Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-03
Bill tor Injunction. In the Circuit Court In
the District of Columbia, sitting in Cham
Christopher Adams, complainant,

the District of Columbia, sitting in Cham
Gerry.
Christopher Adams, complainant
James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock, Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
Richard WaLach,
TENHIS bill Of complaint in the above stated cause
states that the said complainant on or about the
twenty-ffth day of November A. ID, 1851, entered
into a contract with the United States governme Mt
agreeing 10 supply the government with five mil
hon OF brick for the extension ofthe Capitol. That
said complainant on or about the 18th day Of Jan.
uary, A. ID. 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel Strong,
the said contract; the said Strong agreeing and
promising TO pay 10 said complainant the sum oil
four thousand dollars.
the bill furher-states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day OF February, A. b. 1852, as
signed the said contract, moiety thereof, 10
Amos Adams and Isaac n. Comstock, ofthe city
OF Albany and State Of New York and received from
the said Adams and Comstock their obligation or
promise for the payment of four thousand dollars,
or thercabout, well lien of thirty per cent.
on the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until the said sum OF four thousand
dollars should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned 10 the complainant in this bill The
bill further states that sometime in the year 1852
the said Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock as
signed their right title, and interest in the contract
10 one Samuel Byington partner and associate
Of Richard Walach, the said Byington and Wal
ZACH having notice of the said lien Of thirty per
cent on the moneys 10 be paid by the governme nj
on said contract.
The object Of said bill is 10 obtain an injunction
against said defendants nhblng the said James
Guthrie, and all persons acting for him, from
paying the said moneys TO any of the defend
ants, or their representatives, and the defend
ants and their representatives from receiving
the said moneys until the sum OF thirty-six hun.
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should be
paid To- ibe complainant or his legal repre- senta-
tives and such otner and further decree as 10 this
court shall seem right and proper. The said Amos
Adams and the said Isaac ~ Comstock named
in the caption and body of the BILL still residing in
Albany aforesaid, beyond the reach of the pro-
cess OF the court.
IL IS therefore, by the court ordered this Il day
of January, A. d. 1858, that the matters and
things stated IN the aforesaid bill of complaint
Against the defendants, shall be taken for con
fes sed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
". ComStock, and such decree made in the pre-
misses against them, and each of them, as the
court shall deem right, unless the said defendants
appear in the court on or before the second Mon.
day in May next, and answer the said bill, and
show cause II any they have why decree as
prayed for by the complainant should not be
pissed by the court.
Provided the complainant cause this order and
the substance and the object OF the said bin OF
complaint, TO be published in some newspaper in
the city of Washington, twice week 70, six
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof to
appear at least four months before the second
Monday in May next.
Given at rules, the first Monday Of January,
1898, being the first day of January, 1858
Test: JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ID. G.
S. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan 4--2aw6w Clerk.