The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-23
Those HANDLEY notes
ArQumcnt Heard on the Rule to De-
term;ne Their Validity.
SOME VERY SPICY DISPOSITIONS
They Throw Light on the business
Methods OF the Wyoming Manutac'
turing Company-Court Took
All the Papers in the Case.


Argument was heard by the court
yesterday afternoon on the rule OBJ
tanned By William Schulz, of Bircn
street, this city, against the eNecu-
tors OF the estate Of eX-Judge Johl
Handley. - show cause why issue
should not be granted 10 determine the
validity of three judgments held by the
executors against the Wyomins Manu-
featuring company. The judgments
aggregate $4,000 and on them eXecu-
tions were issued directed against 512
acres of coal land in Blakely borough
owned by the manufacturing COM
pany. Sept Il was the date fixed for
the sale. and that morning Mr., SchulVs
attorney. J. j. II. Hamilton, succeeded
in having the sale stayed and the rule
above mentioned granted. The name
of g. Du h. Dimmick has since been
Joined with that of Mr. Schulz in. the
rule.
At the argument yesterday Attorneys
Hamilton and $. II. Price appeared for
the rule and Attorneys I.cmuel Amer
man and II. W. Palmer for the estate.
Mr.. Handley's business methods Were
most severely condemned by the attor-
neys for the rule. who arrigned the
dead Judge almost as bitterly as did
Attorney Soper in his famous address
to the jury during the first trial Of the
case of Rosenagle against Handley.
Before the case was called up for
argument yesterday afternoon Attor-
ney Soner informed the court that in
one of the drawers OF his desk during
the morning he had found the notes
on which the executions against the
NJ ~.
We're issued. He said he was unable
TO account Tor their presence in his desk
as he never had occasion to use them.
The disappearance OF these notes from
the files in the prothonotary' office had
caused much speculation ard their alb
sence was brought 70 the attention OF
the court In the petition uf Mr.. Schulz
asking for the rule which was argued
yesterday.
Injunction Not Considered.
Attorney Hamilton prefaced his re-
marks by asking for an Injunction to
restrain the Wyoming Manufacturing
company from encumbering or convey
ing the 572 acres of land in question,
has,ng his request on the hll in equity
printed In yesterdays Tribune, which
also sought to compel the Npuufactur-
ing company 20 deed the SO acres of
land back To William Schulz.
Judge Archibald thought they had
better take up one thing at a time
arl said they would then hear argu-
ments on the rule and consider the mat
ter of an Injunction az another time.
Attorney Hamilton then outlined the
manner in which the company was
organized. saving that II contained the
smallest number of stockholders and
the lowest amount e capital stock A.
lowed by the act Of 1873 under which II
was Incorporated. He then dwclt a:
larrth on derpsltiOns taken before w.
:. pi.hl commissioner. on oct. 10 and
-. which was subsequently harded 20
the judges for examination ~ por-
tion Of the petitioners case. This tes-
timony in part Is as follows:
Mr.. Schulz you are the petitioner IN
tn, retiti-.1 II stop the execution Is
suer by John Hlndlev's executors
against the Wyoming Manufacturing
comuany az the last term of court?"
"Yes, sir
Were You the owner of the lands
against which the execution had is
sued?"
Yves. sir"
"Dld you transfer these lands 20 the
Wyoming Manufacturing company"
yves. sir"
"S.ate the conditions and terms un-
der which this tr7D~far wax ma ie?"
"I was to have 800 600 Df stock In tho
Wyoming Manufacturing company. Of
Scranton"
"What have you received in consld-
ern,io1 Of these lauds?'
Nothing a all"
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"oh
Ihev were IN NnndieNS ~nic
ayes, sir: several times ! asked for
my certificates Of stock. and the an
swer was given by Flrllev That hc
had thCm in his safe and ne could keep
rHem better tfan ! could IN case oi
fire. ard he never handed over 10 me
anything of stock or anything else
"Who was the president 1f the WYo'
ming Manufacturing company at that
time?"
John lFardley'
"Nr. Schulz under wfat conditions
Gid Jo'Tn Handiey. as president of the
company, a7lt You 10 make the trans
FER of the laDds-yJUr land3""
After | he'd that land n" sent FOR
me, and told me ] had better put the
land in the Wyoming Mauufdcturlng
company. J am afraid you are going
10 have a law suit VITA the Delaware
and Hudspn company ne sad, and
by pu IT In our company as
am 2 lawyer and Campbell 10 lawyer
we can tlgAt this thing through better
nan you can alone Then ! signed
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Manufacturing company 90d Mr..
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