The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

The controversy over the receivership Of
| the Law and Order league has been settled
/ at last.
| Yesterday afternoon the case was called
| in the district court for the purpose of the
| judge deciding upon it.
Both sides claim victory in the deci-
| sion.
The Law and Order league claim a vic
| tory because the receiver was discharged,
and Mr.. Boone claims a bigger victory be-
cause the cour5 said that according to the
methods Of the management Of the league
he would sustain the receiver if Jackson
| was member OF the league or if his name
was signed TO it's constitution and bylaws.
Judge Reed held that his decision de-
cision was merely on question of law.
! jackson, he said, was not a member of the
copartnership of the league, and that it
was necessary for a man to be personally
concerned In the organization before he
had the right to get receiver appointed.
Judge Reed made the case very plain. He
| said that it jackson had right to secure
the appointment of a receiver to protect
his claim against the league, that any
party who owned another would have his
business subject to be thrown into the
hands of a receiver. If A. owed B. $50, B.
could, at any time he SO desired. have a
receiver appointed for to take charge of
AS horse and buggy and hold il till the
OcUb WIS L Or luStduCG, Sdtu
he. if Munson & Mcnamara, one of our
| most reputable business firms, owed John
Smith 500, does IL follow that John Smith
could, at any time hesso desired, have that
firm thrown into the hands of a
receiver to collect his claims. If that were
the case every Case in my court, involving
a debt, would be under the system of re-
Ownership.
In discussing the case Judge Reed said
that the business of the league was very
Irregular i'll appearance. He desired to be
understood as not saying that any fraud
was committed or intended, but he would
say that ii any such thing was intended
all the safeguards of the constitution and
bylaws of the league, for the protection
OF the members, were taken away and de-
stroyed and the business narrowed down
to hands of a few men.
Mr.. Hatfield asked Judge Reed to make
findings to show that everything was IN
good Shape and all that sort of thing, but
Judge Reed declined, saying that he
was not sitting In that court to
exonorate anybody, but to decide the ques-
so iutimated that as the decision was
against Jackson, that gentleman's attor-
ney was the only one that should have
any interest in having findings made by
the court.
The decision does not affect Jackson's
claim in the least. That still stands and
will lie tried like any other civil suit
County Attorney Boone was seen and
be expressed himself as very we'll pleased
with Judge Reeds ruling. "What more
could l ask" he said, "than what the
judge said He iutimated very strongly
that the business of the league was very
irregular and that has been my position
all the time. The judge knows that
fraud has been attempted and that
the monies of the league have
been misappropriated, but he did
not have to say so, as he decided the case
on a point of law as to the right of Jack
son, who is not member of the league, to
have his claim protected by a receiver. L
think the decision is a great black eye to
Hatfield, Bentley, Wood, ct al. Our main
contention was that the business OF the
LEAGUE was irregular; their contention was
that the business of the league was
regular. The judge says that it was ir-
egular, and thus our position is clearly
and emphatically sustained"