The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-09
QUICK
FOR GOULD:
Attorneys Succeed III Tying
Hands,of Petersburg Courts
~ Receiver. ss
APPEAL AND suPE !: !! J! > !: S

Legal surprises and extraordinary meas
urcs are Of frequent occurrence In the
fight between the Fisher and Gould In
terests In the. mater OF the receiyershlps.
or tho Virginia Passenger and Power
Company aneIss Its associate corporations
In the Federal and stats courts The
latest developments are tho granting by
Judge Richard II. Cardwell, Of the Su-
tpreme Court or APPEALS, OF en- appeal ana
ssupcrscdcns In the case OF Fisher and
Others against the Virginia Passenger
Jana Power Company, and the service upon
the receiver OF tho State court and the II,
counsel for FISHER, Davis and Hamilton
The grantingaof the appeal ana the Issue
Sot the writ OF superseoeas holds In a bey-5
lance any further action BY MIR. George
i Cameron, Jr., receiver named by Judge
10. a.. Aiuileas, Iii the matter OF taxing
possession OF sitle properties OF tho com
pany ainvolvts1. and suspend the execution,
OF the order OF the Petersburg court un,
Etil tho Supreme Court of appeals shall
have Iasscd upon the appeal. The Su;
3premc Court does not convene again uiitll
Its sessiDn In Wytheyilie Septemper. loth,
ut which time II is likely thu 7 the appeal
will be argua d ana an: :op ipions HANDED
down anirinffla Il or reversing the q rtioH OF
- Judge Mullen That was the purpose O
THE counsel 70 II Mr.. Frank J. Gould and
spany In !, staying. the execution OF the orr
der appointing: Mr. Cameron receiver.
Quick Work his.
The proc edur precedent and subsequent
TO the Kra htlia3 Of Tho appeal are undue
nlegal Iex peri snce in thts State. essrs.s
fora Hunt s' s1S aha "a and An ID
counsel for A1E. Gould and Roebling Bro-3
,hers GemRa WIZ e9nsel a9r
;pany, did am 3 remarkably expeditieus
and secret W OF k In outstrippipg the able
and in t. presen ting q a petition for appeal
we'll off the suia 7elne Corr. q Appeals q
by the fact thtst counsel for Fisher and,
others copy Ing tie same resor6 ana
G aed cSug iSs sS
ass
Petersburg and COZ wing the one thons Z. no
efn
appeal NJ and #presrf ting same to Judge
gcardwc:l. OF tho 3 reme Court Of "a -
R RS a1 HSntep msTn
and Anderson first q finished their copy
OF the record. and = was corrected and
Sough jude e CardWell.
Armed wi tbs the col ~ Oh the record anu
the petition for apI,< al. Mr.. Frank w
Christian, OF Chriktial and Christia Q &
this city. went to II anoyer! Courthouse
and spent Sunday nigh wi tn Judge Card
well. securing his sig nature TO the ap-;
Es r aad ssn a
ea1S S tss onat and
Secured the writ of 81 persesaeas, giving
the bond gofs &. 900 Din the tional$ surety
Company. r he ftcne rgeth ,& attorneys Etheh
hurried To Petersburg ~ IN, ga Fly car,
arriving there before o A. Al, accompa-A
MED #bys President Sittertitng, OF the ;Vfr-s
ginia Passenger and s. Power Company
Receiver William Eorthro ri named by the
Federal & Court. who, gaze the requisite
bond Is Tho Writs were Il hen served on
Mr.. Cameron, the State Court TcceiV err
and tho attorneys Tor thei com In
that court 3ss ( x, 4, z ~
Davis and Rogers were 3nea tn li,.si
the work of copying tibet record WIN YIN "a q
view to presenting to ] udge w addill e. e
petition for nteryentio with the PUT ~! q
nose or securing the di Hcharge OIL g the
\ Federal Court receivers n nd the CUSTODY
by Mr.. Cameron of the p Eoperties q line
Virginia Passenger and Sss3 PoWerE4 Goln ON
pany. a The rapid and ser reted work *, ol3
iheY0pposing counsel forest ais such ZION
by the Fisher Interests, and means 2 truce
IN the litigation for at least a M ntn. ana
some think 1t may be tor. six m ms OF