Washington sentinel., 1856-08-02
Biii for Injunction. In the Circuit Court In
the District of Columbia, sitting In Cham
Gerry.
Christopher Adams, complainant
James Guthrie,
Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock, Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
Richard Waach,

Amos Adams,
Isaac N. Comstock Defendants.
Samuel Byington, and
Richard Wallach,
FEyHIS bill of complaint in the above stated cause
Il states that the said complainant on or about The
twenty-hilh day of November, A, d., 1851, entered
into contract with the United States government
agreeing 10 supply the government with five mil.
lion OF brick for the extension otthe Capitol That
said complainant on or about the 18th day Of Jan.
uary. A. ID. 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
or about the I'd day Of February, A. ID. 1852 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 lhereabout well a lien of thirty per cent.
on the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until the said sum OF four thousand
dol ars should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned 10 the complainant in this bill The
bill further states that sometime in the year 1852
the said Amos Adams and Isaac N. Comstock as
signed their right title and interest in the contract
TO one Samuel Byington partner and associate
OF Richard Wallach, the said ByRgton and Wal.
lach havlng notice of the said lien of thirty per
cent. on the moneys 10 be paid by the government
on said contract.
The object of SAID hill is TO obtain Injunction
against said defendants inhbing the said James
Guthrie, and all 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 thiny-six hun.
dr,d dollars, and the intert Il thereon, should be
paid To- ibe compainant or his legal representa-
tlves, ana otner and further decree as 10 his
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 BILL still residing in
Albany a aforesaid, beyond the reach the pro
OF The court.
Il is therefore Ivy the court ordered this Isl day
Of January. A. ID 1855, that the matters and
things stated in the aforesaid tall OF complaint
agatust the defendants, shall be taken for con
tes .ed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
Y. Comsiock, and such decree made in the pre-
misses against them, and each Of them, the
court shall deem right unless the said defendants
appear 10 The court 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
pnssed by the court.
Provided the complainant cause this order, and
the substance and the object of the said bill OF
complaint, TO he published in some newspaper in
the city OF Washington, twice 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,
1853 being the first day Of January, 1855
Test: JOHN "A. SMITH, 4
Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
WASHINGTON CorSTY, ID. 9.
s. SPENCER, ct all
Solicitor for complainant
True copy, Test JNo. A. SMITH,
Jan 4-2aw6w Clerk.