, 1872-12-24
man Hardung, with his prayer for divorce against
his wife, Mary Hardung, in which he makes the

following serious charges against the Justice:
Your orator further shows that about the month
bastsrdy warrant up upon complaint made before
Justice Of the Paace in Cook County, State aforesaid
M NAT gouGb s
arrest and appearance he tcas not IoDed any trial. but
waa Informed and threatened by the officer, and said
deprived Of his liberty he refused to marry said Mary
or pay them large sum Of moneys al Of which threatss
tody By aaid officer and Justice Of the Peace. That be-
ing unable to said large sum Of money and
fear OF being deprived of his liberty and While stu IL
consented to marriage with the Mary aforesaid, and
while En continuing in custody aforesaid the said
atey after sad ceremony performed, he left said
Mary, and has at any time since cohabited with
her recognized her his wife, nor ever seen her,
And further says, that he was not the father
issued and that, had lie been offered an op-
portunity when in custody, ho could easily have
proved that another person was the culpable
party; but that, being an Ignorant man, and
having no one to advise him, and being with the
fear Of imprisonment before his eyes, he yielded
to threats, and married the woman. He has now
been advised by counsel that he can obtain
divorce, and be prays rolef from the marriage
bond.
THE BROWN WILL CASE.
The wretched family fight Deer the will Of John
Brown, in the cause Wolcott Y. Smith ct al,
which was reported in TIE TRIBUNE at the tlme
it came before Judge Farweu, WAS mp tor new
aa sS the qr%sT bitter It T beatne
having failed to agree. The Court Was detained
long time by the difficulty Of finding jury,
there being no jury empanelled for yesterday,
! and it being matter Of doubt whether the
discharged. Finally, the difficulty was referred
by the Court to the counsel to settle among
themselves what should be done, 1t being felt by
all present that safe construction OF the new
law respecting juries Was matter impossible or
attainment.
TAKEN UNDER ADT1sENEST.
In the cause, Mason Y. The Chicago, ColuIn-
! bus g. Indiana Central Railroad Company, 1or
property on Carroll street, between Canal and
Clinton streets, the defendant yesterday ap-
peared before Judge Farwen, On motion to d!s-
solve the injunction. The counsel TOR the
plaintiff objected, raising the point that the mo-
tion WAS not competent before p1eadings; A
discussion ensued On practice, and Judge Far
well finally said he would take tho matter under
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES,
Register Hibbard yesterdny heard evidence on
the claim OF Albert Card against the Mutual Sc
curity Company, On policy which Card alleged
the company's agent to have verbally contracted
to issue before the fire came and swallowed up
the property intended to be insured. The As
signeo contests the claim, and the hearing will
cost goodly portion of tho sum the claimant
would receive under the most favorable circum-
stances.
Judge Moore, sitting in Judge Jameson's
Court, yesterday, refused the motion for q new
trial in the celebrated land case-Hugh Mahor '.
Gerrish-which was lately decided, Us reported
fully in TIE TRIBUNE at the time, after several
years litigation: An appeal was allowed, under
Wm. B. Langley, dealer in watches, jewelry,
etc., OF No. q South Canal street, one OF the
persons 1ate1y charged by the Sunday Times
with being swindling = Peter Funk yesterday
OF the case, against Wilbur T. Storey, proprie-
tor Of the Times laying his damages at $4,000.
Suit was brought yesterday BY Il. a. Loyeland
and others against the Roman Catholic Bishop
Of Chicago and Thomas L. Leyden, for the sum
Of S779.26, for lumber supplied for the erection
Of church on the land described in the record
Of new suits in the Supreme Court g1 1867.
Letters Of guardianship were yesterday an
thorized to issue to Louis Mosser, in the matter
Of George Mosser, who VAS found by jury, be-
fore Judge Farwen, to be 3 confirmed aud lrre-
sponsible drunkatd, in accordance with the ver-
dict OF the jury.
Several pages of claims we're decided in the
County Court yesterday A motion for now
trial in the Of Rainforth s. Fuller was, yes
terday, overruled The motion for change Of
yenuo to Lake County, in the case Of the alleged
robbery Of the young scotchman Forbes, MAS
To-day is tsentence-day" in the Criminal
Court not q 81 treat" day, by any means, for
those Tho go down to Joliet to spend Christi
1Q19. 4uCEe HuQu II l1AJ ED4CtIA HAA 0uAtA-
stand the allusion.
The Assiguees Of Mum Scott have obtained
leave from the District Court to settle and COM
promise I'll doubtful claims at their discretion,
without consulting the Court, as emergencies
arise.
Lyon l. Healey petition for the bankruptcy Of
Ettinger l. Follett of Oregon, Og|e County,
ILL.,, On the ground # the nou-payment Of a note
Of $780, and preferential payment to q cred
itor.
Albert Heymann commenced reploVin action
in the Circuit Court, yesterday, for repoBsession
| Of an entire chemists stock at No. 8s West
Washington street, against Jane R. Stow and
Barnum Blake yesterday fled his $4,000 bond
| to secure costs in Blake =. Blake, the sureties
being Joseph L. Barker and 4. ": Gilmore:
Judge Porter left town for the East on sat1r-
! day to visit his friends in that far-oH region
| during the Christmas holidays.
| Yesterday, petit jury OF sixteen was empan-
nelled in the Criminal Court.
| ATTORNEYS RECORD.
| TO-DAY,
! No change In the programme announced in the
Courts Of Judge Porter Judge Booth, and Judge Tree
In the United States Circuit Court, Cahil v. Andes
Insurance Company, the motion for new trial viii be
argued to-day, md tho came in Lewis ct al Michi
! gun Central Aailroad Company.
| Judge Blodgett Will announce his decision in cases
! yesterday taken under advlEenent.
JUDGMENTS TRIALS.
! Us11Tn STATES DISTRICT CouRT-{Hopkins, J.)-
7ol-Upton Assignee Of the Great Western Insurance
Company '. aansbrough; verdict for the rlantf dam
ages s. A085 49, f03-Sarne Carver trial commenced.
| {BanErupteHl- 12S-Alunn !, Scott; order to COM
I pron;se with creditors in doubtful cases. 2,168-
Same; entered and Issued rule to show cause: a169-
Ettinger + Folett; same. 2,17o-FarnBworth, Brown
Co.; rule to chow cause on Joseph FarnsTorth, and
injunction adjudication by confession against Samuel
! Brown; Charles 3. king appointed provisional As-
! sgnee.
! UNITED STATES Cncu1r CoUn1-[Blodgeh, J.}-
366-Clafn ct Il. =. Wells ct al; motion for new trial
| taken under advisemert 523-Cotield Continental
| Life Insurance Company; motion oyerru1ed,
appearing 526-Noron ct al. Y. Northern Trasporta-
| ton Company; motion for trinl partly
] heard. and continued till to-day. 552-