The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-03
BATTLE IN COURT
ON FOR CONTROL
Of COMPANY
Former Secretary Garfield
and the Former Minister Of
Public Instruction in Mex
leo Among Those Interested

with former Secretary Of the In
terror James Il. Garfield one of the
kecnly Interested auditors. hearing
vas begun before Judge RaynOldH
In the district court today ON the pc
tition filed by one OF the groups con
tending for the control Of the
Northwestern Colonization a Inn
.provemont company of Chihuahua,
Me- leo. AZ the first step In an action
10 Dust the Others. Former Sccfo-
.tary Garfield is n of those pressing
the action.
District Attorney Manuel Vigil Is a
director and the resident agent OF
the company. and the law firm OF
vigil q Jamison represent the Gar
field group Ia the legal battle he
gun here. In the petition before h
court Il Is alleged that Tive North
western Colonization a. Improvement
company was organized under the
New Mexico laws In 1883, and still
exists; that the present board OF d.
rectors ale - NJ. Stafford. -. J.
Cable. james e. Garfield. Manuel u.
being q. NJ. stafford, president.
James Il. Garfield, vice president;
-. J. cable. secretary, with Manuel
L. vigil. resident agent. with out
side office at Garfield building,
Cleveland. ohio. That no other
corporation has been organized or
authorized to do business under the
New Mexico laws Of same name, bur
that Luis HulieT Of Mexico, William
J. Cox Of Texas, $ Lindauer. Deming,
n. M; 5. u. Haskell Of illinois. tiar-
vey A Basham, Thomas Fttzhugh,
George A. johnson and Miguel Grub
OF Mexico. a. a. Temke of Deming'
~ NJ. and Walter -. Hhks OF lll-
nois. conspired with one George II.
as--.. ...ar Naa.au.I anIlaH "a H4HHNH
ing in Deming, December n, 1910,
and al that meeting those m p
.copt Hawks ana Temkc, were made
directors. George A. Pierce, pres1-
dent, Luis, Hullcr. secretary, That
those az the meeting voted to meet
In the city Of Mexico to transact
other business. issued stock etc,
made A. a. Temke resident agent; Is
sued power of attorney 10 George
Vera Estanol, Burton w wilson
and Romulo Becarra. To- appear IN
Mexican courts IN behalf OF said
corporation. made Walter II. Hawk
attorney Tor said company, ana thai
rome OF sgid parties hold stock ~
said corporation, except tthfiell
Who has 1000 shares. and Llndauer
ala have one share In 1883.
The Jeorgo Vera Estanol VINO
figures IN the cast as ono OF the
Mexican representatives of tho al
Icrad rump hoard In Mexico. was
minister 81 public instruction under
| Maderu and liuerta. lie was thrown
in iail b. Hucrta, but made his es-
cape.
ia the present action the defend
ants are cited To- show c use why tn
formation in the nature OF quo war
rauto should not be filed against
thorn in behalf of the state, the pro-
ceedings being designed To have the
alleged rump board forbidden 90
transact business as the Northwest
ern COMPANY,
Io-cs liiH Damage suit.
In the suit OF Edgar y. wilson
naninst ". a.. Oestrcich aud william
~ A. Gierke. for $4,000 damage
for alleged false arrest, Judge Ray
nolds today instructed he jury to w.
turn IA verdict for the defendants. The
court acted on "a motion of the de
fandant's lawyers, who contende'
that their clients were not liable
even n the facts which the plalntin
! offered TO row were established
Plaiutim'R counsel gave notice Of IN
tentlOn Ia ask for "a new trial. Miilei
4 Craig appeared for the defendants
Testimony was concluded yesterdn,
in the case of Mrs. Ruth king, wh'
appealed from the probate court 4
have the will Of her husband ~
aside. aud counsel are to submit
briefs on the points Of law involved