The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
LOUIS hOucK TALKS.
He Tells q Reporter OF the Sc. Louis
Republic ihe Stery of His Rail.
read Troubles.

Louis Republic of Wednesday:
zone Of the most interesting an
sensational railroad fights yer in
ausuraied in Missouri is now goini
on between the great Missouri Paciti
ON the one hand and the little 10C
mile road called tine st. Louis, Cap
Girardcau and Fort Smith, of whicl
Louis IIcuck is president, on I'll
other.
The account OF the war, a giTtl
by President HouCk to The Republic
Yesterday, Shows that three Circui
! Judges. or, rather three Circuit Court
of this State for t, the battle ground
II seems to be a contest TO the las
ditch as to whether the srtiall road
can resist the boa constructor pro
cilivities of Vice-Frcsident George
Gould. who is said 10 crave the snlal
road with the wheited appetite Of &
mighty SERPENT of the tropics.
A HISTORY OF TIE road.
4 have built this little road in the
past II years said President iIourk
Yesterday. The frs; Is miles exieDd'
ed from Cape Girardcau TO Delta
then IL miles from Della 1 o Llhcvil!e
then TO the ST. Francois River, and
finally to a junction with the Kansa:
City..F'urt Scott and Memphis. making
a total of 100 miles through Southern
Missouri. Our road Is a thorn in the
side of the Gould interests in South
east Missouri. for 1t carries mn ini-
mrr.c tonnage of timber to the river
and it has formed connections with
the Cairo Short Line and with the
Mobile and Ohio.
Years ago the Gouid people gat
about SSO.OCO, in bonds on the line of
the road. between Delta aHd Lake
vile. The interest had always been
paid on these bonds until the past u
months, but there came a time, owing
to 100000 expenses caused by wash
outs. hen We could not pay the in
tcre>t. Meantime The business OF our
company has been growing, AID much
coal liza. been carried from Cape Cir
urdeau TO Delta. and this business we
give to the Cotton Z it. hicii makes
the Gould people want II road more
than ever.
THE principal debt Of II road i,
SI.OOc.O O0. the Mercantile Trust Com
pany being trustees for a remnant oi
%G5O,O00. On March |. when interest
dcfaul,ed OH the ;l.O00.OO0deb some
of the Stockholders authorized the
Mercantile Trust Company 10 bring a
-uit in the United States Circuit
Court to fOrcclose The mortgage.
GEORGE GoCLD's HAND
.(;eorye Gould. who Is a director of
the Mercantile Trust Company, heard
of this. 80 he nj once wired his at
torncvs Mt st. Louis 10 bring suit Gil
his taj.It0. a remnant of The original
divisional bonds. in order TO cut out
and get ahead ofthe Mercantile Trust
Company. lie Instructed lis attorneys
here TO fird Il local ellen; to give state
Jurisdiction. and II law clerk named
Merriam was selected.
In a deposition taken i5st saturday
by our ATTORNEYS, cX-SccrciarN Noble
and Hon. George W. Reynolds, it was
developed that Merriam is merely a
sham plaiatilf. who gave Gould his
notes for $4,000 six days after the
suit was begun. Merriam admitted
that the suit was brought TO Dust the
Federal courts OF jurisdiction and I"
get ahead of the Mercantile Trust
Company. 1t further appeared that
Merriam at once sen a special Nil
spuri Pacific train TO Poplar B!Vif TO
present the case before Judge J. Il
Wear, the entire legal staff of the
Iron Mountain system being aboard
Though no suit had been flied and nc
na;ice had been given &c It's he judge
appointed Eli Klotz. 3 merchant
ignorant of railway affairs, receiver
! kIotz is the judges friend and h,
lives at Piedmont. a town not on oul
road. The Judge was formerly at
torney and stock claim agent for thu
Missouri Pacific.
A MURDER MINED UP IN IT.
Last year Judge Wears SOL. Wit
is now under indictment for murder
killed all einploye of the Iron Noun
tain system. and he is being deiende'
by Hon. Martin l.. Clardy Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. His conviction or ac
uuIttal depends Upon the testimon
II employees ot the Iron Mounini
system. lie will lie tried In Dunk
lin County b. special Judge Phillips
attorney Tor one OF the Gould aililiar
cd roads.
when Judge Wear appointed tn
receiver lie sail Tie matter would Z
finally heard before the court of Sl";
d rd County on March IL ard tbs
the appointment was a provision;
one.
.On March 1 | heard what Gecrg
;iouid was doing aud | tiieda rntitio
for the company Ia have all its pro
.s;y placed in ~ hs."s Of d rccriv'
E,- the benefit Of all is creditors,
.revent the property frum tcir
,r,rkeG bv tine Missouri r'ariic.
was appointed receiver hy judi
Alexander Ross, qualifying thr
DAYS before Judge Wears receir