The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24
WANT PAY FOR ARC LIGHTS.
The Brush Company Trying TO Collect
an R. and D. Bill From the Central.

The Master In Chanoery Reported
That the Liability Was on the Rich
mond and Danville, and the Plain
tiffs Excepted Exceptions
overruted Because They Failed to
Set Forth the Testimony Referred to.
The Petition May Be Amended-A
Mortgage Foreolosed.
The intervention of the Brush Electric
Light Company in the case of Rowena
Clarke against the Central Railroad and
Banking Company was taken up in the
| United States court yesterday.
The intervention claims that the Cen
trail railroad is due the company 8, 295 25,
its bill for arc lights on the property of
the railroad during the months of De
cember, 1891, and January and February,
1892, during which time the Central was
in possession Of the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad. ..--...
The intervention was referred to Mr.
George W. Owens the master in chancery
in all these matters, and after taking
testimony and examining the facts in the
case he reported that the liability rested
with the Richmond aud Danville railroad
and not with the Central
TOOK EXCEPTIONS TO THE REPORT.
To this report the Brush Electric Light
Company, represented by Mr. A. Minis;
fled a bill of exceptions, setting forth
certain facts, and referring to the evil
dence in support of those facts by the
number and page in the written testi-
money. The Central, through its attor-
neys, Messrs. Lawton & Cunningham,
moved that these exceptions be dismissed.
on the ground that the bill did
not set forth the testimony referred
to in support of the facts
claimed. Judge Speer granted the motion,
and the bill was dismissed, but
the plaintiffs have been given an oppor
tunity to amend their exceptions, which
will probably be done to-day. The Rich
mond and Danville railroad has also filed
bill of exceptions to the finding of the
master, disclaiming any liability on the
bill for lights, and the case may be an in
| terest.ng one before it is concluded.
Thee are just l40 interventions on the
docket in the Rowena Clarke case, most
of which have been referred to the mas
ter for report. Few of them, however,
have been reported on to the court The
intervention docket was called by Judge
Speer, and the progress made on them
was reported to the court. A number of
them were ordered referred to the master.
A MORTGAGE FoRECLosED.
A final decree was taken in the suit of
Edwards, Trenholm 6, Co. VS.. Virginia l..
Hinson. The suit was brought to fore
close a mortgage on some property in
Clinch county belonging to the defendant,
and the court granted decree of fore
closure in favor of the mortgage held by
the plaintiff. The property involved
amounts to So, 500 Is, on which interest
must be paid from Jan. l, 1898
The traverse jurors in the district and
circuit courts were summoned yesterday,
and the grand jury will be summoned to-
day.
The traverse jurors of the district court
are as follows: Messrs. j. l.. Wilkes,
Lemuel Rogers, Lehman Putzel John d.
Weed, Henry G.. Ward, John c. Scott,
George P. Walker, A. r. Launey, w. G.
McDonough, B. w. James, Joseph Ferst
and G. w. Allen. Those of the
circuit court are, Messrs. Samuel Her
man, W. H. Adams, B. NJ Lovett, A. C.
McAlpin, r. r. Black, Harley Davis, H.
T. Wright, Madison Parrish, j. A. j.
Henderson, F. G. Bell, T. I. Chapeau and
Walter Coney.
The suit of Boykin. Connor & Co. VS.
| W. B. Folks is assigned for a hearing this
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