The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
PUT IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
MORE LITIGATION OVER THE ROB-
INSON PRINTING COMPANY.

to lt-FOUr Superior Court Crimi-
nails Plead Guilty-Criminal Bust
ness in the City COurt.
New complications have arisen in the
affairs of the Robinson Printing House.
and the property of the concern is now in
the hands of temporary receiver under
orders from the Superior Court.
The suit of Samuel 3. Brown against II e
Chatham Bank and others was filed in the
Superior Court yesterday by Messrs. Bar
row & Osborne, its object being to bring
about a receNership of this property and
to consolidate all the litigation connected
with it.
The plaintiff, who is resident of Albany,
Ga, alleges that he bought the property
of the coneernson Dec. %, 1891, from p.
w. Meldrim, who had bought it at sher-
IFS sale. It consisted of the printing
presses, type, etc, in the office at No.
Whitaker street. The concern was known
as the Robinson Printing House, Louis X.
Robinson manager, For the use OF the
property the plaintiff states there was paid
to him the sum of $17.5 a month as rent
al, and the rent was paid up to May 10,
1896. There Is now due him as rental, the
petition states, the sum of $S79.75.
Some time in 1897 mortgage was exc
cuted by Charles Brant, conveying the
property to p. B. Springer to secure an
indebtedness of 5000. In that mortgage
it was stated specifically that It was sub
ject to mortgage for $500 held by the
plaintiff in this suit. The plaintiff now
states that he has never at any time held
any mortgage on the property, and that
he is not creditor OF the concern except
as stated. His claim is that he is the alb
solute owner of the property having pur-
chased it from Maj. Meldrim.
The Robinson Printing House, the petit
ton states, has contracted numerous debts,
the claim of the Chatham Bank being 49,
$780, that of H. Karger being SS45, and That
of John w. Fretwel $50. Besides these
claims there are laborers' liens amount
ing TO 1929. 12.
All of these creditors have issued pro-
cess of attachment and caused them to
be levied on the property which the plain
tiff claims as his own. He has filed
claims as to all of the attachments except
the laborers' liens.
The plaintiff states that he believes
other creditors will appear, and that there
are already thirteen law suits, with the
expectation that others will follow. For
the preservation and conservation of the
property he holds that it is necessary to
remove it from the hands of the sheriff
and to cause all of the litigation to be
consolidated in the Superior Court.
For these reasons the plaintiff asked
that a receiver be appointed, that all liti
cation in connection with the property be
brought into the Superior Court and adj
Indicated there, and that that. portion of
the property belonging to the plaintiff be
sold separately for his benefit
On This application Judge Falligant APP
pointed MIR. Lee Roy Myers temporary
receiver of the property and cited the de-
PENDANTS to show cause on March 10 why
the receivership should not be made per-
manent and a permanent injunction be
granted.
A petition was filed in the Superior
Court yesterday for the Incorporation of
the Savannah Mortgage Real Estate and
Trust Company. The parties who request
this charter are Messrs. w. w. Chisholm.
Thomas Daniels. VIM. NJ. Davidson, T. D.
Kline, r. +. Harmon, Pope Barrow w.
T. Leopold, John G.. Butler, Clarence
Broughton, John e. Burgess, Jacob Cohen,
G. A. Cox, d. j. Morrison, S. Krouskoff,
Jas. Foley, John Schwarz, B. Enrich, S.
l.. Newton, Jas. McKenna, Grantham Bros,
H. +. Graham, P. T. Foye, T. ]. Davis and
W. p. LaRoche.
The capital stock of the company is to
be $4,000 to be paid in installments, the
par value of share to be $50. The COM
pany will deal in real estate, bonds, stocks
and other securities, and act as agent or
trustee. The petition asks that the COM
pany have the right on vote of it's board
of directors to increase its capital stock
at any time to $5000O0.
Four Superior Court criminals entered
pleas Of guilty yesterday. They were An
drew Jackson, Fannie Mercer, John Gas
ton and George Reed. All of them were in
dicted for Burglary. Jackson was indict-
ed on two charges, for burglarlzing the
house of Jos. Davis, and the house of
Laura Baker, Fannie Mercer was also I'M
der two indictments, but the others had
only one charge against them. All of them
pleaded guilty with punishment as for a
misdemeanor, and each was sentenced to
pay a fine of 500 and costs or spend twelve
months on the chain-gang. There being
two cases against jackson and the Mercer
woman they were given double sentences
Judge Norwood had a somewhat larger
criminal court than usual yesterday and
nearly ever prisoner got the limit, twelve
months.
Sydney Brown was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 or serve twelve months for the
simple larceny of a lot of brasses from
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road
Frank Riley was sentenced to pay a fine
Of $25 and costs or serve twelve months
for assaulting and beating A. S. Griffin.
John Lucas was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 or spend twelve months on the
chain-gang for carrying concealed wea-
l'pons.
Andrew Washington was given a SEN
| tence Of $25 or twelve months for stealing
two hides from George Dosher.
Clara Williams was sentenced to pay a
fine of s. and costs or spend two months
on the gang for stealing chicken.
Joe Reilly was sent to the gang for
twelve months for stealing two pieces of
pie and three eggs from John Sapp.
John Harris was sentenced TO pay a fine
Of $50 or serve twelve months for stealing
a coat from John Sapp.
Jesse Williams was sentenced to nav n
fine of S25 or spend six months on the
chain-gang for carrying concealed wea-
pons.
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