The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-28
EAUMONT BUDGET.
trI0N IN CHANNEL FIGHT
bERvED on ATTORNEYS.
he in the Nature of n Surprise.
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Local Notes.

mont Texas, May 27.-This morn
In, votaw and l.. +. Chester, at
for the Sabine Land and Improve
pmpany. were served with the fop
sensational mandatory order, which
sued by District Judge West on
IS Of this year:
y. therefore, as TO the defendants.
arine kountze, Herman Kountze,
er Kountze, Charles Kountze,
am Davis. j. B. Watkins, b. ID.
Charles t. Crazy, Joseph o. Os-
7. G. Reynolds, w. G. Human,
Kopke, Jefferson County Channel
Dock company. Sabine Land and
oyement company, Sabine Term
Railway and Union Depot COM
you and each OF you, severally
collectively, are hereby forbidden
summarized to desist from bring
NY further suit or suits that Will
q, delay or obstruct the plaintiff
ae construction of its aforesaid
rel and in the maintenance, use
enloyment thereof, and you are
lolted and enjoined from taking
action and committing any deed
nv kind whatsoever that will de-
Or hinder. or tend to delay or
Plaintiff in the construction of
aioresaid channel and the Min
nee and operation thereof, and you,
eaen OF you, are hereby required
aswer severally all the allegations
'nspiraey in said petition charged.
~ defanlt thereof the same will
0Aen as confessed; and you are
aanded to appear before the next
" the honorable district court
na ior Jefferson county, Texas, on
va Gay of May, 1895, to show cause,
~ There be, why this injunction
y not be made perpetual. And as
y attendants, j. N. Votaw. l.. +.
tT' A. II. Willie and =. Willie.
le enjoined and restrained from
.uuon or prosecution of any suits
gao0eedings herein forbidden for
W'defsndants, but not from rep
WIS any person or persons as at
X not made defendants herein,
'ns the matters alleged and IN
N Plaintiffs petition.
Nlltion upon which this injunctlo
nan'ed contains the following a
rns'ras, the Port Arthur Channel
Dwk company, alleging itself to b.
Porated under the laws of the
VI fexas, and domiciIei In JEFF
eounty. Texas, has filed Its Pc
|s,. u me district court of jefferson
b, s alleging and charging sub
q y mat you and each OF you
hlnsered into general conspiracy
H. e delay and obstruct plaintiff
n, construction, building AMI op-
IsoI It's certain channel or canal
'asrson county. and have under
Eo, .onspiracy filed numerous and
MN, nv suits against plaintiff and con-
\ ~. and intend filing various other
4 Nus s..s 10 SO hinder, delay, obstruct
khrass the plaintiff; and,
"A sas, the plaintiff has filed its
n approved by the clerk. IN the
n nsoo, the plaintiff asks for an
M, vsIointng defendant from further
|st,na.ns with plaintiff In the further
us'lon and operation Of Its chan
4 iss'.unction Is really the first sens
l,,hare or the legal war which q
nur and Sabine Pass compani
,s;snn waging for more than yes
ssn has become conspicuous by Z
functions which have been issu
M es we'll as the district and ely
appeals. It came as a surprise
M, Y. F. Chester and c. N, Volta
u was granted on March
fney had no knowledge that
" neen applied for until sery
ofder. These gentlemen say tn
~ considerable experience with I
laws. especially Of Texas a
N courts. and confess an inab