Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-14
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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,
YNHIS bill Of complaint in the above stated cause
u states, that the said complainant on or about the
twenty.fifth day of November, A. d., 1851 entered
into contract with the United States government Il
agreeing 10 supply the government with five NIL
lion OF brick for the extension ofthe Capitol nat
said complainant, on or about The 2lh day OF Jan
uary. A. ID 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel strong,
the said contract; the said Strong agreeing and
promising 10 pay TO said complainant the sum OF
iour Thousand dollars.
Tne bill further states that the said Strong on
or about the ed day of February, A. D. 1852 as
signed The said contract or one 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 thereabout, as we'll lien of thirty per cent
on The moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until The raid sum OF four thousand
dollars should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned TO the complainant in this bill The
ur ~. d.. shat sometime In che year 1852
the said Amos Adams and vsasc N. Comstock a.
signed their right tIe and interest in the contract
TO one Samuel Byington as partner and associate
OF Richard Waach, the said Byington and Wal
acb 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 10 obtain an injunction
against said defendants nhbting the said James
Guthrie, and oil 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 intert st thereon should be
paid to ,be complainant or his legal representa-.
tives and such other and further decree 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 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 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 aud 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 codrt on or before the second Mon
day in May next, and answer the said bill, and
show cause il 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 a week for six
successive weeks, the FIRST insertion thereof 10
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, d. c.
S. SPENCER, et al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test: JNo. A. SMITH,
Jan 4--2aw6w sf Clerk.