The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
THE WHISKY TRUST.
Loud Protest Against Receivers
Appointed by Grosscup.
THE WORK DONE N SECRET.
Jsdgs 0ssssesp ssys rAsrs wss xssA.
ass Crssksd. bss Judge xsss Re-
Fused . siniiar APpaicasis..

Nsr ycrk. Jan. 3o-1t Is reported fhax
Tire whisky trust stockholders protective
committee have irastrzf~ted s4esr counsel
20 apply Tor removal Of the receivers on
me ground that they were appointed with
our necessity. and merely TO subserve the
personal purposes OF the present manage
naes1t Of the company. The persons
WHO numinally instituted the receivership
proceedings are John F. oimsseai. Cnas.
Heinsheimer and L. and s. L. wornser,
clerks In the Office os p. T. Goodheart q
Co.. brokers' It 10 claimed the appoint
ment OF receivers was made by Judge
Groa1cup after regular court hours, and
that the officers II the ccurs connsved at
suppression OF the news . day and a hall.
The fact thar the judge appointed as one
OF the receivers . man charged with
wreci<ing she company and a. another
partner OF man who has entered suit
against TIE company for 500. 900 Is COM
mented upon unfavorably. 1t is believed
the receivers VIII order the temporary
CLOSING OF the trust dsstxsler.es.
Chscago. Jan 3o.-Replying to criticism
OF the appointment OF receivers for The
whisky trust, Judge Grosscup said today
that the matter was conducted In regular
form. Both factions were represented at
the hearing. There was ne attempt at
SURPRISING the proceedings as the papers
were on file al day Tuesday and could
have been seen by any one who desired
Is 1t not unusual for an application OF
this kind to be made out OF eours." was
asked. mo: ii is done every day. This
4fxtr <.rn ,chx H.xr ~
holders OF the whisky trust, and both
sides were represented.
Are receivers appointed as a matter
o. course On such an application. II the
corporation concentse' Yes, provided
the bill presented makes out q case for
the appointment of receivers
Who suggested the names Of Mr.. Law
renee and President Greenbus ?" The
stockholders proposed Mr.. Lawrence.
have known Mr.. Lawrence a long time,
and know him to be q man OF character.
ability and integrity. and so appointed
him -
The reason the application for the ap-
pointment OF a receiver was made at my
house." said Judge Grosscup, was due
TO this circumstance. On Monday BURY
came to me just after court had adj
hear an application for the appointment
of "a receiver. He did not say 1t was the
whisky trust. and did not know what
company 1t was. / did not want to hear
It. as my mind was full OF the Debs trial.
and told Dir. BURY to apply to Judge
Seaman. He said Judge Seaman could
not hear II. and ! finally made an APP
pointznent with Mr.. BURY at my cham.
bers at 4.So o'clock, just after adjourn
ment OF court. Court adjourned at 40,
and forgot all about my appointment
and went home. found the gentlemen
there. where they had followed me-
j. b. Greenbut presented his bond to
Clerk Burnham last night In the sum OF
$4,000. with John a. Lynch, A. II. Rotfls-
child. Frank Il. Vogel as sureties. The
bond was sent to Peoria today for record.
Judge Grosscup this afternoon granted
a stay OF proceedings in the whisky trust
matter until hearing OF the reeeiversa,ip
can be made. 4 stay was granted upen
the application OF Levi Mayer. represent
Ing the stockhoidery committee.
Judge Grosscup's order stays all rro-
ceedings except to conserve the prop
erty until the further order OF the court.
Levy Mayer, Mr.. Bijoun, OF New York.
and Richaref b. Hartshorne appeared In
Judge Grosscup's chambers shortly be-
fore o'clock. Messrs Runnesls ard
BURY were also present. Mr.. MAYER pre-
senteS petition TO Judge Grosscup. ask
Ing for a. stay in the proceedings until
the court should dispose OF a motion 10
remove both Mr.. Lawrence and Presi-
dent Greenhue as receivers. Mr.. MAYER
stated that the application 10 the court
had been made on behalf of holders OF
over LEO shares OF the $50, coo shares OF
the capital stock Of the company. ard
the nominal holders os these LOO shares
were clerks In a Stockholders office In
New York. He recited the fact that
the New York committee had asked for a
meeting with the directors OF the whisky
trust for today, and that President
Greenhut hsd Informed them tina. he
could not get the directors together before
tomorrow. Mr.. BURY made no obtecrIor
to the stay, and Judge Grosscup ordered
that the stay be granted He told coun-
sci to come into his chambers tomorrow
before 10 o'clock. when he would render
his decision.
Cincinnati Jan. 30.-Mortiner Matthew's
OF tine Cincinnati bar, and William, gnyrv
OF Chicago. flied with the clerk or me
United States court YESTERDAY a lengthy
petition asking for a receiver for the
whisky trust. The petst.on was fiissf here
and AZ Chicago by preocDeersest arrange
merit AZ exactly the Same aaour. far. the
way was not as smooth here as there. AZ
Chicago the receivers asked for were an
pointed. btss here TIE attorneys had a long
conference with Judge Taft which was
mot entirely satisfactory. for the Judge, il
seems. would not apTs5int receivers at
the@r suggestion. Today she attorneys
were at the court. and after long tsor-
ference with Judge Taft Mr. Mathews re-
tired, leaving J. G.. Scrnssit IN the
private Office. a few minutes later the
entry was handed down. naming as ancll-
harry recesyer fur this district <ne Tnscn
savings & Trust Company. Judge j. G.
SchsnsSgs. president
81. Dossls. Jan. sa--An auxiliary bin OF
complaint was filed n the MATED States
cirr,Fst court here today by attorneys for
Jcf,n f. oimstead ~ al. praying for a
recesver1Ship fer IRE property ef the Dis
talers' q Cattle Feeling Company within
the jurisdiction cf the court