Washington sentinel., 1855-02-13
BILL for Injunction. In the Circuit Court In
the District of Columbia, sitting In Cham

James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
Richard Wallach,
rTHIS bill of complaint in the above stated cause
/ states that the said complainant on or about the
twenty-fith day of November, A. d., 1851, entered
into contract with the United States government
agreeing 10 supply the government with hve mil
hon Of brick for the extension oflhe Capitol That
said complainant on or about the 18th day OF Jan
uary, A. D. 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel Strong,
the said contract the said Strong agreeing and
promising 10 pay TO said complainant The sum OF
tour thousand dollars.
Tne bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day of February, A. ID. 1892, as
signed the said contract, moiety Thereon, 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 thsraabout, . w0n a lien OF thirty Per cont
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 to 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
TO one Samuel Byington as partner and associate
OF Richard Waach, the said Byington and Wal
ZACH having notice of the said lien of thirty per
on said contract.
The object OF said bill is TO obtain an injunction
against said defendants nhibting 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 IN ibe complainant or his legal representa-
lives and 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 of the bl still residing in
Albany as aforesaid, beyond the reach Of the pro-
cess OF the court
1t is therefore, by the court ordered this Isl 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
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 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 tho object Of the said bill OF
complaint, TO be published in some newspaper IN
the city Of Washington, twice a week for 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,
1855, being the first day Of January, 1858.
Test: JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ID. G.
8. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy Test JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan 4-3aw8w Clerk.