Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-05
THEY MAYN0W
THE sTReET-cAR LITIGATION POST
PONEO FORA CONFERENCE.
Probability that n Plan for Recognizing
tho Two Companies will BE
Adopted To-Day.

lis probable that thero will bo no receivers
appointed for the two car lines In this city Nhich
the iate Maurice y. Flynn controlled.
The litigation looking 20 this end has been put
I'm temporary aboyance pending the result OF
conference Of all parties interested, 70 be hold In
! Now York today.
The ohiec, of this meeting Will DO 70 bring AL
I Of the parties together with a view TO elerting
cornpromise and deciding upon plan Of rcor-
ganizatlon under which the rights OF all mag be
/ adjusted without the Intervention of the court
From what source the proposition 20 compfo-
misc comes. or what terms arc onerei' bas mol
vet poem divrllged, but there seems 70 De 4
/ unanifniiy 81 opinion among counsel mat the
conference will result in a settlement OF mo
I question at issue.
BEFORE THE COURT.
Judge Edward II. Fitzhugh assembled the
| bench ~ the Chancery Court as the city bells
were tolling tho hour Of noon yesterday and ad-
dressing himself % counsel In the chr-lne cases
which had been sei for hearing NJ that time, IN
, quirci: Gentlemen, are yon ready7 -
| sNr Wise and Mr.. Newcombe. of counsel Tor
the plaintiffs are out cf the room Just OF pres
| cni.r replied Judge Waller h staples fNh0 win
| half-dozen associates was present for the de-
Very well. We will walt awhile for thom,'
! remarked the Court, and conversation was re-
suned in all parts OF the room and continued
( duing the fifteen or twenty minutes Which
! elapsed before tie return OF Messrs. Wise ana
| NeWcOmbc.
THE ATTENDANCE LARGE.
Nj the seats IN the courtroom were occupied
and several persons were standing.
Among those present from New ! ork VINO
were not hero on thursday was Mr. Henry
! steers one of the largesf holders OF the stock
aud bonds Of the Electric Line and who claims
% be the largest purchaser In the city Railway
property. which. while Flynn hold as an indi-
i yiduaI investment. IA alleged 10 have been
. bought by him for q syndicate. In which ms
associates we're Speers, Motley suer and
MIR. Fraucis Rawle. Of the Philadelphia bar,
was present "a tho representative OF the !. D.
F Brill Car Company, Of Philadelphia whlch hoi y
claim against the hichmonl mon ia,s'l,S @ ~ ~ -
. Railway Company for something over tlNuJ loI
I car- furnished. Mr RaWle Wa merely l0okcr-
on NJ this juncture. but had receiver b9en ap-
pOufo1 he was prepared with hill "hlch ne
b would have fled. asking that tho amount que
/ The Bril- Company 20 ordered 10 be pad.
The Richmond bar va represented by Mes-rs-
Z. T.. Slater. Wills y. smith, James &. Lamb
Robert stcger, ". .. Rcddy. j. K. Tucker, Jr,
+ Caufoin John A. Coke. Hni others. and many OF
our citizeus we're among tho interested specta-
tors.
HANnFD THE PAPTRs.
The attorneys on both sides began 10 arrive
some time iefOre II o'clock, aIi just before me
canr. opouoI Nr Frank Christian handel Cop
tan wise copi .s of the defcndaIts' answers To
. the bills of complaint aud other papers nled py
/ the ~prague Electric Railway and Motor Com
pany and others. plaintiffs Most o. these pa
. pcr4-;Taymg Tho appointment 0i rtceNcir,
R &c, were presented On Monday ani there hH1
+ been others hsnIcd IN during the week.
A. soon as they received the answers Mes-rS.
Mf.e. keWcumbe and steers retired % hnoiher
room IN the CITY Hall 10 mnke urioi cGamlnh-
fion of them e. 20 be advised ~ v what sc ps
1 they would pursue whom the case came ui.
While these gentlemen Eore out messenger
+ arrived with telegram from New YORK Tor hr.
' Thornton y. Motley, vice president oi the Union
. Pa senger railway pom receiving the di--
Af. - fD
4 Wise and others we're, and remained Win tucm
until all hands returned into court
II was half-pasi ~ when ihe gentlemen return
/ cd 10 the room, aud Mr. WISE, addressing the
! Court. said A" ! am very sorry mat we hhd 10
keep YOU waiting 70 long but We received me
answers Of tho defendants after We entered tho
I courtroom, and n was the ufst opportunity VIC
mad TO examine tho same"
WHY THTBE WAS DELAY.
