The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-14

me many respectful civilities while was In
the metropolis, among them being Jacob H.
SchiH, Julian II. Davis, Charles II. Beamau,
Grosvcnor Z. LOwery and Others / did
not advise them in any sense.
noN'r CLAIM TO BE INFALLmLE.
''Now, said the Judge, 81 do not mean to
say that in this vast litigation that have
committed no errors. / do not claim TO be
infalhble. But 1 do know have done the
best | could for the interest Of ell concerned.
THE original decision in the Rowena
Clarke case, which was made by Judge
Pardee and myself, aud afterWard expressed
in an opinion which l filed, in overruling
the application Of the Central Trust Com
pany 10 DO allowed 70 vote the A., 600 shares
OF stock, was perhaps startling 10 some
people who were not acquainted with the
clause Of the constitution of this state in
hibtttng purchases OF stock which may
tend 20 defeat competition aud create
monopolies. 1t il of course q far-reeching
decision and II il is not avoided 10 will be
very much in the way OF people who may
desire TO acquire ohoaplY valuable railroad
property at the expense of the minority
stockholders. This decision has never been
appealed from and expresses the law, as
understand it, aud as l think any court will
hold"
oAKMAN's CHARGES.
Judge, win you say anything Of Mr.
Oakman's letter attacking you; the letter
which was published in the form OF q oircu-
lRrW
81 do not know Mr.. Oakman." said the
Judge, but am inclined to think from
that letter that he is easily imposed upon.
He makes four charges against mo. The
first is that | seized the Central proper
ties at night. Well, suppose did,
a chancellor Is often obliged 30
act at night. He does not state, however,
that the bill was brought TO my attention
early In the morning, and that l worked on
it all day aud until 10 O'clock at night be-
fore l made up my mind that / was obliged
10 take a step of such great Importance
This is known TO DO true by the counsel who
presented the bill and the officials of the
court The next charge is that | disfran-
chised his $1,000 shares of stock. He is
mistaken about that. Judge Pardee did
that. The judge presided with
me, at my request on that issue, and as ha
was the circuit judge his decision was the law
of the case OF course. / agreed with him,
thereafter, when the Central Trust Com
pany made motion before me TO permit
the stock TO be voted, In effect. Therefore,
TO overturn the ruling OF Judge Pardee.
declined TO take that action and gave my
reasons for II IN the opinion / filed at that
time. As stated above, this has never been
reversed or set aside.
'lhe next charge is that | deprived the
Danville Of some $4,000 worth OF steam
ship stock hold In escrow that they we're
entitled to aud put IN tho place Of IL worth
lass receivers certificates. In that charge
Mr.. Oekman goes bacg on bis counsel who
argued the oRse-Capt. jackson and Mr.
Lauterbach-Capt. jackson in the Atlanta
Journal and Mr. Lauterbach ia tho New
Y York sun both said that my decision was
absolutely just and required by the equities
Of the case, and that the Danvile was amply
protected. Besides, Ii was not appealed
from.
"His other charge is that acted as q
member Of the reorganization COMMITTEES
while / was in New York last fall to attend
the Chi Phi convention. This is simply not
true, and is known TO be not true by such
men as Jacob II. SchiR OF Kuhn, Loeb a.
Co., Louis Fitzgerald president OF the
Equitable Life Insurance. Company; Mr.
Conner, his counsel and a great many others.
IL am content" said the Judge, ito rely
upon my record In this case, and have no
doubt that all right feeling and honest men.
when they understand tho facts, will per-
ceive that | have been animated not only
by desire 60 do justice TO all the creditors,
but by generous aud anxious solicltude
for the unfortunate who have bsen ruined
in large measure by the transactions in
volved in the litigation before the court"