The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-24
THE; FISHER
BOND CASE
"a Permanent Injunction Asked d
for to Prevent Transfer
OF the Bonds.
LAWYERS LONG SPEECHES.
H,. - IVA =. .a n .:t.-oJ Qorh,ic,
LAWYERS LONG SPEECHES '
"a Guard Sues Railroad Because
Made Is Sit in Colorcd Coach
With Insane Colored Charge.
tsnec,al to Tho Times Dlspatch.)

fSpecial to Tho llTucb-DlsputShD
PETERSBURG. VA, May s'.-,Ihe chse
Of Fisher. Davis, Rogers hhu ot rn,,
np,inst the Virginia Passenger and POW
ar c,on,nany and the Southsdc Railway
and development Company, which was
nnstropcd til to-day, came up to-day on
fhc question for permanent lhouhc-
lion restraining the transfer OF certain
bonds and action at law pendlng 10 BE-
clirc interest on same, ana nave re-
cciver appointed to take charge OF .hese
bonds. Mr. II. w. Anderson, or Rlch-
,,,nnd onencd tie case in speech OF two
hours and a half and was followed by
MIR. X. 3. Davis, of Petersburg, ~
speech OF equal length. $50,
suit was recently brought by FISHER.
I,ayis, Rogers and others 10 REQUIRE tie
Virginia Passenger and Power company
70 deliver coupon bonds for Inc printed
bonds issued by the Southside Rali"aS
and Development Company ~ DeI ,ala.r.,
1sn1 John Redwood and other noiouls
!, coupon bonds. fled cross bill IN inc
rase. In which they allege that the prin',
"a bonds were never validity Issued ana
that the issue and delivery was ihducea
~ fraud on the part OF fisnef' anu
any a breach OF trust on the part sol inc
gouthside Railway and Development com
pany.
na ves. gives an elaborate history OF inc
Transactions relating to the Issue OF Lhe
,nnds OF the Southside Railway ana &c.
yclnnment Company to the Rlchmoho
,rr,,st and safe Deposit Company TO se-
c,,ra the issue of sio0o.01 OF BONDS
sironr charges OF collision and FRAUD
In securing the Issue OF the printed oolius
arc made against Fisher, the si erci t.,'..
Trust Company, of New York. ana thae
philln rogers Charles Hall Davis. Au-
yustlis Wright and the Richmond Phs
senrer and Power Company now hold
1nr the printed bonds. which arc attach
ed ucouired the same from Flsher WIN
full knowledge OF all the facts.
Tho cross bill asks that the court OF
der tho 3sD printed bonds to be deiiferea
IN and cancelled. and meantime That the
hn,ders 81 the bonds be enjoincd from
transferring or disposing OF same OF
! from prosecuting any action at law 10 re-
cnyer interest thereon and that re-
ce,vcr be appointed TO take cha ~
these bonds until The question OF the''
validity can be determined.
Judge Mullen granted an injunction on
May 4th. cnjoining the holders OF 'nHse
printed bonds from Transferring ~ -.
Il nosln. Of them till the case couln pc
heard May 18th, and on May l2th inc
iniunc,ion was continued TIL further Or
der OF the court. and the hearing post
poned till to-day.
The argument will probably be con-
cIuded tomorrow. when Mr.. AleSanaet
Hamilton. representing the Fisher IN
terests and Mr.. Eppa Hunton, represent
ing Redwood and others. Will speak.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Among the cases to come before me
4 circui, Court OF Petersburg. 10 be held
June 9Th. will be the suit of J. r. Miller
against the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Com pany. in which the plaintiff.
guard from the Western State Hospital.
is claiming 5000 damages on the charge
that he was unlawfuily required by the
conductor of the cannon ball train
TO occupy n seat with the insane person
in his charge, In the coach set apart
for colored people.
The body OF Mrs. Mary F. Pool, wife
Of Mr. william Pool, who died Saturday
nigh, at her home on Pearl Street, in this
city. was taken TO her former home, In
Sussex county. for burial.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
Edward Fenner. the negro who was
found seriously injured near the tracks
OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway at
4 Chester last Tuesday. died at the Home
for the Sick In this city. The coroner
will inquire into the case.
It Is reported that an independent Coun-
Gil ticket Will be run In the Sixth Ward.
Interesting services were held a, st.
Josephs Catholic Church yesterday Rev.
Father Hannisan. OF Richmond. preached
last night. Al the close OF the morning
mass. forty hours devotion to the Blessed
Sacrament was begun, with procession
OF children.