The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-21
now MR.. Conner VOTED.
Some OF the Details OF the ReceI
Southwestern MestinE Recalled

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The hearing Of testimony in the Cen
/ trial Railroad cases was resumed yester-
1 day morning in the Office Of Special
/ Master Geo. W. Owens.
The same attorneys mentioned In yes
/ terday's MORNING NEWS were on hand
and in addition, Messrs. Calhoun, King
aud Spalding appeared for Alexander
/ Brown * Sons, Denmark x Adams Tor
| the Central, and Mr.. Joseph II Hall for
/ himself as intervenor in the Rowena
| Clarke case, asking for his dividend on
/ Southwestern stock held by himself and
which has not been paid.
1 MIR w. S.. Brantley Secretary and
| Treasurer Of the Southwestern was re-
called to the stand for Mr. Hail. and was
examined by him. IL was shown by Mr.
Brantley's testimony that Receiver II.
M. Conner had been present at the meet
ing of the Southwestern stockholders
| held in Macon, February 3, 1893, and had
advocated the reorganization plan as the
best arrangement that could be made
The minutes did not show the details OF
the vote at the subsequent meeting of
April II, and Mr. Brantley was asked by
Mr. Hall to present with the testimony
certified copy from his memoranda show
ing how Mr.. Conner had voted the shares
and proxies he held at that meeting.
Mr.. Brantley stated in a general way
that Mr. Conner had voted for the reor-
ganization. The market price of South
western stock was he said about 500 on
January /, before the first default was
made. In May he bought two shares for
"a and the stock has since been quoted
at 65.
Mr.. Brantley was cross examined by
Mr.. S, B. Adams. 1t was shown that MIR.
Conner had voted the proxies he held as a
representative of the Central and also
of Gen. Lawton and Mr.. Geo. J. Mills.
The vote was in favor of adopting the re-
port of the Southwestern committee on
the reorganization plan. Mr. Miller also
asked the witness few questions, the
answers to which were made from the
Southwesterns last annual report.
Mr. Brantley said that Mr. Conner had
never given him any reason for fail
pay the dividends on the South
western stock Mr. Joseph H Hall
was sworn in his own behalf and stated
that he had applied TO DR. Baxter president
of the Southwestern r r to institute in
the name of the company direct proceed
ing asking the court to require the divi-
dend to be paid at once. and that DIR. Bax-
ter replied that he didn't consider that
the directors had any power at all, as all
power had been taken from them in this
matter by resolution of the stock
holders.
He stated further that at the time he
instituted this proceeding he was the
owner of fourteen shares of South
western stock. He had pledged
the stock as collateral
for loan and had given power of attor-
ney to transfer 1t and the Macon Savings
Bank had without his knowledge trans
ferred it to themselves, as security.
Mr.. Calhoun asked If he was present at
these meetings of the Southwestern stock
holders referred to. He said he was pres
ent short time at the first one but did
not go to the second as he determined not
to have anything to do with it.
A number of other questions were asked
and Mr.. Miller offered as evidence ex-
tracts from some Central Railroad reports
Calhoun, King g. Spalding were occu-
pied yesterday in looking over the books
of the Central railroad at the general Of
fees, in order to gather such evidence as
they desired to prove the allegations
made in the bill of Alexander Brown &
Sons. They will continue the work to-
day and will also take testimony this
morning before Mr.. Owens concerning
the -talked-of lumber deal, concern
ing which an examination was recently
held in Baltimore