NJ. Wise was about 20 proceed with state
/ mcut whi 'h no wished 20 submit 20 the court
| when Mr.. Christian asked PERMISSION TO inake
I an explanation concerning the delay IN dclNri-
+ ing the answers 10 the plalntin 5 counsel nose
papors ne saiI. wero not completed until late
Thursiay night, and carly Yesterday morning
7 they were placed IN the hands oi q messenger
/ who had been looking for Nr. " isc al tle lore
/ noon but VINO had not succeeded in hnding him
/ until "A few minutes before. Tie made this STATE
I ment for the benefit oi The Court a. well as
counsel ON the other side.
Mr.. Wise said no appreciated this and did not
: mean any censure Whatever lut simply ~ snow
the Court mat there was reason for The cOnsump-
ton Of time which they lad taken
CONFERENCE TO RE HILD.
"I was about to state TO your Honor contin-
Z ued Captain Wise, " that before We camo up
! here this morning there wore matters OF confer
cuce between the litigants ia This case discussed,
o. a result Of which We decided % ask your non
! or 10 continue The cases until next Wednesday.
| We will probably have 10 50 10 New YORK 10 To
aftcr some things in connection with this subject
! and will therefore need a ltLtla time. ms coN-
fofonco looks to an adjustment of Tie cohIo'cr-
/ sies between the parties interested en1 We arc
! moro than willing 90 hold conference IN mat
/ Ter Of this magnitude We could not, on cOrrre,
! como 10 q conclusion Immediately We nave a
/ conference fixed Tor today which viii Dc ad-
/ ionrned over 20 Now York tomorrow. We asA
/ Tor a con inuance 10 "Wednesday next
Judge Staples here informed Mr. Wise that he
| could not be- present on Wednesday ana sug-
/ gesied TINT Thursday be nXed upon, and this
was agreed 10.
TIE JUDGES ADVICE.
ANY day that suits you gentlemen will suit
| me % said .Iudgo Fitzhuch: land II there is any
prospect of a compromise IL Ia ono that the
| Court would encourage. From what can SEQ
: about this case ard an The knowledge have
! concerning il am satisfied that II the parties
/ can by any proper compromise settle thS mat
! ter it will be far better and more advantageous
| 10 all tian any conclusion Tint the Court could
come o..
The ca-e went over until Thursday next at
noon, and the courtroom wes soon empty.
THE ANSWERS, sc.
The defendants answers had been prepared
| ami were ready to be filed, but through deltr
cnce 20 the wishes OF council for plaintiffs they
| we're not preseuteJ 10 the Court.
/ Cautain Wis, introduced Mr. Rawles OF Phila-
| delphia, 20 the Court, and Judge Fitzhugh told
! this gentleman that he would be recognized as
/ counsel iu Tie case, but as tins WIS IN vacation
! hts qualification could not be received until the
/ next term Of the court Nr. Rawles Was also N
troduced 10 several Richmond lawyers and MI.
James G.. Lamb took him over 70 the NaDhOl anu
I showed him through that building
! CAPTAIN Wise stated 20 Mr.. kaWloS that II q
! corn, romise was effected tho interest OF the
I Brn Car Company would be fuzzy protected, ana
IN the event the contest was renewed ne lNise
would notify him.
COUNSEL IL THE CASES.
The counsel present were:
For plainufs-Ion. John ;. Wise nnd r. ;.
For the Mercantile Trust Company and certain
! creiif0rs-Charles q. " illiams, A. = BoulWare,
For he Defencc-tiibson Putzsll, Of New York
W H. Meredith, Waller X. Staples, Il. b. Nun
ford, and Frank W. Christian.
Mr. Fisher, one Of Mrs. FlyDns nnhnclal
/ accnts. and /. J.. spencer, who has Tor many
years been book-kecper for the hfm OF Guy C..
| Hotchkiss, Field a CO., were among the specla-
/ tors.
Inc New Yorkors left Tor home last night, and
VIII to-day hold a conference, tho result OF which
I will DO awaited with interest by tho Richmond
public.
MlZPAH'S HOSPITALITY.
| Fast Hanover Presbyfery Appreciates 1t
very Highly Indeed.
East Hanover Presbytery continued Its ses-
sions yesterday at Mizpah church. Besides the
members and the people Of the vicinity there
were in attendance quite number OF persons,
who went out from Richmond and enjoyed both
| The religious festival afforded them aud the de-
| lishtful social intercourse with this Intelligent
and refined congregation.
mo church is under the pastoral charge OF
Row William :. Campbell
BUSINESS.
A considerable amount tot routine business was
transacted by the presbytery during the morn
Ing session but not much OF public Interest
Ii was decided TO have new edition OF the
Manual Of tie Presbyterv published, ana II Was
revised with that view.
Rev. II. G. Miller. OF Neosho Presbytery. synod
OF Kansas, and Roy. William g. Lumpkin' Of the
(hurch. South. luVlt u