The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-02
m'coRD DEALS Jour SOME
MORE TESTIMONY ON
THE REcEIvERsHIP.
MORE ABOUT SENATOR OHILTON.
The Committee Decline to Let Governor
Hogg Go Before Them and Tell
What He Knows.


national and Great Northern receiv-
ership dragged somewhat today. The
parties interested were late coming
together and the committee was COM
PEELED to wait half an hour for the
respective counsel to appear. Judge
McCord was again called to the
stand and cross exmained at some
length by Robertson and the testi--
mony recapitulated. He said he was
holding court at Gilmer when inform
ed of Colonel Eddy's death, where
Bonner, Duncan and Others came to
see him concerning the appointment
of a co-receiver in place of Eddy.
Both Duncan and Campbell applied
for Eddy's place. When he returned
to Tyler the following Saturday he APP
pointed Campbell. He did it on his
own responsibility and not upon the
advice of any one, and realized at the
time the appointment would make all
Tyler mad. But he knew Campbell as
aman of splendid executive ability,
and one in whom he could place the
most implicit confidence and who
would devote his whole time to an
economical administration of the
affairs of the International and Great
Northern, also correct any abuses that
may have crept into the management
of the property during the illness of
both Bonner and Eddy. This Camp
6 bell has done since his appointment.
He informed Campbell of his APP
pointment Saturday when he made it.
Campbell accepted, went home and
came back to Tyler Monday following
and qualified and has since been de-
voting his attention exclusively to the
management of the affairs of the road.
He told Whitaker and Bonner that
he would not allow their claim of
$4,000 for attorney fees, even if approx
ed by the special master in chancery,
Nsan the ground that he did not regard
t as a just claim against the Inter
.lational and Great Northern, as they
were attorneys for Gould, and their
claim for fees, if they had any, was
against Gould, and not the Interna
tional and Great Northern railway,
hence he would not allow it,
. He denied having q conversat ton
with Duncan wherein it was stated If
Campbell was appointed receiver il
would cost the road 81, COO, 600. Camp
bells salary the last year he was mas
ter was $4,000. The special master dis
allowed the News claim for $1,000, and
as there were no exceptions filed to the
special masters findings within thirty
DAYS, as decreed by the order of court,
the findings of the special master be
came the order of the court. The
order was an introductory one, and
upon proper representation the court
c5uld set it aside and hear the claiu
barred by it upon its merits and ac1
accordingly. This could be done yet
and would be done if the matter wal
properly brought before him and thu
case adiudged on its merits.
Other matters of no material impor
lance were brought out in the ezami
x nation but what has already beef
dilated upon, when Judge McCort
was excused.
Judge Duncan, one of the genera
ATTORNEYS under the receivership, wa
next called to the stand and sworn
Examined by Finley, witness bein'
ill. was not asked to give detailed
statement of all the incidents in hi
knowledge up to the appointment o
the receivership and suDsequen,
, thereto. He virtually gave the same
version of Saturday nights conference
after Bonner and Finley's appoint
ment as receivers, when the genera
. solicitor and general attorneys were
named under the receivership and the
salaries fixed as was testified to by
y Bonner, Chiffon and Finley, but ne
did not think Herndon was there.
He told of Finley's resignation, the
causes leading thereto, and that he
opposed it. That Finley's resigna-
ton was voluntary and was Gone to
subserve the best interests of all par
ties interested and restore harmony
and it was not brought about by any
threat or demands. He was opposed
to the $4,000 allowances to Campbell as
special master ia chancery. and also
his appointment as co-receiver WIN
Col. Bonner.
The remainder OF WluneSS teoViiAoJ
.. was almost in line with what has al
ready been addueed by the defense
relative to other features of this case.
Cross examined by Robertson, wit,
ness stated that MeCord did not tell
him he (MeCord) had promised Camp,
bell $4,000 lie heard that Campbell
had said SO after he had Withdrawn
his objections, Bonner read his pro
test to him. Heord McCord says if he
were to appoint Campbell receiver, it
would cost the road 100000 q year.
At a conferences at Gilmer, McCord,
Campbell and himself were present.
He could not recall all that occurred
there
He thought he heard through Gal
brai III that McCord was going t. ap,-
clint another receiver, as Gaibealth
.ated they wanted another. That Nc
Cord did not tell him that the parties,
at interest in the international and
Great Northern did not want another
receiver but that Campbell told him
and that pc informed Whitaker and
Bonner. lie said he thought among
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