Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
COURT TAKES OVER
NEWSPAPER FUND
$4,000 Supplied to Hall
and Lavarre to Be Used
as Evidence.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MACON, Ca, August 3i.-Stocks and
moneys remaining from an original fund
of $3.50, 900 furnished by the Interna-
tional Paper Co. for the purchase of
four Southeastern newspapers were
ordered into custody OF Federal Court
here today by agreement In the Hall
Lavarre newspaper suit. Judge Bascom
S. Beaver issued the order under a
stipulation of counsel after the hear
ing of Harold Halls suit against Will
liam Lavarre had reached approximate
ly the halfway point after eight days
Of the hearing.
Hall is suing Lavarre for equal oper-
ating control of the Augusta Ca
Chronicle, the Spartanburg IS. c.
Herald and the Journal and the Column
bia IS. c. Record on the ground that
he was q partner of Lavarres IN the
enterprise. Lavarre has answered that
Hall was his employe. and had a6an-
doned the Augusta Chronicle to which
he had been assigned.
Cited for Contempt.
The suit became complicated when
Judge A. L. Franklin in Richmond
Superior Court at Augusta, issued
contempt order against LaVarre Ior
failure to turn over the stock ana re.
manning money to a receiver named
by that court At that point the case
was transferred to Federal court ana
LaVarre answered that he could &C
count for $54 600 Of 1922 800 remain
ing after the four papers had been
bought AS to the stock in the papers
IaVarre said his New York attorneys,
Coudert Brothers, had received warm
ing notices from himself. Hall and the
International Paper Company against
improper disposal of the stock ana
therefore Coudert Brothers declined 10
release 1t.
It was then agreed to go ahead with
the hearing of testimony. This was
interrupted yesterday in the eighth
day after Hall had stepped from the
witness stand. His counsel asked that
the stock and money be brought into
this court as evidence and LaVarreS
attorneys held this was unnecessary.
Agreement Reached.
The court decided to hear argyll
ment on Law or fact" as 1t pertained
to the money. but a stipulation OF
counsel was agreed upon before the
hearing convened this morning. The
document was signed in chambers and
placed the securities and money at the
disposal Of the clerk of the court be
fore September g."
It was understood that the hearing
of testimony would be resumed on that
date Halls attorneys did not indicate
whether they had completed tntroduc-
ton of evidence or witnesses when the
order was signed.
The money ordered into custody to-
day included a certified check for ap-
proximately $4,000 in the hands of
LaVarre's attorneys. $4,000 also in
their hands and $4,000 in LaVarre
bank accounts at Spartanburg and Co
lumbia. S. c., an item of $500 also
was mentioned, but it was stipulated
that New York newspaper brokers
had started attachment proceedings
against 1t. The International Paper
Company today was bound to release
the Coudert firm from responsibility
for the stock. which they held after
LaVarre had given 1t into their Gus
tody.
Both attorneys and principals in the
case departed for various destinations
Immediately after the signing OF the
order today. expecting to return here
when the hearing is resumed Monday
week