The Washington times., 1902-10-21
COURT TAKES CHARGE
OF BALTIMORE CLUB
Oriole Outfit Goes Into Re-
ceivers' Hands.
JUDGE sTocKBRIDGE ACTS
Names ]. L. V. Murphy and John C.
Tolson to Look After Affairs
Bond Placed at $4,000.
JUDGE sToCKBRIDGE ACTS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 20.-Judge Stock
bridge today appointed John l.. V. Muir
ply and John c. Tolson receivers for
the Baltimore Baseball and Athletic
Company, to take charge of it's books
papers, and property. The receivers
must give bond for $1,000.
Judge Stockbridge adds to the order
And it is further adjudged and order
ed that the assignment in the proceed,
ings mentioned from the defendant, the
Baltimore Baseball and Athletic Com
pany of Baltimore city, to the said de-
fendant, Byron B. Johnson, be and the
same is hereby declared to be null and
void as against the complainant and all
other creditors of the said defendant
the Baltimore Baseball and Athletic
Company, who may come IN as-parties
to this suit"
How Suit Originated.
The original suit for receiver was
brought by Henry S. Rippel, con-
tractor, on October 8. He built the
grandstand at the baseball park, on the
corner of York Road and Twenty ninth
Street. and there is still owing him on
this work s695.75, which, with costs,
amounts to $718.SS. The stand cost s1O.-
S75 He also asked that the assign
ment of the property of the club to By
ron B. Johnson be declared null and
void.
Mr.. johnson answered October 10 con-
senting to the receivership, through Mr..
Olin Bryan. his attorney.
Judge Conway w. Sans also filed an
answer as attorney for the Baltimore
Baseball and Exhibition Company. He
says that the company is unable to meet
its obligations, and assents to such de-
cree as may be thought proper.
Books in a Tangle.
In the course of his answer Mr.. Sans
says:
This defendant says that, owing to
the fact that former Secretary Harry
Goldman of this defendant having had
charge Of its books until recent period,
when he resigned and turned over GER
tain books and papers said to be the
books of account of this defendant, but
Of which fact this defendant is uncer-
count are in such a state that 1t is i'm
possible to lea n what Is due to the
plaintiff. or what money has been paid
to other persons which should have been
ceipts from games or the revenues from
other sources properly the property OF
this defendant have been collected or
spent, and further that the transfer and
assignment to the defendant, Byron B.
which is referred to in said
oill of complaint. was made without
he consent of this defendant, and this
defendant emphatically says that it is
IS greatly interested in having said as
,ignment set aside and declared null
md void as is the plaintiff, and that it
admits that the buildings upon the base.
,all grounds at York Road and Twenty
ninth Street, In Baltimore city, are
-aluable assets of this defendant corpo-
alton, and were erected in large part
W the plaintiff which this defendant
las been unable to pay by reason of the
act that the defendant, Byron B. John
on with a total disregard of the rights |
II defendant and the plaintiff, by his |
wn deliberate and willful act, created |
What the said defendant Johnson calls |
forfeiture of what is known as the |
aseball franchise belonging to this de- |
endant, the Baltimore Baseball and |
athletic Company of Baltimore city. |
md this defendant particularly repu-
iates all connection with and RESPONSE |
ility for the acts of the said defendant
ohnson, and is now seeking, by an
guilty proceeding, to have this assign
lent of the lease set aside and declared
ull and void.
Validity of Assignment.