, 1872-12-28

Of March, A. D. 1856, it was upon sold petition
by said County Court ordered and dircd that said
administrator be authorized and required to sell
said John Bostwick, ii and to
teen Ql), in Town thirty-cisht (3s>.
sorth . ot range fourteen 90 eass Of the third
southwest quarter Of Section three {3) in town
thirty eight (3S), north Of range fourteen Q4)
east Of the third principal meridian, situate, ly
ing and being in Cook County and State Of lii
nos. On the 22d day Of April A. D. 1855, said
Downing, as administrator Of said John Bost-
wick deceased, in pursuance OF the plan and con-
spiracy OF said confedcrateB, under color OF said
order Of said County Court, proceeded to offer
and expose for sale. at public vendue, all tho
right, title and interest which WAS OF said Bost-
wick and Of his heirs in the said lands, upon the
following terms VIZ: one-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, at tho time Of enle,
one-third to be paid in six months thereafter,
at baoas o poT
after, with It'll interest 1T tho rate ot
6 per cent Per nn1um. And at such
sale Paul Cornell
BID THE SUN OF FIFTY DOLLARS,
for, and pretended to purchase for that sum, to
be paid according to the terms Of said sale above
stated all the right, title, and interest OF said
John Bostwick, and of his heirs at law. in and to
the said southwest quarter Of said Section four
teen 14). And at said sale the said Ralston B.
Palmer, bid the sum Of $50 FOR, and pretendadto
purchase for that sum, to l,a paid according to
the terms OF said sale above stated all the right
title and interest OF the said John BoBtwick, and
of his heirs at law, in and to the west half Of
the southwest quarter OF said Section three (3).
aud the said Downing, as Buch administrator:
pretended thus to sell and strike off to the said
Cornell and Palmer, severally, for said several
sums of $50 each. all the right title, and inter-
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in and to the said several tracts Of land, which
said sales were fraudulent and void,
and and for r'lf the purpose rpo OF " parceiing % out
the eaid lands to said parties for nominal sun1s.
On the 7th day Of May, A. D. 1856, the report Of
said sales were filed in saia County Court, signed
BY said Downing, as administrator. and dated
April g, A. D. 1856, the said Cornell acting as
attorney thereon, and upon motion it was by
said Court ordered that said sale. Ge confirmed,
auce Of the premises described to tho several
purchasers thereof. Before tho confirmation OF
said sale, and before said report OF said sale
made, and before said sale was made, said
made, q deed of said southwest quarter Of said
Section fourteen, to said Cornell for the consid
Grafton Of fifty (5o) dollars, pretending that the
same was made under and BY sirtne Of said ordsr
o e a' np mSae and aso sa and By xeaa saa
! deed ct said west half Of said
southwest quarter Of said Section three 90 to
said Ra!ston T. Palmer for the consideration Of
$50, pretending that the sa1ne was made under,
and by virtue Of, said order Of sale made as
clusion Of said fraudulent and corrupt proceed
ings to obtain the title OF tho Sid John Dost-
wick to said lands, said
CORNELL IooK POSSESSION
OF said southwest quarter OF Section fourteen
(14), under said void and fraudulent deed, and
retained possession thereof till on or after tho
9th day OF February, 4. D. 1866, and aald Rails
ton B. Palmer and his confederates took pos
session of the said west hnlf Of the southwest
quarter Of said Section three under their said
void and fraudulent purchases, Neither the said
widow nor the enid heirs Of the said John BoBt-
wick, nor the several husbands above named of
said married heirs, nor any OF them, the enid
persons, had any notice Or information whatso-
ever Of SAID proceedings for administration
on the estate Of said John Bostwick the pro-
ceedings for the sale Of said land, and the sale
thereof, under color Of such administration, or
of any OF said matters, until long after the same
we're concluded. to-wit: until the summer OF tho
year 1872 and that these plaintiffs have tliligont-
II pursued their rights and have sought out tho
evidences and prepared their and bill with
as much speed aB possible in the premises /; that
neither these plaintiffs any Of them, nor said
Seeber or his said wife have ever had or seeu tho
said deed from Mark Skinner to the said John
Bostwick or any OF the deeds. papers, proceed
ings, or decrecs mentioned and referredto in the
preceding portions Of this BILL and these plain
tffrs arc Informed and believe that all and every
tho said deeds, papers, DEGREES, and proceedings
have been burned in the great fire OF October land
Q, A. D. 1871, exceptsuch es are IN thehands oft tho
said confederates. and said plaintiffs have set
the Rano forth With as much Particularly ard
accuracy as it is possible for them to obtain ur-
der the circumstances. And said plaintiffs further
chow unto the Court that they are informed and
believe that the actual price paid aud agreoi
TO BE PAID TO SAID MARX SKINNER
for snld southwest quarter Of Section fourteen
was the s1zm Of $4,000 That at the date Of
said deed thereof by said Mark Skinner to said
John Bostwick, to-wit May |, Il. D. 1866 said
Bostwick paid said Skinner the sum Of 50. QUO
and gayo to said Skinner his bond and mortgage
to secure tho payment of tho balance thereof,
date, with interest thereon amounting to the
sum of 81. 600 each year, as follows 81 900 in
years, 8, ,oo6 in four yeafs, and $4,000 in i've
HnS SeaIS from tSa SAID saa Sy PAUL cane a. P 1ss5 &a
knowing tia: snid southwest quarter
Of said Section fourteen was worth much
more than the SUM 30 paid aad agreed to hepaid
! by said John Bostwick therefor, and being very
intimate with and much trusted By said John
said Dostwick thai after his said illness 1adconl-
menced and his mind had become imbeci!o By
said paralysis. he, said Cornell, on the tenth day
OF August, 4. D. 1855, obtained from him, sait
Jo!1u nCht"1ch. al aSIeeubut 1oi Tile sAlc VI 0Qe
equal undivided half OF said southwest quarter
of said Section IA on the same terms and pay
ments ne above, but he, the said Cornell, did not
pay the frat nor any other payment thereon, nos
! any part thereof; and thereafter SO contriycd
that though the said wife and family Of said Ohm
BostWick were at his homo and mansion-houBo,
and within 13 hours rido Of Chicago his said wife
was not notified Ct his illness until after he had
| lost all power to communicate to her any Of his
! business affairs, and said confederates got and
) concealed from said wife oil OF said John Bost.
| wick's deeds and papers, aud after the death OF
said Bostwick, got rid Of lis father-in-law, and
j! planned and conducted the said proceedings fo1
said false and fraudulent administration, and
concealed the same from the said widow aud
. heirs. And eaid Paul Cornell, being attorney
/; and bondsman for said administrator, further
contrived that in the inventory OF the estate OF
said John Bostwick, and in the said petition for
! the sale Of said real estate, tho title of said
E! BostWick in said southwest quarter OF said Sec
! ton Il, should be described as subject to said
/ article of agreement between said Bostwick, II
! his lifetime and Paul Cornell. dated the 10th
! day OF August, 4. .. 1856, for the Rale OF one
! equal undivided half of said land to said Paul