The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-28
THE CHESAPEAKE BEACH CASE
Petitions and Counter-Petitions for
q MARYLAND Receixershin.

EVANSVILLE. Nd. Jan 2S.-On jan
uary u last John D Allen. of PhiladeI-
pbia and John D. Allen & Co, a Penn
syivsnia corporation, fled a creditors
bill IN the Circuit Court for Calvert
county against the Chesapeake Beach In
provement Company, corporation char
tered under the laws OF the State OF New
Jersey and operating at Chesapeake
Beach. Calvert county. Md. alleging
among other things, that the latter com
pany was iusolvent. and asking for the
appointment OF a Maryland receiver 10
take charge of the assets and property
Of the alleged insoIrent company in the
State Of Maryland This application was
set for hearing on Saturday in Hya-ts-
vile before Chief Judge John ?. Briscoe
On Saturday the defendant the Chesa-
peake Beach Improvement Company, by
its attorney. T. D. Mckinney. fled plea
denying the jurisdiction of the court 10
hear and consider ting application
John D. Allen and John D. Allen & Co
were represented by Hessrs. HardcasUIe
and wynn. OF I5alti more. and J. B Bunt-
ing. CT Calvert county. Other creditors OF
the Improvement company were repre-
scented Dy Reuben D Foster. OF Baltimore.
and J Frank Parran, States Attorney
for Calvert county The Chesa peaKe
Beach Railway Company wCs represented
by john 3. Gray. OF Prince Frederick.
Calvert county
After the hearing the matter OF the Al
len petition was held under advisemenr
by the court without passing upon the
pIeSdings-
Subsequently a. the hearing on Satur-
day an independent application was sub
United TO the court OH the part OF the
Chess. peake Beach Railway Company and
the Chesap eake Beach Hotel Company
TWO Maryland corporations, against the
Cnesap eaEe Beach Improvement Com
! pany, alleging N substance that the i'm
provemenJ company was insolyent 10 III
| extent Of $50, 400 or more. and asking I0I
the appointment Of q Maryland receiver
/ to take charge OF The insolvent company
/ effects in this State With this applica-
| ton was submitted an answer Of the de-
! PENDANT corporation admitting its ins0l-
vency and stating that on or about Jan
uary II, IN Proceedings Instituted in The
Court o. Chancery Of the State OF New
: Jersey the said Improvement company
was adjudged tG be iasuiyent and one
Richard f Miller was duly appointed by
the New Jersey court. and has qualified
rs receiver in that Stato- By IN agree
meth submitted al III, hearing or The
! part OF the plaintiffs il was agreed fol
/ the purpose Of obviating delay IL he ap
poiutment OF a receiver that the J~t
/ cases OF the railway and hotel companies
! be consolidated and receiver al OHc'
appointed.
/ Judge BrIscoe took me matter OF III,
! appointment Of q receiver under advise
! Inent and stated that he would pass upol
/ the questions involved al as early 4 dat
! rs practicable.
+ The Chesapeake Beach Railway Com
/ D2ny sets ont n its bill that in the year
! 1888 and 1900 the defendant company be
! came possessed. by assignment with tn
! assent OF the railroad company, Of certai
/ licenses ard privileges for the conduct c
! business on Jhe lands Of the plaintiffs q
/ Chesa peake Beach. The bill further set
forth that the defendant company agree
that il would. ~ its own expense. con
struct and maintain on the lands Of III
railroad company suitable buildings 10
the conduct OF certain places OF amuse
| ment, etc, specified in the bill The rail
road company claims the first lien Upo
all the buildings etc, which have bee
| erected by the company AZ the Beach IN
! der and by virtue Of the agreement be
| tween the parties. John u. Allen IS
creditor for over 81. 000 as architect al II
Beach ard John D. Allen & Co claim /
be creditors in the sum of practical
8 .0G0 for the work OF supervising III
! erection Of buildings, etc
Considerable interest has been .4ani
Tested in the result Of the several pet
/ tlons fled and the Office Of Rogers
| Rogers. IN Hyattsviile, where the heafin
was held Saturday, was crowded with off
| Gals OF the Chesapeake Beach Raflwa
! Company and others interested in III
| proceedings.