The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12
STOCKHOLDERS 0BJECFO.
- DAVIDSON SAID THE sOUTHRN
BOUGHT THE A. 5. l..

n. Stote's Policy, and He sined
.be order of COnfirmatiOn-NYl' L.
,,ore Goes to Cuba Rather han
-. the Court on the Charges
r.ndtng Against Him-The Cuylcr
I'D Woodburn Railroad frdered
said the First Tuesday i1 March.
lawson Warren's Bond Prfeited'
There we're some very interefing points
u.5a Yesterday before judy Speer IN
,ooosi.ion to the motion totonfirm the
ale If the Atlantic Short Fne railroad
or,rer,v to the Wrightsvill9and Tennille
Railroad Company.
The motion was made y MIR. A. T.,
noev the attorney for til Wrightsvills
and Tennille, by whom ais the purchase
mas made for that railrof on Dec. IL
tbe price bid for the roal being $4,000
ND that for the cars hd equipment
Sxa. He stated he was low reaSy and
.r,ry ia complete his pfchase and de-
II sired to do so, and asked that tie court
confirm the sale.
Mr.. W. T. Davidson O Augusta ap-
reared as the represent tive of Leo
#scbIesinger and f. G. Bard of New YorR,
tuo of the stockholders, Who OBJECTED 10
Fl he confirmation of the sail on he ground
nat the liens ON the prcperU were Sc
cured in a fraudulent and collusive man.
NV In the second placel M. Davidson
loi5 the property had beenbCught by the
#Trigbtsyille and TenniIle abroad, which
f 4 controlled by the Genital of Georgia,
E nd that the Central is &ned by the
*southern Therefore, he tontended that
%tbe purchase of the Atlattic Short Line
*Nas practically made by the Southern
hallway Company, whieA, he helu, was
IN violation of that claEe OF the constl-
#pHon of Georgia which prohibits sucn
Fl Purchases of railrotd property for the
|turpose of defea ting cbmpetition. This
vas substantially the Argument against
Ia motion by Mr. Davidson.
Il Mr.. Marion Erwin represented some of
Ahe creditors of improperly and Mr.. Wal
#er G. Charlton appeared in behalf OF
#be receiver, MIR. John r. Young.
81 AT the conclusion of the argument Judge
*Speer said he would not entertain the
&biections to the confirmation of the sale,
because they had not been brought up in
|ibe proper manner, and in the second
" lace he said he was not the guardian
n the policy of the state of Georgia. I'm
81 err the circumstances, he said, he would
#onhrm the sab, and an order to that
Meet will be signed forthwith.
81 lIr Daley who made the purchase for
Wrghtsville and Tennille, has bought
"a almost all O. the underlying liens on
LIN property, ard that road is now about
s b. only creditor of the Atlantic Short
& Inc property
81 On application of the attorneys repre-
& fntng the Arniston National Bank and
s obert NJ Sites against the Cuyler and
& oodburn Railroad Company, the court
< gned an order directing that it be adj
"a rsed again and sold at Statesboro, in
*Iuloch county, at noon on the first Tues
a by in March, 1897. The property was
E ver,ised to be sold under a decree
# anted May II, 1896, but the attorneys
81 rred the case to the circuit court of
peals at New Orleans, which action SUI
rseded the decree. But the appeal was
H smissed on account of the failure of the
# torneys to bring it up in the proper man
IN Judge Speer directed that the sale
"a made under the same decree of May
1896. and by the same master COM
s ssioner, Marshal ]. d. Harrell. The
81 mDainants hold liens on the road
8hoJnting to about $4,000. They were
Wpresented by Messrs. Barrow & Os-
Rrne and w. K. Miller The road runs
Ton Cuyler, in Bryan county, where it
"a nnects with the Georgia and Alabama,
20 Woodburn, in Bulloch county, a dis
"a pee Of about ten miles.
he bond Of William r. Poore, formerly
~ Of the deputy marshals of the court,
Is declared forfeited and q bench war
.7 pa was issued for his arrest.
pome OF the court officials who have in
l#sugated his case say Poore has gone
IA Cuba, prefering to take his chances
W IN the Insurgents rather than face the
S&illed States court under the serious
|*drges on which he was indicted by the
ana jury. At all events Poore has gone
neWhere, and the bench warrant was
|*cordingly issued. In fact he wrote a
Ter to Maj. w. T. Gary, the district at
W neN saying he was going to Cuba TO
* 'epl some position, but would be back
er LOT trial. He asked that his bond be
forfeited. Poore was a resident of
IS mia, IN Mitchell county.
gore offense was committed in No
Der, 1872, at time when he was EN-
"a by the marshal as one of his depu.
--'o NtAeiA sou llldl ne MGul 10 IL.
"a safer OF the famous green goods con-
= ldcy cases, and represented himself to
IA oeen sent by the district attorney,
Marion Erwin. Under this pretense
CAdIged that Poore demanded and OBJ
neu from Salter certain sums of money
o"sdeTdtion of which he told him the
saIhst him would be settled, and
Az never be called in court. Salter is
serving term in the Columbus, O.,
5'nudiy' and Poore, it is said, de-
a. W take his chances in Cuba rather
M answer 70 charge on which there
||S sumo pretty strong evidence against
e bonds Of Lawson Warren of Eman-
".< 1ooAly' charged in two cases with
*< sts alered obligations, were declared
[ yS ana bench warrants under the
monuments were issued for his ar
cases assigned for trial to-day are
3, Iouns against the schooner Ber-
81 u1erVention of John II. Cave in
' , railway litigation, and the
Ia AL 4s@ llst William Hurrie, Charles
nh ,u Cnarles Hultgreen, charged with
-I ana mutiny on the high seas ON
schooner David Baird.
r 1,'s !, g. Frizzell pleaded guilty to the
vi having in his possession coun-
M CONS for the purpose of defraud-
g r unknown to the grand Jury.
'.1Iell' his wife, who was indicted
IA r.,,' same charge, pleaded not guilty..
~, oe defended by William Pease.
I arl ' ny Is the same case In which
I 1iaa ~ Ieeple Is involved, he having
M n 'ueu not guilty, and Frizzell will
sHlehced under his plea OF guilty