Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01
BURLINGTON VT, THU JRSDAY, MARCH |,
been confined i'll the Rutland County Jail for
some time.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court came in at O'Clock, but remained
i'll session only 90 minutes, taking u recess
then till 10 o clock Wednesday. Onmotion of
Hon Frank Plumley of Northficld, the case
of A. G.. Bradish VS.. William II. Blake, 2d.
and Edward r. Bradley was discontinued
without costs. I'm the case of the United
States against Charles Barberi, u coutinu-
anco was granted
GRAND TRUNK VS.. CENTRAL VERMONT.
A suit has been entered in this court
against the Central Vermont Railroad com
panv by the Grand Trunk Railway COM
pany, involving the issue of $1,000, 900 of
capital stock voted bv the Central Vermont
and the issue of first mortgage bonds and
the co ntlol OF the road. Judge Wheeler
has issued restraining order and the case
will be heard at date to be fixed upon.
From the bill filed in the case it appears
that in the reorganization of the several
companies composing the Central Vermont
company there was issued + 600, 900 in cap
ital stock, the Grand Trunk, as large cred
itor of the company, receiving ma iority
of the stock so issued, which it has held since
that time The Central Vermont being a
corporation established by special charter,
share held by him but at the session of the
Vermont Legislature in 1892, without the
knowledge of the Grand Trunk company an
act was passed providing that the general
law allowing any one person to vote on one
tenth of the capital stock only was made ap-
plicable to corporations organized under
special laws as well as TO those organized
under general laws.
At the annual meeting of the Central
Vermont in January last it was voted to
issue an additional $1,000, 600 of capital
| stock, and the bill alleges that it Is the pur-
pose of the company to give this stock as a
bonus to persons purchasing bonds of the
Central Vermont, which are to he issued to
pay the floating debt Of the company. At
the annual meeting the Grand Trunk pro-
tested against the now issue OF stock and
voted against it. Some time ago the Grand
| Trunk entered into certain traffic contracts
with the Central Vermont, and the bill al
leges that the obligations of these contracts
are impaired by the law of 1892 and fur
ther that the proposed issue of stock is in
other respects illegal and contrary to law.
/ 1t is also alleged that the act of 1892 is ul-
constitutional because impairing the oblga-
| tion of n contract.
| The issues involved in the case are inter
csting, and aside from this fact the result of
the case will be watched for with interest
| because it involves the control of the road.
| A GOVERNMENT WITNESS DRUNK.
The grand jury was interrupted in its
work during the afternoon by a witness in
| the case of the United States VS.. D. H. Por-
ter appearing before it in an intoxicated
condition. District attorney Sener subse
quently learned of the respondents lettering
about the corridor and colVersing with the
witnesses as they passed to and from the
! grand jury room. Summonng judge
Wheeler, he had both the respondent and
the drunken witness taken into open court.
After Mr.. Senter had stated the facts Judge
Wheeler ordered the witness, who was toe
drunk to know his name, into the custody
of Marshal Amsden and directed Responder
Porter to appear Wednesday and show
cause why he should not he held for con
tempt Of court. Porter was arrested ant
bound up for his appearance in court whel
wanted n few months ago on the charge of
selling liquor without government license