Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-13
Bill tor injunction. III the Circuit Court il
the District of Columbia, sitting in Chan


bill tor injunction. IN the Circuit Court in
the District Of Columbia, sitting in Cham
Gerry.
Christopher Adams, complainant,
rs.
g.. james Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac n. Comstock, Defendants.
Samuel Byngton md
Richard Wallach,
TENIIS bill ofcomplaint in the above stated cause
states, that the said complainant on or about the
tSyeuty-hlh day of November A. ID +, 1854, entered
into contract with the United States government
agreeing TO supply the government with five mil
hon OF brick tor the extension otthe Capitol That
said complainant on or about the 9th day Of Jan
nary. a. ID 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel Strong
the said contract; the said Strong agreeing and
promising 10 pay 10 said complainant the sum OF
four thousand dollars.
The bin further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day Of February, A. d. 1852, as
signed the said contract, or moiety thereof, 10
Amos Adams and Isaac n Comstock, OF the city
o!Albany and State ofNew York, and received from
the said Adams and Comstock their obligation or
promise for the payment Of four thousand dollars,
or thcrcabout as well as a lien Of thirty per cent.
on the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until the said OF four thousand
dollars should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned TO the complainant in this bill The
bin further state- 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 Byington AZ partner and associate
ol Richard Walach, the said Byington and Wal
ZACH having notice Of the said lien Of thirty per
cent. on the moneys to be paid by the government nj
uu said contract
The object Of said bill is 10 obtain injunction
against said defendants inhibilng the said James
Guthrie and an persons acting for him, from
paying the said moneys 10 any OF the defend
nuts, or their representatives, and the defend
UDts and their representatives. from receiving
The said moneys until the sum OF thirty-six hun.
arpd dollars and the intert Il thereon, should be
paid 10 tue complainant or his legal representa-.
lives, and such otner and further decree 10 this
court shall seem right and proper. The said Amos
Adams aud the said Isaac NJ Comstock, named
Ia the caption and body Of the BILL still residing in
Albany a. aforesaid, beyond the reach Of the pro-
cess OF the court
Il j. therefore, by the court ordered this lst day
~ January, "A. ID. 1855, that the matters and
things stated in the aforesaid bill Of complaint
against the defendants, shall be taken for con
tossed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
81 Comstock, and such decree made in the pre-
misses against them aud each Of them, the
cour 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
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 foi six
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof to
appear at least four months before the second
Monday il May next
Given ~ rules, the first Monday Of January,
1855 being the FIRST day Of January, 1853.
Test: JOHN a. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
WAsHNGIoS Comfy, ID. G.
s. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy. Test: JNO. A, SMITH,
Jan 4--51wGw Clerk.