Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-11
no ne HTARD BY JUDGE WIN.

Counsel and client then went 10 the Oh
fee of the Clerk of the Hastings court
where the writ was duly served. Messrs.
Gulgon, Mathews. and Lyons agreed taaC
the matter should be heard at sn cn Il.ne
as will be convenient TO Judge Wit AFTER
Friday. -.
II has been rumored that even though
Mr.. Ieath should obtain possession OF the
b0use Mr.. Cahill would probably be CON
nected with the management still. lhis
IS not denied positively by either Mr..
Leath or Mr.. Cahill.
The following IS the letter addressed 10
Mr.. Leath on Saturday evening last, when
the Roard of Governors decided TO make
him their agent:
RICHMOND, January Z, 1898.
Mr. Thomas &. Ledth:
Dear Sir,-By virtue OF the authority
given the Managing Committee OF tho
Board of Governors Of the Rlchmond 30,
Fart Association. you are hereby appointed
agent of said association, to take posses
sion OF this property and TO hold same I'M
til further orders. Respectfully,
TuoMAs PoTTs.
Chairman Managing Committee.
THE LEASE.
Mr.. Cahill has been lessee and manager
OF the Academy for nearly year, having
succeeded Mr.. s. c. Dubois March !, 1877.
HIS lease was for five wears from that date.
He was TO pay $1,000 the first year, $1,000
the second. $4,000 the third, S4,2jO the
fourth. and 81. 500 the fifth. The rent IA
PAYABLE monthly in advance, though the
lessee is given until the 18th OF each
month TO settle. Whether or not Mr.. Ca
hin has kept this part Of his contract faith
fully seems to be the chief question IN
yolved. though q number OF Jesse! matters
enter into the contest.
Mr.. Leatb, as stated Yesterday, is on per-
fec,lv friendly terms with Mr.. Cahill, and
the two seem 70 understand each other.
MIR. Leath says he has no hand IN the mat
ter OF ousting the Academy manager. but
If the latter is to lose the house he wants
Messrs. Branch & Ieath have had charge
of the Theatre for several years, ana their
contract. which expires III April, can be
renewed if they wish. There has been
some talk recently of the Theatre being
sold for business property, but whether
this Will be done is not yet known.
STATEMENT FROM Mr.. CAHILL.
Mr.. Cahil last night made the following
statement to the DIsPATCH concerning the
controversy: ''On being apprised on
Monday morning OF the fact that during
NV absence ia Norfolk on business the
Board of Governors bad attempted to
place Mr.. Leath III charge OF the Academy
| consulted counsel and then notified the
board that was still in possession Under
nv lease, the terms of which have, not
been in any manner violated, and that |
propOsed to remain in possession and
IN charge until Ousted by court
of competent jurisdiction. This pos
session ! still retain. My counsel have
urged upon the board ever since yesterday
at noon to take the matter to the courts
agreeing to facilitate the hearing OF the
case in every way. If their suggestions
had been needed the farce of last night
| would not have been enacted and the
Board of Governors of the Mozart wonld
not have been reused from their beds at
midnight to waste their time and mine IN
needless discussion and idle claims. The
suit was brought this afternoon and / con-
| fdently await its result"
Referring TO the fact that the Academy
cas-blll for the week from December 5th
| to 18th presented December Goth was paid
Monday by the treasurer of the Mozart
ASSOCIATION MIR. Cahill, said: This would
have been unnecessary had thu board not
attempted TO oust me, as had been out of
the city for some days, and had directed
NV treasurer while in Norfolk TO pay all
| bills due by the house on his return Mon
dav morning.
IF nv private gains and losses in my
business are TO DE maze matter OF coii-
ment in the public press, | hope the fact
| that have lost $4,000 i'll bringing desua-
| bic and unusual attractions TO the city this
season NAV not discredlt me with the
pubic. trust. on the contrary. that it
NAV serve to explain my asking some con-
sideration at the hands of the board in
the payment of my rent (Which was not
granted), and my hope that | may be al,
| lowed by the court to continue to hold
under a contract which do not believe
have violated in any way"