St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

Judge Oliver P. Shiras, of Dubuque.
was in the city yesterday to hear a mat
ter in the United States circuit court.
This was a matter in connection with
the dispute between the Manhattan
Trust company. of New York, and the
Sioux City q Northern Railway COM
pany, with E. H. Hubbard as assignee
OF the Union Trust company, of Sioux
City, as I%intervenor, aud Kennedy. Todd
d &C. as defendants. There is a conflict
of interest, and leave was given the
dy, Todd & Co. to withdraw a demurrer
and a plea and to make answer sc as to
raise directly the validity of the owner
ship by Kennedy. Todd & Co. of stock
to the amount of 81. 06O, 900 of stock and
81, 040. 600 of bonds of the Sioux City &
Northern Railroad company, this being
a three-fourths interest. +. B. Daniels,
of Dubuque, represented Kennedy,
Todd & Co.. and j. c. Combs, of Boston.
and w. c. S%ilverthorn, of Wasau, Wis.
represented E. Fl. Hubbard, as assignee
of the Union Trust company. The pa
pers and order, signed by Judge Shiras,
will be taken to Sioux City by Mr..
Combs and filed in the United States
circuit court there.
Kennedy, Todd & Co. represent the
Great Northern company interests in
the Sioux City & Northern road. and
with the three-fourths interests and the
practical control. of the Sioux City,
O'Neill & Western road. for which a re-
ceivor was appointed a day or two ago
by Judge Caldwell, is placed in a posi-
ton to contest for control of al internal
point and the bridge cver the Missouri
river. and thus make an opening to the
north and west. Among the papers be-
fore the court yesterday Vas an affidavit
made by James j. Hill, in which it is
stated that a little owe a year ago he
was approached by A. S. Garretson,
then president of the Sioux City &
Northern, who stated to Rim that
he represented the interests of Messrs.
Hedges, Hankinson and HornicE, of
Sioux City, who hadiformed a syndicate
to control the road. Mr.. Hill was asked
to furnish money to build a bridge
across the Missouri river under the
name of the Sioux City, O'Neill &
Western road. After some discussion
Mr.. Garretson was referred to Kennedy,
Todd q Co., Of New York. Mr.. Hill
was approached again in January last
to buy a three-fourths interest, paying
therefore $3.50, 600. 1t is now claimed
by the representatives of the Union
Trust Company of Sioux City that Ken
nedy, Todd & Co. are using their power to
give the Great Northern road control of
the Sioux City & Northern road and the
bridge built by the Sioux City, O'Neill
& Western company.
Judges Caldwell and Sanborn sat in
the United States circuit court Of APP
peals yesterday.
N. NJ. Hubbard Jr. and Charles A.
Clark. of Cedar Rapids, To-. were ad-
mitted as attorneys.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany. appellant, VS.. Charles w. Bobins;
appeal from United States circuit court,
amici curiae; stricken from files and
argument concluded by f. 3. Daniels
for appellant, and submitted.
National Bank of Commerce, plaintiff
in error, VS.. First National Bank; error
to United States circuit court, District
of Kansas; continued to December
term.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company, plaintiff in error, VS.. E. Ii.
Prescott; error to United States circuit
court, Northern district of Iowa; ar
gued by n. M. Hubbard Jr. and +. f.
Dawley for plaintiff in error, and by
Charles A. Clark for defendant in error,
and cause submitted.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Com
pany, plaintiff in error. VS.. Standard
Oil Company, error to United States
district court, district OF Kansas; con-
tinued to December term.
Laclede Fire Brick Manufacturing
Company, plaintiff in error, VS.. Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection and In
surance Company: error to United
States circuit court, Eastern district Of
Missouri; continued to December term.
Zeb Ward, plaintiff in error, VS..
| Kohn, Baird & S%heckert: error to
United States circuit court. Eastern dis
trict of Arkansas, submitted on printed
briefs.
Buerden Bros. ct al. plaintiffs in
error, VS.. James K. Burnham ct al.
and Barnes, Brown 81 Denton, plaintiffs
in error, VS.. James K. Burnham ct al.
error to United States circuit court, dis
trict of Kansas; continued to Decem-
Der term.
The court adjourned until Nov. Is.
nTGVRICT COTIRT