, 1864-05-28
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
The -nlldebEans Seduction Case---Ssrlo1s
Charges against the 1rbittatass--- .
Compile History Of the CQnseetIen
Of William LII with The Plain.
1iE-Motion ia set aside
the Award

Ae AHAA@.
This following is the afldarit Of Miss rnilonens
Hildebrand, the plaintiff in the cause entitled
Hi1deb1and ~. LII, which was recently decided BY
Bo1rd Of A1blt1ators, IN favor Of the defendant
Sh- aRks the Interpolation Of the Court to aside
the award tor the reasons Get forth In the affidavit:
Phuomens uildehzand} Circuit Court Ut Cook
Va. County. April Term,
rhomen %nn M zt 4 Ssios p according
Jaw, 6eEoses and soysthat she Is the PIaintifln
tho above entitled case. That On OF abn1t the 7th
day Of NAreh A; D; 1874, tho said c.nse, By order
to faid eu3t was referred to George a. ncal's,
: James Campbell, and Hubert Law arpitEators to
hear aEd dtternine said earse- That said George
Of March. i. b, 1864, tooE On oath and Wefe duly
6wGru to hear aid determine said cause according
t9 Tie principles OF equity ard justice that on the
comnenced to her Inc evidence ID sid cause, and
70 CONTINUED to hear evidence from.day to day sn5
time 10 time until On or about the day OF April,
esid csuee was a:gued before said azbitlstors By
the resTcct1re counsel Of the parties to said ci4sc
tn; the Arguments Of oounse1 In said cause we1a
@ 9a e sa .baars hs sa ss asS q aP ader 4 p
award OF fsid day, but took time to consider
fa1d eacse. 1nd p IN arrangement between sn1d
aFbtfatoFs they the said nrMt1etors did not meet
Ing cAlled snd known - Dickeys Building, III said
CLirsgo at the rpo1ns kncwn ss the Mercantlle A.
foc'ation Ieoma, ,ut wfra to recn ut tho ottieo OF
April s5th, 4. b. 1s6i, III Tor some resaoa sid 4:
hftrators did rot meet on said Monday evening ut
The time andpsacc o whlchthc eald arbitra!ors hsd
Ittsssy evrEing, april a6th, 1854, at the OIL = OF
the sgd Ingalls, THAT at aaid informal mee;ing
ssi1 camEhel enae.vored TO examine, review s1a
Win I'D sd Ingalls,. and said Law
Int when any rtteu'nt was male BY the said
t:mpeCn 10 ItcabitE1at= and weigh said evidence,
3ts bearing aEd ef'e:t. tae said Law began to re:
port and n.rr~:e tnNurt and reports which, the s.,d
Law 1as lei:a tu!s'de Of the case. s:s3 camors
and reports not beine IN eTidunrs in saia csass;
cens,der md determine tbs e,al authorities cited
and the law applicable 10 eatd case, the said ID
ss; LIZ 9e or HGseaaa' 1T saa Il 1T
ezid isw, but rema1k k-d thai ",hey bad notIin. 10
aehar e saa :: w n5s 6e ssa asa
would or did fairly and thoroughly cx,mins,
REVIEW, End titc1:s tic said Law. aad
The session u tad a1bltrato:s was spent in telling
smntty anecdotes and indecent STOKES, which it
would be improper md indellcate herein TO set
forth and reease; that the asld arhitsators sepa;
rated without coming to any conclusion ln ea:l
case and without making aus effort to decide the
same 1Mpartia1ly, fa1ry. and according to the law
ard evIdegce, fald asGitsators haEins an under. @
the uext evening; That the said arbitrators did
meet on "Wednesday evening, Apr a7lh, a. y. 1854,
ct the same place, and the eaid Campbell also en-,
e7isenes ~ IN ss'd eoa ease ios :un Ii. ion
and discussion, for the purpose Of fully as:
cctta!hins and deciding upon tue merits Of said
said Law ncr the said Ingalls, to give their viess
and opinions upon the evidence and law In sald
cause, but, as before The evening "as mostly spent
IN frivolous and light conversation on matters and
f1htects foreign 70 inc case
THIS dcponent further saya TINT she hiss been In
o1nea bs the sa,d Campbell and bes'es ths came
the ssid arhisratorf, il was proposed by the sa;d
1DesIls that The said arbitratoza ehonld fx
npon he 19s aount ot their {ses a1d there
auy, award was made, that the fees Of tic
easd arbitrator should be twelve hundred dollars
--1our hundred dollars each; and 1t was then and
tEcre fded, adjudged and determined bY the
eaih nrhitratnrs that the s1i defendant LII should
ray tie came. And the sad Ingalls, authorized and
requested tie said Law to Ece the defendant LIZ,
procure said twelve hundred dollars from sad Lii
ice Of The eald Ingalls, and the enid Insils gave as
T.; feaeon Why 1hs said Law ehoula g to the said
fees for The said arbtrators, that he the said Law
Was TIT friend OF The said L.n. And hAyins Tins
determined I'd to their fees tho said as5itratora
to Wit: Thnssdav erenIns. april : @th, o. 1851,
this laEt separation Of tile Arbitators taking place
without any determination upon the merits Of the
enid casc the said Arbitrators up to that time not
snd Gear how sala cause would be decided, the On
II express understanding asd resr't aimed at be.
