The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
THEY MAKE ANSWER
Removed Receivers of the n.
P. Deny Contempt.
WHY THEY DID NOT REPORT.
An Explanation OF Their Conduct Mol
lilies Judge Hanford. Who Or
ders an Investigation.


Hanforsi. Of me United States circuit
court, by their attorneys. J. d Gro" ley
Of Tacoma and Adrisn IL. Jodine, coiliisfi
FOR the Central Trust Company. OF New
York city and presented their answer ID
the order from Judge Hanford of pcsof'er
2 requiring them 20 appear on octoher u
and show es,nxc vhy thsy should not be
rs,nIsned for soutemnt % court for not
obevinr previous order Of the court re-
qulrlnK them TO appear and make a re-
port Of their doingg as receivers OF the
property Their answer vas Toiuminohs
and went fully into the details 81 thsir
aprointnleut. their scfa while receivers.
and their resignation. The answer closed
with a petition that tho court revoke rs
former order su1m1rfiy removing them
from Office. and that instead X accept their
resignation.
The peiitlon was not granted. but in
staad Judge Hanf0rd referred the answer
and The annexed accounts 10 Master in
.slancery E.ben Smith. cf this city. who
H. directed 20 require the production ~
the vouchers for the expenditures. and 20
hear any objections that the Interested
parties mas see ~ 20 make. or - require
any explanation that may be necessary in
order that = proper auditing OF the ac-
counts may b. had. and TO report iais find
ings 10 the court.
4 New Attorney I'm tine Case.
When court opened yesterday ~ 10
O'clock. several weli-knogn attorneys
We're present. and there was one other
man Who WIS nOf so we'll known and MO
was Introduced 70 the assembled lawyers
~ Nc. Crowley. Of Tacoma This was
Adnain ~. Joiue. Of New York. counsel
for the Central Trust Company. who was
present As the representative o. the old
receivers. together with Mr. crowley. Mr..
.foline II about s. wears C4d with A few
tf~ nd
We'll trimmed beard lie bad q good APP
ragfance. and although he has been the
counsel for the oil receivers only three
weeks. he proved by his remarks yester-
day that he had mastered his subject and
that he had q clear bright mind 10 han
die i Among Inc other attorneys present
we're Carr & Preston. fOr the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company Receiver An
draw r Rurieigh. or the Northern Pacific
s. ~ Piles, general counsel for the Oregon
Improvement Company Master Chen
Smith, and ex-senator John X. Allen OF
counsel for the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. the plaintiff IN the foreclosure
proceedings.
The flea for tho Old Receivers.
After Judge Hanford had signed several
orders IN other cases. Judge Crowley
moved the admission TO the bar Of Mr..
J0line. lie was admitted. and Judge Han
ford said ne would take M the contetnpf
proceedings Mr.. Joine said that he an
peared In behalf Of Messrs Oakes. Payne
aud Rouse. the former receivers Of tho
Northern Pacific. 20 present TO the court
their answer to the petition OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. upon
which the order WAS granted on October
citing these gentlemen 10 appear and
show cause why they should not be pun
fshed for contempt He said he would
read TO the court such portions OF their
answer as were most important, and
wanted TO say In advance that he felt sat
isfied their answer would relieve them
from the false position I'm which through
no fault OF theirs, and no fault Of conn
sci. they had been involved towards this
court. tho result OF misunderstanding
naturally attending a situation Of this de-
scription. when Joline had finished his
reading OF the answer. Gen. r NJ. Carr
said that his firm represented Mr. Ives
lie had had no opportunity 10 make a
careful Investigation of the answer. and
asked that he might have until O'clock
In the afternoon 10 examine the reparts
and accounts. so that he might be a hIe %
ADVISE the court as 70 whether the answer.
computed with the requirements 81 the or
der. The time asked for was granted. and
court adjourned until afternoon
The Accounts Not Sufficient.
When court opened at . o'clock. Cen
Carr said: we have made such an ex
animation OF the answer as We could In
the short time We have had We DO NOT
feel that II IS fer as 20 offer any op{n
Ions as 80 the sufIiciency OF the reasons
given ~ the receivers for their failure 10
account on October =. that is "A matter fo,.
the court entirely. But We have some CON
Germ win the accounts that have been
itied. and II does not seem To AS that tho.
are such as your honor coptemplatea
THESE ACCOUNTS seem TO he nothing NOR.
IMAM balance sheets. a mere statement 90
the balances OF the accounts OF the re-
sewers books, aud they afford no infor-
NATION whatever as 20 What has srtttafl,.
been done With the funds 81 the receiver
snip, For instance in the account cover
ing the receipts and Disbursements f,r
August 1885, here is one credit which th.
receivers take. Audited Voucher. san
- az In the Same report is tho item
sew York audited Vouchers. S5s.g67 81
1i'' la 'arh enc Of these monthly reports
are exactly the same itcn3r. aE2recatffp
~ each ease more fhau S.touon.
he2e statements aUora the coNrt ma
lhi"fhatton whatever ms go what ha. i.,.,,,
dahe with These funds Ths onlx .tt,s-
tloH We wish 60 rafsr be~t nnV les Inc AIS
l'1''''" "t t7t@f tlt.ae. a0. We fsei THAR
the court OuEhr tn require a ft,u sf..,,, .
ing of what has hern aon,, nila 49,. f,,,,t.
"t thN rs''e ivcrsftp. pue vav Of ..arff,,.s
that end would he % eootfnss ffit- Aa-.,-
Ing Nuth the receivers SHAH ha1.. am 49,,
roriuniiy 80 dliug thr HttIffrrsl lt..,,ti...i
accounts fbEN ooaid errtaful, Bte fhe,,
and Wsth tbe'n copies tf t1fe.r y,-,..t.,..
Aaoth~r Was Ve8ld l- O. f.fsr ta.r. 90
the master $40 ,hnnDert arH fega.r, tsr,
l. obtain bv '1qatfs aat rNa1nis.tt...., ..-
witnesses the ftems which ea t., mas. ,,..
these lfrc sums. q Nou}8 r..ni f.s -.e
that the host wae voui3 De US r-s,,t-r
these fentl'mon to maxi" tart~ reports