The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-16
THE FUND DISTRIBUTED.
End of the WheeIwright Litigation
I'm the United states Court.

I'm the United states Court.
The consent decree. In the case of the
Atlanta Lumber Company and others
against William D. Wheelwright & CO. OF
Brunswick. was filed in the office of the
clerk of the United States court yester-
day. The decree has been signed by
Judge speer, and by all the attorneys for
parties at Interest. and is now effective.
This case, as Will be remembered, was
removed from Glynn county superior
court to the United States court, and the
litigation has been going on for some
time. The decree deals altogether with
the funds in the hands of the court and
directs how they shall be distributed
The report of the receiver, Mr.. A. Fl.
Lane, showing a balance on hand of
S, 1888, was approved by the court. In
the matter of the Intervention of James
e. Broadhead, on payment of N,26O by
him, the intervention was allowed, and
the bond given by him eXonerated.
The receiver was directed to transfer
the claims against various parties in
favor of William D. Wheelwright to the
National Bank of Brunswick, in consid-
GRAFTON of a credit of $500, to be given
the firm on the account due that bank.
1t was directed that $l35 be paid the
clerk of the court in settlement of all
costs. The receiver was allowed 81 800 in
full for his services. He was directed to
pay Messrs. Crovatt and Whitfield, his
attorneys, the sum of $500; to w. G.
Brantley, Esq, and Atkinson & Dun
woody, $500 each, for bringing the fund
into court; to Edward S. Elliott Esq,
special master, $500; to A. r. Eve, A4lO
and to A. D. Gale, Jr., $153, for steno-
graphic work; to attorneys in Waycross,
$3l6.S7, in settlement for certain judg-
ments; to G. A. Shpman apd j. H. Bos-
ton, laborers, $50 EACH to Symmes & Ben
nett, solicitors for the National Bank of
the state of Florida $500, to be credited
on their claim, upon which is due $4,000
principal and 1922 interest, the inter-
venors to be given a judgment for $27, 400,
the balance due
The receiver was directed to pay to
Messrs. Goodyear & Kay, solicitors for
the National Bank of Brunswick, $3,975.61
as a credit upon the claim Of that bank.
1t was provided that 81, 1O7S3 be paid to
Messrs. Johnson & Krauss from fund
from another source not directly in the
possession of the receiver this amount to
be distributed pro rata among the five
creditors represented by that firm, name
~, Messrs. Anderson & Hicks, Belts & Co.,
Scarlet e. Anderson, Weston & Gum
and Adam Hill These claims were paid
and judgments against the firm were
given for the balance
1t was provided that certain property
was to be sold to J. L. Foster or A +
Churchill sureties on a bond for the
sum of IS, 23352, and that this amount be
distributed as follows: Goodyear & Kay
$3.50; Georgia Lumber Company, $3.50
Southern Railway Company, $40; Atlanta
Lumber Company, $50; r. T. Thigpen, Jr
$40; J. s. Bailey & Co. $40; w. T. Lott &
Co., $500: the National Bank of Bruins.
wick, S1,673.52 1t was also provided that
the Lennox mill property should go to the
National Bank of Brunswick to be cred
tied at the valuation of $500. The Nationa
Bank of Brunswick also received in cash
$1,000 and a note of Gray & Gatchel fol-
$4,31320 making a total of $17, 1928 pait
on its claim, leaving balance due Of
$l,79197, for which it was given judgment
! against the firm of w. D. Wheelwrigh
& Co. This ends one of the biggest lum
| Der litigatiens THAI Southern Georgia ha,
seen in a long time.