The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-04
THE BILL WAS DISMISSED.
D. EOhler Makes a Good Showing Of
His Property Before the Court.

He Had About SO of Assets for Every
One He Owed-He Brought His
Books Into Court, and on His Show
ing the Temporary Receiver Was
Discharged and the Petition Denied.
The Buttimer Injunction Case Set
tled-rhe Turpentine Operators As
ISOLATION Incorporated.
The petition of M. H. Lauchheimer &
Sons and others against d. Koh Ter for re-
Ceiver and injunction came up for hear
ing before Judge Falligapt yesterday
morning. MIR. KOhler brought his books
into court, and such a good showing was
made that, on agreement between the
attorneys, an order was granted dis
charging the temporary receiver and dis
missing the bill.
When the case was opened Mr.. Kohler
was put on the stand as witness and
brought his books into court He showed
that his stock here was worth S27 900 and
that his stock in Asheville, n. c., was
worth $1,000, his Savannah stock being
insured for 81, 900. His fixtures and open
accounts, he showed, were worth s.. $50,
real estate in Savannah, Augusta and
Brooklyn, N. Y, he showed, was worth
$4,000 over and above all liens against it.
HIS LIABILITIES COMPARATIVELY SMALL.
He claimed that the aggregate of his
liabilities was l0,6l2.0l, a large portion
of which was not yet due. With regard
to the bills ,of Lauchheimer Il Sons, and
SChental a. Co., the parties who brought
10 ho or haf hn
counts, that they were due, and that he
had enough money on hand to pay them;
but he said there were other creditors
whose claims came in ahead of these, and
he wanted to act right toward all of
them. According to his showing his as
sets were to his liabilities in the ratio of
about 3 or 4 to |.
The petitioners were represented by
Messrs. West a. McLaws ana w. p.
Hardee, Esq, while Garrard, Meldrim &
Newman appeared for the defendant.
After Mr.. Kohler's testimony had been
given, his side was shown up in such
favorable light that the compliments
attorneys stated they would not press the
motion for the appointment of a receiver;
whereupon, the order dismissing the bill
and discharging the temporary receiver
was taken.
THE BUTTIMER SUIT SETTLED.
The suit of Patrick Buttimer for in
junction to prevent the city from paying
any further moneys to Maurice A. Butti-
mer on the contract with him as city con-
tractor of sinks was to have been called
at O'Clock in the afternoon, but at that
time one of the attorneys in the case ap-
peared and stated that the parties TO the
suit were about to reach settlement, and
the proba bility was that the matter
would not be brought before the court
at all. Later in the afternoon
Messrs. Erwin, duBignon q Chisholm,
attorneys for the plaintiff, stated that
settlement had been reached which was
satisfactory to all parties concerned.
The necessary order dismissing the bill
will probably be taken today. What the
terms of the settlement were was not
given out.
TO BE SOLD OUT.
An order was granted providing for the
sale. within not less than ten DAYS time.
the property of NJ. NJ Kennickell, con
tanned in the Office at 199 York street.
under a mortgage amounting TO 81 ,001. AZ
in favor of James B. Kennickell
In the case of the Lawrenceburgh Man
ufacturing Company against the A. j.
Miller Company an Intervention by Pear
son &, Emmett and others for an indebt-
edness amounting TO 1862 80, was allowed.
In the case of Cora McAuley against
George McAuley, petition for divorce, the
court granted an order providing for the
perfecting of service on the defendant by
publication.
An order for the incorporation of the
Turpentine Operators Association, with
headquarters in Savannah, were signed
by Judge E'alligant. Among the incor-
porators are Messrs, D. T. Doughty, AL
bert PridRen, j. w. Callahan, William
Pritchett, j. b. ID. Woodham, p II Car
ter. j. K. Young and other prominent
turpentine operators and dealers in naval
stores.
THE TURPENTINE PERAToRs
The association is incorporated for a
period Of twenty years, with an initial
capital Of $4,000, and with a privilege of
increasing it as high as 81, OOO,O0O The
object Of the formation of the as
ISOLATION is TO carry on naval
stores business to regulate the scale
of wages and Of prices of the pro-
duct as near as possible so that fair
profits can be derived from its sale, and
in general TO build up the naval stores in
dustry. The headquarters Of the associa-
ton will be in Savannah, and sub-asso-
Citations or branches will be esta blished
in different parts Of the naval stores sec
lon