The sun., 1898-01-29
70 BATTLE FOR MILLIONS
A Fight For Supremacy in The
Gas World.
JUDGE DALLAS WILL SIT
Two Suits Entered Against The Bay
State Gas Company That Mean
More Than Shown on
The Surface
JUDGE DALLAS WILL SIT

A legal battle for millions is behind
two suits entered in the United States
Court here, on Thursday.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dolan syndicate is on the one side, and
the Bay State Gas Company. of Della
ware, with its many kindred interests is
on the other.
The Whitney peopl. want to see the
books OF the Bay State Gas Company,
and J. Edward Addicks has a ycarning
to examine the books Of the United Gas
Improvement Company. The tactics
of the Whitney crowd will be met at
every turn by Addicks, who will intro
dnce the same measures against the
United Gas Improvement Company.
The Whitney people own few shares
of stock in the Bay State Company, and
with these holdings have managed to
keep the affairs OF the company in the
courts almost continually for some years
past.
Only Il few days ago a settlement was
made whereby certain suits concerning Il
small lot of Bay State bonds were aban-
doned
AT the annual meeting Of the Bay state
Company held in this city on November
1G, the affairs of the Company were thor
Oughly canvassed by stockholders repre-
senting over two-th birds OF the entire cap
itaI stock. At this time and place any
legitimate questions would have come up
in the ordinary course Of business, but
strange as it may seem no dissatisfaction
was expressed by anybody present and
the old officials we're unamiollsl y rcclcct-
ed.
1t is this proposition that developed
the fact that the suits entered on THUS
day are merely fOrerunners of long
and bitter war between the greatest gas
interests in America.
The Adjicks people own realns Of stock
in the United Gas Improvement Com
pany which is the bone and sinew Of the
Whitncy-D -Dnlan crowd.
As everybody knows, this syndicate
recently leased the Philadelphia Gas
Works for term OF years upon terms
that make Nh. oe"s fuui.t.n ncsii p'"po-
sition a legitimate transaction, and it is
this deal that the Bay State people pro-
pose to ventilate in the courts.
It has been asserted in and out of
Philadelphia that Mayor Warwick was
paid $50 600 in cash to sign the lease to
the DoIan crowd and that he warwick J
is to be consulting counsel for the United
Gas Improvement Company for the next
ten years at a salary OF $25 GOO per an
mum. Other stories nf Il like character
have had wide circulation and their
verify will be tried in the balance by
suits to le brought in Philadelphia by
the Bay State people.
In the two suits entered on Thursday
the compainants in each cas-" prayed for
the appointment Of receivers and an in
vcstiga,ion OF the affairs Of the company.
The first suit was entered by Hon. An
thnnv Higgins and John &. Johnson. the
latter of Phiadclp phia,rcprsenting James
b. Weir and James B. Weir Jr., of New
York. on behalf Of themselves and o her
stockholders. bill Of equity being filed
against the Env state Gas Company, J.
Edward Addirks John H. Ratrman, J.
Frank Alice, Newell Ball and DR.. Caleb
r. Layton. SUbDTnas were issued for
MesSrs. Addicks. Alice, Batcman, Ball
and layton ane We're served on Thurs
day night. The defendants were sum-
moned to appear in the United States
Court here at 10 o'clock, a. m, on
March 7.
The second suit was entered by J. II.
Hoffcckcr, ,Jr., Of this city. and Bcnja-
min L. Tower, Of Boston, Mass, repre-
senting Godfrey Morse and Georgic L.
Morse executors, &c, and is against the
Bay State Gas Company. The al'cga-
tions and prayers, are in the main, SINH
lar to those in the Weir suit Receiver,
ship and investigation is asked for
The prayers, in the Weir suit, contain
the following:
"The appointment of receiver to
take charge of the assets, books, papers
and accounts of the corporation defend
ant, to administer and to distribute it's
assets, and under the direction of the
court to endeavor to collect such of its
moneys and other assets ae have been
disposed of frauduently, illegally or
without consideration.
"Discoverv by the corporation defen-
dant, by said John Edward Addicks, and
by all persons in collusiOn with him, of
the financial situation of the corporation
defendant: OF the administration by said
corporation defendant, in the past, of it's
affairs: and of the moneys and assets of
the company appropriated to his and
their benefit, fraudnlently and improper
ly by said John Edward Addicks and
by those in col|usion with him.
discovery, inter ALA, of the following
particulars:
81. OF the authority for the issuance
Of all shares Of stock by the corporation
defendant, in excess of the original is
sue of 100000 shares.
"2. OF the persons to whom said
shares were issued; OF the facts connected
with said issuance; of the amounts re-
ceived for said issue; Of the persons who
paid the same; OF the persons in whose
names the shares now stand; and of the
names Of all intervening holders.
'3 OF the numbers and amounts OF
all income bonds Of the corporation de-
fendant which have been by it redeemed,
together with detail Of the times Of
such redemption, of the amounts paid
snd Of the persons who received such
Payments
"a. Of the extent Of the interest, di.
rect or indirect, of said John Edward
Addicks, in anv bonds thus redeemed
by the corporation defendant.
IS. OF all amounts directly or indi-