San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-31
GIVE 1T ROPE.
SHE IS WORRYING BETTER NOW
And will Soon Hang Itself on a
Sour Apple Tree-More Serious
Charges Made Against the
keceivership The YOa-
KUN Investigation.

This morning another motion was filed
in the Arkansas Pass case. This, lied by
the reorganization committee and other
creditors, charges the appropriation Of
receivership money for campaign purpo-
ses. The petition is given, below in FULL
JOHNSON & HANSEN,
VS..
5. A. 81 A. Z. Rwy Co.
In the District Court of Bexar county, 45th
Judicial District of Texas:
Now comes Reorganization committee
S. A. tS A. p. Rwy Co.. and sundry inter
venors and represent to the court:
LIST. That they are informed and believe
and charge 1t to be true that prior TO the
state and county election in November,
1890, over twenty thousand dollars of the
money of the receivership was drawn
from the funds Of said receivership
for a campaign fund to be used
In Bexar county. in said election, and
that same was used at such election for
campaign purposes.
2nd. That said sum of money was car
ried on the books of the receivership and
reported to the Master in Chancery as
balance on hand, for long time after
said election, when in truth and In fact
no such balance was on hand, but same
had been previously expended for such
3rd. That just prior to said cleo.
ton, so much of the road-be
of the, San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway as extended from the city Of San
Antonio, through Bexar county, to the
Kendall county line, was ballasted aud a
large number of laborers were broughtin-
to said county and were given employment
upon said ballastDg during said campaign
"a nd mid NV tho pnnoiyarS That tho
ton of said roadway so ballasted was a
part of branch line, much less used
than the main line, and that the gravel
used for ballastlng same was furnished
by j. s. Mcnamara, receiver, and
his associates, from what is known
as the Riverside park property, then
and now owned by said Mcnamara
associates were paid for said gravel by
the receivership price largely in excess
OF its value, said Mcnamara and as
Sociates acting in this matter under the
name of Riverside Park Gravel Company.
4th That they are informed and believe
that other large sums of money belong.
ing TO the receivership have been misap-
piled and the msapplication covered up
by false entries. fraudulent vouchers, etc,
and they desire full investigation
into the matters above set forth, and that
further, as creditors, they have the right
to inspect and examine all books, papers.
reports, entries, contracts, vouchers, etc,
of any and all officers and employees of
said receiverShip, and they therefore ask
that the matters heretofore either spe-
officially set out or referred TO, to be re-
ferred to special Master in Chancery for
immediate Investigation, and that all
officers and employees Of the receiver
ship be directed TO permit eX-
perts, selected by the makers OF this
motion TO make thorough examination
OF all books, papers, vouchers, records,
reports, accounts, etc, in anyway con-
nected with this receivership, and TO per.
nit such experts TO make full memoranda
or copies OF any and all of said books,
papers, ETC., and they further ask that
the order Of refere nee TO the master be
made sufficiently broad and comprehen
sive to require him to hear all testimony
concerning the matters referred TO him,
and concerning any other matters that he
be required to report all facts fully,
showing particularly, what money, il any,
has been misapplied, when misapplied,
in what misappiied, in what interests
misappied and for what purpose misap- |
piled BARNARD e GREEN,
Special counsel for the Reorganization |
Com.
OGDEN & HARDWOOD, Il
SIMPSON q JAMES.
DENMAN ~ L RANkIslN,
LANE & MAYFIELD.
ENDORSED.
johnson Il Hanson
No. 563. VS..
s. A. Il A. p. Rwy. Co.
Motion for investigation.
Filed May 81, 1892.
NAT LEWIS.
District Clerk, Bexar Co.
By j. L. CLOSE, Deputy.
The motion was granted and the master |
ordered to make investigation in accor- |
dance with motion and make full report |
thereon.
THE INVESTIGATION.
This morning, in MaSter-in ChanceTy |
FIeming's office, the investigation OF the |
charges against Receiver Yoakum, pend |
ing his dismissal for making contract |
with the Galveston Jetty Works company, |
a company in which he is personally in |
terested, TO furnish them rock at rate |
considered By his co-receiver, j. 5. Mac
namara, and the court, to be improbable, |
was commenced.
Some little time was consumed by the |
court in trying to get at the case accord
ing to rules and regulations. 1t was final |
" decided that Mr.. :. G.. Newton would |
represent the affirmative, Mr.. Denman
and Others the negative, and the ball was |
set TO rolling. Receiver Macnamara was
called TO the stand TO testify as an expert. |
Nothing OF Importance was brought out |
BY this testimony when court adjourned |
~ ~ o'clock. At 2:30 o'clock court will |
'econvene and his testimony will be con-
,inued.