Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-11
Bill for Injunction. In the Circuit Court I'm
the District of Columbia, sitting In Chan

Bill 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 Wallach,
rHNHlS bill of complaint in the above stated cause
j States that the said complainant, on or about the
twenty nth day of November, A D., 1851, entered
into contract with the United States government,
agreeing 10 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. ID 1852, assigned 10 one Samuel strong,
the said contract the said Strong agreeing and
promising TO pay to said complainant the sum OF
tour thousand dollars.
Tine bill further states that the said Strong, on
or about the I'd day of February, A. d. 1852, as
signed the said contract, one moiety thereof, 10
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,
thereaboui, well a lien Of thirty per cent.
the moneys 10 be paid by the government on
said contract, until the said sum of four thousand
dol airs should be paid which lien said Strong
duly assigned TO the complainant in this bill The
bill further states that sometime in the year 1882
signed their right title, and interest in the contract
70 one Samuel Byington az partner and associate
~ Richard Walach, the said Byington and Wal
Zach having notice of the said lien Of thirty per
cent on the moneys TO be paid by the government
on said contract.
The object Or said bill is 10 obtain an injunction
against said defendants nhbitng tina said James
Guthrie, and all persons acting for him. from
paying the said moneys 10 any OF the defend
ants, their representatives, and the defend
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the said moneys until the sum OF thirty-six hun.
dred dollars, and the interest thereon, should be
paid To the complainant his legal representa-.
lives and such other and further decree TO 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 bil still residing in
Albany aforesaid beyond the reach Of the pro-
oil 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-
tossed against the said Amos Adams and Isaac
y. Comstock, and such decree made in the pre-
misses against them, aud each Of them, 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
pissed 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 week foi six
successive weeks, the first insertion thereof TO
appear nj 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 CoryrY, ID. G.
s. SPENCER, ct al.
Solicitor for complainant.
True copy, Test: JNO. A. SMITH,
Jan A-2awGw Clerk.