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Show theTegal" circle I "Red" UcDermott Tells The Comt H He's Not Gnllty. nisTuri; toci:iiMM) a iiuuhe. , IaV The .tppolnliiiont nf a Itrcclrcr To Take BBJ tlisrgo ufllio Driver Mtrcan- lite Co'i. Properly. BB At ten o'clock (this mornlog Chief tH JuallceXinotoik till seat In the onu 'H division of tha Third district court and 'B resumed work ou Ihu calendar of civil 'BB ury cases, Judge llartoh holding forlli lu thu other chamhsr. Up to the noon H hour nothing tf any special public H Importauto transpired. Trior loonier- BB lug upon thu ordinary work, Judge Ztou had bef ire him )Bfl Tin: "ncn mao." .BB John Connors, who reveli In the BBj alias of "lied" MoDermolt, waa ar Vfl ralgued on an Indictment for burglary, pBfl waived tbo reading of the aamr, onl BB plead not guilty. On lila trial hu will .BB bo du.'ended by Judgo Judd, Tho ,Bfl defendant!! not a minot prepoeiesilng appearance. BBJ in: uitivr.it iir.cEivr.it.'iim'. BBj Tliuiueitloutiflhe appointment cl BJ a receiver to taku chargo if the pro- Bfl petty tf tho Driver Mercautlla cox. Bfl pauy, under the recent anlgnmeutit flfl the llrm, lorn camo up, Attorney 1, II. Stipheus re . resenting varioua Bfl creditors and Att imey H. 11, l.awu flfl appiiirliig ou lielialf of tlia milgner, flfl Mr. Iteniliigton. Mr. Stephen! Icfirmod tho coutt Bfl tint Mr, Lewis und himself had Bfl agreed upon Altatir II. Tarsous tl act flfl us receiver; but it waafir his Houort) flfl ssy whether hunpprov. I of lieoliol flfl of that genlleman. It was alio for flfl the cuuit to II x ttia amount cf his flfl Mr. Lewis auggeitid that It ba flfl pl.ced ut ffulll IS,UU0 t)S2V,000. ' flB Mr. Utepheua said thu Inventory flfl ireparcd by thu assignee amounted to iflfl 7000 for tnu stock, while thu face Bfl value of tho book nccuunta would flfl pioubly boJIO.UOO. Thu coutt appointed Mr, Torsons flB rtcelver aud fixed thu laond nt $18,000. Bfl Mr. Htepheuatbeii said the Driver Bfl Mercautllu company was organised Bfl last June, and on March 27th if thu flfl present year aislgnod, preferring iflj creditors whom counsel alleged to bo "flfl private creditor! cf 1-:. It. Clute, mau- $ flfl agerifthe llti Arm, and not if Ihu ' flB corporation at all. He, as representing u flfl numerous cred. tore under the attscn. . u flfl uienl, now deslrud to attack thu valid Ity ft BB tf thu usslgumeut, which mstler would ,a Bfl cf oounohu tried either by tbe court ur 'flfl a rtfareu when tbe case came up in "flfl regulsr order In the receivership suit. flB Mr. Lewis claimed that the prorerlv ' flfl belonged to tlie aaalgneo at the ploient . flB time, in carry out Ills truil; whertupon flfl Mr. Htehena observed that the real flfl point al hiua was whether, under the iflfl rsce Ivcrihlp pelllloo, It bslooged to lb flfl neslfcueeor Iho creditors. Iflfl As counatl ou illlier sldo could not iflfl agreaoatothetermsof the order Un flfl Which Ibu receiver has been apiiolnted, flfl tho mailer went over temporarily, BB 1II6SIIS1SKII. .Bfl J. II. Nlibauet si. vr. L.D.Amos. j'Bfl This cue was dlimliaed, each party jflfl lielug orderei to pay hla own coiti. jflfl CI -Of. Vt. AI.I.EN, ;H III tbu cue rf the Co-op. Turnlluro H company vr. Katherlnu Allen, motion '.'flfl for a ointnuonco waa male. It waa iflfl not granted, however, llio under. land- 'flfl log lielug that, If powitls, tbo matter flfl wuuld come up thla ifieruouu, . flfl AlKour a itutrar, H William II, Hoy, Ulntlll.vs, Frank McOurruiuud K, L, D.irlliig. defend flfl null, Tuli wai Hie lltlu cf tho II rat .flB cuie, which waa tiled In fore a Jury, ' flB Tlalutlir was represeuleil uy At- .flfl torneya Itellly, Kino and Harris; Al- BB torney W. II. Dickioo fougut single- 'iflfl hauded, on Ihe other side, against i BJ that combination nf legsl talent, ;flfl Itwuiallegnlby Mr, Hoy that ho iflfl purchasalu lot tram the defendants iafll ou March lblh.lbOl, and that u house 'ill waa built upon II, Hu contended, jflB however, that lu Its erection tha de- ,H Iendar.ti deputed from tie specillca- flflj tlons, au J f .1 1 ill lie naked dum aa In .flfl tilt) nuns offOOi). It was I mil ted, ou ' tie pint tf tuo dcfjiidaitl, hoiiver, flB tnst fiey futbfiliy laiifiruied their tflfl sham if thu contract, and asked tnst 'flfl the sn t bs dismissed, wli ooif. They : flfl fdlttiir it lied lhst tbu iplsictllt i tflflfl accej tnl and paid fir thu property na 'flfl pur agreement, and tint this suit : flfl sprang out if am trier msttir. V BH Thu hearing was still iriiceedlng lit flfl 3 o'clock and will prolmbly last nil day, , nrroitr. ouikh; iiautch. ' H Thuargumentaln thecaiuof Henry : H Hews vs. 1). llirichler i Co. occupied Bfl tho entire morning In Judge llarich'a flfl court. This Is Hie third day of thu ,4 flfl trial, which arises out ol au alleged flB briach of engagemtnt. BBJ The uasu went tu thu Jury at noon , flfl aud they wero still deliberating at 3:16 i flfl .iflflj |