Washington sentinel., 1855-02-14
Bill for Injunction. In the Circuit Court In
the District Of Columbia, sitting In Chan-
Christopher Adams, complainant,
James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac ~ Comstock, Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
+ Richard Wallach

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HlHIS bill of complaint in the above stated cause
i states, that the said complainant on or about the
twenty.ffih day of November A. d., 1851. entered
into contract with the United States government
agreeing 10 supply the government with hve mil
lion Of brick for the extension ofthe Capitol Thai
said complainant, on or about the 9TH day OF Jan
uary, A. ID. 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel Strong
the said contract; the said Strong agreeing and
promising TO pay to said complainant the sum Of
tour thousand dollars.
The bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the ID day of February, A. ID. 1892, as
signed the said contract or one moiety thereof, TO
Amos Adams and Isaac n Comstock, of the city
ofAlbany and State ofNew York, and from
the said Adams and Comstock their obligation or
promise for the payment Of four thousand dollars,
or thereabout, as well as lien of thirty per cent
on the moneys to 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 1882
the said Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock as
signed their right title and interest in the contract
10 one Samuel Byngten as partner and associate
OF Richard Wallach, the said Bylngton and Wal.
lach having notice of the said lien OF thirty per
cent on the moneys TO be paid by the government
on said contract.
The object of said bin is TO obtain an injunction
against said defendants inhibiling 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 thiryslx hun.
dred dollars, and the intere 81 thereon, should be
paid 10 The complainant or his legal representa-
lives aud such other and further decree as 10 this
court shall seem right and proper The said Amos
Adams and the said Isaac N. Comstock, named
in the caption and body ofthe BILL still residing In
Albany as aforesaid, beyond the reach OF the pro-
cess OF the court.
II is therefore, by the court ordered this lst day
of January, A. d. 1855 that the matters and
against the defendants, shall be taken for con-
N. 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 il any they have why a decree as
prayed for by the complainant should not be
passed by the court.
Provided the complainant cause this order, and
the substance and the object Of the said bill OF
complaint, to be published in some newspaper in
the city of Washington, twice week for SIX
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof to
appear al least four months before the second
Monday in May next.
Given at rules, the first Monday Of January,
1855, being the first day Of January, 1855
Test: JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
WAsHiNeToN COUNTY, ID. G.
s. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test. JNO. A. SMITH,
Ian 4-2aw6w Clerk