Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-10
In Case OF KDickerbocker Steam
Towage Co. vs.. A. T. Co.
The TWO BARGES RELEASED
They Are Now In the Custody Of the Unit.
ed States Count. Lawyer, May Arrive
at Mutual Agree III. n, II Not
Another Te Will he Had.

The lawyers were at ii again all daS
! yesterday in the case Of the l<nck1r-
becker Steam r"wage Company versus
| the Atlantic Transportation Company.
tic proceedings being to settle the
question Of the superiority Of the at
t;schnlrnt Of the plaintiff over the spe-
! citir liens Of other creditors.
! About 4 O'clock the court adjourned.
! continuing the cause until next term.
l OF 70 4 special term. should one be de
i cidc,! upon it being understood that
/ The lawyers in the case would get to
Srther il the meantime and cndeavnr
10 reach y mutual agreement that
would make further proceedings in the
court unnecessary.
| TWO orders were entered Ecstcrtla:
il; the case. and these tell the story OF
| the days proceedings We'll The first
order is us follows:
IN the Circuit Court Of the CITY Of
Newport News, the 9th day of Novenl-
, be- 1899.
Tho I<nckerbocker Steam Towagc
| Company vs.. The Atlantic Transports
/ ti0n Company.
This day came the Western Nation
! 8! Hank, by is attorney. and moved
| ;l,it its petition hereto testified in this
action bs dismissed which is ordered
accordingly. cam" also the plaintiff.
| by its attorney. and it appearing that
said plaintiffs have heretofore, directed
| the sergeant of this city to release:
! from the attachment issued in this ;c-
ton tho brges Wnodsilc ana West
| Nirgini;, on its motion. The said ser
sS":,nt is directed to release said
'}lrScs cron said attachment. tn"
rights Of the plaintiff in all respects
| being fully preserved The said pl;,iu-
TIFF shall pay the costs and cxl,cncli-
lures Of tn" Keeping Of said W"odsidc
aud Yves, Virginia up to unl! until tn.
dat" Of said notice by said plaintiffs
| In the event that the sergeant of this
| city If Newport News declines to fur
! thar hold the said Woodsinc and West
Virginia. he shall deliver them to Nor
san Treat. United states Marshal and
receiver in t!l,. case of the G. & o. Ry.
| So US. Atlantic Transportation Co,
! pending III The United States Circuit
/ Court
This is the second order entered iust
| before court adjourncd
Observation-Disclosures Steam TowaGc COM
| pany.
Against
Atlantic Transportation Company.
This cause came on this day to he
! beard upon the petition and amended
petitions 81 the United states Mort
gage and Trust Company. the last 81
which said petitions was this day filed
by leave Of Court. under which said pc
! t,ionS the said United States Nortcac.
and Trust Company set out a claim Is
an interest in, ana !, lien On. the proe-
erty heretofore attached in this ca 5s 81
to-wit: the proceeds Of the sale Of
he steamer Santuit. now on the treas
! urE Of This Court. and therein stated
/ the nature Of its said claim, ana gave
security tor the costs which may ac-
crl'e in connection with the said pcti-
ton.
ND this cause also came on to be
heard upon the motion Of the said Unit
| 90 states Mortgage and Trust Com
| panE To abate the said attachment on
iolloWlnS grounds:
IL. l'ecauSe The steamer Santut
| lefein-ofc attached n this cluSe was
- ''ls 10y or Newport news when the
I Hu't hnlent was sworn cut. on Deccln-
he''. 3'st 1898;
l'"cause the return Of the Ser
| Sc'ht a'es not snow thar the property
| ,!'tae hch WssS the property OF the de
| -, 80
i'ecause The order OF this Court
S.'c.eG IN the Chancery suit of The
| chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany against the Atlantic Transpor1;-
ton Company on the eth day Of Jan
E2:N, 1872, released the said steamer
! S1Ltt1't from me custody Of The Ser
III ol me defendant company. substi-
! lu,ins ~ me place OF the said steiner
= ,ohu IN me penalty Of fifty Thousand
oo!1arS:
-. iieitnei party demanding q
III ,'la irt '4ie Unurt on motion Of the
! l.alil ". permitted the sergeant to
amend MS return in order to make the
same show that the said steamer san
'1't ~ the ume or the seizure thereof
Mn tH'1 PROPERTY OF the Atlantic Trans
| lo' tt1lon company. TO which action
" inc court the United States MORT
49, aliu rust company excepted:
w. ny, ne claim Of the said United states,
(! NnftS;iSe ana Trust ('Gmp;ny AZ snt