The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
RECEIVER R. J. LoWRYS FEES.
ATTORNEYS HERE TAKING TEST1-
MONY WITH REGARD TO THEM.

A Disagreement Between Capt. Low
ry and Messrs Thomas and Ryan
as to What They should Be-Testi-
mOny Taken Yesterday Before Mr..
W.P Hill as Special Master-Judge
TOmpkins Appeared For Capt. Low
ry, and Mr.. Henry Crawford For
the PurchaseFs-GeOrgi Railroad
Lease Litigation to Come Up in
Macon April II.
Mr.. Henry Crawford attorney for
Messrs. Thomas and Ryan of New York,
the purchasers of the Central railroad
property, was in the city yesterday with
Judge Henry B. Tompkins, Capt r. ].
Lowry and Mr. w. P. Hill of Atlanta.
Mr.. Hill is the special master appointed
by the United States circuit court at
Montgomery in the Savannah and West
ern railroad litigation, for the purpose of
taking testimony in the matter of the fees
to be paid Capt. r. j. Lowry, who was CO.
receiver with MIR. II. M. Conner Of that
property. Judge Tompkins represents
Capt Lowry, and Mr.. Crawford appeared
for Messrs Thomas and Ryan.
eve came down here simply for the pur-
pose of taking some testimony before Mr.
Hill with regard to the fee to be paid Capt
Lowry as co-receiver of>the Savannah and
Western" Mr.. Crawford said when asked
about the matter.
WAS there any great dispute over it?"
he was asked
"Well, you know receivers and lawyers,
H.
clined to disagree as to the amount of
compensation they should receive and
this is simply matter of disagreement as
to the amount that should be paid Capt.
Lowry. The matter is now in the hands
of Mr.. Hill, as special master, under APP
pointment of the court, and we came
down here to take testimony, as we had
to get at some records in the Central rail-
road offices. Mr.. Hill will make report
In the case, and If satisfactory to all par
ties, it will stand, but if not, the matter
will, of course, go before the circuit court
at Montgomery"
1t will be remembered that when the
Central railroad was sold the court did not
fix any fees for the attorneys and re-
ceivers, who had been connected with the
property, but told these parties and the
purchasers to agree among themselves
as to what fees should be paid, and only
in the case there was a disagreement
dispute. 1t has been necessary for the
court to deal with very few of the cases
where fees had to be paid, but this was
one in which there was a difference of
opinion as to the amount, and an adjudi-
cation of it by the court was, therefore,
necessary.
Mr. Crawford, when asked If there are
any new developments in the litigation
over the Georgia railroad lease, replied
there were not. He is now engaged in TAX
ing testimony in the case of Messrs. Thorn
as and Ryan against the Georgia rail-
road and its officials, brought to secure
the half interest in the Georgia railroad
lease, which they allege they bought with
the other property belonging to the Cen
trail railroad. This testimony, however,
has nothing to do with the suit which the
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
brought for the purpose of endeavoring to
establish its title to the entire lease.
The testimony is being taken before Maj.
William T. Gary, appointed special master
by Judge Speer, and the case will come
up for a hearing in Macon on April IA.
! 1t is probable that the Louisville and
Nashville suit will also be heard from at
that time.