, 1873-02-27

thing done by the State Court. This is the yiow
take Of tho question admit it is Of great mag
but have felt inclined to sustain the Jurisdiction II
that case. The inclination Of my mind is sgainst It ii
this case, and am willing to make an order remand
ing the case to the State Court and give the PARTIES
they so desire an opportunity Of testing the question
before the Supreme Court OF the United States which
| they will have the right to do at once.
Mr.. swett announced that he would consult
with Judge Beckwith, his associate, and inform
the Court, this morning, what course they in
| tended to pursue.
MOVEMENT AaARisr LAW WITHOUT PUBLICITY.
| Yesterday morning, an application Of consid
cradle interest Was made to Judge Tree, in the
! Judges Of the Circuit Court direct the Clerk o1
| the Court to discontinue the practice Of sup
pressing suite. The Court asked Mr. King tc
state the grounds upon which he made the
| motion, and to particularize any cases that had
transpired in the Circuit Court.
Mr. King Vas unable to do SO on the spur Q,
the moment, but he related several instances Of
cases, particularly in divorce, that had been sup
pressed in the Superior Court, not Tor service,
as stated, but simply to secure .secFe8y.
His Honor said that, no information Of such
praetices prevailing in the Circuit Court being
inade, he could take no cognizance Of the mat
ter; a7d A1r. King left, to hunt up cases.
The IS suppression" business has recently OBJ
tained Formidable dimensions. Formerly Of
rare occurrence, unless for the legitimate OBJ
ject OF obtaining service, it has lately been
merely necessary for lawyer to Indicate bis
desire to have the matter suppressed, and the
thing has been DONE e+a Under 1schs tSsS e5 T.
pass suits Of tho greatest public
interest through the Courts without the
reporters knowing anything about them. al
though principles and circumstances might be
involved OF tue utmost Importance that the in
terest Of public morality demanded should be
printed and only week or 30 ago certain
prominent couple were divorced and not single
reporter hadthe slightest idea Of the parties
being in court. 1t is not necessary that the re-
porter should relate all he knows OF these prac-
tices. The Intelligent reader will see at glance
how pernicious secret system of law aud jus-
tice may become, and how necessary it is that &
stop should be put to the evil It is only fair to
the clerks to say that they are powe1less in
LIABILITY OF THE COUNTY FOR UNPAID JURY FEES.
An interesting question, involving in the ag-
gyegate large sum Of money, has come up in
the Circuit Court. During the past two months
a number Of ju1ymen, confident Of receiving the
unreasonable and e4trayagant payment for their
services which has made the employment Of
countrymen on city juries 80 profitable, have
left their fees uncolected. to be called Tor whom
convenient. Now that the Judges have decided
vailed, these gentlemen are beginning to inquire
anxioualy after their fees- 4 citizen entitled to
s25 under the late system, and $5 under the
new, called on the Clerk for his ce1tid-
cate. His indignation at being offered IS
WAS excessive, and he declared he would sue
tho county for the full amount, resting his
claim Oh the fact that his services had been rem
dered before the Judges had arrived at their de-
cision to reduce tho allowance, that the other
jurynen serving with him had been paid the
full amount, and that he was entitled to the
same amount us them. One Of the County Com
missioners being present at tho time, the Clerk
asked instructions from him; and was directed
to pay no one whatever more than tho Judges
had authorized, whether the service had been
performed before or after the decision.
Large numbers Of juryuen, who have refused
to accept the reduced remuneration, and others
who postponed settlement until the Judges
should have defined their rights, will hear Of
this determination with concern.
&18.602.08 or BANKRUPTs ASSETS SOLD FOB
$192.10.
The screaming farce Of public sale Of the &C.
counts Of the Chicago Firemen's Insurance Com
pany, in bankruptcy, has been performed On the
success The accounts amounted to the sum Of
41B, B,602.o8. and tho sum realized was 9192.10,
cash down. Sixty or ninety days credit was not
asked By any Of the bloated capitalists who in
itors will not be increased more than
$50 per cent by this financial opera
ton. Judgment against J. K. Pollard
for o, ,404 II vent dog cheap ct s1.25; judg-
ment = against Malcolm" Of 81 ,5so.10 produced
the munihcent sum OF IS; claim against +. 8.
woodward Of s1os.so was purchased by F. s.
Woodward himself for 25 cents; one Of 81, ,437.50
was bought by the D. H. Ford Manufacturing
Company for So; policy Of the State Insurance
Company for e601.9s was sold for SIS to r. II.
Nelson :; and one miserable item OF S13 WAS not
sold at all, because the debtor is also creditor,
and the amount will bo deducted from his over
wheluaing dividends.
THE FRANCIS MUSsoS ESTATE. -.
The Assignee in tho matter Of Francis sMuneon
reported to the Court that the estate
Of the bankrupt consists Of q stock OF station
e1y, store situate ut Nos. 285 and 287 Madison
street :. lithographing establishment and q
bindery; that he has negotiated . sale of said
stationery to Cyrus skeon for the sum Of
an opportunity to sell the bindery to J. ". Muir
ray for S1407 CASH; which sales tho Court ap-
proved. He further reported thatthe bankrupt's
debts aggregate $65,000, Of which s38, 600 ia am
s BIZ Rs aergsss upon the 5s' ssstste 5ss
wife, and $1,000 otherwise sufficient
II secured; that the remaining indebtedness
hmour.s to about s25, GOO, Of which lIillard 4;
Decker claim 1900, alleged to be secured in
the printing establishment; and that J. y. But
Ier j. Co. hold and own claims amounting to
BANKRUPTCY NOTES.
r An examination Was hold, yesterday, OF James
Baxter, in the matter OF Lewis ". Cass. It Is
not too much to say that Mr.. Baxter, as q wit
ness, merits all the eu]og1sms TINT could be be-
slowed upon Mr.. Baxter as manipulation Of q
bankrupt's stock. The examination may be pro-
nounced failure.
: Upon representations that Frnncis Munsen,
bankrupt, possesses property that has not been
disclosed, an examination Of that person was
yesterday ordered by the Court under Section 26.
In the matter Of John McKinnon, adjudication
BY default was entered; warrant roturnable be-
lore Register Hibbard on the 28th March,: -
Inthe matter OF Leander Rockwell, IN order
Eas yesterday given for re- e-examination, before
Isaac Dayton, Register in New York City, OF the
claim Of Peake, Opdyke d Co., and Of any meu-
bers of that firm, or their clerks. -
: In VanVelze1t g. Blaclman, debtors confessed
tets Of bankruptcy, and an adjudication was en-
cred ~-.~ ::
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
County Attorney Root. it is said, will COM
nence suits against the jurors who hare re-
;eiyed the outrageous sums OF money stated in,
previous Issues, for the recovery Of ali amounts
'ver and above the legal fees
An attachment was yesterday issued against
he Bn1bach Printing Press Company, Of Phila-
lelphia. at the suit Of the s. P. Rounds, for
,5, ,273.04
Cyrus s. Bi1by aud wife yesterday brought
nit against the city, in assumpsit, $4,000.