St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-19
NILLERS IN 4 ROW
A NICE LITTLE MUSS, IN WHICH
BARNES FIGURES PROMI-
NENTLY.
A RECEIVER is ASKED FOR
BY A DAUGHTER OF JOHN s.
OTHER RELATIVES MIXED
UP IN 1T.
CASH is BEING sQUANDERED
Is the Basis OF Their Charge
Against the Various OFF,
GERS.
A RECEIVER is ASKED FOR
CASH is BEING saUANpERED


for some time, have at last become
| of formal record in the Hennepin
| county courts.
Judge Smith yesterday flied an or
| der requiring President Robert Mar
| tin, Treasurer Thomas Murphy and
Secretary ]. w. Flynn to show cause
| why receiver should not be ap-
| pointed for the association. The or
| der is returnable July 81, a week
from tomorrow, at special term, and
| is issued at the request of Rosa E.
Barnes, daughter Of Manager John
| S. Barnes, through her attorney,
| Robert L. Penney.
| The petition for receiver is
| long one, and states the difficulties
| of the association, viewed from the
Barnes standpoint, at some length.
| Miss Barnes declares that she is the
| holder of S1,S00 worth Of the capital
| stock of the base ball association
of Minneapolis, which is depreciating
| in value on account of the gross mis-
management of the president, sec
| rotary and treasurer. Said Mr.. Pen
ney last night:
The petition states that the pres
| 1dent, Martin, has been misappro-
| priating the moneys of the club, and
| Squandef1ng the same in riotouS liy-
| ing, While Treasurer Murphy has
been suspended by the president of
the Western Base Ball league and
under the rules and regulations of
tnat league is debarred from fur
Their acting as treasurer, although he
refuses to recognize the suspension
and still acts as treasurer of the
| club"
| Miss Barnes further states that
the association is doing a profitable
| business and if it was properly m H.
aged and the moneys properly cared
| Tor, 1t would pay the stockholders a
large dividned, but on account of the
failure of the officers to properly han
die the money, not only will the asso-
cation be unable to pay a DIVIDEND,
put IS in great danger of DESTROYING
the value Of her stock
| Judge Smiths order is ACCOMPANIED
| by a temporary restraining order. re-
straln1ng the treasurer and president
from using any Of the moneys held, or
TO be received by the club for any
other purpose than the legitimate ex-
pendlture OF the association, pending
the hearing on the order to show cause.
rms will not affect the treasurer as far
as receiving the money of the club is
| concerned, as some one must receive
the money until the receiver is an
pointed"
| The petition also sets forth that
| Miss Barnes brings this action for the
| n g
| the stockholders as may desire to join
| with her."
Yesterday was, in fact, pretty lively
day for such of the base ball officials
as are in the city, those being Treas
urer Murphy and Secretary Flynn.
| The papers in the action above related
/ were served on Mr.. Flynn last even
ing, and during the day another suit
was brought by a different attorney.
| in the name of Noah E. Barnes, a
! brother of Manager John S. Barnes,
| residing in England. Noah says that
| in April last John S. Barnes entered
into contract with the base ball as
ISOLATION of Minneapolis to manage its
| business affairs for a consideration of
| $3.50 a year. Noah further says that
| John S. assigned his claim against, the
| association to the plaintiff for 81, 800
| in hand paid, and Noah now brings
| suit for the amount of the original
contract, or more strictly speaking, for
the sum of $1,000 which John S. repre-
| scented to him would be due on June 20.
| The Irish-American bank, in which
I Treasurer Murphy deposits the funds
of the association, is named as garni-
| shee. This leaves the association in a
| dilemma, it would seem. The custom
| among travelling ball teams is that the
| expenses of the players are paid while
| on the trip, but their salaries are paid
on the return. Salary days, customar-
lily, are fortnightly, but if the stated
day comes while the club is away from
| home, then it is deferred until the first
| or second day after the return to the
| home city. This is the custom, but
| with all sorts Of suits hanging over
| the local association the players may
| well look up their affairs when they
come this morning. Judge Smiths or
| der will allow the payment of salaries
without any question, but the garnish-
ment of the funds in the bank creates
| a complication. Treasurer Murphy.
when asked last night if the players
would receive their salaries today, re-
piled: Certainly they will. They al
| promptly when the club is on the home
grounds, and have never had to wait
at all. There is no reason why they
should not get it now. The books of
|, the association are perfectly straight
and show every cent of the expendi-
| lures, regardless of any misappropria-
ton charges. There are no important
liabilities except the two weeks back
| salary to the players, which was due
on the 18th. No club in the country,
| however, pays salaries while on trip,
and the salaries will be paid as usual
= today.
i. I'm regard to the other suit, think
Mr. Barnes has done something to his
+ brother that is a little queer. He
Il has no contract with the Minneapolis
r Base Ball association for s., 800 a year
salary He is the owner of twenty
y five shares, a quarter interest, and if
p the club makes money, he gets his
u share of the profits. 1t was, however,
agreed at the beginning of the sea-
p son, that if the club made money this
81 year, that he should receive $500 for
| extra work during the winter in con-
J nection with signing the players, etc.
This is the only salary he has COM
/ ing and this is conditional. If the club
| does not make money on the season
that is off,
The club will arrive from Chicago
this morning over the Wisconsin Cen
! trail. Manager Barnes and President
! Martin are both with it and could not
| be interviewed last night The club
/ is scheduled to play with Detroit to-
day and the game will be called at
| 4 O'Clock IS usual, as the suits do not
! affect the playing force of the club at
/ ALL Tanning and Straus vii proba-
| bly, be the battery, Capt. Wilson being
/ disabled by sore hand Whitehill OR
! Pears and Twjneham will probably be
the Detroit battery.
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