The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-16

NORFOLK, a. Jan. 15.--speciaL-
1.n;ted states District Judge Edmund
waddilI. Jr., this afternoon refused the
preliminary injunction prayed tor os
Thomas F. Ryan, of New YORK, IN mas M
suit against Jno. Shelton Williams aie
o,bers to prevent consolidation OF the
seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company
with the other roads OF the Seaooiro
Air Line system, the Florida Central ana
Peninsular Railroad. and the Georgia ana
Alabam.s Railway. Upon the request
of counsel for complainant the Judge
agreed to wait until Thursday next to
mass the decree Judge l. l. Lewis was
the only attorney from Richmond present
THE OPINION.
The opinion was received Will Sene't''
appropriation 1t is quite lengthy. coverlns
eleven typewriter pages, and is as iol-
lows:
r1Rc1rrr COURT OF THE UNITED
sTATEs-EAsTERN DISTRICT or
VIRGINIA ,a,,-
Thos F. Ryan................-.So = OH
5otn skelton Williams. the seahoard x
Roanoke Railroad Company, ai'i
others Observation-Disclosures Del h''.
IN EQUITY.
Bernard Carter ". L. Marbury' ", 81.
Page. Jr.. and D. Lawrence Groner tos
complainant; Cowen, Cross Bond. TX lsa
r. Watts. Henry & Williams, l.. L.
lewis and Edgar Allan for defendants.
OPINION.
Waddill, District Judge.
This cause is now before the court upon
an application for injunction, and heard
on bill, answers, affldavits OF witnesses
and the exhibits fled. The answers oeny
generally the allegations OF the bill, and
narticularly that anything has been done,
sor contemplated, detrimental to the IN
,erests of the complainant or OF tue
company in which he is largely inter-
ested. on the contrary, respondents m
ssist that the complainant has been great
w benefited by what has thus far trans
pired. and that his interests will pc YET
further enhanced il their plans and pur-
poses are not interfered with. They deny'
all manner of wronS-doins imputed to
4 -
Them by the complainant. and aver that,
so far from having done anything OF
which he could justly complain, they
have exhausted every effort to nafnonlZs.
with him and secure his cooperation. and
falling in that. to have him name
figure at which his holdings could De eo-
tained.
The complainant admits for the pur-
poses OF this motion. as to material mat
;ct, he: :lyerrna the Dill
ara. spos;tiye,y denied by the answers ana
= affilayirs filed. until proof is taken the
court cannot grant the relief asked. but
he insists that upon the pleadinss SC
cor1;ne TO the defendants OWL showing
an Injunction should now be AWARDED
First, to restrain the Se:;board ana fsoan-
oke Railroad Company, its officers ana
agents from entering into any agree
ment to consolidate. or do anStnins 70
consolisa.te said Seaboard and Roanoke
RAILROAD Company with. or merge IL into
anv OF the CORPORA tions named IN sne
|8bfII & or from in any manner becoming
ma rtyssg TO or doing anything TO accom-
|splish the scheme of consolidation tnefeih
mentioned or conserving TO, pernniteins
or allowing any mortgage 70 De piacsu
,Ii1or1 the property or franchises or Inc
said Seaboar6 and Roanoke Railroad Com
nanvz FOR the purpose of securing any
bond< that are to he issued as part OF:
It's said scheme OF consolidation, the cons.
soiidation of the roads. soughtSto be pre-
vented by Injunction being those OF the
Seaboard Air Line System. containing
some one thousand miles Of road; the
Georgia and Alabama Railway, about four,
hundred ana fifty-seErn miles; and the
FLORIDA Central and Peninsular Railroad
Company. some nine hundred and sew
enty-eight miles, aggregate ting two thou
sand four hundred and th.rty-tiye miles
TO ENJoIN AND RESTRAIN.
Second, to restrain the said Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company. Its otH-5
GERS and agents, from making sale OF o..
doing anything TO consummate or Dor
feet sale OF seven thousand four hun
dred and TWENTY-FIVE G. .4es1 shares Of
| stock Of. the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
Company. owned by said Seahoard and
Roanoke Railroad Eo.1psnSs and alleged
| to have been sold 60 a1itdendor oftrer5
q Co. and 10 ea5oIn and prohibit the de-
(fsndant. ]. NJ 8. aliifdendorf. from doing
thing In bis IndtvidaSI SAosssty srSae