The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-23
A PROTEST IS FILED
ATTORNEYS DEFEsD POSITION OF
JUDGE GROssCUP.
show Supreme Court where Chsrses
Against Federal Judge In nail,
way Cases Not Feupded
" ON F4efn. fh

q Washington, Jan. 2z.--The Chicago
street railway situation was threshed
over at length in the supreme Court Of
the United States today In connectton
with an effort OF number Of persons
who claim to be shareholders in the
West Chicago Street Railroad Company.
appeai from he decision Of Judge
Grosscup OF the United states Circuit
Court Of the Northern District OF Iiii-
nois. ordering the reorganization of the
railroad system cf the city in accord
ancs with IN ordnance chartering the
Chicago Railrosa Company. The ques-
granting an appeal direct to the su-
preme Court, ana II was charged In be-
half Of the city, which opposed the
appeal that the effort was 1 mere sub
teffugs to produce delay beyond Feb.
/, when the REORGANIZATION companies'
rights win lapse.
The question was argued Ut length
By Attorneys Crawford and McAuiey
for the petitioners and by Attorneys
Wickersham, Gurisy and BURY for the
city. Mr.. BURY presented a petition
for the striking as "scandalous' OF the
part % the petition which casts refiec-
ton upon Judge Gresscup,s conduct In
the matter Of REPRESENTATION. In the
petition, Judge Gfosscup, was charged
with having an exceptional interest in
the case. Mr.. Crawford made the fipal
argument In the case, going into q de-
tailed account Of the Chicago Street
railway complications and arguing
strongly the necessity for the consid-
GRAFTON Il OF the case BY the Supreme
Court.
NJ. Crawford spoke of Judge Cross
cups interest in the reorganization. de-
claring that the ofleial had taken
credit for his activity in that interest.
1t was remarkable that the ordinances
reouire that Il be approved by Judge
Grosscup. who, as Judge sitting III the
circuit Court. haa IN charge the admin.
istratien 81 affairs OF the railroad com-
pany.
Mr.. Crawford charged that the rail-
road had diverted the earnings Of the
nornna nies ana pronounced the pro-
cssdtngs ss sunauthorised and highly
srnpr0uar's
' NJ essr. ha. be.p a xefault in the
navment az interest. Il was because of
II q arrnamart bewteen the Mayer OF the
rItv @nN ana receiver of the railroad
5000 ,.te. nnAer which the earnings
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NJ. VVickersharn explained the neces-
.,tv sor haste IN the prosecution OF the
present hearing. saying that Under the
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