The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-22
TO MAKE A NEW CONTRACT.
4 VERDICT AGAINST THE WADLEY
AND MOUNT VERNON ROAD.

4 Final Decree in the Salvage suit
OF the Propeller TOwboat Company
Against the British bark Lcbu.
what the Captains and Men on the
Tugs VIII Receive for Their Ser
Dfces-Tbe Indictment Against DIR.
VI VI. Holland Quashed Because IL
Did Not Set Forth the Letters He
Was Charged With sending
Through the Mail.
The question of difference between the
Germania Bank. trustee for the Afontgom-
cry and Eufaula railroad sinking fund,
and the Wadley and Mount Vernon rail-
road, was referred 10 Master in Chancery
George w. owens by Judge speer yes
terday. and a report has been called for
within ten days
The amount in dispute is S2,Gls.O7. Judg-
ment was rendered against the Wadley
and Mt. Vernon railroad. in favor
Of the trustee for $S.2l5S9 with interest at
Z per cent. The amount is to be paid in
five annual installments for which notes
are to be given, and the execution of the
fails to pay any of the amounts due. In
the meantime the trustee for the sinking
fund is under the protection of the judg-
ment of the court against the defendant.
Suit was brought by the trustee to re-
cover the amount due the sinking fund
for the rental of rails, switches and frogs
belonging to its assets. There was a dis
pute as to the amount. and this will be
passed on by Mr.. Owens after testimony
has been taken in the matter. Judgment
was rendered for the undisputed claim,
and in the meantime the trustee of the
Montgomery and Eufaula sinking fund is
empowered to enter into a new contract
with the Wadley and Mt. Vernon rail-
road on the same terms as were contained
in the former contract for the rental Of
these properties. AIessrs. Charlton, Mack
all and Anderson appeared for the Ger
mania Bank trustee. and Mr.. DAILY OF Shu-
brich & Daily of Atlanta, for the Wadley
and Mt. Vernon railroad.
final decree was rendered by Judge
speer in the case of the Propeller Tow
boat Company against the British bark
Lebu in which 5000 was awarded for
the salvage of the bark, which was pulled
off CASTOR bank Dec. 1, 1894 by the tugs
Paulsen and Cynthia No. ,. The judg-
ment is against the London Assurance
Company and the National Board of Mar
inc Underwriters, the insurance companies
which claimed the vessel, and in addi-
ton to the salvage they are assessed
S2SS.30 as costs of court.
out Of the 5000 the Propeller Towboat
Company must first pay the costs it has
been taxed in the cause and then the
men on the tugs are to receive the fol-
lowing amounts: Capts. Martin Freder-
icks and w II. Rogerson of the Gym
thia and Paulsen respectively, 500 each;
Engineers W. r. Sotield and Ives Hall.
$50 each Firemen Albert Nluff and w.
/ Washington, $50 each; DeclChands Walter
Fox and Joseph Falker, $50 each; Stew
ards benjamin Elliott and Charles Hin,
/ $50 each. and the cabin boys each 81. The
/ pilot, John Fitzgerald, who assisted in
/ the rescue, is to receive 500 for his SER
vices.
on the criminal side of the court the
| indictment charging DR.. NJ. NJ. Holland
/ of Statesboro with sending obscene letters
! through the United States mails was
quashed on account OF the fact that II
did not set forth fully the letters ne was
4 charged with sending. One of the letters
/ DR.. Holland was charged with mailing,
/ in the words Of the Indictment, lis so OBJ
: scene and indecent that the same would
he offensive to the court here. and inn
proper to be placed on the records thereof,
/ wherefore the grand jurors aforesaid. do
/ not set forth the same in this Indictment"
4 For this reason the indictment was
! Quashed on motion of counsel for the de-
/ PENDANT, though ne has been held for the
next term of court and his case VIII again
/ be presented to the grand jury with the
/ letter referred to set forth in the indict-
/ ment.
/ The case against Mamie Oliveria is on
/ very much the same grounds, it seems, rs
| the letters she is charged with mailing
! are said to be OF a similar character. and
/ they have not been set forth in the in
/ dictment found against her This case
viii come before the court on Monday.
! The case against Screven A. Sweat,
/ charged with embezzling money and post
/ office funds from the office at bonneville,
/ was taken uD yesterday and viii be con-
/ cluded on Monday.
/ To-day being a legal holiday Judge
{ Speer adjourned the court until Monday.
/ All the jurors and Witnesses have been
/ discharged until then.