Washington sentinel., 1855-02-17
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Bill for Injunction. In the Circuit Court IN
the District Of Columbia, sitting In Cham
Christopher Adams, complainant,
..s.
James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock, ! Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
Richard WalIach,

Samuel Byington and
Richard Wailach,
HNHIS bill of complaint in the above stated cause
states, that the said complainant, on or about the
twenty.ith 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 tor the extension ofthc Caphol. mat
said complainant, on or about the l2th day OF jan
uarv A. 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel strong,
the said contracts the said Strong agreeing and
promising 10 pay 10 said complainant the sum OF
tour thousand dollars.
The bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day of February, A. ID. 1902 as
~signed the said contract or one moiety thereof 10
Amos Adams and Isaac n. Comstock, OF the 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 thereabout, as well as a lien OF thirty per cent
on the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until the said sum OF TOUR thousand
dollar should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned TO the complainant in this BILL The
bill further states that sometime IN the year 1907
the said Amos Adams and Isaac n. Comstock as
signed their right title. and interest IN Inc contract
to one Samuel Byington as partner and associate
OF Richard Wallach, the said Bylngton ana w al
ZACH 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 bill is TO obtain injunction
against said defendants inhibting the said James
Guthrie, and all persons acting Tor MIN, from
paying the said moneys 10 any OF the defend
ants, or their representatives, and the defend
ants and their representatives from receiving
the said moneys until the sum OF thiry-slx hum
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should De
paid 10 ,be complainant or his legal representa-
lives and such other and further decree as 10 TINS
court shall seem right and proper. he SAID Amos
Adams and the said Isaac N. Comstock, named
in the caption and body Of the BILL still residing IN
Albany as aforesaid, beyond the reach OF the pro-
cess OF the court.
II is therefore, hy the court ordered this lst day
OF January, A. ID. 1855, that the matters and
things stated in the aforesaid bill OF complaint
against the defendants, shall be taken for con-
fessed 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 MayRext, and answer the said bill, and
show cause II 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, 10 be published in some newspaper IN
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,
1855, being the first day Of January, 1855.
Test: JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ID. @.
s. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test JNO. A. SMITH,
Ian 4-3awew Clerk.