The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31
Judge Mullen Declines to Ap-s
point Receiver for the
Securities. fii s
RAILWAY COMPANY WILL
APPEAL 10 s UPR NE COURT
Believed Highest Tribunal ofbxhdl
Nation Will be Sought Be-
fore Goulds Y Will v ii L Give Sly u
il to Fisher and
His Associ-
ates.

Judge Mullen, Il OF the Corporal ton: :Cour4
OF Petersburg, yeste ays morning deliv-Sll
cred his opinion in the case OF George
E.. Fisher and others vs.. the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company and 9TH;
5ers. an application q for the naming OF !!
receivers to take charge Of and direct 4
the properties Of the said company. The
court entered an order appointing re-
.celvers to take possession Of the properS-5.
5ty. lights, assets and franc chises Iof tho Il
defendant company ard operate the same
under the direction of this court until
the debts outstanding against the cons
pany, with their di igniti and priorttIe
have been established y 10 court so or
3dered and decreed.
The opinionIo SJud ge Mullen, delivered I
afte. listening to nearly e. week lof ar--2Es5
5gunIent in this cause celebre, Is an ex-S
l,austive review Of tho case, anplifiedN y
by liberal citations Of the law and all
counsel. d and ennbra aces al 50 al mas&erly
review Of the nflicting contentious GOT
the opposing attorney ys.ss The nalysisS Of
tho ition and finances Of the cona-SS
Spany is Ecaref,l and Hai aking, for the
scAsc presents such at maze Of conplica- a-Ss
tons thatsit confuses and befudd les the
mind Of the laynanS even to- blow hem
3afterast hey have Il been clear q nd ju-S
dic,ally stated M The 4 t,6nsidera ton D f$s
the application on Its merits is preceded 4
by lear statement t. Of 81 he case. and 4
ta history Of the Virgil inin Passenge ers and 4
Pow er Company from The Very IN cep-S
ton o t. that corp ion, ,to getherss WI IL
d statement of the acqu Isl ition in their
prop order OF Fl the 4 " ri tous CONF paniess
merged into the Inclusive orporat ion...s
The Compl lainants.
The complainants 81 the s} case @ are
George H. Fsh her, Cha rles Hall Davis wis
d Il Philip 4 Rogers IS ckhold ers and
+ is ndh holders Of the Virginia Il Passenger
al a Power Company. ]. and the 4 idete i'd
III Is are the Virginia Passeng ger and {
Pow er Company, the G Charl otte and
Prince Edward Electric RI ilway5 and ms
PROV ement Company, y, Frank Could
Helen 81 NJ iller Gould and liam Nor
sth.op trustee. The main relic prayed 4
for by the defendnn nts is the q ppotnt-ss
Erlenrs OF receiv 20 take cha rges . the 4
property. rights, assets and fra nc hlses
of the company and operate sth9 same I.9
under the direction OF this court unit I'll
the debts outstanding inst this COM
ypnny. /. with Rther dgnities and {rrio rities..
have been established \; and for III sale
44of said properties, etc, sund der ~ rder
Jof the court, and the nppl licatio n OF no
gnro ceeds Of such sale to the 3paym emit OF
the debts, in the order of priority This
In brief is what the order of the court
incident to sssuch relief the conipla alnant
prayed that the defendants be enjoi
stoswlt: Frank j Gould and Helen n.
Gould from dlsposlng of stocks and bonds
tof the Virginia Passenger and Power.
Company, acquired der the adjustment ~
agreement; q that Frank J. Gould and 1;
the Charlotte and Prince Edward ~ les
atric and dFIlnproyenlent5C Coz nlpany from q
posing Of notes executed by the vi frginln n
Passenger and Power Company, Or stock #
and bonds held by them as collateral
security for such notes; 8. William
Northrop, trustee. from dlsppsng Of or
to the Charlotte and Prince
Edward Electric Railway and Improve
mont Company or to am. OTHER person 3
or corporation OF the lands abutting :.
on the Appomattox River necessary to Il
the development of the water power OF
said river, and now held by him as truss
tee. 55:5 5i i$ gs8 N
Complainants further asked that a re. "a
ceiver might be appointed to take and ss
hold the stnclss and bonds held by FRA nix II
j.. Gould and Helen Miller Gould, which 4
they claim were acquired under he ead-
sjliStment agreement. "a
All these additional prayers OF the 4.
compliments, other than the appoint
ment of a. receiver or receivers are de-