The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-12

of p. Taberdy. but providing that he is
still TO tetain charge of the books and ac-
counts
This action modifying the order of re-
Ownership was taken on account of the
fact that it was made apparent to the
court that the stock and fixtures were
not Sufficient to satisfy the mortgages
upon them. AS soon as this was done
Messis. Batchelder & Lincoln, one of the
secured creditors, took steps to foreclose
their mortgage on the stock and fixtures,
amounting to $780, This was done
through their attorney, Mr.. R. NJ. Hitch,
who secured an order of foreclosure from
the superior court.
II appears that the unsecured creditors
wtb are represented in the bill of the
By State Shoe and Leather Company VS..
Pi Tuberdy, are going to make their fight
Oh the accounts due Mr.. Tuberdy, which
yere mortgaged to Dan A. Tuberdy, to
becure a promissory note for $4,000. This
mortgage is being contested on several
grounds, and the fight will undoubtedly
be in that direction.
The suit of Rebecca Wells against the
Brush Electric Light and Power Company.
for $4,000 damages for the death of her
husband Alonzo Wells, by a live wire at
Habersham and Anderson streets about
year and a half ago, was to have been
tried in the city court yesterday, but the
plaintiff failed to appear.
Judge II. d. D. Twiggs, who represent
ed the plaintiff, said he expected his client
to be present, and sent to her house to find
out what had become of her. She had
left homo to come to the court house, the
messenger was informed. He then sent
to the United States court, and the poilce
court and to the superior court room, but
could find nothing of her. Her children
could not account for her mysterious dis
appearance, and became anxious.
About $50 o'clock she was discovered in
the superior court room sandwiched in
among a lot of negroes. She had been
there since 10 o'clock in the morning wait
ing for her case to be called, and listening
to the Gruver murder trial. After several
efforts were made to find her without re-
suit, Judge Norwood continued the case
for the term.
C. Marscher VS.. the City and Suburban
Railway Company was opened in the city
court and found to be for 5000, as stated
in Sundays Morning News.
sThe will of Mrs. Mary A. Prendergast
was probated in solemn form in the court
of ordinary yesterday, and letters testa-
mentary were granted to Charles f.
Prendergast, executor.
Temporary letters. of administration on
the estate of Diana Houston were granted
to London H. Houston.
Letters dismissory on the estate of Will
liam w. Gnann were granted to William
G. Gnann, executor.
S. L. Parker came into the court of or
binary yesterday to qualify as justice of
the peace for the Eighth militia district
but it was discovered his commission was
made out for S. L. Baker. 1t was re-
turned to Atlanta for correction. The
same course was taken with the COM
mission of Justice Van r. Winkler, no
tary public and ex-officio justice of the
peace of the Eighth district, whose petit
ton was dated 1896 instead of 1897
]. Wheeler Wilson was reappointed a
commercial notary public by Judge Falli-
CANT.
Patrick J. Conaty, former subject of
the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
was made citizen of the United States
bV Judge Falligant.