Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-01-07
Legal Advertisements.

| 'rERRlroRY OF. Iowa, DEsa1o1NEs CouNTY,s IS
! District Conr,. for. said Ccaniy. 10 The Feb
ruary term t'creof,sA. D. is43.
com nlJ Ii ants il ch,nccry,
rs. Bill Tor Discsye-
Francis ]. Clark andt ry &c.
Charles II. Clarkde!'ts}
The said defendants will he.eby take
notice, .l,a. On the 2lst day Of September,
4. y. 1872 said complainant filed his
Bill OF complaint against the said defend.
ants in the Office cf the Clerk Of said
Court, setting forth that at tho October
term Of said Court. 1910, Charles w.
Hunter, who sued for the use Of said
Cowles g. krum, recovered by the con-
sidera,ion and jad sment Of said Court in
an action of assumpsit against the said
Francis J Clark and one George II. WAL
worth, the sum Of Sl6l,48 damages and
SG,53 costs Of suit. and that SAID jud.-
mcnt was recorded in the name oil the
snid Charles w. Hunter as nominal plain
tiff, but in reality and truth lor the use OF
said compliments to whom said deb,
rightfully belonged, aud shat at the time
Of the rendition Of said judgment said
compiainants Lelicve the said Walwortl,
had no. any tangible means or effects Of
which to make said amount or any part
thereof nor has he ut this time any saci,
means or effects and that said complain.
ants have beenas yet unable to find any
effects Of Francis ]. Clark, out Of which
to make said debt and that an execution
has been returned therein; s:no property
found'' &C.. and that said complainan,s
know Of no property belonging to either
said Walwor,h or 20 said Francis J. Clark
held in either OF their own names which
could be subjected to the payment Of the
amount Of said Judgment. That sometime
in the month oil October, 184l, said Fran
els J. Clark purchased Of one Reuben S.
Adams, or some other persons, lot of
ground situate in the City Of Burlington.
in said County. numbered 1873, for the
sum OF about 100000 and that as said
compliments believe the said Francis j..
Clark paid for the same in his own prop.
er funds. bu, instead OF taking and receiy-
ing title to said Io in his own name,
The said Francis J. Clark, with view to
defraud said compiainants out Of their
jus, demand and evade the payment Of
his just debts, combining and contclera-
thug with the said Char'es II. Clark who
was then and still is citizen Of Haanp-
shire county, in the State OF Aiassachu.
sets. (nnd Who'll brother Of said Francis
J. Clark us complainan,s Believe to de
fraud and cheat said eomp,alnants in tht.
premises and hinder and delay the co!iec-
ton Of their just debt aforesaid, although
the purchase consideration for said lot Of
ground was paid ont OF. the Individual
funds Of said Francis J. Clark; fraudulent.
II ~ procured the title deed for said lot 10
he executed. TO and III behalf Of said
/ Charles II. Clark, and as said complain
ants believe without any good or valuable
consideration whatsoever from, sall
Charles n Clark to the said Francis
| j. Clark land thai said deed is fraudulent
and void as against previous creditors of
the SAID Francis j. Clark that said
deed was duly executed by SAID sdams
and wife, and has been daily recorded III
the Office of the Recorder OF ttee.is lor
said County. All Of which ac,ings aud
doing Of the said defendants in the prem
lses. coni,.ainants charge are contrary 10
equity aud good conscience, and that by
means ,hereo! they are IN great danget OF
entirely losing their Said debt.
Said Bill also prays, that said defend
ants may on their respective oa,hs. full
ample and complete answers, make to the
several charges and allegations of sa;c
Bill, and particularly, answer the sew
eral interrogatories propounded to then
in suid Bill, and that the prem ses being
fully heard and und. rs,ood said Cour
may grant general relief in the premises
and that said deed Of conveyance TO til,
SAL Charles IL. Clark be decreed 10 bs
Cancelled. aud the said lot Of ground anl
The appurtenances be held subject to thu
payment OF compliments said deb. an.
decrced to be sold accordingly. Said de
PENDANTS will also take notice. that IL sub
poena was issued to them in the above cn
titled suit which has been re.urne'
ssRon est inreniMs."
Now, unless the said defendants be an
appear before said Court. on or before tn
first day Of the next term thereof, sittin;
as Court Of Chancery, and answer sai
compliments Bill ofcomplaint. the sam
will DC taken as confessed by them and
decree entered accordingly.
Dated this 22d day Of December, A. o
1912.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Register in Chan
Gerry, Des MONIES County.
D.'RoRER, Sol'r for Co.nplainants.
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