, 1873-11-06
THE COURTS.
Rafferty, to Be Tried ut Waukegan
This Month.
Suit Against the FL. P. Line.
Damages Asked for Falsc imprisonment
- .-.Bankruptcy ltons.

s~"OuNhIuVAcJ AAoA'os
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DILL FOR PARTITION.
Monia Livingston, Of New York, tllod bill
yesterday ngainBt Della Wittgonstoln, James 7.
Morse, AfoniQuo Dalsley, Andrew Doeohsler,
Rosa Boaubten, Wyatt 7. Juason. John D. Mil
lor, Allie ), Beaubien, Horny Beaubion, Daniel
II. Horne, Andrew 7. Sherman, Julia F. shcr~
man; Henry Whipple. Miller Lein, Hiram .Bick-
ford, William 8. Doaubion, Washington A. Stew
nrt, tho Illinois Loan aud Land Company. and
A. N. Waterman for partition. Complainant
alleges that he owns MI undivided 11-12 Of tho
E. }6 of the 8. Z. 4 Of Sec. 35, SO, IA, aud that
said Della Wittgonatoin owns tho remaining
twelfth. Tho other defendants claim Homo i'll
forest, though wrongfully, by deeds from silas 3.
Gassetto, and they are therefore, tnado partiey.
Complainant asks partition Of Lis share from
that Of Della Wittgousteiu, and that any title
pretended to be given through tho hetrs Of John
Beaubion to silas D, Gassctto, and his convey
ancas to tho other defendants, may he declared
null and void, tho decas' considered as inopera-
tive and making no cloud, and TINT the lnud
may be confirmed IN him and ahid Dolia Wilt
gonateip, according to their respective interasta.
Z.I.p. *
sMartha a. Van Yechton commenced an action
some time ago against Zaohariah Pratt,. the q.
1rp. omnibus man, aud yesterday she filed tho
declaration, wherein aho Hots out her wrongs.
She statos Chat on the 18th day Of August last,
sbo was driving In buggy worth e500, driven
BY horse OF groat vnlue, to-wlt: OF tho value OF
$500, when the pole Of ~ omnibus Of tho de-
fenlant's line was Violently driven into the
plaintiffs buggy, crushing and tearing 1t to
pieces the horse Was also pally famed, and tho
plaintiff thrown out and hurt. Bho alleges thdt
sha has spent al00 for curing herscf, $500 ior
the repair Of tho buggy, and like sum for the
cure Ut tho horse. Sho therefore brlDHH Suit
FOR $4,000 damages.
~ - FALSE 111pRlBoNMENT.
Dapiel B. Briggs flied - declaration against
Elmer Washbutn, William Buckley, Edward
Londorgan, vernua G. James,. and Edmund
good and honest oitizon, and has always be-
haved himself, bit dofendanta contriving to
hurt his good name, arrested him on tho 18th
day OF October OH charge Of bofng accessory to
Tho second count statos that dofondanta pro-
cured q warrant from Justico Danyon. and on the
2lBt OF October, lie was arrested and imprisoned
three houra On his examination ho was dis.
charged. Tho third count sets ont that no
Was arrested without any warrant. In the
fourth count, he statos ho was imprisoned two
days, aud spent 81 1000 to procure his relonse,
but how tlia largo sum WAS employed ho docs
not doign to rnention particularly, He thinks
that he will be satisfied Tor all this insult by the
tASutlk "a EAVtpVus
THE RAFFERTY, CASE
Mr.. Reed atates that he hns teleg1aphed to
Otsawn for tho rsmittitur IN the RAFFERTY, Gaze,
aud will have it Immediately redockoted, and
Court at Wankegan, to which 1t will be remanded,
Tho Court will convene the 17th inst, aud the
caso will come up before Judge Murphy, who
has won Ruch fair fame IN our own court hero.
BuAKERs IN CooK COUNTY.
