The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
CHARGES OF ALL KINDS
l.. i. 4 ST. L. RECEIvERsHIP oC-
CAsIONs STRONG ALLEGATIONS.
Harry Crawford's Threats Appoint-
ment of a Judges Son by
the Receivers.

States Court, yesterday heard argument in
the receivership of the Louisville, Evans
vile & st. Louis Consolidated railroad. The
argument was on the petition of the Ger
mania Trust Company, of Louisville, to
GUST the receivers. James H.. Wilson. of
Delaware, and E. O. Hopkins, of Evans
Vile. The company was represented by w
III. H. Miller, of this city, and Thomas +.
Hargus, of Kentucky. Bluford Wilson, of
Springfield, ILL.,. and j. f. Igelhart, OF
Evansville. appeared for the receivers in OPP
position to the petition. Attorney Wilson is
e brother of James H. Wilson. one of the
receivers.
The Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis
Consolidated was a part of the Mackey sys-
tenn. 1t is bonded for $40, DOC, coo, the Ger
mania Trust Company, of Louisville, own-
ing $22O, 900 of the junior bonds, which rep
resent more than five thousand shares of
stock. Six millions of the bonds are divided
into two series that nave a first lien on the
property. One issue is represented by the
New York Security and Trust Company, of
which Charles w. Fairbanks, OF this city.
is attorney. The American Loan and Trust
Company, of Boston, and Noble c. Butler,
of this city, are trustees for the other series.
The four million of junior bonds are con-
trolled by Messrs. Meir & Campbell, of st.
Louis. Three weeks ago., on the application
of James II. Wilson and E.. O.. Hopkins,
$2O0, 600 worth of receivers certificates were
authorized to be issued by Judge Baker, of
tae- United States District Court. The re-
ceivers asked for an order to issue $500, 200
of certificates, ~contending that this amount
would be required to pay the running ex-,
penses of the road and to settle the taxes
of 1894 and 1895. Judge Baker, however, re-
duced the amount to 500, 600.
~. 20 So aorseus w n II SgiiIar and
Isl ~ u - - sansatior
e. ereatad IN court Whom those eentlenen
- rr;th ~ daoIa ration tha s,,eb an
enlereu Wit lne ueciara.ton IND I'LL al
oruer snoula noL pc gIanteu ana proou n.ha
attorneys demanded mat tney De nedru, ana
1espite the protest 81 lne iece.Veis Sounsei'
9nage bahe TIP e dnn,una = par vi q pe by
ton Tead. Inc Tocument vas suppoftsu py
g letter from Iheodore q; Meier, oI %.
LOUIS, Iruslee LOT the JUNIOR nonunoidels
ISrneys Miller and lgienart ana sestsa
them with autnorlty 10 proceed agailsl me
reeefyer cont dhe Pe 5 erea ash ma1y 1n sens snfs al
charges, and Judge Baker announced that
ne vswoa rd near ar aagnmenr la nn 10th sidas of
the case presented themselves. Ineodore =.
Meier mad IN the meantime wlthdrawn ms
receivers, and the amended petition named
the Germania Trust Company, of Louisville,
as the chief complainant; Attorney Miller,
" ~ IoHipdly, -StdtCd lHC SAidi SCS pitSAy,
and Bluford Wilson asked permission to
deny them. He charged that the ACTON OF
the trust company was a plain conspiracy
to GUST the receivers and place a louisville
man named Mcknight at the head of the
trust. Mcknight, he said, was connected
with the trust company IN a high capacity.
The attorney read affidavits to support his
charges. More than a. year ago, he said,
harry Crawford. Wei known IN TallWay
circles, approached Receiver James IL. Will
son in New York. On that occasion Craw-
ford undertook to get Wilson to resign the
4 prrC M md hrnn fnnnd that & he cf,roA
proceedings would be brought against him.
e. o. Hopkins, the attorney said, was APP
preached in the same manner and threats
affiant said that Hopkins was promised the
general management of the road ii he would
Wilson was very bitter in his arraignment
of the complainant, and characterized the
charges as scandalous and untrue He de-
ciared that Receivers Hopkins and Wilson
were ready for an Investigation If the
court was pleased to order one. They de-
more vitality interested than the Gernlania
Trust Company.
Attorney Hargus replied to the remarks
O.. Hopkins, in addition to being the re-
ceiver OF the Louisville, Evansville & st.
r., D. & E. railway. and could not serve
TWO ROADS conslstently.
high he eReentioan esr 81 s2f these 2 two year roads, as the he a l9rd
1lnued. James III. Wilson gets $1,000 a year
and lives in Delaware. This is a short road.
itSS HAL tlICe HuluI6Q InllGS long, ana
needs but one receiver. 1t is a most danger
Gus thing for a road to have a double
headed receiver. We can show that they
have issued thousands of passes and have
sold thousand-mile tickets to brokers. There
bumpers OF times when the passengers
on board the trains of this road have been
tWo-tnirds deadneads. These receivers, not
long ago, sent a man over the road to in
spect 1t, but were careful to have the line
prushed up before the tour was made. That
pfia came from their side and not from
ours, ana ne Is 10 report here and tell the
cuurl that the road Is IN good condition.
we can also snow tlat the first order the
Tecesvers got after their appointment wds
70 protect and carry the foating 1ndebtec-
IeSs- IN regard 10 Nj. Meier, OF st. Louis,
l nave q letter dated March Is, 1888, from
~ lawyer, WHicn says tnat our actlon ~
,.saI. AS soon as tney FOUND that Mr..
<leler nau Jolned IN these proceedings tney
rev OH TO St. LOUIS ana threatened him
VIZ ua1nage SUITS line result was that ne
WltnureW from us. rms SHOWS tnat 1t was
purpose 10 suppress Ihs inVesLigatlon.
Al,er they nau driven out Meier, Receiver
wilson wen! 10 Louisville and mad himself
lhlerVleWeq In the papers,, threatening dam
we SUITS 20 any pondhoider VINO joined In
TIE denland Tor an investigator. we, say
lnae TINS propeTty can pc lIte9 OUT OF the
-. ~. nor While it ~ puraeneu Win these
receivsrs, we slihply Want W GET rlu OF men
VINO uoht Know now 70 manage a failroad
ana snouiu never nave Deen appointed.
A.,oIney iiarSus cnarsea .nae the re.
geixers uppoinseu y; "a. -tiisn, a son or
10 y - si1r asslslanl seneIdi
tt1CNtI&GI dktlk. Il HIS DIS uOut, lit