Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-05
In RECEIVERS HANDS
UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY
MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT.
ITS AFFAIRS TO BE WOUND UP.
Superintendent j. Wright and the
Virginia Trust Company Given
Chnrge-Motfon to Set Aside YER
dict I'm Hildebrnndt Case.

The United States Tobacco Company
has failed. with liabilities estimated at
$4,000. and It's affairs have been placed
in the hands of receivers.
The latter course was taken at the in
stance Of creditors Of the company, af-
ter deed Of assignment had been filed
in the Chancery Court, In which Mr.. ].
Wright was named as trustee. All the
property of the company situated in this
city was conveyed by this deed to the
trustee, together with lot of manufac-
tured tobacco, valued at 5000. which is
at present stored with Messrs. James
Quinn &c Co.. No. 165 Milk street, Bos-
ton, Mass.
The deed directs the trustee to convert
all assets into cash as speedily as pos
sible, employing ell necessary agents 10
this end.
All legal expenses attendant upon the
execution Of the deed, commission Of
per cent. to the trustee, the fee Of the
lawyer who prepared the deed, State
and city taxes, rent Of premises at Nine
teenth and Cary streets, and all just
debts of the company are to be paid,
ratably without preference or priority.
The residue, II any, shall be paid to the
stockholders or their agents
The statement made yesterday that Mr..
Fred. s. Meyers was president OF the
company is erroneous, as Mr.. Meyers
shas not been an officer of the concern
for more than a year.
Messrs. Dawson & Seaton filed a bill
in the Law and Equity Court on be-
hal aF fhA
States Tobacco Company, asking that a
receiver should be appointed ito take
charge Of and administer the assets of
that company" The motion was granted
by Judge Minor. after being fully heard.
and Mr.. Wright was named to act In
conjunction with the Virginia Trust Com
pany. The United States Company was
formed about two years ago by Mr..
Wright, who had for many years been
at the head Of the j. Wright Tobacco
Company.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
The case of Robert Ford against the
Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works for $4,000 is set for trial on the
10th instant in the Law and Equity
Court
In the City Circuit Court the following
notices of motions were recorded:
W. 1cli uOii6 DuSlleSS as j.. w.
Carson & Co., vs.. w. c. Mcdowell and
A. ]. Ford, partners. doing business as
Mcdowell & Ford. for s11O55, with In
terest on parts thereof.
Citizens Bank of Richmond VS.. Charles
T.. Smith and Stella Hagan Smith for
N.O79, with interest.
Alex. Thompson, Jr., VS.. George E.
Crawford & Co. for $214S4.
HILDEBRAND-T TRACTION co. SUIT.
In the Henrico Circuit Court a motion
TO set the verdict aside in the case Of NJ.
b.. Hildabrand va the Richmond Trac.
tion Company was argued before Judge
Wexford. in chambers. Judge Waddill
appeared for Miss Hildebrand and Mr..
Randolph Williams for the company. The
Judge took the matter under advisement.
The plaintiff recovered judgment upon
the trial of this case for Sl22J0. The
motion for a new trial was at once made,
and is now to be passed upon.
TAXES MUST BE PAID.
Collector Cunningham has issued his
note Of warning to Taxpayers, who have
not yet contributed their mite TO the
city's government expenses, and to those
who have not yet paid their grading,
paving, pipe, or sewer connection bills.
The Collectors office will be kept open
every night till o'clock until the end OF
the year, and all who have not paid their
taxes or their bills by that time will be
declared delinquent.