Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-22
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

CONNECTICUT NEWS.
4 Railroad Suit and How it Was
Settled-Hartf0rdss Pest House,
Train POl1eemen-Order OF Good
Shepherds-General Notes.
The Housatonic Railroad company's suit |
against Colonel w. II. Stevenson, ex-vice- |
president and general manager, has been |
amicably settled out of court. Officials of |
the Consolidated Railroad company say
that the suit has been compromised in con-
sideration of the payment of $4,000 by
Colonel Stevenson, and that all actions
pending or contemplated against the latter
gentleman have been dropped.
Mr.. Stevenson's attorneys, Davenport &
O'Hara, say, however, that the suit was
based upon the purchase by Colonel
Stevenson of the Bennett and Banks wharf
property and his subsequent sale of the
property to the Housatonic Railroad COM
pany. When the Consolidated road
were trying to buy the property
to complete the four tracks
through the city Mr.. Stevenson stepped
in and secured an option on it for the pur-
pose of placing an obstacle in the way of
was at swords point with the Housatonic
system. Messrs. Starbuck and Bostwick,
the owners of the Housatonic, did not care
to purchase the property at the time and
80 Mr.. Stevenson on his own hook and of
his own means purchased it. The Consoli
dated road tried to buy it of him, but he
asked $50, 900 for it, which was larger
price than the road cared to pay. Sub
sequent developments convinced Messrs
Starbuck, Bostwick and MacCauley that
it would be to the interests of the Housa-
tonic company to buy the property, which
they die, paying Mr.. Stevenson $38, 900, he
receiving $1,000 in cash and ten-year
mortgage note for $37, 900 at per cent.
yearly interest. At the directors meeting.
at which it was voted to effect the pur-
chase, Colonel Stevenson was recorded as
not voting. Then Messrs. Morgan and
Rockefeller purchased controlling inter-
est. The question arose as to whether or
| not Colonel Stevenson, at the time being
an officer of the company, had legal
right to sell them property at profit.
| They then brought suit to recover the diff
ference between the actual cost of the
| property to Colonel Stevenson and
the price at which he had sold
it, and in order that they might
legally gsrnishee the $37, 900 note trans
ferred their presumptive interest in the
suit against Colonel Stevenson to Attor-
ney Shelton, of Stoddard, Bishop & Shell
ton.
By the terms of the settlement Colonel
Stevenson has received the exact price
which the property cost him. In this has
been included the 81 900 which he received
in cash and about 50, 800 interest. Colonel
Stevenson's attorneys say that the amount
was about $50, 600. Deducting from this
the SO, 800 which he received, it leaves the
makes the $4,000 difference claimed by
the Consolidated officials. The money
was paid to Colonel Stevenson in gold al
the City National bank last Monday.
HARTFoRD's PEST HOUSE.
The Hartford board of health have mad
application to have the pest house in tina
, city put in proper condition in case choler
should infest that city. The house is al
ready for occupancy, but two officials oh
jected, owing to the close proximity of tn
pest house to the general building.
! cholera should break out there the case
. | should be placed in an clubhouse ava
from the town house. The town has plen
:, | ty of room there, and if necessary tenn
porary house will be erected. The matte
1
TWO FIRES.
Bridgeport had two incendiary fire
Tuesday night. At 1915 Seth B. Squire
> barn was destroyed; loss $1,000. Hardl
J. had this blaze been extinguished when
: barn belonging to Benham Bros. W.
n burned; loss $500.
y WILL BE TRAIN POLICEMEN.
+ The New York and New England Raj
y road company have applied to Governe
; Buckley for the appointment of speci
% policemen to act on the trains during tt
= Danbury fair from October to 10.
INCREASED THEIR STOCK.
> The Groton Driving Park company ha,
70 increased their capital stock from So,
70 to S., 900, divided into 224 shares of So
"a Five hundred dollars of the increased ca
ir ital stock has been paid in.
j. ORDER OF SHEPHERDS INSTITUTED.
id Asanotuary of the Order of Shepherds
h America was instituted in this city la
evening by Supreme Pastor Drade al
s. Past Pastor Lynham of New Haven and
:, the supreme sanctuary of Brooklyn. T.
. new sanctuary is called Hartford sanct
10 ary No. Z ,404, and starts off with thirt
~ five members.
q. HIS ESTATE.
40 The estate of the late Father Thomas .
y R. Nealon of Hartford has been appraise
r at s., 000.91 by Father Andrew F. Har
10 and DR.. William Maher, appraisers.
g, the amount So, 464. "a is in policy in Il
N Northwestern Life Insurance compan
and 81 900 ia benefit from the knights
X Columbus.
" A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
10 Clara Hills, aged six years, of Hsrtfor
"a was killed by ono of Smith, Northam
Q, Co.'s teams Tuesday afternoon. The chi
was playing with her little friends
1e Buckingham court, when cart back
g. into the court. Her plsymates escap
but little Clara was crushed against Il
10 wall by the cart.
" REGATTA AT STAFFORD.
IOl Extensive preparations are being ma
for the next and last regatta of the seas'
n | IF thu w " n IF Ctaunf0pd fo ha he