Chauncey Miller and JeBso Harwood, RH Trus-
Inn IT tim TYnStrf RrrinfS ~ Albany (r,lt1ty
Now York Commonly called the SAakers), OBJ
tanned a decree confirming in them. as such
Trustees, tile title to tue Z. Il Of tho N. f. Il Of
SEQ. 2o, and tho ". * Of al, all In Township
SO, Range II.
:: UNITED STATES COURTS.
Tho Winona Deposit National Bank commenced
m action ngninst William e. Smith for 81, 900.
AlAo against William 8. Walker for So 500.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
The first meeting Of the creditors Of the First
Bohemian Brick Manufacturing Company will be
held this morning ut 10 o'clock.
In the case Of Thomas Maddau, the order Of
dismissal was made absolute.
In the case Of Henry Showers, tho petition Of
J. V. FarweN g. Co. was filed and an order made
on the Assignee to pay S166.60.
Antoine Gaylon was adjudicated bankrupt by
dofaalt, and warrant OF seizure entered re-
turnablo Dec. S, 1878.
Thomas Z. Bonnet and Thomaa D. Wayne
filed petition agninHt Jacob A. Overholtzer,
claiming 81 1,s82.72 due on promissory note,
and s4Q5 on an open nccount for losses In buying
wheat for aaid Overholtzor. Petitioners alleges
that the debtor, besidea the suspension Of pay.
meut OF tho note, made fraudulent assignment
OF 9G1i acres in Ogla County owned by him, and
also sold some corn aud other grain, with intent
to hinder. and de{raud his creditors.
Almon Kiader, proYisional Assignee Of Henry
". Giddiugs, filed potltion aottiug out TINT the
debtor had given cattel e. mortgage On l9O cows
the property 10 worth much moro than the
amount Of the lieu, aud askR that tho Lien may
be discharged md the mortgageo en1oined from
taking possession. Of the property. An injunc-
tion was accordingly issusd aa1ne as prayed
Edward Walsh pleaded guilty to a charge Of
larceny and was aontencod to twenty days in
the County jail
George Baker, colorod gentleman, was tried
for larceny aud found not guilty; He waa on
gagged by hardware mum to black some stoves.
and in ono Of them found 91o0, put there by the
enterprisipg merchant, who did not believe in
bauks. Tho aarkay pleaded sick in few min.
utes and started for home, but the theft was soou
discovered and he arrested, On seeing Lila ON.
ployor at tho station he immediately gave up biz
ul-gotten BpoilH. Counsel for prisoner artfullS
nrgod that the money might have belonged te
tho person who sold tho stove to tho hardware
man, but tho fact Of tho negroes running otf at
tho heneat OF the doubt, and acquitted him.
John slattery, boy OF Is ,yesrs, was founi
guilty OF larceny, and romanded for sentence.
Henry Patterson p1endcd guilty Of an assaul
With intent to do bodily injury, and was 10
mandad.
The case Of John Walsh and William Don
ely, for tho murder Of Patrick Lawless, will b,
tried to-day.
Emil Alatzler, Francis Lee, and George Har
xis, indicted for assault Oh one Of the keepers
The Dridowel1, will be tried to-day.
Tue caBo OF Gilbert Mantono, indioted for lar
cepy, waa tried last term, and he was sentoncet
to ton yeass-the extrema limit in tho Poniton
eiary. Last Saturday now trial was granted
by Judge williams, on aome new evidence betnl
produced, and his case will come mp immedintol;
sster tho conclusion Of tho Walsh and Qonetl,,
murder caso.
COUNTY COUNT,
The.will OF Martin Bchuth was proved, an'
letters tegtamontary granted to Wi)helmlna an'
Carl Schultz, under D bond Of $l2.0 900.
Edward II. Booth was appointed guardian
Mary Booth, under bond Of 5000; he wa
also sppointel administrator Of tho entate
Susan II. Booth, on q bond Of ~ 900.
COURTS IN DAIEF.
Joseph Polka commenced m action IN tres
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