The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
McBee, Indicted for Eel
ony, is Co. Receiver.
PROPHECY FULFILLED
Indignation Reused to Highest Pitch
When 1t Was Learned That McBee
Was Appointed Receivers viii
Run Hash House
Now.
he expected has happened.

The expected has happened.
The prophecy Of the News and OBJ
server is fulfilled.
The Norfolk-appointed receiver,
turned down for the nonce has at last
made good.
V. f.. McBee, under indictment for
a felony in the courts Of North Caro-
lima, was yesterday appointed by
Judge Purnell co-receiver to take
charge of property belonging to the
State that has indicted him in her
courts for a conspiracy against that
very property which he is now put in
control.
This order came right on top of the
rule served upon Mr.. Josephus Daniels
for contempt of court on account of
IN editorial in Sundays News and OBJ
server, and it wrought up the feelings
of the people of Raleigh yesterday to
the highest pitch of Indignation. 1t
was generally regarded as the most
outrageous and high handed act from
the bench ever perpetrated IN North
Carolina.
When this was heard upon the
street more than one gentleman re-
marked: '"Fhat looks as if Judge Pur-
nell was back of that conspiracy gang,
sure enough
The following is the order appoint
ing McBee co-receiver with Meares:
Upon consideration it is hereby or
dered that Vardrey e. McBee be APP
pointed a co-Receiver with Thomas ID.
Meares, and that he have all the
rights, powers and privileges and is
subject to all the duties and liabilities
prescribed in the said order appoint
ing Thomas d. Meares Receiver, of
date 2Sth day of May, 1904, and that
joint and several bond be given by
the said Receiver in the sum of fifty
thousand dollars and that where the
word Receiver is used in the said or
der it shall apply to both Receivers.
To Run Hash House.
The receivers joint partnership is
to run the hash-house as we'll as the
railroad. They get the railroad and
all the appurtenances thereof.
Still another order issued by Judge
Purnen yesterday was to the effect
that the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad Company, that Is its re-
ceiver Icares and McBee, continue
to run the Atlantic Hotel at Morehead
City.
Had Heard of 1t.
Federal Receiver Thomas d.
Meares, of Wilmington, reached Raj
eigh Sunday night so as to see what
was to be done.
He was seen by q reporter of this
paper Immediately after his arrival
but he had nothing to say. In re-
gard to the conduct of the Atlantic
Hotel, whether it would or would not
be run this season he could give no
information
Mr. Meares was seen again yestef-
day after V. e. McISee had been made
co-receiver but nothing was given out
for publication. During conVerSa-
ton he said while he was not definite
jy informed yet there had been init
nations that he would be made the
receiver of the road when the re-
ceivership became effective.
Manager Cook, of the Atlantic Hotel
was in the city yesterday. He had
not been told to cease preparations
for the conduct of the Atlantic Hotel
and was going on with his prepara-
tons for the season. Later in the DAY
tho order to run the hotel was made.
On TO New Bern and Away.
Co-receivers MeareS and McBee
having fled their bonds will so at
once TO New Bern and take charge OF
the road Capt. X. S. Finch, who mas
been q sojourner here for few days
left for Charlotte last night ana
Woodville w. Fleming, of New YORK
the toter of the Cuyler complaint, lett
this morning for the north.