The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-30
AN ATTACHMENTS WORK.
WAS COL. R. DUDLEY FRAYSER
BLUFFING A DEPUTY sHERIFFp
A Suit For Damages Against the Com
bined Street Railway Company-An
Attachment With Interesting Anega-
tions, and What Came Of It.

There's no getting at the real inward
ness of great and monopoistic copora-
TONS real condition, save through law
suit.
For months and even years they pursue
the even tenor of their way; the public
kicks and sqirms, perhaps, and the con-
Germ may be entirely beyond its reach.
II there is man, woman OF child in the
city, not on the inside, who supposed that
the combined street railroad company was
not good for any sum of damages properly
adjudged against it. let them come for
ward and receive a handsome medal. But
no claimant is expected, owing to the pop
ular impression that the company was
rolling in wealth, having three months
ago sold controlling interest OF the con-
Germ to Chicago syndicate fol- close on
to one million slugs At least report had
II that way, and the parties involved in
sisted that II was straight goods.
Some four weeks ago Simon Jackson
and wife, colored, while driving along the
line OF the Citizens Company, near Her
nando and South streets, were thrown
from their wagon. and Mrs. Jackson re-
ceived injuries which appear to be per-
manent. II was due 20 yawning hole in
the company's track, OF which notice TO
repair had been served by the city author
tiles. A few days since suit for $40, 900
sdamages was begun in the Circuit Court
by the injured woman through her at
torney, Mr.. James Gallagher. As pre-
cautionary step. the attorney took out n
writ OF attachment, on the ground, as
alleged, that the street railway company
was about to frauducntly transfer its prop
erty. In this Mr.. Gallagher had his mind
on the prospective transfer to Mir. &. b.
Holmes, Tor the syndicate OF which he Is
the head. The attachment was placed in
the hand OF q Deputy Sheriff, who pro-
ceeded on his mission OF execution. Col.
X. Dudley Frayser, the secretary, found
himself confronted by the paper, and de.
fed the officer TO attach anything belong.
ing to the corporation. This served
10 stay proceedings until the attor.
ney could be consulted, as the
Deputy Sheriff, having the fear Of a heavy
damage suit before him, took the back
track. Mr.. Gallagher then began search
for the mortgage. Musty old record book,
in the County Registers Office were ran
sacked, as were also those Of later years
down 10 the present day. Only one could
be found, and that was in chattcl mortgage
book No. 3, page 6S, of date October "a
1871. IL was sweeping conveyance Ia
trust to w. W. Thatcher, 10 secure loar
Of $4,000 on bonds TO be issued by the
company. This loan was for period o
ten years, to bear 10 per cent. interest, anC
payable in October, 1881, at the Nationa
Bank in New York City.
Mr.. Gallagher stated TO an ArPRAL re
porter. Us his opinion, that the threat o
Col. Frayser amounted TO nothing NOR
serious than bluiI, since there was NJ
recorded mortgage on the property, an,
he would have his attachment enforced
In which event there may be some fun.
The question uppermost in the public
mind Just now is, will Mr.. Holmes an,
his party take charge OF the street railroa,
property, us per alleged contract Som
people arc waging dollars to doughnut
that they will not. TiE APPEAL published
about three weeks ago, the substance of
letter from Mr.. Holmes to Col. Napoleon
--4lill, in which the writer stated that III
y would strive 20 vonsummate the deal By
the 2jth inst, at the very outside, and haI
no doubt he would be able to do ~. IL I
now the 30ih, Col. Hill is gone for seyera
months, and the deal still hangs fire.