The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-03-17
A SrAkIlI>6 No't


ing the AflaEstc 4 ScEts CaEcai1a
Railway took . azfY<aaazx tara a. -
| O'Clock Aoa4ny attxsncoa sasa. utcz
a1assa q Attorney oeaersi oIl=s~f.
| nser. Chief Je>tscs Walter Clark !sse.
81 b~nca warrast g. * y reEh
| iofmsTiy ot CAarlcsts. ao@ y SeS
| fosk, and Z. = AcB>~. ca The charge
of conspiracy. Here - the a1iaS1
sa made an4 signed
| State os North Carolina, wake cTun-
~. Slate -. h :. flnoh Hna Y T.
| AcBee
Robert p. Gilmer. Attorney Gen
erai for tie Stale @. North CaEolags.
for and In behalf II tbs pecpie oi tho
said State. being duly sworn. depossSs
and says That he Is advised that
heretofore. ;o-~it. on the 37th day II
December. In the year of oar ior4 oce
thousand. eight hundred and afty-twp
the General Assembly Il the State of
| North Carolina passed an act rauaet
on the said day entitled. Al act IL IN
| corporate the Atlaptic l. North Caro-
| Ina Railroad Company and u. North
Carolina l. Western passed al act
ratified on the said dag sme end!ns tie
| said act incorporating the Atlantic 4
| North Carolina Railroad Com pany.
authorizing and empowering the board
Of internal improvement to appoint
| eight of the twelve directors of the
said corporation. and that. as this sf-
fisnt Is informed aud believes at the
| time hereinafter stated, eight directors
| thus designated were members Of tEe
| board of directors uf the said Atlantic
| 4 North Carolina Railroad Company.
and In conjunction with four tircc-
| tors appointed by the private stock
holderp, 3uperntcnded the affairs Of
| the said company. and that the State
OF North Carolina is the owner Of L.
66S shares OF capital stock Of the said
| corporation. and the stoc kholders 9th.
er than the State OF North Carolina
are the owners Of 1854 shares of the
capital stock thereof. And that on
the 23d day OF February. 1904 and
on divers days Immediately preceding
said date the said X s. Finch ani Y.
r. McBee, well knowing that the
| State OF North Carolina owned the
said shares OF stock in the said Allan
tic & North Carolina Railroad. and
that the people Of the State OF North
Carolina were largely Interested IN
the said company, and that the said
railroad properly was then In the pos
session and under the control and
management OF its president and the
board OF directors duly and legally
"a n I'D he Ian ~ hA
State Of North Carolina, and the by
laws Of the said corporation. did. with
in the jurisdiction Of this court frau
dulently. malieiously. feloniously and
unlawfully conspire. combine. unite
confederate and agree among them
selves by wrongful. unlawful and In.
direct means and divers acts, devices
and practices TO in!ure. damage and
impover!sh the property OF the said
North Carolina Railroad Company and
to iujure, embaTrass and obstruct the
president and board Of directors as
cfticers OF the said railroad company
created and appointed under and by
| virtue Of the laws Of the State OF
North Carolina and the bylaws OF the
company In the regular operation and
conduct of the business OF the said
railroad company, to the great damage
OF the State OF North Carolina and
her officers, the president and direc.
tors OF the said corporation. to the
evil example of all others In like man.
ner offending and against the pea ce.
government and dignity OF the State
OF North Carolina.
"tsigned), ROBT d. GILMER.
Attorney General"
The warrant calls for the appear
ance Of IcBee and Finch TUESDAY.
There are also subpoenas for several
witnesses. among these being manag-
eTs OF the telegraph companies, At.
torneys John Hinsdale. T. H. Busbea
and ". Fl. Day. Ed Chambers Smith
and others. II Is said Smith sold his
torty.nTe shares OF stock In the road
at 800 per share. and that It vas on
these the -eceivership suit was
brought by Finch.
Newbern. Specisl-Excitins develop.
ments occurred in the circles OF the
Atlanti & North Carolina Railroad
Monday evening at o'clock. The
news spread over our city like Are. and
delegations gathered on street cor
ners discussing the question Pro and
cor. Sheriff J. ". Middle received a.
bench warrant from Chic! Justice Wal
ter Clark TO arrest Capt McBee. re-
cefver Of the Atlantic & North Carolina
Railroad and bring him 70 Raleigh. The
charge in the warrant. from in.orma-
t!on. Is conspiracy with K 8 Finch
and others 70 get control OF the rail-
road. A warrant is also out for Mr..
Il. s. Finch II he can be found In the
State, TO arrest him on sight as a con-
spirator in the same cause II was
impossible TO get an Interview with the
receiver In regard TO the affairs OF the
road as he was arrested a few moments
before the train left. Several special
railroad men have been out OF the city
for few days investigating the affairs
and whether the completion OF the
booFs has been made or not Is IN
| known, owing TO the absence Of the re-
| ceivsr, Capt McBee.
II is learned that McBee will certain
IL be here Tuesday morning. Il is
not expected Finch will appear II ap-
pears 70 be the opinion OF some per
sens that there vii! be a great legal
fight. Involving perhaps other railway
lawyers and railways and a possible
confict OF Federal and cSste authority.
North State Notes.
| The town OF PineyilIe vas badly
| damaged by fire on Monday morning.
Estimated loss 1880.