The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-06
THE KATY INJUNCTION
AGAIN THE UNITED STATES COURT
HE ARs ARGUMENT.
All the Fight to BE Made on tho Valid
iiy OF the Nlae'y-Nine Year Lease
OF the g. II. Is II. to the LIZ
G y. by jay Gould.

International and Greo, Northern Rail-
{ way Company was called in the United
: States circuit court al 10 O'Clock this
. morning before United States Circuit
: Judge Mccormick and United States Dis
irict judge Bryant The suit Is for a pre-
( iimlnary Injunction against the Interna-
uonai and Great Northern Railway Com
pany, Tor the purpose of restraining that
company from interfering with the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas in The operation
Of It's trains over the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson railway between here and
Houston, as per contract entered into be-
tween the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
and the Galveston. Houston and Hender-
son railway in July last, until the merits
q the case are finally adjudlcated BY the
o5ur.s
The entire day was consumed in reading
petitions, answers pleadlugs and afida-
Wits. etc, filed In the cause since the first
inception Of the case. These papers were
Nopmlnous and covered the whole
ground Of contention. The argument in
the ease viii not begin until ID a. M TO-
morrow. and from the brlIian, and able
I array OF legal talent present and inter-
esiei 10 the case. the presenteti ton of the
arguments ot the respective iitigants will
consume the entire week. The following
are the attorneys In the case: James
Hagerman, Judge Loyet: and r. C. Eos.
{er Tor the Missouri Kansas and Texas;
1 Su-ee AteNander Cochran " 81. Louis
L'iSael X. .. street, j. ~ Duncan and
/ . y Jones f1r the International and
Great Northern; Il J. Freeman for the
Sleraanuie Trust Company and NJ. f.
Mott and Armstrong representing the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson rail-
way.
The court room has been diled with peo-
re lhc;Gaing large number Of promi-
AeRt faiF.ad men aud attorneys who lis Z
,ehed lHtentiy as the grounds u c1uteu-
l1R were 1nt5ided iH the reading of the
numerous papers fled IN the case
General Manager r W. Campbell of the
International and Great Northern Major
saei, vice president az the Galveston,
logat3h and Henderson. and perhaps
ana Texas are expected 10 be present to-
MORO" ana remain during The tendency
4 the case before the Federal court. From
ittstH. ihdiGa ! ms the court Mil allow the
respective lilsants 10 20 into the case
N e%lthso, and II SO the contention viii
IN large measure hinge upon the validity
or iRval3lty Of the lease Of Tho Interna-
lonal ana Great Northern railway over.
l.g tfhiN eas2h, Houston and Henderson
IVA. wherein the former hold by The
III OF that lease they have absolute
control "Hes the latter railway for finrtr- ,
..'a7 EeaTs rms VIII be stoutly combat ,
!E Le Missouri Kansas and Texas &
$ " FGi-way companies, who viii contend q
slty lae tease was Illegally executed and [
~ ny ,.Vs ~, 81 me constitution and laws 3
catlon ~ ,bt III ia5 at We time q the exc
Owned and controlled MI M rsii,,,1sii,ss uatiy
are now parties h. f6ig litjnatfor' ,i'1t
was beyond his power ia Iav ara e,,,i. Z
as well as vlolatlve IL the charfar - y
% tue respective railway c5n5naIta $40 p
well as -he constitution az IA 49, ~ S
execute a lease upon one linz +, 49, aa.,t 10 s
is he aid In tia %aae ,,ie - au2tner' II
RMS will be the main ground Of a5niSt. Il
5'H a6 Whenever YER the case Is fully entered in
used al his bearin rim, may IA, De LHily dis u
INJUNCTION. '' "S ''' " preliminary c
lhat the case win be hotly contested n
. ies neN1nd question, and its outcome \
III be awaited with general Interest," o.
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