The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-24
THEBROWNBlLLANSWERED
The Central Directors IndOrSG Mr..
Conner and His Answer.

Conner and His Answer.
They Prepare a Separate Answer to
the Allegations of Alexander Brown
& Sons-Mr. Conner Not Present at
the meningitis Administr alton
and the Reorganization Plan In
dorsed-Capt. Lowry Visits the City.
A Meeting of the Reorganization
Committees Attorneys This Morn
ing.
The Central railroad directors yester-
day indorsed the entire administration of
the Central properties under Receiver
Conner, expressing the desire in the
strongest terms that MIR. Conner be re-
tanned in charge of the system
A meeting of the board was held for the
purpose of making an answer to the bill
of Alexander Brown & Sons, charging Re
ceiver Conner with mismanagement of the
property and with partiality to the pro
posed plan of reorganization, and it is to
be filed in Judge Jackson's court when the
hearing comes up tomorrow.
The answer to this bill was prepared
by Lawton g. Cunningham, attorneys for
the Central, and was submitted to the
directors for them to amend and approve.
Mr. Corners answer TO this bill has al
ready been drawn, and will be filed at
the same time as the answer made by the
directors. The answer Of Mr.. Conner to
this bill was also submitted to the board,
and in their answer they Endorsed and
substantiated by affidavit every reply
made by Mr. Conner to the allegations con-
tanned in the Brown bill
MR.. CONFER wITHDRAws.
When Mr.. Conner was made aware of
the nature of the paper that was to be
considered he refused to be present at the
meeting, and Mr.. George j. Mills took
the chair.
The directors then took up the matter
of the answer they were to make to the
bill of Alexander Brown a. Sons, and
began with a strong Endorsement of Re
ceiver Corners entire policy during his
administration of the properties They
then considered his answer to the bill and
Endorsed it. In his answer, Mr.. Conner
admits, as is charged against him in the
Brown bill, that he favors the proposed
plan of reorganization, and states that it
is, in his opinion, the only hope for the
rehabilitation of the'property
In their answer for the company the
directors expressed the strongest conf
dence in Mr.. Conner They stated that
they were familiar with all efforts that
have been made to advance the interests
of the property, and that they had been in
formed of everything that had been done.
Everything, they said, met with the full
approval of the board. They expressed
strong desire that Mr. Conner be retained
rs receiver and reattirmed their
belief that the proposed plan of reorgani-
cation was the only hope for the preser-
walton of the Central system.
The directors made an affidavit to these
statements, as well as to their belief in
those contained in the answer of Mr..
Conner, and both the answers of Mr. Co
mer and the directors will be filed Thurs
day. The remainder of the meeting was
devoted to a general discussion of the
pending litigation.
Messrs. Evan p. Howell, s. r. Jacques
and Uriah B. Harold were the only out
of-town directors present. Nh. George j.
Mills will probably go to Atlanta to be
present at the hearing as d representative
of the board of directors, he having been
chairman of the meeting yesterday
CAPT. LOWRY IN THE CITY.
Capt. Robert j. Lowry of Atlanta who
in cOreceiver with Mr.. Conner of the Sa-
vannah and Western, was in the city yes
terday and held a conference with MIR.
Conner in regard to the property.
'There will be no change in the man
agement of this part of the Central sys-
tenn" said he yesterday in referring to
the matter. 81 have no desire to antago-
nize any of the plans or methods in the
management of the property. ! am simply
coreceiver with Mr. Conner, representing
the bondholders for whom the Central
Trust Company is trustee, and will have
charge of the property in connection with
him. There will be little or no change in
the management OF the property"
Capt. Lowry will be in the city every
few days perhaps for the purpose of con-
sulting with Mr.. Conner in regard to the
management of the property over which
he has part charge
MEETING THIS MORNING.
The counsel for the reorganization com
mittee will hold a consultation at the Office
of Garrard, Meldrim & Newman to-day
for the purpose of reviewing the field pre-
vious to the hearing before Judge jackson.
Gen. Benjamin +. Tracy, ex-Secretary
of the Navy, has been detained by the
committees and he and MIR Joseph Auer-
bach, of Lowrey, Stone q Auerbach of New
York, came down on the City of Augusta,
which arrived here early yesterday morn
ing. They were in conference with Col
Garrard yesterday, but will hold a
final consultation in Col. Garrard's office
to-day They leave for Atlanta tonight.
Lawton & Cunningham and MIR. S. B.
Adams will go up to represent the Cen
trail
Receiver Oakman, Attorney Henry
Crawford and Vice President John A.
Rutherford of the Richmond Terminal
are expected in the city from Charleston
to-day.
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