The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
COLLINS LITTLE SURPRISE.
He Springs a S25,OOO Attachment On
Dir. Hartman and the SlOSS Co.

a Constable in Possession Of the Iron
and Coal Coupany's Property and OF
200 shares of City and Suburban and
Savannah, ThunderboIt and Isle Of
Hope Railway stock-A Preliminary
Move for Suit for Damages on Ac-
count of tn Recent Reoeivership
Fight - What the Electric Railway
Wants to Find Out.
President Collins of the Electric Rail-
way Company sprung his surprise on his
opponents yesterday. lie has been say
ms for the last TWO weeks that he had
one in store.
An attachment was sued out in Justice
Warning Russell, Jrs court by the presl-
dent and directors of the Electric Railway
Company against J. y. Hartman and
the sloss Iron and Coal Company for
So. 900. The attachment was at once lev
led by Constable Austin of Justice Rus
sells court upon the property Of the de-
PENDANTS, and the return being made to
the magistrate, the constable was placed
in possession. The attachment is pre-
lminary to a suit for So, 900 damages which
will be filed in the superior court in time
for trial at the next term.
As will be easily understood by those
who have kept up with the bitter fight
between the two street railway companies
that the suit grows out OF the recent at
tempt to place the Electric Railway Com
pany in the hands Of a receiver. The
hearing Of the petition for a receiver de-
veloped pretty plainly that Mr.. Hartman,
who had been directing the fight Of the
Parsons lines against the Electric Rail-
way Company was largely interested in
the effort, he having gone so far as to
assume the claims of the petitioners and
guarantee their payment.
The principal petitioner for the receiver /
ship was Manager James l.. Logan OF the
Sloss Iron and steel Company savannah
branch Mr. George Parsons, the chief
proprietor of the City and Suburban and
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle Of Hope
Railway is a large stakeholder in the
Sloss company. The other two parties
to the petition were MCDonOugh d Bal
lantyne, and the Palmer Hardware Com
pany. They have not been included in
the suit for damages.
President Collins and a majority Of the
went before Justice Russell yesterday
morning and filed an affidavit with him.
charging AIr. Hartman and the Sloss Iron
ana Coal Company with conspiracy TO
inlure the Electric Railway Company, by
reason Of the attempt to throw the rail-
way in the hands Of q receiver. The AFT
davit was brief The makers also adj
mittcd themselves bound to the defen-
dants in the sum of $4,000 in legal form.
The levies were made by Constable John
S. Austin. Eighty shares Of stock Of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle Of Hope
railroad, and 100 shares Of stock of the
City and Suburban railroad We're levied
upon as the property of Ny Hartman.
The levy was made made by serving copies
of the bond, affidavit and attachment upon
President Johnston, who is the head of
the latter two corporations
The following property of the Sloss Iron
and Coal Company was levied upon. One
holster one hosting engine, one elevator,
eight cars Of coal, $50 tons of coal in bin,
five tons of blacksmith coal, two iron
chutes twenty-tons of steamer coal, eight
wheels and pullcys, three lanterns, TWEEN
ty-siX shovels and one fork. Constable
Austin was placed in charge of this prop
erty. The defendants viii probably give
bond and release the property tomorrow.
Mr.. Hartman, while on the stand as
n witness in the hearing of the petition
for receiver for the Electric Railway
company teSllHeQ lnaL ne owned about
one-thrd of the stock Of both the Sa-
Vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
and the City and Suburban railways. 1t
is upon this statement Of Mr.. Hartman
that the levy against him is based. The
Electric Railway people propose 10 find
out if Mr.. Hartman is really the owner
of this stock and If successful in their
suit they viii also have the opportunity
of discovering its market value As
neither Mr.. Hartman nor the Soss Iron
and Coal Company are residents of this
state the attachment of their property
located here was a necessary precautiou
TO the filing of the suit.
Charlton, Mackall & Anderson and Den
mark & Adams are the attorneys Of the
Electric Railway Company in this suit
The bill, which will be filed later with
the clerk of the superior court VIII prob
ably contain some interesting and spicy
allegations. The result of the suit will
be watched with a great deal of interest,
and it win probably have an important
bearing upon the present street railway
war, which has been wagod without inter
mission for nearly six months.
President Collins was seen by a Morning
News reporter and asked for some state
ment with regard to the suit, but he de-
clined to express himself and referred
10 Justice Russell, from whom the facts
as to the attachment and levy were OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Hartman left the city about two
weeks ago for New York. lie stated be-
fore leaving that he would return to Sa-
Vannah again shortly. He was advised last
night of the Electric railways latest
move.
All Of the street railroads carried large
crowds yesterday 1t was impossible to
get standing room even on many Of the
cars on the principal lines during The
afternoon and early portion of the night
The people of Savannah will be well
pleased to have the 1-cent fare continued
indefinitely, and there is no prospect that
st will be otherwise for some time yet
1t is possible that the suit for damages
may have some effect in bringing about a
change in the rate war The public Is
not anxious, however. that IL shall The
present status of affairs is very salts
factory.