The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-01
OFFERS DECISION
UNTIL MONDAY
Judge Waddill to Decide Then
As to True Reformers'
Receivership

In the United States District Cour.
Waddill. Jr.. deferred until next
Monday his decision as to whether
or not he would grant the appliea-
ton for a receiver for The Grand
Fountain OF the Order of True Re-
formers
application for the premiership
was made Monday by r. II. Horner
and J. w. Lewis. of Washington. D.
G.. through their counsel. John A.
Lamb. Conway r. sands and others
The ground on which II was sought
to get the Federal court 10 intervene
was the fact that Horner and Lewis
are not residents OF the state of Nir-
ginia.
Because of certain defects Of
technical nature in the petition as
presented Monday. Judge WeddiH de-
ND it. Yesterday afternoons HE pe-
tition was presented in revised form.
and after argument by counsel the
court announced its intention to take
the matter under Amusement until
Monday at II O'clock.
The organization of True Reform
ers Is making desperate fight against
the proposed receivership. In the
fCatlhSS bslbIt JuuEF WaudllI tHFS
We're strongly represented by eoun-
BEL, who stubbornly resisted every
inch of the ground.
The attorneys representing the True
Reformers are former Governor An
drew Jackson Montague. r. l.. Mon
tague, Richard Evelyn Byrd and j.
Thomas Newsome OF Newport News
Newsome Is the colored general coun-
sci for the order.
No Occasion for Reccivership.
The contention is made by the or
der that there is no ground on which
the Federal court can intervene: that
there Is no occasion for a receiver
ship, and sf there were, the matter
is already before the Chancery Court
OF the city of Richmond. application
for receiver having been made in
that court several days ago
That the views OF the two Wash
ington men who applied to Judge
Waddill for the receigersilip do not
reflect the feeling of the Washington
members of the order generally is
maintained vigorously by the officers
of the True Reformers and w. u.
Griffin, grand worthy master Of the
order. as reorganized, arrived here
yesterday from Washington with
petition signed by about thousand
Washington members of the order,
asking that Judge WaddiIl deny the
petition for a receivership.
Horner Fought for Time.
General Counsel Newsome claims
that Horner one of the two Wash
ington members of the order asking
for the receivership. when the mat
ter was before Judge Grinnan in the
Chancery Court. was instrumental in
securing a continuance. and that his
In Aatnu IA U1in time
in which to try to bring about In
tervention by the United States court,
Newsome admits that the affairs OF
the order are involved. but claims
| that II let alone 1t will work out Its
| troubles ana nobody win be the loser.
He SAYS that the assets OF the order
are $4,000. and the liabilities less
| than tat amount.
AS an indication OF the loyalty OF
! the mem bers OF the order, 1t Is stated
that more than a thousand of the wo-
men members have each agreed to
raise SGT within ninety days 10 meet
the Immediate financial demands OF
the Grand Fountain.
The Wrecked Bank.
The order Of True Reformers Is fnr-
therinr the criminal prosecution In
the Hastings Court of the officers OF
! what was known as the True Reform
ers' Bank. which is alleged to have
robbed the colored people OF Rich
mond OF large sums OF money. and 1t
Is charged by the men now In con-
troll OF the order that the applica-
tons for a receivership are being
made In order to tie up the funds
Of the order. SO that 1t will be handi-
capped In Its efforts to secure con-
yictions against the officials OF the
wrecked bank.