, 1865-02-27
WABASH RAILWAY.
Tic Company In Contemplation for Gus
Warrauto-Knferratlo by the States
Attorney-The Order kf
Judge Wi]IIams.

In the Circuit Court, on Saturday morning, the
Wabash Horse Railway Company made It's ds5Y.
1uCourt, upon en information laid by tho States
Attorney, and application fora Writof QUO ae1r-
rdsto against Thomas uatless and Horace A. Hurf-
bat two corporators and directors Of the Com.
pany, to show by what night they assume
to represent legal corporation, and In th..
regard claim to lay DOWN md operate
Mass e e., on nse.af and waosh
The following Is the petition Of the Staje's II.
torney, whieh WIS fortified BY the ttadsvit Of Wu,.
Stote a. Illinois. took county.-ch.rlcs H.
Reed, State,B Attorney Of The People OF the State
Of iiinois In md Tor the Seventh Judicial Circuit
Of the Sts'e n Illinois, who SHE'S for the said peo.
pie In this AehalE comes he-e unto tho Cook
County Circuit Court, at the Court House In the
COUNTY OF Cook Aforesaid, On the 4sth day OF
Febsua5y, In The year Ct cur L9rd, 1896, and for
lation Of Wfu1n II. Fitch, OF the city of Chicago,
tn the county Of Cook Aforesaid, according to The
form Of the statute in such cases rnade and pro-
yidcd, gives The Court here 10 understand and be
informed, that Thomas Hairless and Horace A. Harl-
bnt. assuming to be j 'rity Of cospofators and
directors @ 1f an sssamsd so'posatioa under he
the epace Of ten days now last past and more,
without any legal warrant, grant or risht whatso-
ever, have n.ed and exercised the following lib:
critics privileges .na , franchises to Vit; Tha:
corpo1ators nnd directofa Of a cofporalonander
the name Of the 'sWAbnah Railway COMPANY"
and as such have issued stock in such assumed
corporation, and transferred the same, and made
and collected an assessment thereon, and made
preparations to commence laying track for
GoFee Railway on Michigan Avenue, IN said city
Of Chicago, and used md exercised the powers oE
a legal corporation, and In that behalf have
clalned and do claim the right to lay down aorFs
Railway trsck on Michigan Avenne, Wabash Az
cuue and other streets Of the said city ot Chicago
md Of operating thereon Horse Railway for the
carriage Of passengers for hire, and other acts
md tbinss Whieh are usually performed b
which they only have. the Fight to do; Of
all which liberties. privileges and franchises
aforesaid, the Eaid Thomas Hairless and Hozace A.
Hnr1but, as majority Of such assumed corpora.
tors and directors, during all The time Aforesaid.
have usuEped and claimed, and still do usufp and
claim upon the people Aforesaid, 10 their great
dAmag~ and prejudice ETC., wherefore the sald Mt
totney OF the said people prays advice OF the said
Court In the premises, and due process Of Law
ngatnst the said Thotnas Harless and Horace A.
0urlbut in this behalf, to be made to answer to
the eaid people by what warrant they claim to
have, use and enjoy the liberties, privileges and
franchises Aforesaid. CHARLES II, REED.
State's Attorney for the 7th Judicial District,
Ills Honor, Judge Williams, after reading aud
flinE the above petition entered nu order direct
ing the defendants Hairless and Hurlb1t to show
cause why the quo tcarT0nf0 sh0u]d not issue In
accordance with the prayer Of the petitioner.