San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-23
WANTS A RECEIVER.
CELESTE PINGENOT SUES THE OF
FIOERS OF THE CHERRY
CREEK CATTLE 90.
He Claims He Hasn't Been Given q
Square Deal-other Court
News and Notes.

nled suit against w. L. -MooreS,
Thomas F. Moores and Mrs. j. II.
Dayton, OF the Cherry Greek Cattle
company, in the Forty fifth Dis.
trict court, for an accounting, and
also for the appoint ment of a re-
ceiver.
Plaintiff sets forth in the pc IT,
tion that the Cherry Creek Cattle
company is corporation of Mis-
souri,, and that w. p. Moores, Of
Jackson county, Missouri, is the
president.
The corporation was organized
in 1882, with a capital stock Of
$4,000, divided into 400 shares at
$50 each. Two years later the cap
ital stock was increased to $780,
600, Of which plaintiff claims to
own 300 shares Of $500 each, valued
at $4,000. In 1881, plaintiff claims,
w. p. Moores, Thomas F. Moores
ard Mrs. j. H. Dayton elected
themselves directors of the corpo.
ration, and that w. P. Moores is the
father of Thomas F. Moores and
Mrs. j. II. Dayton. On January /,
1891, plaintiff further claims, the
corporation had accumulated cat
tie, horses, money, land, etc., in
Texas amounting to $l25,000 and
that on Feb. l, 1891, defendants
as directors and officers, sold $4,000
worth of cattle belonging to the
corporation, and that plaintiff has
been denied the access to the books
Of the corporation.
On November 2, 1891, defendants
disposed Of the balance of the prop
erty Of the corporation and pro.
cured for the same large amount
Of real estate in West End and
Threes addition, San Antonio, and
also a tract of land in Limestone
county.
The deeds to same, it is alleged,
were taken in the name of w. P.
Moores, but the consideration was
the property Of the Cherry Greek
Cattle company.
Plaintiff alleged that the corpora
tion has since ceased to do business
and that defendants are holding
the lands and real estate in San
Antonio and Limestone county,
which is the property of the cor
poration, in their possession and
are appropriating it to their own
use and refuse to wind up the busi-
ness of the corporation and distri-
butte the proceeds among the stock
holders.
Plaintiff asks that defendants be
required to show what property,
moneys, ETC., they have received
and have now in their possession
and that they be required to &C
count for all property Of the cor
poration.
MANY INTERESTED.
w. l.. Evans, administrator, is
suing Sarah F. Ostrom ct at, on
notes and for foreclos.
ure of lien in the Forty-fifth Dis
trict court. There are twenty-sIx
in the case, the note
sued for is $4,000 and the property
involved is $40 acres.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioners this
examined and approved
number of accounts and granted
$3.50 worth of provisions to the
paupers: Mrs. Antonio
Flores, Mrs. e. M. Butler and
Romero.
COUNTY WARRANTS.
T. n. Devine, inquest over body
Of w. p. O'Grady, So; Nicanor
Trevino, blacksmithing on county
roads, 1925.
HER MIND AFFECTED.
Captain Druse this morning
swore out an affidavit against Mrs.
Bette Barrett, for lunacy. Mrs.
Barrett's husband is at present en-
ployed on the Southern Pacific
track gang out west. They live on
San Fernando street. She tried to
cut her throat yesterday, and in
the evening he tried to drown her
child.
AN UNwELCoMED VISITOR
Officer Murphy was summoned
to the home of Charles Fischer, az
No. 5l5 Fifth street, about $3.50
o'clock last night, to arrest John A.
Maxwell. Maxwell is barber, and
also a musician, and 1t seems
he has been paying atten-
ton to Fischer's sister. Fischer
told Maxwell to keep away from
the house, and this 80 incensed the
latter that he attacked Fischer in
his own house. 1t is said that he
pulled pistol on Fischer. Maxwell
was fined $25 by Recorder Shields
this morning.