, 1873-02-03
THE LAW COURTS.
How Bankruptcy Decreases Stocks
A Story Of Arrests.
Threatened Attachment for Contempt.
Criminal Court Matters.
General Notes from AL tho CourtS-..
Record Of New Suits.

"rho 'allling scnlc, rs applied to ea9cs III
bankruptcy" should be standing head for that
olnes Of newspaper reporting. Hero 10 case,
fled on Saturday, In tho matter Of Harriet T..
Collins, which IL T. fair oxempllhcation OF tho
rulc. Tho inventory OF stock ulado by tho Mar
Rha1s amounted to a4,214.0416, which WAS reduo-
ed by tho ABaignco's discovery of miatakcn In
aldling up (o1Oo.9o) to 81, ,oo9.12, aud Increased
by ntock not invontorica (310.5o) to "a ,038. %,
agalned tlccrcaocl by ellort goods (s165.75) to
89,sG7,s7 and finally sold for 81 ,o39.o9. Tho
ahort-comi,,g can hardly 10 chcrgod to tho
Marshals, who, wo nro told, aro strictly
honest men, and aro gouoral1y
60 hurried in their i1lvontorioa TINT
1t is morally impossible thoy should not err ovon
to tho oxtont Of tottling up a single column, aB
in this caso; and oortai,ly not to tho Asstguoes,
who aro of courso selected for thoir probity and
honor. Yot Lere Is stock which ID inyontoriod
ut 81, 2t4.o4]1 TINT deoroases In d fow weeks to
81, ,ess.oo. The aate way to oatirns'o tho valno
Of M inyontorioa bankruptcy stock is to knoc9
OF 60 per cont right AWAY.
STORY or AnnEsTa.
It will bo remembered that, few days back,
Ti1E TRIBUNE reported tllat Mayer u. lrnnit nad
bcon arrested IN this esy und9r regusltlon, u,
embczzlemcnt.. It now appears, from the atll.
dnvtt of FranA, yesterday filed in tho Circuit
Court TINT the parties who effootea tha nrroat.
namely, N. ]. Eowmnn md 4. =. p1l1mmpntl,
day (23A untimo), aud conveyed Linn to his resi-
t}onca In this city, whore, nftcr soono
with his fau.ily, ho .wan rolonaoa; that
they informed him their buafnoss with him yTas
hezzlomont, but to compel him to ray Newman
$500 OH q liability for sucurlty for frank aud
e145 to DruInmoi,d for oxpouaos In obtaining
the rcquisition. For damages to his reputation
In
case, 81 ,oo0, and Oh hio rotition md a.lida7 a.,
thnt Judgment tl,eroin would othor'7!so 10 lost,
a capias nd rcEpondcpdunl WIS iBauod by Judge
Rogers On Saturday, the partfea to be hold iii
THREATENED ATTACHMENT FOR CONTEMPT.
You n,cy al we'll carry n tlask OF nikro.glycer-
inc In your. weibtcont pocket and then ride gaily
in ra1lroad car oyor broken rail, 40 Interfere
with properly On whsh n nanksqptog os hso sa ss
rent duo BY tcnantn q part Of PROMISES occu-
pied By tho bankrupt firm Of Bctsy Doiivin, and
fhe Assignee haa pouncea upon him and
dishoa him up in tho ahnp,e E,sa OF - .,;ps PC.
causo in five dgya why bis body should not be
attached for contempt. The purgiuy process il
expensive, hunliliatng and exoossyely irritat-
Ing to the feeling. How like little writhing
worm that has been troa upon does fros at.l
equal American eitizon fool, in spite Of Liberty
mid the soaring Eagle, during tho purgng pro-
cessl He appreciates the valuo Of o little scrap
nf fronfN III n
B1dl5ott is attached.
''1ooo'' nAHWnurroy MATTERS,
VIM. N. Johnston has llod n petition for tue
bankruptcy Of the United States Brick Company
az creditor for labor performed IN tho Conn.,
panios arda and money adyanssd m &c oto to ahorera
as nets Of bankruptcy the stoppaao of Q noto
for sl,l5312, payable to the oruor Of Jacob
johnson, asid a motto for s1,42l75, pay
William II, Ecat, Assignee Of 4, Reimers, of
Moiina. an Saturday obta;ncJ lcayo from Cnrrt
to sail by public auction tic remaining stock Of
Furniture beIoucinr to the banArupt's busneps
and tic uncolloctod accounts, tic aggregate
Tn fl,e ,nnttar Of Elisha Trnennn n 1isnhn~po
WAS orderoa on Saturlay and in - X. Iles.asEs,
1t a., a discourage VIII bo cnterod, unless objoc-
tions arc entcfea within tsE.saJs.
MORAL: TUT E0F-~44o5h TAusT IN DRf-doops
DEALERS.
The vicisEitudes Of him who unfortunately
geta mixed up Ia q bankrupt case arc something's
extremely 9owilde1ing Such y the u easo % With a.
bankrupt clothior Of Tits city and Elgin: First,
Rothorinal, when he became Cass' Iookleoper,
loaned him $500, taking two notos Of $3.50 each j;
Recond, Casa told him he was leaving Elgin, and
would no longer nood hia furniture, whorenpon
Rothormal bought it for ETA, aurrendoling
the two nolos oil payment; then tho furniture
waa seized by au Officer, by virtue Of Ri attach
nens iaaue4 by Jnaleo Raaufma', at the cult Of
kaA4ue! IA GlaAIAi AAA 4AAuE tl!b t4uG9E LtA ~
give up tho goods to tho United states Marshal,
who until Saturday held then. Tho book
keeper etood 1t pntiently until the last INCIDENT,
whom ho appealed to Judge Blodgett. Flo APP
pealea not in vain. He now reye's IN tho pos
session Of several truck loads of domestic furni-
ture.
IMPORTANT ORDER RESPECTING GASES BEFORE
TIE FIRE.
Judge Williams, on Saturday, made tho follow
1ng order: It is Hereby ordered tlat a1 e,aucery
cases pending upon tic docket Of tho Chanecry
Court previou9 to th9 ; iro Of o,eeit0ber 1871 DO
thereof, be restored by the parties Interested to
the files Of said Court, on or boforo tho frat
Monday Of August next. In default Of such re-
dockoting aud restoration, any and all casos
pending prior to eaid fro will bo dismissed by IN
order Of tho Court Tor want OF prosecution on
esid day, or as soon thereafter as may Le couye-
uisut
little NIL rnoa TIE srAnsuA1's OFFICE,
4 mays oa.ato flittors away percoptibly under
che operation Of bankruptcy. Hero III little
bil wfich tho Court il asked to ordor paid In tho
matter Of Harvey II. md Frederick II. 0rcon