Washington sentinel., 1856-03-15
Bill for Injunction. In the Circuit Court In
the District of Columbia, sitting in Cham

Christopher Adams, complainant
James Guthrie
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock Defendants.
Samuel Bynglon, and
Richard Wallach,
THIS bill OF complaint in The above stated cause
III states, that the said complainant on about the
twenty-hth day OF November. A. ID 1851 entered
into contract with the United States government IL,
agreeing TO supply the government with five mil
lion of brick for the extension ofihe 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 10 said complainant the sum oi
tour Thousand dollars.
Tne bill further states that the said Strong, on
about the I'd day of February, A. ID. 1852 as
signed the said contract, one moiety thereof TO
Amos Adams and Isaac n. Comstock, OF the city
ofAlbany 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 well 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
bill further states thnt sometime in the year 1852
the said Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock as
signed their right title and nterest in the contract
10 one Samuel Byington as partner and associate
OF Richard Walach, the said Byington and Wal
cent on the moneys 10 be paid by the government
on said contract.
The object OF said bill is to obtain an injunction
against said defendants inhibting tha said James
Guthrie, and all persons acting for him. from
paying the said moneys TO any OF the defend
ants, their representatives, and the defend
ants and their representatives from receiving
the said moneys until the sum OF thlrty-six hun.
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should be
paid To ihe complainant or his legal repre- senta +.
tives, and sucn oiner and further decree as 10 this
court shall seem right and proper. I he said Amos
Adams and the said Isaac N. Comstock, named
in the caption and body Of the b still residing in
Albany aforesaid, beyond the reach OF the pro-
cess OF the court.
Il 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
agsInst the defendants, shall be taken for con-
fes .ed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
". Constock, and such decree made in the pre-
mises against them, and each Of them, the
court shall deem right, unless the said delen dants
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 a decree as
prayed for by the complainant should not be
passed 10y 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 fo 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,
1858 being the first day Of January, 1853
Test: JOHN A. SMITH,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court
WASHINGTON CorSTY, u. c.
8. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant,
True copy, Test: JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan 4-2aw6w Clerk