The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-24
TO BE EXAMINED TO-DAY.
Receiver Conner Will State Why That
100000 Was Borrowed.

The Object of the Visit of the Rich
mond Terminal Officials Who Ar
rived in the City Yesterday-The
Motions Made by Mr.. Crawford to
Be Heard Before Judge Jackson.
The officials Will Say Nothing in
Regard to the Debenture Suit in the
CITY Court.
Receiver H. NJ. Conner aud Cashier T.
NJ. Cunningham of the Central Railroad
Bank will be examined as witnesses this
morning before Master in Chancery
George w. Owens by Attorney Henry
Crawford of the Richmond Terminal
Company in regard to the 100000 loan
contracted with the Hollins syndicate.
Such is stated as the object of the visit
of Receiver Walter G.. Oakman, Vice
President John A. Rutherford, and Henry
Crawford, Esq, attorney for the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal Company,
who arrived in the city from New York
last night.
These Terminal officials visited Savan-
nah about two weeks ago and filed two
motions in the circuit court under the
present receiver of the Central system be
discharged, and another asking that the
orders of the district court of Jan. 10 and
10, under its administration of the prop
erty be cancelled on the ground that they
were imprOvident, irregular and eIrone-
Gus, and that the court had no jurisdic-
ton in the cause to enter such orders.
THE MOTIONS ELABORATED
On April 20 Mr.. Crawford filed these
motions in the circuit court before Judge
Jackson, setting forth his reasons why
they should prevail, which were in sub
stance the same as given here in his
argument before Judge Pardee, asking
that Judge jackson entertain the motions
and set a date for their hearing
Judge jackson issued an order restrain
ing the receiver from doing anything in
execution of the order of the district
court of Jan 49, until further orders. and
Monday, May 2, was set as the day on
which this application is to be heard.
These motions in the elaborated FORM to-
gether with the petition of the Richmond
Terminal Company, that Judge jackson
entertain them and the order of the court,
which have been mentioned in the dis
patches to the MORNING NEWS. were filed
in the circuit court here Saturday They
were filed here because this is the court
in which the whole litigation is
now pending, but will be heard by Judge
jackson in chambers.
THE EXAMINATION TO-DAY.
AS stated by the Terminal officials, they
are here for the purpose of examining
MIR. Conner as to why that $500, 900 loan
was contracted with the HOllins syndi-
cate, why it was necessary to contract it,
and what disposition has been made of
the amount. The examination, they say,
will also include statements in regard to
the orders and other matters to which
the above motions introduced by them
refer.
Mr.. Crawford said last night that the
motions filed here Saturday contain prac-
tieally the same statements and allega-
lions that he made before Judge Pardee
when he was here before, and that it is
furthermore petition to Judge Jackson
to entertain and grant the applications
made in the motions. The object of the ex-
animation, he said, is to take the deposit
lions of Mr.. Conner and Mr.. Cunningham
in regard to the matters above
mentioned for the purpose of
using them as evidence in regard
to the motions and the allegations
made in connection with them when they
are heard before Judge Jackson
1t is understood that application was
made to Judge jackson for an order au-
thorizing this examination, in case Mr..
Conner refused to consent to it, but Mr..
Corners consent to state what had been
done with the 100000, and why it was
borrowed, made the order unnecessary,
and it was not obtained.
The examination will take place, Mr.
Crawford says, this morning at Mr. Co.
mer's Office and will be before Mr.. Owens
What the full intent of this examination
will be can only be known after the pro
ceedings have taken place, as the parties
concerned refuse to discuss it's nature
further than given above.
ABOUT THAT DEBENTURE SUIT.
Mr.. Crawford was asked if his visit had
any connection with the suit of the Mer-
camille Trust Company VS.. the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, filed in
the city court, in which Judgment is asked
against the Central for s., So, 800 of GER
tifcates of Indebtedness.
He said he would not deny that it had
but further than that he would not dis
ouss the matter, as he wished to say
nothing about it until after he had acted.
1t seems that the Terminal officials were
unaware of this suit until Friday, and
what action they will take in regard to it
will not be known until it is taken. That
they will act, however, is pretty well as