The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-17
HUIDEKOPER And FOSTER
Have Been Made Permanent Receivers OF
the Richmond and Dsnyille.

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the Richmond and Dsnville.
Messrs. F. w. Huidekoper and Reuben
Foster were yesterday made permanent re-
ceiyers OF the Richmond and Danyille Rail
road Company. The proceedings occurred
/ in the courtroom of the = nited states CIR
! cult Court, Judge Hugh J.. Bond presiding
| Financial circles for the past few day:
/ have been much on the Qul vlye Us TO Judge
| Bonds action, and kilograms of inquiry
| were received throughout the morning as tC
| the result of the case. At the principal
/ hnanciers offices the wires constantly n.
/ CURED Tor information. aud many prominent
men were in the courtroom when proceed
! ings We're begun.
Judge Bond assembled the bench about II
! o'clock and the case came up on motion
/ 20 make Messrs Huidekoper aud Foster
permanent receivers In the case of Clyde
/ and others against the Richmond and Dan.
vile Railroad Company.
There is another case of 8 similar nature
now pending known as George A. Burtia
against the Richmond and West Point Ter
mlnal Railway and Warehouse Company.
This latter case though involving 20 "A con
siderable extent the interests OF the former
case. is not the same. The Terminal case
will be heard on next Wednesday
IN Baltimore on a motion for a receiver.
As soon as the case had been announced
Mr.. Johnson, of Hoadley, Lauterbach n
Johnson. Of New York. representing the
Danyllle Company. moved for postpone
ment Of action Messrs Crawford. of Chi
cagO. and Clarke. OF Baltimore. counsel for
the complsinants. petitioned that perma-
nent receiver be appointed. Mr.. John
Bloodgood. representing stockholders.
argued tor the appointment Of a permanent
receiver not identified with any interest.
and also that the matter be postponed.
Dir. King. of Atlanta, also representing
stockholders, asked that action be post
poned.
Judge Bond promptly overruled the mo-
ton for continuance. He said the re-
celyers had given eminent satisfaction. and
as il was apparent that the interests OF the
company would suffer by delay, ne would
appoint Dlessrs Huidekoper and Foster to
act permanently.
There will be four orders-one will make
the temporary receivers permanent officers.
another will name Mr. NJ I. Peasants and
Judge Thomas S. Atkins as master COM
missiOners Of the company and direct them
20 give notice 20 the creditors and marshal
the assets: the third order will make the
Central Trust Company OF New York and
the Mercantile Trust aud Deposit Company
OF Baltimore parties 10 the suit. and ti;s
fourth order will continue the hearlre ~
the Terminal case until August 27thin iis!ti-
more
Among the visiting lawyers and otherper-
sons interested in the case were Messrs. Pat
Calhoun. Of Atlanta Alexander G. King OF
Atlanta. representing Nissan a. Co, of New
York Mr.. Johnson. OF Hoadiey. Laute.bach
Il Johnson representing the Danvi.le Com
pany: Henry Crawford. OF Chicago. rep
resenting Clyde IL Co. the complainants;
James Thompson, of New York, represent
ing James Bloodgood d Co.: A. Is. Board
man, of New York; Mr.. Clarke, represent
ing the complainants; Hugh l.. Bond, Jr..
representing Baltimore interests; Colonel &.
j. Thornton, Of Columbus. Ga, rop-
resonting unsecured creditors, Mr.
Depree. of New York. representing
stockholders of the Terminal; Judge Ayera.
Of North Carolina: John A. Rutherurd.
vice president of the company; Solicitor
General Aldrich. who was on hand 70 look
after the interests OF certain Chicago parties
and others. Both of the receivers were
present. X. A. Douglas. of North Carolina,
son Of Stephen A. Douglas, was IN the
courtroom. having come % Richmond 10
see Judge Boad regarding the Cherokee
Indians. Messrs Joseph Bryan. W. l..
Royal, Charles / Williams. Edmund Wad-
dill. H. r. Pollard and many other we'll
known RichmOuders were interested spec
tators.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Crawford exchanged
hot words at one point in the proceedings.
aud after the subject had been disposed OF
before leaving the courtroom they came
yery near passing blows. Friends inter-
yened and prevented an alteration.