, 1872-11-23
THE LAW COURTS,

| akbut N3ILuhn 6uE3bky u CQ1EaE0. ILL.,
Chicago, Nov. O. 1879.
! THE LAW COURTS.
NOTES or INTEREST.
| It was altogether quite too absurd to expect
that the Presidential election could pass off in
this city without single disturbance, or with
out planting some seeds for future harvests Of
litigation and ll-blood. For the credit Of ou1
/ belligerent name among the nations We are hap
| py to state that 3 libel suit has come to the
rescue. Chicago's reputation, the law reporter
| may be allowed to remark, is saved; thus One
| President Of the United States made requisi-
| tion:for 100000 animated targets. The Thir-
| teenth Ward (now ,Si1teenth) formed its Draft
Association in common with Ill the other wards
extant On that patriotic occasion, and Lawrence
Proudfoot became it's Treasurer. The purpose
Of the association was to receive the money
subscriptions OF citizens toward the good and
glorious object Of paying bounties to all and
sundry who might seek through the good Offices
Of that particular Draft Association the bubble
reputation at the cannons mouth; and MI.
Proudfoot's pleasing duty it was to receive and
dispose OF such subscriptions At the polling
place in the Sixteenth Ward on the last Presi-
dental election, William n. Snyder in loud
voce made certain assertions respecting the
bonnty funds. which THE TpTnnsrE dec1;nas tn
repeat, since they are actionable. And now
comes Mr.. Lawrenca prondfoot with hia anti +,
the Supreme Court against William Il.
SNYDER, placing his damages at o.ooo
SNYDER Haa nne nj the comm;ttaa thot s;ena5 a
certifcate showing hia 0Prondfoot'sl acconnta
~ Ia ali Toht erd t.st ~ - Ts,raa.S ea.
said otherwise, On Presidential election day. or
any other day, he should be convicted as liar
and Villain ~ ana ia malicious lbelea sa By bis own
Hence the action.
The 1one-cohtested suit Of Maher y. Gerrish
vas brourHt to teronnrarv standss sti1i yaater-
day, by verdict by the iurT tor sis 100 il favor
of a motion fnr 1au ~ +,;a1 hv tha 5afamdaa4
This ia anil f"r d,ryoeas W. hu ~
failura IT the fa1endant n 1carr5 mi conpar.
ance Of certsin lands at EnrIeTood r79 acraa}
which he arree1 to se1, Ia the nieintiff T1b T1beso
lands are Wa1l gitnatod .and At ma time ha1oneed
to Maher. who sold than to other nsrt;es 6 Wan
became the property OF this defendant. At that
time, the outside yalue would not have exceeded
So0o, and 1t Is now estimated nt fully S5 900 per
acre. After the defendant had become pos
sessed OF the property, he entered into negotia-
tba i ''5 4ea ~ 70 aa1a dnd hnt ny asreea
raason mr. othar fa;1ad Il ca--r ~ a,+ 0oo 10
contraot Moan71;i Gat;., ho,sy .a1y @ ous ~
he n;ace ~ iena ras drann anS h sean tas
ptee1 et 81 ana YVES ausanelag ana tnnt was
the property, and Maher, in 1858, commenced
suit to compel the performance OF the contract,
or to obtain the amount he claimed to have lost
BY it's non-fulh1ment The jury yesterday found
that the plaintiffs exact damages herein we're
8. A. wy, ana gaze ham verdict Tor that amount.
absr oaseo ab ihen e. 4a n On @ ne 1acE tnae
was apl ~ so s oo tne 10 sell MS bargain at
sto+a,s a+to,,arpaa,z roa.
5a 6n2t iathes n stnet the sqm Ct @ prisoner is
charged with taking the nonov 3rn,r, his fathers
bureau. in A drawnp Of which the 3at+a- ha5
placed It. The father had been sayinn for aona @
years, WIN she oole OF huy1ng httle property,
and 1mpr1dently allowed tho place OF cnmceal-
meut to become kncggn to his hopeful son. The
bov shared th., ill-ootten money viii,
another lad, with :wtom be inuedistaiy LEFT this
c1ty 4or NeW 1oIk, "ne1e Ihey entered -upon