, 1872-11-08
THE LAW COURTS.
MITES OF INTEREST.


terday afternoon: "1he undersigned Com
missiouers. appointed By the honorable Court
to set Oft and allot the dover Of tae petitioner
in the premises in her petition described, re-
spectfnlly submit to the Court this their report
OF their action in the premises. They report
that they were first duly sworn, according to
law, etc. That, after taking said oath,
they proceeded to the sail premises
and inspected and viewed the SINE, amount
ling to 195 $500 acres, according to
tho original surveys of the United States, and
:190 23-100 acres according to the subsequent
surveys By said Park Commissioners hereto
annexed. And that the said lands in said petit
tion and decree described are patented to said
John B. F. Rugsel in his lifetime as follows, to-
wit The east half Of the southwest quarter OF
Section 10. in Township 38, north Of Range IL
east, in the district Of land subject to sale at
Chicago, ILL.,. containing so acres, and patent
dated Oct. l, 1888; also patented the west half
of said quarter section containing 80 acres !; and
alike patented, for the southeast fractional
quarter Of said Section is, containing 30
acres and 88-100 of an acre, making
in all 1876 8B-100 acres of said
lands in said patents, deeds, and decree. accord
ing to said Government survey, and patents
thereof accompanying this report. That IT ls
tsaid lands ere caDab1e Of division, so as to SO
of portion to the said petitioner, with
rout injury thereto. That these Commissioners
Ihave agreed to, and hereby do, set OF and a1lot
her dover. &C., the following described part or
portion Of said premises, to-wit: Beginning at
the southwest corner Of the southwest quarter Of
said Section IS, and running thence east 122
122 rods. to the vest line Of said quarter
section, and thence south 50 rods to the
place Of beginning, except one acre, being Lot
IS, in Phillips subdivision OF the southwest
quarter Of said Section 13, to which lot with
Lots 9, 10, and Il, In said subdivision, the said
Co1nelia Russell has heretofore released her
dover, aud reserving to tie public the right Of
way IN the streets laid Out upon said land upon
the south and west lines shereof. The quantity
OF land SO set off is 60 acres, including streets
in front Of the said 60 SO set of, &C., DC"
The bill for specific pc: e:formance, Schroeder T.
1.ose, which Will be found our record Of
the uew suits OF the Superior Court to-day,
pra,s for the conyeyance to petitioner OF the
which :a1itioner alleges defendants to have
sold him on the 9Th of AUGUST last, for S13 900.
The following is the description given Of the
land: In the town Of Nilea Cook county-Lot 10
saa' sa north afhf'ef Of 0 Range ss Is cast, con-
tanning 13 acres; LotH III and Is Of the
same subdivision, containing ten acses east; lots
twenty acres; the fractional northeast quarter
OF fractional northeast quarter OF Section 81,
same township, containing about S9-1oo acres,
the fractional northwest quarter OF section ~,
of the same township, containing about 2 39-100
acres the west twenty acres OF that part Of VIC
'toria Potter's 1udina reservation, commencing at
the northeast corner Of ecid reservation ranging
southwesterlx along th3 north line of the reserve
forty chains. thence aoutheasterly ct right
angles with said north line twenty chains. thence
:northeasterly along the north line Of tie forty
mcres conveyed by Mark Noble to James Hill
twenty chains, thence southeasterly ten chains
northeasterly at right angles to the east line Of
the reserve twenty chains, thence northTesterly
along said east lire thirty chains to the place Of
beginning, excepting the parcel Of land con-
7eyed By Penny l. Meacham to Frederick Hen
.nings.
a petition was yesterday filed in Bankruptcy,
alleging that Michael Gropper and john Wells,
bankIupts, are the owners of q cheese factory at
Schaumberg, Cook County, which has been
levied on by the Sheriff IN execution OF JudS-
1nent note said to have been given by bpnkrupts
when they knew they we're insolvFnt; and pray
ing that injunction issue restraining the
execution and further petition vas lied
praying for the sale of the cheese in the factory
Both petitions were granted, and orders entered
accordingly
A writ Of copias issred, yesterday morn 7g,
BY Judge Booth. against the body of D. Ad!cr,
for the sum OF $3.50. for goods sold to him by
Amcs, Sherman l. Co., Of Wabash avenue. on
rhe 26th Of October The petitioners affirm
that respondent called on them, and obtalned
the goods on the representation that he vas
worth 81 1000; that he sold the goods for less
than their rsuc: and that he was, at the time
of the filing Of the petition, to the best OF
petitioners belief, intending to leave by the
pext train on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne Rail
road
Ira T. Mum Was examined before Register
1Ior va:sarGnv alterations rf the
titioninS creditors respecting payments stated to
have been made By the bankrupts at time
when they knew they were insolvent his testi~
nony went to show that the particular payments
referred to we're upon mortgages, and that they
were not made to preferential creditors
An examination OF E. Shanahan and ). West,
in bankruptcy, took place before Register Hib-
bard yesterday AFTERNOON a minute account
was given as to the nature Of the dealings Of the
firm, which arc so far; not so plainly stated as
to enable judgmenttc be formed on the merits.
The trial of the suit, South Park Commits
r. rniBsiouers = Cook for condemnation of land,
vas Yesterday commenced in the Circui: Court,
Cbancery side, before Judge Earwel.. The
greater portion Of the day was consumed in get
zing together jury. The trial viii probably &C.
cupy some days.
The November term of the Cnitel States
Circuit Court commenced yesterday, and petit
Jury was sworn in Gee record, ::G6-Cladn '.
Wills ct ALL The first case tried WAS On notes
claimed to be unpaid, an unimportant matter.
The jury retired to consider their verdict at a
late hour.
In our report, in yesterdays TRIBUNE, Of Judge
Drummond's decisi N on the petition OF King
and others. IN the matter OF the State Insurance
Company. read for 'tauditors," in 'ss5eorge c.
Smith replied. among other things, that auditors
had no standing, :" 81 creditors"
A quorum Of Grand Jurors was obte;ned yes
terday, and sworn in it would be iifc 1t to Sc.
7oof Iattpr pIngH riti7aua rather it 1yOu1d
be difficult to select better representat es Of al
classes. The names will be found in t. e proper
place in the record
Mr. #. Wills, provisional assignee in the mat
ter Of Leander Rockwell, in bankruptcy, on
Saturday realized Sc, 1885, rs BY sale Of the bank
rupt's Stock as per order of court, reported ut
the time in this column, which amo"nt he is
directed to deposit in the National Bar1 of Hi
uoiB.
In the matter Of Benjamin Padgett, in bank
ruptcv. on the petition OF Field, B=netlct g. Co.
ali difficulties have been arranged. and the pc
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