The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-09
WANTS THE PROPERTY SOLD.
CcsNoLLY's PETITION AGAINST At
LANTIC CONTRACTING COMPANY.

Asks That the Tugs william c. Tur-
Rer and Harold and the other
Property Recently levied ON by
Virtue of an Attachment sworn
Ont by Him Against Green, the
Gaynors and the Company ne sold
20 Avoid Further Expcnse-If EX-
pense he Continued Property May
Not Bring EnouEh-sio.00o Alleged
10 Be Due the PIaintin-RepIevy or
Claim I'm Prospect.
A petition for an order OF sale OF the
property recently levied on as that Of
che Atlantic Contracting Company by viz
tue OF attachment proceedings Instituted
BY Michael A. Connolly. against. that cor
pora,ion. Greene and the Gaynors. was
nled in tho city Court yesterday.
II will be remembered that Mr.. Con-
molly sued out an attachment before Mag
strate NJ. Naughtin. alleging that Benja-
min d. Greene. John r. and Edward II.
Gsynor and che Atlantic Contractins
Company were indebted to him In amounts
aggregating nearly $1,000. Though q, was
no; 50 alleged in the petition. u was well
understood that Connolly claimed these
amounts OF money for services said 40
have been rendered the defendants in at
tachment in che preparation OF cases. that
hey either had Instituted or were abou,
to institute against the government. or
that the governments was about 10 insti-
tuie against them.
All Of these cases IN which the defend
ants in attachment were thus interested.
had direct or Indirect relation 20 the con-
tracts awarded for the Improvement OF
the harbor OF Savannah and Cumberland
sound which the defendants and former
Capt. oberin NJ. Carter have been Jointly
indicted for conspiring 20 profit By iilc-
gally and fraudulently. Connolly had beer
secretary to Capt. Carter. and had thus
become familiar with che various trans
actions and the documents that related 10
them. He knew. too. where the witnesses
to various INCIDENTS could be found ana
what they would h. willing 10 testify 70
on the stand. AMI was thus in position 10
furnish the alleged conspirators with
valuable assistance. II il his claim that
they promised TO pay him well for wha,
he did. Al the snme time that suit was
nied against the Atlantic Contracting
Company. Greene and the Gaynors. Con-
molly also Instituted proceedings In at
tachment against his former employer. al
ieg1ug that Carter was Indebted to him 20
the tune OF something more than 5000
said TO be for the same sort OF services
That he rendered. or claims to have rem
dered. the other defendants.
Constable Lllienthal. to whom
me attachments we're committed
for levy. levied that against the
Atlantic Contracting Company. Greene
ana the Gaynors upon the tugs William
G. Turner and Harold. two yawls and a
BOILER and pump. and the attachments and
service were returned. as they were made
retnrnahle 60 the city Court
II e this property thar the plaintiff in
attachment now wishes 10 have the court
direct shall be sold In the petition n a
recited that in order 60 protect the tugs
ana other property'it has been found nee
essary 10 engage the services Of a watch
| man and that there are other incidental
/ expenses which. n continued. will inter-
/ fere seriously with the realization from
the sale Of suficiens money 70 meet the
attachments. should ~ be ultimately deter
mined chat they have been properly sued
/ out and levied
! The tugs and other property were levied
on as belonging 20 the Atlantic Contract
ing Company one OF the defendants
/ There was a rumor some time since. that
/ then appeared To he well authenticated
that Greene and the Gaynors had disposed
Of all OF their holdings and thas the
property OF the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany had been got rid OF In the same way
and for the same purpose-to defeat The
collection OF any fine or judgment that
might be inflicted or recovered by the
government. To some II has ben mat
/ ter Of surprise that a claim 90 the prop
/ erty has not been filed by some friend Of
/ the Gaynors and Greene, who would bob up
sereneN with a transfer effected. or
sought 20 be effected. months ago.
Il r. scarcely probable that the property
will be suffered 10 be sold without oppo-
sltion and IL IL predicted ~ those who
mark and keep step with the trend Of
events that either a replevy bond by the
! defendants. or n claim bond by some
friend Of theirs. VIII be filed within che
next few days