The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-31
THE ATLANTA COMPANY WINS.
DREW FIRST BLOOD IN THE FIGHT
OVER FRANCHISES.

Judge Gambler Refuses the Petition
of the Consolidated for Injunction.
Another Fight in the Case Yet to
COme-A Painter Run Down by
Trnin-Supreme Court May Call
Eastern Circuit Friday-A New
Railroad.
Atlanta, Jan. 3O.-The Atlanta Railway
Company to-day won first blood in the
fight with the Consolidated over the west
side franchise, Judge John S. Gambler pre-
siding in Fulton Superior Court refusing
to grant the INDUCTION prayed for by I.
p. Perkins to prevent the company from
taking up these franchises.
Perkins made his appearance in the fight
as a stockholder of the Atlanta company,
and began the injunction proceedings on
the ground that such an extension of the
company's lines would injure the value of
his stock, If not bankrupt the whole con-
Germ.
1t was quite conclusively demonstrated
in the proceedings that the Consolidated
people were behind Perkins, putting up the
money with which his stock was purchas-
Su' anu dIIdlSiuS all TIE utldliS VI TIE
junction suit, even to employing the law
yers and having the bin drawn up ready
for the signature of Perkins before that
gentleman knew that he was to be used.
In other words, he was shown to be a mere
catspaw for the Cons lidated, trying to
pull chestnuts out of the fire for that cor
poration Perkins got his fingers burned
of course, but it appears that the ConSol-
dated has also received a slight scorch-
ing. While the case has been In the
courts, hundred columns or more of
newspaper card-writing has been INDUCED
in by both sides.
There is still another branch OF the
fight before the Superior Court this being
the bill filed direct by the Consolidated
people to defeat the west side franchises.
This bill was thrown out of United States
Court by Judge Newman, and the chances
are against the Consolidated when Ii comes
to hearing in the state court.
Killed by a Train.
James Gam, a painter living at 80 Hum
phries street was run down and killed by
an accommoda lion train on the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad at the Mcdaniel
street crossing this morning.
Gam had been to town and was riding
back toward West End on a Southern
Railway train, from which he had just
alighted when run down by the West Point
track. Gam leaves wife and five chill
dren.
He was taken to the Grady Hospital aft
err the accident, where he lived for several
hours, but was unable to make a state
ment.
Supreme Court in Session.
The Supreme Court convened this morn
ing with a full bench, the three justices
who have been under the weather for the
past two or three weeks having regained
their health again. Chief Justice Sim
mons and Justice Lumpkin returned from
Florida the latter part of last week and
Justice Cobb came over from his home at
Athens where he has been recuperating,
this morning.
1T is stated by authority of the court this
afternoon that the Eastern circuit would
not be called before Friday. There Is
possibility that it will not be reached be-
fore Monday
New Railroad to he Built.
A petition was filed to-day with the Sec
rotary Of state for a charter for the Tenn
essee and Round Mountain Railroad Com
pany The capital stock is $4,000 Twelve
miles of railroad win be constructed from
the Georgia and Tennessee line on Lookout
Mountain. through portions of Walker and
Dade counties, ending at point on Round
mountain.
The new road will connect with the Look
out Mountain Railroad on the Tennessee
line. This road is now being extended down
into the coal regions of Lockout mountain
in Alabama.