The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-23
TO LAUNCH
GALVESTON
The Event is Now Set for To-
Morrow Afternoon.
JUDGE GRINNAN WINNER
Wthdraws His Order After the Gov
eminent Agreed that the Creditors
Shall Own the Vessel Until the
Matteri is Legally Settled

The Galveston is now in the possession
of the United States, and will be launch
ed tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The outcome of the matter is complete
victory for Judge Daniel Grinnan, of the
Chancery Court, of this city, over Secre-
tary of the Navy Moody and Attorney
General Knox, both of whom favored
sending armed force here to seize the
vessel, being held by the Chancery Court.
In the face Of the wishes Of Secretary
Moody and of the written opinion Of the
learned Attorney General, Judge Grinnan
stood firm. The President and the Cabi-
net stood with him and the Attorney
General was required to draw up and
cause Judge L. l.. Lewis, the United
States District Attorney for the Eastern
District of Virginia. to file "stipula-
ton" or indemnifying bond, which guar
antees to the creditors of the William p.
Trigg Company, payment Of all claims
which hereafter may be established, just
as II the Galveston remained In the pos
session of the Trigg Company. Because of
this stipulation, filed yesterday morning
in the Chancery Court of Richmond.
Judge Grinnan at once issued an order
directing Receiver Lilburn T. Myers to
turn the Galveston over to the United
States officers here and take a receipt
therefor. This was done at once and by
Emil Theis, as representatives of the
government. We're in possession of the
cruiser. and work preparatory to the
launching had been resumed.
CLAIMANTS PROTESTED.
The papers filed by Judge Lewis are
voluminous, as 1t includes the CORES.
pondence authorizing the stipulation and
the record of the board which estimated
the value of the work done on the Gal
y1,n11 No 81 a.
stipulationL which is itself quite long.
The essence.of the papers is quoted here
The condition of this stipulation and
undertaking is that If final judgment
Is hereafter given and awarded in the
tary of the Treasury may deem it proper
to cause such proceedings, by which said
property is at present held. to be carried.
affirming the claim or claims for securi-
ty or satisfaction, for which such pro-
ceedings have been Instituted. ard the
right OF any. person or persons. firms
Or corporations asserting the same
to enforce against said prop
erty by means of such proceedings.
notwithstanding the claims of the United
States thereto, such final judgment shall
be deemed to all intents and purposes as
full and final determination of the
rights of such person or persons, firms or
corporations, as against the United States
to such rights as he or they would have
had IN case the possession Of such. proper
" had not been changed.
Provided that the amount 10 be so al
lowed and paid shall not exceed the
value Of the interest Of the United states
IN and 10 the property In question at the
time when such property is released
The filing of this indemnifying bond
+ has the effect 10 protect fully the claim
ants against the Trigg. Company and
Judge Grinnan without hesitation is
sued an order dissoIyng the injunction
of tho 18th instant and directing Receiver
Myers to deliver The cruiser TO the gov
eminent representatives and take their
receipt for it,
The order of the Judge is given here
In the chaneery Court Of the city of
Richmond:
IS, H. Halves & Company
William r. Trlgg Company and ais.
Lewi is District fi Attorney Of the tinted
States for the Eastern District Of Viz
GINA, and filed a stipulation in wr!ing IN
conformity with section 1853 and 1854 OF
the Revised Statutes Of the United States
for The discharge of certain property oil
the court. To wit The unfinished cruiser
Galveston and certain materials applica'
scrbed in exhibit y, attached to said
stipulation as part thereof the same
being claimed to be the property Of the
on claim an interest Upon consideration
whereof, il Is hereby ordered that the
receiver in this cause, Ilburn T, Myers
property. described as aforesaid. 10 the
United States, or their authorized agents
and that the same be absolutely dis
charged from the custody and control o,
this court and its receiver, the said re-
ceiyer TO take receipts from the agent OF
agents, OF the United States. 10 whom
the, said property may be by him del!y
to the court with his next report III this
cause.
"And. 1t is further ordered, that Tho
tpiupctbop. "a war1ed in this cause an n,
18th day of June. 1903, restraining anC
enjoining William G., Groebeck. Emf
Thesis and William II, Moody, Jr.. anc
each of them. their agents. attorneys OF
employees and az other other persons from J.
possession of any OF the property, anc
especially the cruiser Galveston and ne
dredge Benquard Under the control, or II
the Possession of the said receiver. anC
the same hereby is dissolved, so far as IN,
property IN the above mentioned 'exhibil
81 is concerned
THE clerk OF this court Is hereby d.
reeted to dle the aforesaid stipplati9n apd