Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-08
Bill tor injunction. En- the Circuit Court In
the District of Columbia, sitting In Cham

Bill tor injunction. En- the Circuit Court In
the District Of Columbia, sitting Ina Cham
Gerry.
Christopher Adams, complainant
James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac N Comstock, Defendants,
Samuel Byington, and
Richard Waach,
THIS bin of compaint in the above stated cause
states, that the said complainant, on about the
twenty-hth day of November, A. ID, 1851. entered
into contract with the United States government.
agreeing TO supply the government with five mil
lion of brick TOR The extension ofthe Capitol. That
said complainant, or about the 9th day of Jan.
nary, A. ID 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel Strong,
the said contract the said Strong agreeing aud
promising 10 pay 10 said complainant the sum OF
iour thousand dollars.
Tue bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day of February, A. d. 1882, as
signed the said contract, 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, well a lien Of thirty per cent.
on the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
laid contract, until the said sum Of four thousand
dol ars should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned to the complainant in this bill. The
bill further stale- thst sometime in the year 1889
the said Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock as
signed their right title and interest in the contract
10 one Samuel Byington as partner and associate
Of Richard Wallach, the said Byington and Wal
ZACH having notice of the said lien Of thirty per
cent. on the moneys 10 be paid by the governnc mt
on said contract.
The object of said bill is 10 obtain an Injunction
against said defendants nhibitng tha said James
Guthrie, and all persons acting for him. from
paying the said moneys 10 any OF the defend
ants, or their representatives, and the defend
al k..tr frCun .f,yfn
the said moneys until the sum OF thirfy-six hun.
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should be
paid IN iae complainant his legal repre- senta-
tiveS, and sucn 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 lsl day
Of January, A. ID. 1865, that the matters and
things stated in the aforesaid bill Of complaint
against the defendants, shall be taken Tor con-
fessed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
". Comstock, and such decree made in the pre-
mises 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 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
pussed by the court.
Provided the com plainant cause this order aud
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 foi six
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof 10
appear al 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 CcrSTY, d. G.
S. SPENCER, ct al
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test: JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan 4-2aw6w Clerk.