day.
The HenDepin Avenue theater matter
will not be settled for some weeks yet.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Joseph McCaddon said last evening:
81 shall try TO get control of the Henne-
pin Avenue theater, and if successful
shall probably enter into some sort of
an arrangement with Mr.. Lift, who has
secured the st. Paul theater.
James E. Purnell, the Chicago the
atrical attorney, here in the interest of
Sackett IL Virgins, was at the West
hotel last evening. He felt confident
that Kohl 81 Middleton would secure
the museums, in view of the fact that
they were to be sold at public auction.
II have" said he, "made the receiver
an offer for Kohl & Middleton of
$4,000 in cash as first bid. This of
course does not bar me from bidding
higher. The property, in my opinion,
will go for about $4,000.