, 1869-06-19
THE cusR1s Of tAw AID EQUITY.
Cnieed tNafe.s Courts.


In the cjectment suit, fully stated Yesterday, OF
John fuch r. The CITY OF Rock Island, the Jury
found for defendant The land in controversy
The city Of Kocf Island In which painti1 Claimed,
II the grantees Of tho heirs Of Jonah ". Case,
who plated the addition. when the city WaS
known By tha name Of the Town OF Stephenson
REAL ESTATE MISUNDERSTANDING DELp.
cathaI1ne Ladoqx Ct u ': Topecs. the tenant Of
Josiah Lombard. E1ectment for an undivided one-
eighth Of the west half OF southeast quarter Of
Section H. s., IL Jury called Case Withdrawn
from the Jury and continued At cost Of plain
IN II n, nes Sese ~ oJsr VS. s;sd rs,
Tas made 70 appear. by an1uas1t that the defend
ant ciAlms through a deed pusporttng g havo
cslroii, On on iho sad day of Nav. 1857. Tnis deed.
the deponent 6tated his belief to bc forgery The
facts upon which this belief Nbs founded, the
PRIMO Jaes cxae OF rorErrJ: bat he considered Il
Somewhat suspicious circumstance, Of, at least,
ye1 unusual one, that this deed, purpolttng 70 os
tne aiudAyit only declared thai the decd vaa not
r. re ~ Of Or Gaae1 81 eo Of a.
ant abandoned bis t,tic from this source tho
Court believing there VA enough u ~ case .
II il was 10 be claiIned under. From tho drpo-
stions In this case, II would seem thas Edward
Reid being interested IN the land In 1874 and being
leaving het1r Who had no means Of asce1talning
as to his interest Alter the lapse Of about
thirty years, p!ant1 WAS vtsited hy =
rendered to her r.. for qul. cialm. Another of
the hetT1 = u Al4o s1kted with Ike o1N. This
was in July, 15es While there the agsnt rsaaessed
The tt11e Aud 1t Il sworu that he obtained eight Of
and made tracing Of TIC signature OF the dc
% ss Re o99 % - tae aeDains 11eTsa
died for record ~ Of the date OF May e. 1851, aad
apparently acknowledged before one Maxwell,
smother half Of the land was in Edward sherpard.
1t would eeem that quarter OF century since,
ne Wcnt34 to visit Europe, whesn be
= deed purpoftlng to BE- from him Of his interest
scnovledaed 81 so't oi DEPUTY cloEk n New
tho sct$as not being Kerrlhe
| ro6rL LAw-1AKKr1Ea or LKITERs OF TRIMS
Un;.cd States '. United States Express Com
| uAny, Cause submitted to the Court THIS u I
proceeding instituted ty direction OF the Pos
Sss e 70 's III tss 'ss o. p.sfss
ietscfs Of uans1nittI the equivalent Of sh,s
letters, TIC same not being riseed IN a,Ampef
s pauI IpIsarns M pa:kase Of money, also eaSr.et
letter notifying The constgnce Of The nno0nt o
he connEnmeni The action IL based on the par
Of the government on Section Of the Post On1c'
act OF 1sa5, which provides:
-That ii shall Sc lawful for rtrson q person
Tessner, nos Il sny r1aancf "a cau,e to b eoareyt
f r. 20 q ;ra By s Eel, civ
town nr other rAcrs II any other city. town or othe
place IN tht United S:Atcs." &c. whrrr tie Unite
htstes nail u rrFGkry trzuapcEtc under the aataor
of the Post Dc DrraEtnaert. Of anJ letter., pAtcb
;ts Z ssies 1.a' sis'
! panrhletA maka1tncs or pcHoAicAr
I The nctiou is defended under the next, or u
10th section Of thr sa1uc act which PROVIDES - tha
II shall not be lawful for auy stag
coach, rai1ruod car, steamboat, passG
boat or other vehicle or Fessc
nor auy Of the ownerr, managers, servants, 6
crws ef either. which regularly performs TIT
| at stated periods periods on post rouhc," " etc
"to transport OF convey otherwise than In u
tnal, Auy letter OF letters, packet OF package
letter., or other msllAble matter whatsoever, e
erps sxA ssay Aope r<!1tio' to so1oe pAft Of u
cargo &C. In aid Of Thlch Bcction Is sho inst<us
ton Of the Post once Department, ofnciAH a
nonnctnE undeT = subsequent net the right to col
vey rnaIl matter properly enclosed IN stamped e
| ve.opes and Eecirng IN pa1 the above TENN 60
| hon .
cAkNkp coRx.
Johr W1nslow Jones, Of Portland, Maine, '.
than Elsendrsth and George ". Nltun9cr- A
En1npstl- Demand. -, 800. Ills claimed that
. March, Jonre. who Ia prrpafcr Of fruits and &c
| etallea IN caua Vas IN Chicago He Contract
| Win Defendants TO furnish 1Goo cates of Wlnsi9
| canned con, and 2,N0 casea Of !, Kennel
, canned corn, the arst q. = FER dozon, and
second II t26o per dozen cans, THIS eonn1c1,
sata w&A conditional upon the 5es1ls q: the sNe
com crop This wAs shtr and he supplied OF
: tie article trst named, and oue-half tEF qu4nf
OF tho l4s1 the price bong hhpot I'll,
Defendant declined 70 pay, claiming NAmAFe
! the pon-i1l1lment Of tae complete contfsei GtE
: to the tur1.