The sun., 1896-10-17
GAS" ADDICKS HITS BACK.
RECEIVERS FOR ms GAS CoMPivY,
AND 4 PROSECUTION FOR LIBEL.

Complainant william Buchanan of This
orCriminni L.ibri-Addick-'- FrIcnds Say
He Will Prosecute Anthony Igigr;na
W1LNISuToN. Del, Oct. 10 G.-Ex-Senator lIiv-
gins this morning applied to Judge Wales in
the United States Court for receivers for tho
Bay State Gas COMPANY of this city and Boston.
The application was granted. and J. Augustus
McCaullcy. President of the Artisans Savings
Bank of this city, and Dwight Brnmnn Of Bo,-
ton were named as the receivers. Bonds In tho
sum of $4,000 each were demanded and viii
be furnished later. \ rule was issued upon the
officers OF the company, returnablo on Nov. Z,
restraining them from seiling or disposing Of
any OF the coinpanys effects. The proceedings
were ex partc, the officers OF the company rot
being represented. Mr.. J. Edward Addcks 10
the President of the company.
William buchanan OF New York Is the COM
plainant. He holds 81 100000 worth OF the stock.
His solicitors are Anthonv Higgins of this city,
Roger Foster of New York, and Frederick K.
snow of Boston.
Late this afternoon Mr. McCauley, one OF the
temporary receivers of the Say State Gas Com
pany acting upon advice OF counsel sor Buchan-
an. made a demand at the companys Office hero
for the contents of the desk there, on the belief
that certain papers would be found. Clerk
Charles II. Graft who was in charge declined
to open the desk, and a ocksmith was sent for
and the desk forced open. 1t Is reported that
nothing was found in it,
Up TO O'Clock tonight notice OF the action
of the court appointing receivers to the COM
uany had not been served upon J. Edward .Ad-
dicks. Mr.. Addicks Is said to be In New York.
IL Is ruinored that interesting developments
WI" RoSrny sTS~ rt 1me ApPcIntGn TOR n,
selected as co-recever in Boston of the Bay
state Gas Company.
William Buchanan of New York. who petit
toned in Delaware for a receiver Tor the Bay
state Gas Company. alleging the insolvency Of
the company and Illegal acts on the part of its
President }. Edward Add!cks. ana who has rs
his counsel Addicks's political rival. ex-senator
Higgins OF Delaware. was served with an order
last night to appear III the police court ON Mon
day next to answer 10 n criminal charge made
against him by Camille Welurnteld Of the firm
Of LAWSON Weidenfeid OF Boston and New
city Magistrate Wentworth ON depositions filed
in his court
The dispositions declare that Buchanan haa
circulated false statements In the presence OF
Weidenfeld and others concerning the Bay
State Gas Company. saving that 1t was insol-
diverted millions OF dollars of It's capital stock
to his own use. 1t is charged that Buchanan
threatened that he would ruin AddicHs II he
had to spend ST $4,000 To accomplish that end;
that he had arranged TO bring suit against tho
received S2350OO for his securities by i2
O'Clock on Friday. Oct. 10. 1t is, charged that
he also INSISTED That ex-senator higgins ara all
counsel should be fully satisfied for all their
claims. Unless this payment was made tho
suit in Delaware would lie pushed.
An affidavit was filed by the Treasurer OF tho
Bay State Gas Company saying that the cor
poration was not tusolvent bankrupt: that
during the present year it has paid off all its in
debtedness. at one time amounting to
Sl,0Oo.UOo: that at present IL has only a small
amount of current debt. and has cash on hand
to considerable amount. The Treasurer fur
ther alleges that the President OF the corpora;
tion has not stolen any of its capital stock. aud
FAR the issue is concerned he has
not received single share Of IL.
Addicks's friends say that the action brought
by Mr.. Buchanan is the outcome of the bitter
political fight between ex-senator Higgins Rad
Addcks over the United States Senatnrship.
Mr.. Addicks has intmsied TO his friends that
he will endeavor to have ex-senator Higgins
indicted for criminal libel for attempting to
detame him and ruin his credit and that OF his
corporation. Addicks's friends therefore de-
clare that the criminal action against Mr..
Buchanan is likely to he the !irst or n series OF
suits which will be the response to the act of
the opponents OF Addcks in securing receivers
for the Hay State Gas Company.
1t having been reported that Standard OH
Company interests were at the bottom OF tho
reCeivership, Mr.. Fl. Ii. Rogers said yesterday
that his Wa, erroneous that none of The Stand-
ard OIL people who had hcen interested III BoS.
ton gas companies knew that receiver had
been applied for or that application for ono
had been thought of. None OF the Standard
Oil people had any interest in the Bay State Gas
Company: 1t never owned any OF the stock or
dealLin 1t in any way.