The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-03
new SUITS AGAINST M'CAbE,
SEVERAL PETITIONS FOR DELIV-
ERY OF CONSIGNED COTTON.
Fourteen Hundred Bales of Cotton
Involved i'm Suit by the McitOnian.

Charleston, Jan. 1.-SiX or seven
new suits, most OF them petitions for
the recovery of cotton consigned to
the McCabe Company, but not yet ac-
tually transferred. were filed in the
United States Court yesterday, bearing
lawyers that the filing Of bankruptcy
proceedings against w. Gordon Nc
Cabe q Co, last Saturday would be
the signal for q flood of litigation. An
other important development yestcr-
day in the McCabe situation was the
release OF the libel that had been
placed upon 1,400 bales Of cotton in
the warehouses; Of the South Carolina
Warehouse Corporation by the owners
Of the British steamship Meltoni-il.
Counsel for the libellants o. the L.
400 bales Of cotton, which had been
placed under custody by the United
States marshal, appeared late ycstcr-
day afternoon and asscnted to the
withdrawal of the libel proceedings
The marshal accordingly released the
Of lading have been issued by the
Mcltonian's agents, and which the
vessel came to Charleston to load for
Liverpool. 1t was charged in the
libel that the warehouse corporation
refused to deliver the cotton when
The vessel doCkcd and was prepared
ror loading. 1t is believed that some
satisfactory agreement was reached
by the contending parties, causing the
proctors for the libellants to with
draw proceedings.
Another important development yes
terday was statement from relia-
bic though unofficial source to the ef-
feet that approximately $4,000 bales
Of cotton, the quantity the secured
creditors have been counting on, are
held by the McCabe Company.
William Elliott and Mitchell &
Smith, as counsel for the Un!on-Buf-
falo Mills. yesterday fled petition
for the dismissal of contract made
by the mills with w. Gordon McCabe
& Co., a short time ago for the
delivery OF 1000 bales of cotton. The
petition sets out that contract was
made for the delivery of 400 bales of
cotton in each month from February
through May.
T.. ID. Bailey, Of Edisto Island,
through counsel, petitions the court
to require the receivers to deliver to
him five bales Of cotton, which the pc
tition states he consigned to the al
legged bankrupts recently. Similar
suits were filed by counsel for the
William c. Geraty Company, consign-
ors of Is bales; j. II. Boswell, con-
signor of &c bales; McClary Bros.
Company, consignors OF 16 bales; a.
NJ. Tengborg, consignor of 25 bales,
and Lewis a. Co., consignors Of so
bales
In most OF these cases Judge Smith
ordered the receivers to appear jan
uary 2 to show cause why the petitions
shall not be granted.
Miller, Bissell & Miller, counsel for
the receivers, yesterday filed return
to the rule to show cause in tie case
OF Lewis & Co. their answer states
that the 80 bales Of cotton were de-
livered by the ccnsignor to the rail
road, but have not been delivered to
the McCabe Company by the railroad.
Practically all Of these suits arise
out of consignmcnts of cotton made
about the middle of December. This
is cotton which was sent to the eX-
porters to be stored by them until such
time as the consignors should trans
fer and complete the sale.
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