Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
TIES UP THE BONDS.
JUDGE LAMB GRANTS RrFFIN ~
JUNCTION AGAINST TODD EFT Al.
he CLAIMS ONE FIFTH INTEREST.
Plaintiff Was the Engineer who
Prepared Original Plan. for yfr-
ginin Electric Co>-sIander SUIT TO
BE Tried-Ofh~r Court Views.


judge Lamt, in the Chancery Court.
yesterday granted an Injunction. % be in
force until May l. leo. restraining r. &.
Told and the Virginia Electric Company.
o. Baltimore rom selling bonds received
from the VIZ Hia Electric Railway and
[ Development Company. In Consideration -
the transfer n the plans. options. and
contracts q the nrst-named company
81 the same order John J. williams &
Sons and the Richmond Trust and Safe
Deposit Company are restrained from de-
B livering the stocks and bonds 90 the Viz
ginia Electric Company or 7. e. Todd.
Charles L. Rumn is the petitioner. and
/ the defendants % the action are 7. G..
I Todd. Virginia Electric Company o. Balti-
more. Virginia Electric Railway and De-
+ velopmeut Company o. Richmond, John
l T. Williams. John s. williams. Lancaster
/ Williams. and Langbourne VI. William.
/ trading as John L. Williams * Sons. the
Richmond Trust and safe-Isposit Com
/ pany. IS. II. Hab.lston Charles T.. VIII
/ nams. the administrator OF a. T.. Boui-
ware. deceased. s. 81. Rutherford. and
/ q. -. Langhorne.
WHAT rs ALLEGED.
/ Mr. Rufu alleges that De is civil en-
| glneor ~ Richmond. that before NOFem-
/ bcr. IS6. be- prepared reports, plans. ard
/ estimates upon The development ana DIS
/ tribution of power in james river ar
! Richmond. Ia lH6 Doe entered into an
agreement with A. T. Bouiware ~ Rica-
A d nj .
/ county, A. IT. Rutherford. and j. g.
Todd. ~ Baltimore. % place az their dis
/ poeal plans already made. and 90 provide
/ others 10 be made at no cost 90 himself
II Is further claimed that Messrs. Todd
and Rutherford agreed 10 furnish ca-n
Z ON or before March ], lHl. Tor me
/ economical construction Of plant Tor
tho development Of the water-p0"er NJ
I James river. and it, transformation into
electric energy It was further dgre ID
/ that such plant might be- sold To any
| partv or parties that might desire 10
/ buv IL and that Rufin was 10 receive ono
! nfh VI the proceeds.
Mossrs. Todd and Rutherford failed -
[ furnish the cash before Mdrch, lHi, anu
I Rufin extended the time.
Later on Mr. Todd organized ihe VIZ
| gfula Electric Company or Balum'.
/ ana Transferred o. it his interest in IN.
I plans. fit. b"liir ..
sold all plans. options oon,I "',a. r.
70 tho Virginia Elf,'i', i,.'....,.5
velopment 'oini'ny o. .i.,..gs.r
.fr Puain charges ln h.a piI mat ihN
cornrarv has agreed 90 issue and deiFei
to Todd "a large block ~ its STOCK ana
bonds lie further alleges. that being en
,uiod to one-Gfh ~ the proceeds OK tal.
e.f. he has repeatedly applied i' SIT
Todd ana l' inc az. t.,. 81.
phnt, Ut h"''ii.''' .....,, fb.t b.,
fused io I'."tl'~. '''' ,.. ,,.t,er
has DO let' "'''' a.. t.,g. and
liuihn 'hdit' '.'' ,'i,,.,,.J ,o th.
stocks nave h"' t,,, .,. a.
/ virginia i.i'.' ''' ,'''i 49,. contracts
geiher Win ln' I'' ,yuII.r,s a
&C., ~ pos-' loN w. '''' ~. g.,s d.
sons ana W. ~ .fi.s ,,,,e.. ON
relieves mat lh''' ,.,..,s and Tho,
joined WIZ H''l - 49,, t,,l.9iotIor o
W. D
this court .., all ,.rt,.s alloy,
f'uuoh,i "'No ,,.,fi.. l.f.nlaut q.
m,"',o,' IT. ~t,. ,r,t n a. Todd th0
Virginia Eiegifl. ,"H'i' a.. t.,,.ts
may be cnloined iion .'''"s ..,.
also, that John J." Wii'"ii' -
/ the Richmond lruai anu '"''
/ Company may De- restrained 'l''" "'
ing said stocks and bonds 10 w.
GINA Electric company OF J.. g. IY'''
WHAT MIR WILLIAMS SAYS.
Mr. Williams said last night that th
above suit was merely personal an'l
t,fx.en Charles D. Ruhn ana j. q
Todd ana In mo- way affected the statu
~ an. virginia Electric Railway and DE-
,.ioumcnt Company The injunction
W.uld not even suspend the Du"'i"'
,r IA. aid mills are torn down.
ANoTtrR RESTRAINING ORDER
a. usrrv Gleun. on behalf OF SIT
,,-''',,,, - r.ryeridee. filed petition
"'''i.'' a.. 'o,,,t d. restrain Joseph r.
/ Glenn Dis agents and attorneys. IRON
'', ,.,...... ,,, auplicstion 90 three piece
''.i ,..' ','s cy,r'd tv Mr. Heverdge. th
~, ,'..,,. h.ing involved iu suits boo court
81 , e.o,,ners Morton qualified a
'l'' .,..lr - tbe estate OF Miss Eu
u, 49,.
AlIis.n sydney qualified a9 the admin
n-' ,.,'t. of payd A WeisI
-lIa'oI 'l '.'
rH...rIfrr Court Judge IN