Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
TALKING ron $40, 900.
Pinal Argument Before Judges Dallas
ana wales in the Federal Court.


ana wales in the Federal Court.
The United States court was opened
with some ceremony Thursday morning. AS
Judges Dallas and Wales came into court
all present arose and did not take their
seats until the court had bowed,
The suit to receive final hearing was that
of the FTinck administrators which had
been pending in the court for some years.
The more immediate point 10 be consid.
cred on Thursday was the disposition of
a sum OF Si0,0o0, an accumulation of fec
accounts claimed by counsel for general
professional services In the suit.
As the counsel fee dispute now stands,
Henry Schmidt, the solicitor Of the as
signees, disputes the fee of $4,000, claim
he puts in claim for every dollar OF the
fruits of the present litigation.
Motion was made in the United States
| circuit court Monday morning by Col.
| Nields in the case of the Pusey & Jones
Company VS.. Mary A. Miller on behalf OF
the company for preliminary injunction
against Mary A. Miller to restrain her
! from further prosecution OF her suit ut law
| against the company.
The suit is triangular one between
| w. w. Bierce and Mrs, Miller, executrix
| of Lewis Miller, and the Prsey Il Jones
| Company. The suit is brought for the
amount of the license due either to the
| Miller estate or to Bierce for the right to
make certain patented apparatus for COM
pressing cotton.
The Pusey & Jones Company tender
| themselves ready to pay the amount in
| dispute to whomsoeVer the court DEGREES is
| entitled to it.
Until this is determined they pray that
Mrs. Millers suit against them on the law
side of tho court be stayed. The amount
/ in dispute covers about $4,000. Branch IL.
Giles represents the executrix.
| The hearing on the motion is fixed for
Friday, at 10 a. m.
In the circuit court Monday Judge
Wales rendered q decree in the case of
Thomas II. Cornell VS.. James NJ.
Douglas, in which Spottswood Garland
has been appointed receiver. denying
the motion Of Willard Salisbury, counsel
for John Jacoby, an intervening
creditor, to frame an issue and send
same to jury of the court for trial.
The original case is q dispute in re-
gard to winding up the affairs of i. ii,
Connell d Co., railroad contractors, to
whom the b. 81 o. railroad is heavily
indebted. John Jacoby's claim as o
sub.contractor is for about $4,000.
At the same time the above order was
made the court also directed that the
whole case be referred to the court ex'
aminer to take testimony and report
The argument will be had in due course
when testimony is completed.
In the United States court Tuesday
j. IL. Hoffecker and William T. Smalley
Jr., counsel for the receiver Of the G.
IL. Bushnell Company Of Hartford
Conn, filed bill against the Nonesucf
Fibre Company of Newark, of which il
is creditor, asking for an injunction
against the latter company pending thu
hearing of motion for theappointmen
of receiver, restraining the firm from
disposing OF its property in any way o.
means. The name Of Austin Harrington
has been suggested as receiver.
The injunction was granted and tn,
restraining order was placed in tn,
hands of the marshal this afternoon
The action is taken with a view o
compelling the Stockholders of tn
Nonesuch Fibre Company to pay to tn
receiver the 80 per cent due on $50, 900 o
stock, which is to be distributed anon
the creditors of tho company for tn
purpose of paying Its debts. The stock
holders have paid in but half the amour
of stock which they bought or sub
scribed for.
The published statement that DI
Henry w. Morrow's stock interest O
$4,000, paid him for property AM
machinery, is held exempt from thes
charges, is not disclosed in the bill. Dl
Morrow is not party to the bill.