1rg tha1 the ssl Law snon|d collect y 1be al. ssld
1nrs 81 o. na,s sd ID Thassds, 5s ~ svsass
sa'ea sS ns q e he 81, e q s EN- I The q Rfd fd
counsel il fla esase, &c fli -; ar1i-
S6s q a6a Rs bs1es sno tic e M ip: nd + III ss
L.s s'! nrn III ccaeha:' IN, Tr;or 10 said
th':a n'eei'.,R. Rid e,eE The tneetlug Of the
Etegsi Ga; - !1.sions to ss.1 :h'rd metnns:
s9a ihe deponsnt further s.;a On the assembling
Ingalls, stated that be thousht II best The previous
order aud determination ol tho said bond OF arht.
rators, Whereby The said erbltraors had asE 'ssed
should be reEcnded and TO leave the satd fees to be
regulated by Law. that il, to be one dollar per day
for each day occupied N said canse; and The said
Ingalls, stated he wopl9 scino sald order T9e aid
Law and SAID Canpbei were silent and neither Of
them expressed % opinion: M ,, aox % va ~ aqy
but only declared to be 60 by said Ingalls,. No e1-
planation IVES 1nade bs either the said L.w or the
sa 1sI at to @ e Vim e e. sssd s as
this depoucnt does not know whether tne ssid
21,.lJ has teeu paid OF not By tho sald LII and
he I'd eapbe n I'D
the said 81. sO had heen paid BY the said LII o.
not. And this deponcnt alleges that th,s deponenl
to to- The a> said defendant for ths said s1 ~
fees Of the tald arbttrators Or not but this depo
nent believes that the said Law did apply to the
a. for the S;1h sGt Tnat nc
raid Liu does not know; and this dcponent iur.
tier alleges upon Information and hellcf. that or
Campbell tried to yet nom sad ingalls, SOME opin
ion NJ TO the Law and evidence In said cause, but
WIS unable 10 get any; thst The. 4.ost Of he ses
aSa aIs ssesed IL soIous "a aEes tak and
emutty storics, tho said L.w and lnsalfs seemlre
more Inclined to laugh and joke tha0 to seriously
that during each seasion of said athi.r.tors n1el
| aecEed more Interested In obtaining
eanity If nd iusitee ,a the sid iasals It or,
of the earlier eexaioEs Of the arbitFators. statot
that he could not aord to eit on said case for lee.
tie nnGer, to vii, nlnc, az The size ii tho iami,
| dependent CT him for support: and The deponcn
further saith, on in.oFna.1oa and belief, that 49,,
mcnts Of coEntel, &C.. the said Ingalls, nltosethe
refused to express any opaion as TO the case, an
na1 81 70 ms u e
On Thursday ercuing last aforcsaid said 1nga1l
prodItcd . written statement which he ea!ist
es aa''0 g the sa ethez p'b s4ba,o4s sa % ~sie
said deponent believes 10 he the same afterward
e;gned ~ :he said 1nsalls Ind Law as the pro
axa[a n ea
/
he'd Of the views and opinions Of the said inga!l
III regard to sald cause; that when this paper wa
read said Campbell refused to sign sad papsf ~!
for the reason that euch an award WAS not in ht
Judgment warranted BY tho evidence, and the salt
| C*mpbe1l stated, there, and then, to tho said In
gale. rhst In Ais Judgueni nc pninla case a, wa
tf Vas cn,itltd to substantial daIuages: tbat th
s,id ingalls, stated 10 the eaid Campbell that
peii sencd eaid award Or not as Two could make
legal award, but that be had better sign It, an
H. be did "Lul would pay him, camp9e!
for a bis FIJI lin AMI Wa b ee az M ae ssn
collars: this deponent says further, that the sa.
paper was moi. rieued that THURSDAY night. By
hs said lnsss requested te 1aS eaa caapne a,pr
tSsls saia s'pe M Sas deaed
n h 4ns to 1s an q e
ss sad senn fBRet saa ssft
sE3 TIE saa Ll yoqd psg haa 1{"aa Du5 nand5s
aa.d -preterGel award-said that be, sai
Campbell, would never sign It, n
70 amcnnt Of money eonla ~ Induce nt;,st nm n,
The saId Campbell had taken an cath to hear an
determine said cause ace6EdirS to ting principles
equity and JUSTICE and TO render an a"aFd aceors
e as ,6s b5ts reaa 5o ssn ase
hive 70 ices; tl.at the said campnell dla not an
. has not signed The enid pretended award, no; "a
tnr, nor lis be fince been pad any. And depoue1
further sayt upon belief and Information, that th
said LII went 70 the Office Of the said Ingalls, 9
ea soor Of saia d oes ss ana faw he said campse
taid otce talking with eatd Ingalls, and there apo
obeerTine The eafd Campbell wes st said on@e. II
said Lll e.esed ths dool ot saia "a, nhoe g. ~
came asaiu to said oee. on the day last aioresal
when aid C:mpbell was hot at said odice, M On
paid TO the satd Ineas hs s1m o. 99I j 9TndTf =. +