The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
sUGGs ENJOINED.
J. Il. Williams and Company secure
the Injunction.

waycross. Ga. Aug. s.-The petition OF
J. p. Williams & Co. turpentine COM
mission merchants Of Savannah. was
heard IN chambers court to-day by Judge
J. L. Sweat and a temporary injunction
to continue in effect until the next ses-
sion of the superior court of Ware county
was granted. enjoining and restraining
the defendants, W. Z. Suggs, Clayton T.
Davis and Early Davis. from any inumi-
dation Of J. II. Parish or any interfer-
ence with the business and employees Of
Parish.
The petition. it will be remembered.
charged the defendants with having
threatened Parish's life and displayed
their pistols TO intimidate him. thus fore
ing him to accede 10 their
demand for SlO0 In installments of So
for alleged damage TO Suggs by relieving
him of his interest in the business and de-
priving him of employment.
The testimony OF Mr.. Parish in the hear
ing put the allegations in mildcr form
than they appeared in the petition. For
instance, the petition charged the defend
ants with having inundated the employees
of the firm Of J. II. Parish. Mr.. Parish
testified that since the firm of W. T.
Suggs & co. had been dissolved the en-
plOyes had been leaving him in large num-
bers, until now only a few remained IN
service, and even they were Improbable
by reason Of some interference from the
defendants. He could not say that the
employees had been persuaded by the de
PENDANTS to leave him nor that the defend
ants had threatened in any way his en-
plOyes. but he supposed from
the manners and actions Of his hands
that the defendants had interfered with
them. Parish admitted in his testimony
that the Davis brothers were not present
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the money in question, and said further
that Early Davis did not speak to him
OF enter his yard. AS TO Clayton T. Davis,
Parish only charged him with having en-
tered the house after Suggs left 1t, TO plead
in a quiet and inoffensive way in behalf
of Suggs' request.
Judge Sweat refused to admit as a clause
in the injunction the allegation in the
petition that because the firm Of j. II.
Parish was indebted to J. p Williams
q Co. an amount approXimating $4,000,
while the business of the firm was worth
only about $500 all other creditors OF the
firm than J. p. Williams & Co. should be
enjoined from bringing claims Of ndebt-
cdness against j. II. Par
ish for collection this year. II
was ruled that the INJUNCTION
could not prevent any creditor from pres
sing the collection of claims, as the case
now stands. The allegations In the petition
will be fully investigated and adjudicated
by Judge and jury at the next term of su-
perior court. and until then the temporary
injunction is intended to protect the prop
erty and hands of j. H. Parish from be-
ing interfered with in any way by the de-
PENDANTS. AS the matter now stands ii
seems that w. +. Suggs and the Davis
brothers have not been guilty of interfer-
ing with the firms employees, and the al
legation that they inundated Mr.. Parish
was not positively sustained by the tcsu-
mOny.
The firm of w. r. Suggs & Co, was
formed four years ago. Parish invested
$1,000 and Suggs 5000, according TO the tes-
timony. The firm was then seriously in
debted to j. =. Williams & Co. Mr.. Suggs
was the managing partner, and he con-
Quoted the business as successfully as
most any one could have done under the
| circumstances, and when he left the firm
the business was in better condition than
it was when he took control OF it, MIR.
/ Suggs left the firm without dollar, and
] he was never accused of dishonesty.