The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE RICHMOND AND DANVILLE
GIVES 1T UP RELUCTANTLY.

| GlNHS II UP hhLUCTANTbSs
It surrenders Upon Judge Speer's
Order Rather Than Be Ruled for
Contemplate Story of How the In
ventory Got Into the Richmond and
Danville's Bands-Presiden5 Corners
Correspondence With General Man
ager Green.
Capt H. G. Cunningham arrived from
Atlanta last night. He brought with him
the document which has caused so much
discussion recently, the inventory of the
material, supplies and other property
turned over to the Central railroad by the
Richmond and Danville on the giving up
of the lease.
The inventory was made by Supt. McBee
at the request Of President Conner immedi-
ately after his election to the presidency,
but by some means found its way
to the Richmond and Danville officials
in Atlanta, VINO refused to give
it up until an order was issued by Judge
Speer ordering them to deliver the inyen-
tory, or show cause why they should not be
ruled for contempt.
HANDED OVER BY THE COUNSEL.
Capt. Cunningham said the inventory
was turned over to him by Hon. Pope Bar
row, associate counsel Of the Richmond and
Danville, without any objection or discus
sion. The Richmond and Danville was TO
have shown cause yesterday before Judge
Speer why it should not give up the docu-
ment, but they preferred to give 1t up with
out going into court. They have already
made copy of the inventory for their own
use.
The manner in which the Richmond and
Danville came in possession Of the in
ventOry Of the Centrars property was very
qneer, to say the least, and the whole pro-
cedure was something unusual. April l &,
Immediately after MIR. Corners accession to
the presidency of the Ceutral, he requested
General Superintendent McBee to at once
begin making an inventory of the stock,
supplies and material turned over to the
Central by the Richmond and Danville for
use In making settlement between the
two roads. He told Mr.. McBee to notify
General Manager Green OF the Richmond
and Danville that the inventory
was being made, and that
he might appoint a representative Of the
Richmond and Danville to go with him and
see that the inventory was properly taken.
This offer the Richmond and Danville did
not take advantage of.
THE INVENTORY WASN'T HERE.
Thinking a short while ago that it was
time the inventory was completed, Presi-
dent Conner asked Supt. McBee
for it. The superintendent replied that it
was in Atlanta, and that he could not get
it Immediately. President Conner dis
covered this to mean that Ii was in posses-
| sion OF the Richmond and Danville. He
Immediately wrote General Manager
Green, asking for the inventory and in
fr-fr hy uhoN rirrkIf hn nod oh afp
Capt. Green replied acknowledging the
possession Of the paper, but
| declining to return it. He gave no reason
for having it in his possession, nor by what
right he held it.
President Conner wrote General Manager
Green again, telling him that he might
make copy of the inventory for his own
information. but that the paper was the
property OF the Central railroad. made by
It's employees for its use and information,
| and was needed by them as such, and again
requested its return.
Finding it impossible to secure the iuven-
tory from the Richmond and Danvllle other
wise, President Conner Immediately made
affidavit to tue facts and applied to Judge
Speer for an order upon the Richmond and
Danville for the paper, which was granted.
MADE NO CLAIM.
The Richmond and Danvillee people did
not attempt to show the court that they
| had any right or claim to the paper, prob
ably because they Knew they had none.
Their action is difficult to understand, as
President Conner was willing they should
have copy of the inventory unless it was
inspired by a desire to harass au en-
| barrass the CentraPs new administra ton
as much as possible.
The procedure Is understood to be one of
the chief causes of the sudden retirement
of Mr.. McBee from the superiutendency of
the Central.
The inventory is a lengthy document
covering 800 pages of typewriter matter.
1t will be studied with interest by President
Conner and the Central officials, and may
bring out some interesting facts. Up to
date the new administration has had no
means OF Knowing what, amount of rolling
stock, material and supplies was turned
| over to it by the Richmond and Danville,
What relation this will bear to the amount
previously turned over to the Richmond
and Danville by the Central is the question.
| IL is doubtful if it will ever be possible to
| obtain on exact accounting on this
score between the Richmond and Danyille
| and the Central
It was brought out in the hearing of
| the bill against the lease in Macon that the
inventory of property turned over to the
| Richmond and Dsnville by the Central was
made out by the Richmond aud Danville
officials after they took charge of the road.
The second inventory of property turned
back to the Central by the Richmond and
Danville was made by the same officers
after the road had passed out of the hands
of the Richmond and Danville.