Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
ALLOWED T0INTERVENE
CATHOLIC. !, AND GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITIES ENTER SUIT.
Claim Releases on Waggaman Notes
Were Executed Without Their Con-
sent-Details Of Petition.

The Catholic University of America. by
D. J. O'Connsll,, rector; the president and
directors Of Georgetown College, by Jerome
Daugherty. 81. H. president, and E. c.
Humphreys EFF Wheeling, w. Va, were
granted permission this afternoon by Chfef
Justice Clabaugh of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia to intervene
in the equity cause of Joseph T. Byrne and
others against Irving Williamson, Thomas
E. Waggaman and others, by which the
compliments seek discovery and the re-
instatement of aatrust.
In the Byrne case, which was filed the
9th of September, it was alleged that the
compliments were the holders and owners
of certain promissory notes intended to be
secured by certain deed of trust executed
by Fannie A. Moore to Irving Williamson
and Samuel Waggaman June "a. 1887. but
that the trust had been improperly released
| in fraud of the rights of the compliments
although certain of the notes secured there
by and held and owned by the complainants
had not been paid or Cancelled.
The Catholic University of America, the
president and directors of Georgetown Col
lege and e. c. Humphreys, in their inter-
vening petition, filed through Attorneys
Hamilton and Colbert, say that they are
the owners and holders of the notes in
tended to be secured by the deed of trust
referred to, the Catholic University being
now the owner and holder of notes number
ed 81. % and 81, for $1,000 each. which are
portion of the same notes that were exc
cuted by Fannie A. Moore. June "a. 1887
payable to the order of William M. Hodges
and secured by the deed of trust
The president and directors of George
| town College state that it rs now the own
er and holder of notes numbered 7, 10, H.
IA. Is, 16. II, Is. 70, "a 25, 90, 80 and 80
aggregating s12, 800. which are a portion OF
hao hot
ME A. Moore. June "a, 1887. payable to the
| order of William M. Hodges and secured by
the deed of trust
Notes Transferred for Value
Mr.. Humphreys says that he is now the
owner and holder of note No. 81, for $500
the same being one of the series of notes
executed by Fannie A. Moore, as detailed
in the foregoing.
According to the intervening petitioners
the notes described were transferred to the
petitioners in the usual course of business
before maturity and for value, and were
owned by them and were in full force and
effect at the time of the execution of the
several releases referred to in the original
bill of complaint.
The petitioners aver that not only were
the releases executed without their knowI
edge or consent. but that the same were
obtained from the trustees and recorded tC
the detriment of the petitioners They adj
that although the releases were recorded
March 6. 1880. July IA, 1860, and October II
1901, they Had no notice or knowledge OF
| their execution until short time before
the institution of The equity cause in which
| they intervene. and. they assert, that If the
| releases are allowed to stand they will be
| greatly injured by the loss of security
| which they held for the notes
The petitioners say they are ready ant
willing to contribute to the expenses of the
proceeding ask that they be allowed to be
that they BE- grat,4ed the same ,eo relief thai
| may be afforded to the original complain
ants in the cause.r
! The Intervening petition is supported by
| the Catholic University of America, anc
| Rev. Jerome Daugherty. ST., president o.
| the corporation known as the "Presiden
and Directors of Georgetown College,