Evening journal., 1899-06-05

o be the rights OF the corporation. Mr..
Ward then called Ford again and held a
We presume he gave Ford
Iome much. needed advice, as he asked
whether Mr.. Edwards would agree to 20
down to the office under Ford's orders
There being nothing better in sight Mr.
Edwards agreed
Mr.. Ward then drew up an agreement
and, in handing It to Mr.. Edwards to sign
said: Edwards. this is a pretty stiff pa.
per to ask man to sign Mr.. Edwards
read the agreement. signed Il. and hand
ed it back to Mr.. Ward, with the remarl
that. while he signed IT, he did not thinl
It was worth the paper II vas written on
as he believed he had no power to bin'
the corporation in that manner. Mr.
Ward said We'll it's the best can b.
done tonight"
The agreement is as follows:
Wilmington. Del. May 8. 1899.
This memorandum witnesseth.
whereas Peter J. Ford hath this day
caused TO be entered up in the su-
perior Court Of the state Of Delaware
in and for New Castle county the
bond Of the Journal Printing Com
pany. and caused an execution to be
issued out Of said court and a levy to
be made Hereunder upon all the
plant. fixtures and property Of the
said company. and the sheriff OF said
county is now in actual possession OF
said plant, fixtures and property;
And whereas. II would be detrimen-
tai to the interests OF said company
and TO the said Peter J. Ford that
said Evening Journal published by the
said company, or The Sunday Herald.
published by Charles W. Edwards,
but printed upon the presses and In
tho plant OF the said company, should
be suspended in publication,
Now, therefore, Il IS agreed by the
said company, the said Charles w.
Edwards, and the said Peter ]. Ford
that, by and with the consent Of the
said sheriff, the said Peter j. Ford
shall now. and is hereby. be put In
complete and unrestricted charge OF
the plant, fixtures and property OF the
said company under the said sheriff,
and that the publication Of said pa
pers shall be effectually under the
complete control and supervision Of
the said Ford or Of some person or
persons nominated, appointed and
controlled by the said Ford for such
period OF time as the said Ford shall
consent to act under such arrange
ment; that during the time that the
publication of said papers shall be
carried on under this arrangement the
said Charles W. Edwards shall. so
long as the said Ford shall see proper
assist in such publication Of said pa
pers, and shall receive such compen-
sation, II any, which the said Ford
shall determine; and the representa-
tive or representatives Of said Ford
acting for him, under this arrange
ment shall receive such salary or SAL
aries in amount as tho said Ford shall
( fix and determine that the said Ford
~ his said representatives shall han
do all monies arising from the pub
LEGATION Of said papers and from the
business conducted by said company,
and keep accurate books Of account
/ showing all receipts and expenditures
arising in and from said publication
and business. and shall turn over to
the said sheriff all the net profits of
said publication and business to be
I applied by said sheriff under the said
writ OF execution; that should compli-
cations occur because OF any prior levy
/ OF execution held by the said sheriff,
or hereafter coming into his hands,
or because of any other writ Of exc
! cution from justices OF the peace, or
4 should the said Ford deem It advisa-
bic for any cause whatever, TO revoke
and nullify this agreement and rein
state the said sheriff in the actual pos
session Of said plant, fixtures and prop
erty Of said company, the said Ford
shall have the right at his option,
and without notice to any person or 10
said company, to so revoke and nullify
this agreement, and to reinstate the
, said sheriff in such actual possession
Of said plant, fixtures and property Of
said company to the said extent and
quality as the said sheriff now has
that this agreement shall not be con.
b strued as in any way. or to any ex-
tent whatere. waiying. impairing OF
affecting the lien of said levy undei
D the execution issued upon the iudg
ment Of said Ford, or as takinl
4 away from said Ford any remedy
d process. right or privilege which Ia
: now holds under the said judgment
execution, or levy. or under any othe
security which the said Ford nov
holds for the debt represented by tn
said judgment or by any other deb
owed by the said company to the sat
Ford
t In witness whereof the said Jour
nal Printing Company, by the sal
u Charles W. Edwards. its president. tn
p said Charles w. Edwards individually
e and the said Peter ]. Ford, have here
a unto set their hands this fifth day O
IS May. A. d., 1890.
Charles W. Edwards,
10 Journal Printing Company.
h By Charles w. Edwards, President
d Peter j. Ford
d Witness at signing H. II, Ward.
i on Saturday morning we found in
saddle Christopher ]. O'Keefe, reoer
of Philadelphia, who is married to n nj
~ Of Ford's. Mr.. O'Keefe at once took
- tive charge for Ford and demanded
i key of the cash drawer, combination
- tho safe. changed the lock and had
bolts put on all the doors in the place.
denied Secretary and Treasurer Mill
1, 4. loft access to the books and accou
A. and forbade him to have anything to
>. Herewith.
During the forenoon Ford sent for
az loft and asked him for various items
information concerning the company
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