, 1873-05-28


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CLASSICAL TOWN IN TROUBLE.
T. A. Smith, attorney for tho town OF Oicero
yesterday filed a prlecipo In plos Of debt
against aoorgo and Q; " Sherwood Sa an and Hiram
T. Crawford u ac amonnt m u OF aobt soo goo dam
sigued by dofondants for @. W. Sherwood, who
WIS Supervisor Of tho town Of Cicero, and OK
ol1oio Town Treaauror, to recover for tho failure
81 @ to p.y t. law s
tions passed in tho Town. Board, balance
OF q 600 or $1,000, which he retains NJ
commission on moneys ho has handlod
is baaod upon tho ground that dofontlantis
charging commission on money transactions
which occurred previously to bis holding office,
and on which. commission haa already boon
paid. COmplninantB also nvor that Sherwood
rctaius moneys which ho claims aa commiB-
Btons on negotiations Of cortnin town bonds,
which, thoy aver, he handled In so peculiarly
dextrous mapnor, sler;'1.ately selling buying,
amount altogether to aomo 20 per cent
THE KLoKKE CASE.
The llokke caHo cnme up, ,yesterday afternoon
IN tho Criminal Court on tie demurrer to tho
mont Of Mr.. Kokko was based mainly on tho
eonstitutionality of tho Mayors bill. den.
stilcs and Mr. Iuloy appeared for Respondents.
Mr. Tuloy characterized tho rolator aA repro
aentatiyo Of GLASS In aocioty very powerful for
good, or otherwise, as the case may bo. II Mr..
Wright YVES not t 1t would apPeatT thst
and tic rouult so far aa the public aro concern
| cd, would DO baneful. The ntattor was takon
under advlsement by Judge Troo, who will give
HIS opinion in few days.
! UNITED gTATEs COURTS.
In the matter OF $4,000, claimed to bo in tho
| hands OF Herman Spruanco, belonging to tho
| Commercial Insurance Company, utter reading
the evidence sakon beforo tho Register In banlt-
III In I'm Fv{u
ment. In tho cuso OF Joseph r. Payson, AS
sgneo Republic Insurance Company '. George
y. Barnett, plalntiT got verdict 10 for 90 o2;
s4s q & Eama T. y fsfrf T. l. dapna daas5' plsn{ ss5{is
verdict, 81, ,62l 80 Same Y: Oraon F. johnson,
plaintiffs verdiot s7,6005o; sane Y. L. 2.
Letter, plaintiffs verdict and Judgment,
di serdIct and Judgment, s6os. 81 same '. T. SKIN.
nor, plaintiffs verdict and Judgment, 9G0852
Same y Wilson House, yerdict and Judgment,
sl,al7o4; Same y 1s,5 l. HnhsteF plaiati's vor-
In the: Circuit Court George, H. eaokett filoe
zepp for sa, ,4oA.75; damages, 95oso.
In the matter of 4. Charles Braun an involuu-
tsry petition was fled By Raphael Phillips on
promlssory noteH for s42l.67 and s244.02 on m
open aocount, the suspension Of which is
shsg sgo sSgos g hst Braun
Tho case Of Alexander 3. Murray was rotor
rcd to Registor Hibbard.
In the matter Of John F Collins an order oga wes
i May before Register Hubbard.
Tile matter Of Joseph Parker ct al. Was refer
rcd to Register Grain. OF Freeport, fof final ro-
port
chromos, an inaolvont, Nathan EiAontlrath waa
elected Assignee.
| CRIMINAL COURT ITEMs.
James Gibson, q lad, WAS tried on the charge
- -, A,n -
T.. Morehouao, and found guilty. Being under
ego,' 'he was sontcncod to eighteen months in the
Thomas .Roaeh. Thomas Sidney, and James
Carroll, were tried for the larceny OF lot of ct~
gars Of the homemade stamp aud four bottles
of liquor from Henry Muller md Adam Desner.
Carroll WIS found not guilty, and Roach md
Bidnoy wore convicted and remRndoa for Bon
:, Tho three prisoners o'da,y, Flynn, md No;
wero tined @100 each and costa.
COUNTY COURT ITEMS.
l. Tho will of James EnglAA was proven, and lot
tera tosta1nantary woro granted to Mary English,
Under bond. to DO approved, Of ss, 400.
Dctsey Brown was appointed administratrix Of
tho estate of Andrew Lazson, under a bond OF
Ii tho oaso 81 Austin F. nayon, ct a1. minors,
IN order was issued authorizing tho guardian to
! claim duo by tho doooasoa father Of minors,
, Iuthor Hayon, ae Into Collector.
sllas B. Mitchell was appoiutod administrator
of lilo optato OF William Ellis, nn old resident OF
Chicago, who ,diod May 10. leaving go. .ooal l
tho valuo of about $50 900. Decensed
loft him surviving Mira. Margaret a. Mitchell
| wifa of administrator, and Ezra =. NtcCagg.
| Among tho bequcHtu may bo mentioned ono te
st. Joaoph's Orphan Asylum Of $4,000; ono te
tho House Of tho Good Shepherd, 90, 600; and
to tho Ale1an Hospital OF Chicago, $4,000. The
will was executed on tho 23l OF March last
! whom tho dccoased felt that his dissolution saE
rapidly approaching. .
y TIE COURTS IN Dn1Er. l..
J,p. Root, County Attorney, will file in the
! Circuit Court, on behalf Of tho County Board,
.. till v Thomas bryan. as Tr!lsteo, and Charles
N. Holden, Charles ". Marsh OF a.. Truatooa O
q tho Northern lnHnno Asylum at Elgin, to compo
Bryan to convey to tho County Doarl "a feet o
ground OH Randolph stroot. adjoining tho Nc.
, tropolitan Block, which WAS doviHol b.
!. , tho lato Jouathan Burr to Bryan
In truat for IN Insane Asylum. which SHOULD u
o built In Northern illinois. Mr. Burr died IN
tsHtato. The lot IL to DO held in lrllat and ro,t
ia. DO used by tho county, aud this IL gil th
a county can rot. Tho value Of tho ground ro',
i u about $500. An answar will DO filed eolmot
= dently With filing tho bill and tho decision VII
Q bo got 1T amcably.
}, Samuel ]. Walker files hts bill in the superio
i Court against Z. D. Paine, John ". Burst, an
others, asking for injunction restraining the1
/ from further prpHGputiuH all action OF D19tkuoA