The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

of common stock, 1s.s00 shares of pre- ferred capital stock.
 The answer was certified by E. B. Pryor, assistant to the president or the Wabash.
 The Missouri Pacific Company's an. swer, read by A. G. Cochran, general solicitor of the company, was identi- cal in a number of points with that of the Wabash. -
 The first witness for the plaintiff was Secretary T. M. Bradbury of the Missouri State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, who said that the latest annual report of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railroads for the year ending June 50, 1904, showing the financial relations between the Wabash and Missouri Pa cifc, had not been submitted to the commission yet.
 E. C. Pryor, assistant to the presi- dent of the Wabash, testified that A. IC Byrd, vice president and general manager of the Missouri Pacific is also an officer in the Wabash company.
 Does George Gould hold stock in the Wabash?"
 He does"
 Do his brothers?"
 No; the estate of Jay Gould does"
 Did MT. Ramsey hold stock during the active administration as presi- dent?" , '''No, but he owned some debenture bonds"
 To further questions, MT. Pryor re- piled that the books of the company were in New York and that he was un- able to refer to them to show the own ership of the stock.
 Col. Wells H. Blodgett, General So- licitor for the Wabash. and one of the counsel for defense, was called:
 Do you know how MT. Ramsey se- cured 100 shares of stock of Wabash Railway last July?"
 MT. Ramsey told me that while he was in Europe he decided to buy the stock to make himself eligible TOT eiec- tion as director.
 This ended testimony for the plaint- if, and the defense was called on to produce it's witnesses. Counsel for the defense immediately called for Joseph Ramsey. Jr. ~.'-..
 He is not here" said Attorney F. w. Lehman, counsel for Ramsey, T did not know that you wanted him"
 We want him to ask him how he got the 100 shares of stock" said MT Cochran. .-..#
 You don't seem to have any record here showing that MT. Ramsey owns any stoak," retorted MT Lehman. your books and records are all kept in New York in violation ef the laws Of Mis- souri." 4-.. .... 2. ....@- ....s @.-= '-#
 MT. Ramsey seems to have got his stock after he became President" said MT. Cochran.
 You made him President for years" retorted MT. Lehman.
 Yes" said Mr. Cochran, ''he was made President when he was not ell gible." 3..-.. ..ss=
 I'll leave that to Colonel Blodgett." said Mir Lehman.
 Recess was then taken.
 When court reconvened counsel for the Wabash, the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Mountain Railroads waived the introduction of testimony for the defense.
 Colonel Wells H Blodgett, Third Vice President and General Solocitor fer the Wabash, argued against the grant ing of the injunction. He said that MT Ramsay did not profess to be dam aged as a stockhoider by the voting of stock owned by other railroads, his only plea being that such voting tended to stif1e competition
 If this were true" said Colone ell Blodgett, Mir Ramsey and other stock holders would be benefited rather than otherwise by the stifiing of competition and only the public would have cause for complaint"
 Attorney Lehman, in his argument. denounced the Gould Systems as being among the public service corporations s | which have debauched public morals in America" Continuing, MT. Lehman said:
 They are the playthings of men who have no interest in them as industrial enterprises. They are in control of a | clique of financial spectators. Tt was in fighting for the independ- ence of the Wabash that Joseph Ram 1 sey made enemies of these men. Ills l protests against the appointment of A.. 1 c. Byrd. already Traffic Manager of the ] Missouri Pacific, to the same position l on the Wabash was the beginning of | his struggle against them. !" Judge Taylor tonight took under ad- visement until Monday morning the ap- l plication filed by Joseph Ramsay. Jr. | The case was called this morning and l it was nearly o'clock tonight before the final argument was submitted. After the case was concluded Judge | Taylor announced that he would not render his decision before Monday and instructed the sheriff to adjourn court until 10 o'clock that morning.  Everett F. Parri. connected with the Maine United States coast survey. is the taliest man in the state. standing feat ! inches IF his stocking feet. and weighs but