Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-04-02
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
THE UNIVERSAL ORDER MUST
STOP.
NO One Hundred Dollars for
Thirty. tor Eight Hundred
BrtdgetOnSaus.

BrtdgetOnians.
Judge Butler, of the United States
Circuit Cour. Philadelphia, decided
Friday that the Universal Order of
Cooperation had no right to do busi-
ness, and consequently that order must
at once go into liquidation, and a re-
ceiver will at once be appointed TO
take charge of its affairs.
The case was brought up before
Judge Butler dur ng the early part OF
the week, and on application of Law.
yers Heverin and Shakespeare, for the
order. an extension was granted until
yesterday in order to give time to pre-.
pare an answer to the request of the
petitioners
BY their attorneys the officers of the
order presented an answer to the com
plant, in which they admit the com
plants made against them and that
the order submitted itself to the iudg-
ment OF the Court as to the legality of
the bu.iness carried on by it. 1t was
urged by Lawyer Heverin that the off,
GERS Of the order did not wish to do
anything illegal, as they were in every
sense of the word reputable business
men of good standing in the community,
The officers mado no opposition to the
request for a receiver; they were anx-
lous to have q decision, SO that they
could understand clearly whether they
were doing anything contrary to the
laws or not.
Judge Butler then gave his decision
in a few brief sentences. He said that
under the law the Universe, Order of
Cooperation had no right to carry on
the business peculiar to it. The order
| had no authority to enter into a con-
tact or contracts such as had been
made with the members of the order
without first having sufficient money
on hand to carry them out. The con-
tracts were ultra ceres, and it was not
necessary to say anything further
about them at that time. As to juris-
diction it was plain that the corpora
ton should be treated as a trustee,
and being so treated it was eminently
proper that they should be brought into
that court.
Judge Butler said, 10 conclusion,
that the case was not contested and
counsel should at once get together
and prepare the order appointing a
receiver This could be entered on the
record next Tuesday aud at that time
the appointment Of receiver would
be formally made.
The court room was crowded when
the decision was given by the officers
of the various financial affairs in Phila-
delphia, who manifested a lively inter
est in the case. The decision affects
more o. less every one of the short
term oroers in Philadelphia, who now
must show some stability satisfactory
to the Court before they can further
continue business.
/ Judge Butler received an iuforma
/ protest against the appointment of q
receiver yesterday signed by twenty
members of the order, but he refused
to take it into consideration, and no
mention was made of it other than an
announcement that it had been re.
ceived.
The scene around the main offices of
the order soon after the decision was
made known was not pleasant to those
of the officers of the order who hap
pened to be the r.
The crowd gathered around the
door and threatened to break down the
door unless admitted to the offices and
once inside the cry was for Driver, but
that astute gentleman was nowhere to
be seen, not having been in town for
over a week past. The people could
get no information out of Treasurer
McCracken and one by one they went
home
Death Of an pAh LatlV