The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-27
TO Be PUSHED TO A SALE.
Justice Jackson Will Make the Biz
Fight a Short One.

by the Court That All the Issues to
Be Passed Upon Be Consolidated in
the Interest of Expedition and a
Hearing to Be Given at Macon June
96-The Alleged Mismanagement
Must Be Proved and the Ability of
the Complainants to Do Better Must
Be Demonstrated.
Atlanta Ca, May 26-The milk in the
cocoanut of the Central railroad case is
apparently fight between the Richmond
Terminal people to again get control of
the property This is the view taken of
the situation, as it now develops itself, by
men who are able tor go behind the iu-
dicial proceedings to seek the motive for
the moves that are being made on Justice
Jacksons checker board. Mr. Crawford
of the Terminal company scarcely makes
a secret of his designs, and it is now
pretty well established that the position
taken by thee southwestern and
other interests thGbla1o constantly crop
ping out in the litigan here more or less
induced by this urioIic, ng purpose of
the Danville. Pat Z; famtu Rey'u is said to be
using his cIientsA As' Mder Brown &
Sons, to this end, while 9Ehensibly seeking
to press their claims. IA gentleman whose
authority is undisputab}e stated tonight
that if the reorganization committee were
disposed to recognize the Macon and
Northern bonds Mr. Calhoun would
awake tomorrow morning without
clients so far as they are concerned. The
same is believed to be true of
Simon Borg & Co. Receiver Conner
is being ball1ed for the same reason,
the fight having practically narrowed
down to one by the Terminal to again get
control of the Central.
ALL FEELING GOOD.
Tonight the lawyers for the reorgani-
cation committee and Receiver Conner feel
very well satisfied at the result so far and
the prospects ahead. They are confident
that an early sale of the property will be
ordered and the only point remaining to
be settled is whether Mr.. Conner will be
ousted and new administration placed
mCharge for the short period Intervening
between now and June 26, when final
decree will be taken at Macon and the
litigation wound up. If Mr.. Conner can
be defeated and some one favorable to the
Terminals designs put in, that faction
will feel that a great point has been
\ gained. This is the real cause of the fight
made on Mr.. Conner, but, as stated, Mr..
Conner and his attorneys feel confident.
JUSTICE JACKsoN's LEANING.
Justice Jackson it now appears, was
somewhat misunderstood in the questions
he asked yesterday, by which questions
h he was believed to show leaning in ia
vor Of granting the order staying the
sale of the road. On the
bench to-day he expressed the
sold as soon as possible and in three of
the motions made by the Terminal ruled
in favor of the receivers he held that the
contract of Jan 49, 1898, made by Mr..
Conner as receiver with HOllins & Co., and
the Mercantile Trust Company, and the
orders Of the court approving the con-
tract, is valid. He also overruled the
second motion of the Terminal company
to discharge the receiver under the
Rowena Clarke bill on the ground that
the receivership had served its purpose
May 16, 1892, when the board of directors
n were elected.
ANOIHER VICTORY.
The motion to discharge the receiver on
the ground of no jurisdiction and to have
n the order of July 4, under which Mr..
q Conner was made sole receiver, revoked is
a is also decided in Mr.. Corners favor To
morrow the fight on Mr.. Conner, which is
the only point now left, will be continued.
& Mr.. Conner believes he will be ucccssful.
Ihe impression that the case is to be post
poned in any part until June 26 is errone-
ous, That date is set for the final de-
crees, either as to the sale of the property
n Or granting the Intervention and stay of
the foreclosure proceedings.
81 As shown later the question shifted
during the day to the demurrer filed by
the original complainant, Roweua M.
Clarke, to the right of Brown & Sons ct al,
TO come into court in their present status
and make the motion pending. Justice
Jackson set the hearing of the demurrer
tor tomorrow morning. The proceedings
then will determine whether Brown &
sons case is good. If not, the litigation
VIII proceed on the foundation of the
Clarke bill and the stay of foreclosure
Will be refused Z and the Brown
iAiAAOllu IGEIlluEl dtblOh Will ld4l
Oh Its purpose If Mr.. Conner is retained
tHe Hollins plan will go through, and if
another receiver is appointed it will be u
lree fight at the sale and an ensuing
scramble between the creditors for the
distribution of the proceeds. The court
ADJOURNED until II o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
TEE ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE.
The points in the Central railroad case
before Justice Jackson to-day were
An order by the court TO consolidate
'he issues to be passed upon in order to
expedite the litigation and TO transfer the
nearing Of these issues TO Macon, the date
,et for the hearing in that city being
June %.
The other point was the fight on Re
'elVer Conner, the court taking the posi-
'loh that his alleged mismanagemeut
must be demonstrated and that the APP
plcants for his removal must demonstrate
.neir ability and responsibility TO handle
The property.
AA other matters but that touching tho
vi removal Of Receiver Conner go over until