Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-23
Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina Railroad Wins.
STRANG INJUNCTION FAILS
Judge wnddiH Refuses to Parpetunte
Restraining Order md Dismtsse.
Bill OF Compiaint-Dr. nIorans'
Agreement with Governor Holt.
dry, to Collect Money Due From
National Government, Discussed.
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Richmond, Va, March 22.-Judge Ed
mond Waddill, OF the United States
District Court, to-day refused to grant
the injunction asked for by w. r.
Strang, Jr., of New York, against the
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad Company.
The suit was Il very important one,
and has attracted much attention.
Strang. who is president of a bank of
New York city, and is said to be n rail-
road contractor of some note. claimed
to have a. contract with the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina for the con-
struction of the road from Richmond
to Ridgeway, n. c. He claimed only
q verbal contract. He claimed he was
to be paid in bonds OF the company,
and that they had violated the con-
tract and given the work to others,
though he had come to this city and
opened Offices preparatory to entering
upon the construction of the road. He
asked that The company and n trust
company of New York be restrained
from disposing of the bonds, and that
the railroad company be enjoined from
disposing OF It's right OF way and GER
tain privileges and franchises.
The case came up on n plea to per-
petuate the injunction, but was decided
on the questions arising in the demur-
rer to the bill. making it unnecessary
to pass upon the merits of the motion
for an injunction. The court ruled that
the alleged contract is in many respects
vague and uncertain. 1T does not with
any degree of certainty fix the point
ut which the road is to begin or end
or define the exact route UNLESS the
terms of the contract sought to be en-
forced can be ascertained with reason
able certainty n court of equity ought
not to enter upon Its enforcement. 4
decree was entered. Diminishing with
costs the bill of the complainant. and
as n consequence the motion for the
injunction failed.
Mr.. p. II. Larkin. Of New York and
Mr.. ID. Lawrence Groner. of Norfolk
argued the case for Strang and Messrs
Henry & Williams and Mr. w. r. Nc
Kenney for the railroad
IMPORTANT PAPER DISCOVERED.
There was discovered in the office of
Governor Tyler to-day n copy of n doc
ument which may yet be the means of
securing for the heirs of late DIR. j. j.
Morgan. of Fairfax county, n snug sum
from the State Treasury for services
rendered by DR.. Morgan in collecting
the direct tax refunded to Virginia
The document referred To Is ccrti-
lied copy of an agreement entered into
by DR.. Moran and Governor +. w. NJ
Holiday, whereby the former was to
receive % per cent. from the State for
all moneys collected for IT on claims
due from the national government The
document is dated May Is. 1850, and is
nttested by II. II. Fauntieroy as Score
tary of the Commonwealth.
Attached to the document Is an anl-
davit setting forth that at the time
SAID Affidavit was made. May 81. 1891.
the only surviving heirs OF DR. Moran
were w. ELLIS Moran, Katie c. Moran
and Charles Il. Moran. The former of
these. a. least. resides in Baltimore
and has recently been in correspondence
with Governor Tyler on the subject. He
asserts that his father shortened his
Gays ny years of work in securing the
passage through Congress of the bill
10 refund the direct tax to the State
and died after 1t became n law. When
Inc money was sent to the Treasury
10 be paid out TO the various county
treasurers who We're to refund those
emitted 10 II. DR.. Moran was i'll. or
DEAD and did not receive his per CEN
tum. Nearly all the money was claim
ed by those to whom 1t was due. ana
under an act of the Legislature that
which was not claimed was turned over
10 the counties in which those entitled
TO 1t. and not claiming. resided. The
Total amount OF the tax refunded 10
the state was si47,O59O9. The amount
unclaimed and turned over to the coun-
e,es WAS s,9'il'. The amount due DR..
Moran's heirs. without interest. is Sill
76i.77 % 7ii''-
INVITED TO VISIT CHICAGO.
Postmaster Charles u. Gordon. NJ
chicago, ACCOMPANIED by Mr.. r. A
lancaster, of this city. and !. L. Full
Ton, OF Norfolk, called on Governor Tv-
ier to-day and extended a very press
ING invitation to attend the laying of