The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18
A TURN In CENTRAL AFFAIRS.
The Terminal surpris ed the Central ana the
Court at Savannah.

The Terminal Surpris ed the CenCrai MI" VIC
Court at Savannah.
| Savannah Ga, April 11.-(Special.)-
! The action of the Richmond Terminal
| officials fell like bomb in the United States
court this morning, when, without any
warning whatever, Henry Crawford. attor,
ney for the Richmond Terminal, addressed
| the court and stated that he had filed two
! motions today. One asked that RECEIVER
/ Conner. of the Central system, be discharged
| and all contracts under the recelyershlp be
! annulled on the ground of illegality. The
! other moved that the order of Judge Speer
Ill regard to the reorganization committee
, authorizing loans to the Central be set aside
on the ground that said orders We're lmpru-
dent, irregular and erroneous and that the
court had no jurisdiction whatever IN the
cause to enter such orders and that the
same are entirely void. These motions were
filed under the Rowena Clarke bill, which
placed the Central in the hands of re-
ceiver.
The case of the Central Trust Company
VS. the Central railroad had been called
before Judge Pardee and everything was
progressing calmly when these motions
were read and fell like a thunder clap on
the lawyers assembled.
Judge II. b. Tompkins made an argu-
ment for the Central Trust Company, ask
ing the appointment of an independent re-
celver for the Savannah and Western on
the ground that it was competitive sys-
TEN with the Central and had not been
answered on behalf Of the Central by Cap
tain Cunningham, who said that the interests
OF the Central and the Savannah and Wes-
tern We're mutual and alfdayits We're pro-
duced showing that there was no cOmpeti-
ton except in conjunction with the same
roads.
Gone After the Judge.
1t was limited tonight that Mr.. Crawford
would charge IN his speech tomorrow that
Judge Spcer should be impeached as having
Iv i'm
properly. One of the Richmond Terminal
men stated that he did not think such "a
statement would be made. though he be-
lieyed it ought to be done Mr.. Conner
left for Macon tonight but would say nothing
about the case or object of his visit He
probably goes to confer with Judge Speer
| 1t is said that he will return on Il special
| IN time to be present at tomorrow 5 hearing
| President and Receiver Oakman said to-
| night to representative of The COnstitll-
| ton: We made the motions as the owners
! of 1900 shares or II ma jority of the Cen
| trail railroad stock which has been dis
| franchised and did so simply to protect
! our interests. We think the nroperty has
| by the court and We moved an annulmcnt
| of the orders and the discharging of the
| receivershfp as the only course by which
| our interests could be properly protected
| They would be cxtnguished under the re-
| organization plan, and as we saw Il means
of escape took advantage of il. We have
| been quteScent until now, and | cannot
| forecast the future or say what course the
| Terminal will pursue in case the orders are
| annullcd and our suit successful Our in.
terests are too large for us to let them
be exting,Iished by the proposed rcorgani
! cation and we shall fight 10 the end "
An arrangement will be made by the at
torneys to set n date for the hearing of the
| motion TO discharge the receiver before
Judge Pardcc at New Orleans ut an early
date The Terminal people left for New
! York last night.
Fitzgerald says Success Is Assured.
New York, April 11.-General Louis Eitz
! gerald the president of the Mercantile Trust
! Company, who is receiving deposits under
| the reorganization of the Georgia Contra
| system. said this afternoon:
THE success of The reorganization plan
! is assured 10y the deposits Of securities
! the Savannah and Western bonds have
| deposited or agreed to deposit their bonds
! The stockholders of the Southwestern roaG
are holding a meeting mt savannah today ans
| will cooperate IN tie reorganization.
Gamblers Arrested ia Louisville.
/ louisville. Ky, april 12 TIE YrGpije
! tors Of the gambling houses were arrested
! this afternoon. All gave bond. Although
! the gamblers knew that warrants had beer
| issued for their arrest, their games were ii
| full blast all day There was apparently ne
| falling off in the number of players and tn.
| proprietors of the games exhibited but little
concern over the action which had been
taken against them. The warrants were
| sworn ont by w. II. Jones, a young dress
goods salesman employed in 4 large Fourth
| avenue house and residing at 633 Fourth
street The persons mentioned in the war
rant are: Phil Roro and John Kesser, OF
| the firm of Boro Il Kessler; Billy Boardman
and Henry WehmhoH. composing the firm
Dewitt. A. NJ WaddeIl and Nip I4ans-
down Zones claims he lost $500 of his
/! wife's money at faro.