The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-05
POSSIBLE COMPROMISE
IN THE CITY RAILWAY LITIGATION
CASES.
Much Interest Felt, and the thancery
Court srowdcd-Nr. Wise suggests .
tomrromisc, and the Cases Adjourned
10 Ihursdx,-Othsr Local News.

10 ThursdSy-Othsr Local News.
\ few minutes before II o'clock yester-
day. McssrS. RculNarc, Williams, Wise,
Puizcl. Ncvcomhc Munford, Meredith. |
Judges staples and Christian. counsel IN the
Electric Railway and City Railway cases,
had an entered and taken seats IN the
,hanccrN Courtroom. The belief mat therc
would be some able arguments made bOih
hv home and foreign legal talent, and that
4 receiver Of the property would probably
De- appointed before the court adjourned Tor
the da,. drew quite a large number OF spec
faior-: among them being Captain Coke. -
Randolnh Tucker. lr.. James 4. Lamb W
4. RcdGy. T.. Beverly slater. and Koht. II.
~tcgcr. AN of the Richmond bar; eN-Prcsl-
dent ol the Electric Railway j. Thompson
Brown. and Mc~crs. Henry steers. l. \.
Motley. Gilbert y Spicr. Jr.. Joseph II
Flynn and Bookhcepcr l.. T.. Spencer, OF
GUY 4. Hoicbkius. Field a Company.
Promptly M - o'clock Judge fitzhugh
took his seal on the bench and asked couh-
scl II they were ready.
Mr. Frank W. Christian informed the
Judge that Me~srs. Wise and Ncwcombe
had left the room temporarily. Aiicr an ali
~cncc Of half an hour the gentlemen returned
10 the courtroom. and Mr.. Wise said:
IL am sorry we detained You ~ long. but
W. did mot receive the answers Of the de-
f.nflut~ IN these cases until we came INTO
count. and we thought II proper we should
read over the papers before proceeding any
further
Mr.. Frank W. Christian: VIII YOU allow
he 60 state that when we LEFT here Ncsier-
dav the arrangement was that We expected
10 be- able o. send copies of these answers
tncouu~Dl ON the other side i'm three or four
hours I'm that expectation We were di>al-
pointed. and We were not able % complete
fine papers until late last night. This morn
INK we went hy Mr.. Nise'~ house. but nc
was NOT there. and w. then had mc.sen-
ger looking f0I him. and only had an opp"i-
fuuiN to deliver the answers 10 HIM since
coming here. and that Is The reason they
were not delivered sooner.
MIR. Wise: ~ was Stain. the fact with
ouf commenting on u.
Mr.. Christians II understand that Of
course
l.r. Wise. Before We came up This
morning There were matters OF conference
l4fDr. the llfigaut- in this case. as result
.fWhich we determined 10 ask your honor
farnu tiuue these matters until next edncs-
dlvmorninr. WeWill probably have toreturn
iD New ork about the matter. II looks 10
an adjustment oi tine matters between inc
u.rfie-. and we are more Than Wiling lo
tald u conference. and u the result H. mol
satisfactory tine contest can lh"h ne re-
summed. I'm matters of this magnitude We
...nll not of course come 10 a decision I'M
u.di4tely. We have q conference io-dsN
and that will ho adjourned 90 New YORK.
arl We ask for continuance untu neN'
"Wednesday.
The Court. ANY day that suits th' par
flies will suit me. II there Is any prosper
for compromise. % Is one the 'oufi Nouio
encourage. From what can see about inc
.a-o. what know about IL. any knowie 70
Iilfe. ann satisfied that II the parties 10y
amy urorrr compromise could settle this. II
,6rid Le go better advantage than amy con
..u.iou the Court could come 20 on ethel
side" ...
his engagements aic such that De cannot u'
DEER. "Wednesday morning, and suggests
Thursday
The Court: VERY we'll"
Mr.. ~ i~e. IL desire u introduce Mr.
Francis RlWlc. If the Philadelphia bar
WHO desires % qualify. and who j. here u
protect the interests Of the ). G.. Brill Con
plny.'
IheCouu: Mr.. Rawle will he recognized
a- counsel I'm this ease. aud VIII GualhN q
th. next session. The court now sitting II
chlmhfI~.
Nr. Wise said That 10 compromise wa
effected or IL the contest WAS renewed. Nr
Elvle would hc promptly notified. IN orde
that the interests of his clients mleut o'
looked after.
Judge itLhu-n. 81 declare inc cast a'
tsnrurd tn Thursday ncNt. at Il o'clock.
Ihe i. e.. Brill Company. which VT
Elwie represents. il the company iron
which ihe Electric Railway obtained ii
cars.
PROBABLE NATURE or HE COMPROMISE
N.fira. could Poe learned Yesterday iron
conversations with partic. int rested %
si0 are supposed to know tine inside WORK
in.- OF fhn affair. ile nature of the propose
c.mnrami-. will Doe that the road viii h
camnlJcly renrganiIed New capital VII l.
pui in. and everything of which the publ
ls- I'D LONG and $50 justly complained Wi
DO. changed and reciincd. The >prasu
~.-fem viii continue 90 Dee used unde
satisfactory assurances from the >pfaeu
Motor Company that tine work If Their in'
Tor shall boz properly performed. and tina
fl.r. Will hp ~ more disabling oi cars =
rlf tne public cannot Dee -ati>iactoril
served. and -o that tine conditions of th
civ Council in granting the franchises
do. road shall bee respected.
AZ thi. f. 3d. Richmond viii soon aral
ha,. cause % Doe proud Of her street ran
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