Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-20

Gerry.
Christopher Adams, complainant,
James Guthrie
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock, ! Defendants
Samuel Byington, and
Richard Wallach,
FNfIIS bill Of complaint in the above stated cause
n states, that the said complainant on or abont the
twenty-ffth day of November. A. D., 1851 entered
into contract with the United States government,
agreeing to supply the government with five mil
hon Of brick for the extension ofthe 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 aud
promising 10 pay 10 said complainant the sum 81
four thousand dollars.
The bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day Of February, A. D. 1852, az.
signed the said contract, moiety thereof, TO
Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock, of the city
ofAlbany aud 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 well as lien Of thirty per cent.
on the moneys 10 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
lSl further states that sometime in the year 1892
the said Amos Adams and Isaac ~ Comstock a.
signed their right, title and interest in the contract
10 one Samuel Byington partner aud associate
OF Richard Waach, the said Byington and Wal
ZACH having notice of the said lien Of thirty per
cent. the moneys 10 be paid by the governing mt
on said contract
The object of SAID bill Is 10 obtain an Injunction
against said defendants inhibiIng the said James
Guthrie, and ell persons acting for him, 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 thirty-six hun.
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should be
paid To ibe 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 bll still residing 10
Albany aforesaid beyond the reach Of the pro-
cess OF the court.
Il is therefore, by the court ordered this LIST day
Of January, A. ID. 1865, that the matters aud
things stated in the aforesaid bin Of complaint
against the defendants, shall be taken for con
fesscd against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
~ Comstock, and such decree made in the pre-
misses against them, and each Of them, the
court shall deem right unless the said defendants
appear ia 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
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 10
the city of Washington, twice week foi six
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof TO
appear nj least four months before the second
Monday in May next.
Given nj rules, the first Monday Of January,
1856, being The FIRST day Of January, 1855
Test JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court,
WAsHNGToN CorNTY, ID. 9.
S. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy. Test: JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan d--2aw6w Clerk.