Show JUDGE CALDWELL DECIDE AGAINST THE CONTENTIONS OF THE GATES CROWD Denver Oct 1 C Cald Caldwell 1 well In the United States State Stat l circuit court i this afternoon decided the case of ot George F Bartlett against Gates Blair Mitchell and the officers of the Col Colorado Colorado Colorado orado Fuel Iron company comp n This is the ease in which Bartlett obtained an injunction preventing the stock stockholders stockholders stockholders holders meeting of Aug 20 being held and andin in which Gates Gatell and his hili associates filed a cross bill The court orders that the stock stockholders stockholders stockholders holders meeting be held on the day daJ of or December and the effect of the order is that it be In charge of and conducted by Chairman Osgood in accordance with the bylaws of the company and the statutes of ot Cob Colo Colorado rado Gates and his hI associates have bitter bitterly ly attacked the tha th officers of ot the company for the passing of certain bylaws providing the manner in which stock stockholders stockholders stockholders holders meeting should be conducted and haye have claimed that these laws were invalid and passed for the purpose of ot continuing the present management in power The court holds that these bylaws are valid Judge Caldwell Caidwell also decides against the contention of Gates that the stock holders list furnished by the Knicker bocker Trust company should be used for tor the purpose of determining who had a right to vote at the meeting and decides that the books of the sec see secretary secretary pf of f the company shall be used In ascertaining that fact tact The court will appoint Judge Sey Seymour Seymour Seymour mour D Thompson of f St SL Louis as mas mae ter to Investigate and report to the stockholders meeting who In fact had hada a right to vote and for tor this purpose empowers him to take testimony In New York Denver and elsewhere The court also decided that the own owners owners owners ers of stock or their proxies had a aright aright aright right to vote even If It they did not appear on the New York book when the same closed |