The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-18
FIRST DECISION M'LAUGHLIN'S

receiving share Of the profits Tor the
use Of his money. This was the extent to
which he had engaged Ia this
business Referring TO the incident yes
teriay morning witness said he had no
Intention whatever OF showing the slight
esq contempt for che court
Mr.. Ncidllnger testified 20 hearing
Mcssrs. Sturtcvant and Bourquin agree
upon o. price 20 be paid for a lot Of furni-
turc and to seeing the money paid over
Be- bits store, though he was uncertain as
TO tho exact amount Of money which
changed hands. The parties came into
his store and called his attention to the
transaction.
Mr. Sturteyant testified that he was
served with the papers len the rcceivership
case Saturday night He saw statements
in Sundays Morning News. he said. TO
me offect thas he had removed goods
from tho store without the knowledge Of
Mr. Mclaughlin. also that he had re-
moved goods no. included in the statement
which be had made for Mclaughlin. and
that he had sold goods for "a less sum
than their real value. These charges
were an made in Mr.. McLauehlin's petit
ION 20 the court. hut Mr. Sturtcvant Gre
ditel them 20 sunday paper" He
understood. he said. chat the order OF the
court applied only 20 the goods and as
sets remaining In tho store OF McLaugh-
I'm 4 Son. and not 20 those which he had
removed He mad gone with Mr.. Laisoche
during tho morning merely 20 verify the
list and 20 show chat he had made cor
rect statement OF the goods taken by him
and had requested Mr.. LaR0che to meet
him for this purpose.
The witness coutondcd that he had had
nothing 20 do with the removal OF the
ns. q sfr
ed 60 check an the goods before their re-
movai and also Co single out some arti-
Giles belonging 10 Mr.. Mclaughlin As TO
the removal of the goods from McLaugh-
Inns store, he said hat he had acted In
this upon the advice OF his counsel Mr..
Slater. having been unable 20 secure
settlement with Mr.. Mclaughlin. The
step was taken with tha intention Of fore
ing settlement. While taken without
Mr. McLaughlins consent they were
taken during regular business hours. and
there was no attempt to conceal his move
monts Tie had not Intentionally shown
any contempt OF the court ia the part
which he took in the matter yes, criay
morning When asked n he had not said
TO SIR. BonrQuin 10 80 ahead with the
removal and he would stand an the dam
ages The witness was positive he had
MOI made any such statement
Judge Falllgant declined 20 permit ~
grcssions. either by the witness or 'he
attorneys. entering into the merits Of the
recciyership case. only the contempt ana
attachment proceedings being under con-
alteration The attorneys announced that
they would submit the matter without
argument but MIR Slater made
statement In which he urged
that his clients had shown by their own
stutemonts aud By the evidence that they
had no intention OF showing any contempt
whatever for the court or its officers.
judge Falligant said. in rendering MS
decision. that IL was evident that both OF
the defendants had had SUFFICIENT notice
Of the order OF the court and that 10 a
certain degree both were acting together.
lie announced that the temporary receiN-
or enouin take cnargr -; -! Are property
In DISPUTE and hold II subject 10 the fur-
ther order OF the court. Mr. boufquln
should not have attempted 60 remove the
goods be- said. IL being his right ana priv
ucrc 10 petition the court n he thought
bls interests were In danger. Unless the
a, fenaan,s should disobcy this last order
M tbo court he would not punish them
for the contempt they had already com
miitcd, he said.
Tbls concluded the first chapter OF the
vcf .,firhnn-sturtcvant matter and leaves
the rrceiyership case 70 be heard on us
merits Saturday