The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-22
Daily II ew York Letter

and forty eight minutes beating all previous
records by twelve minutes.
The Hall Divorce Case.
Supreme Court Justice Keogh has signed
the decree granting an absolute divorce to I
Mrs. Minnie c. Hall of New Rochelle from
her husband: Pierre c. Hall. son of the late
Thomas G. Hall, the millionaire tobacco
manufacturer of New York. The defendant is
also very wealthy. The lawyer for Mrs. Hall
made every effort to keep the divorce proceed
ings secret. The Halls we're married on Nov.
81 1888, at Long Branch. The marriage fol-
lowed an elopement. The correspondent named
is Renie Leontine Abry. Mrs. Hall had not
lived with her husband for several years. She
is given the custody of her pretty daughter.
Marie Louise Hall. who is 8 years old. and
Hall is directed to pay to the plaintiff an
annual allowance of $1,000. - s
Miller Appears in Public.
William f. Miller. of the 500 per cent Frank
lin Syndicate, was brought down from Sing
Sing yesterday to testify before Supreme
Court Justice Smith in Brooklyn in the suit
of Trusted John A. Lord against Henry A.
Seymour and Frederick Johnson, composing
the firm of Seymour, johnson & Co., to secure
$14O, O00 which it is alleged was paid into the
firm by Miller before it went into bankruptcy.
Miller testified that Colonel Ammon had told
him that he had invested 100000 with Sey-,
incur, Johnson & Co., and that he had given
Amnlon $4,000 in bonds. Justice Smith took
| the papers and reserved decision.
Fat Boys Trading.
\ Henry A. Everett and Edward w. Moore.
head of the Everett Moore syndicate. arrived
here to-day with President Lang OF the Tole-3
| Ga Railway and Light company, to dispose OF
/ thlir holdings in that company to a New York
syndicate which has had an option on It.
Then three spent several hours to-day IN the,
office of Seligman & Co.
/ The\ Toledo Railway and Light company 10
one ofthe most important of the thirty enter
prises {the Everett Moore people controlled
4 when they failed some months ago. 1t con-
sists of \1O1 miles of street railways IN ana
around toledo. and all the lighting compa-
MES All the Office OF Moore. Baker &eCo..
/ the Everett Moore Arm here this statement
was made to-day by G. NJ. Walker, counsel
4 for .he h-n:
THE visiA is in conformity with a general
plan for the rehabilitation of a. majority OF
the enterprises involved in the trouble by the
disposal of those which can be most readily
sold. One of these properties is the Toledo
Z Railway and light company. 1t has bond
ed indebtedness Of $40, 100000. The Everett.
Moore holdings\dn this company abount to
7O0CO shares, ana President Lang has 10000
shares. They hake been offered to the syndi-
cate at $50 a shaie about, which is $2.4o0. ooo
The option exoireS to-day. but after long
conference it was {ecided to extend the time
until tomorrow. when definite answer will
be given by the syndicate
''On tho Northern Railroad OF Ohio running
t from Cleveland to Akron. an option is held
: ! W. f~%A tie
!. which option exDiresl on Wednesday. This
i sale, it is expected, wiz be consummated. and
) the amount involved this purchase is about
r Lls2. ooo. 900. Y"