, 1873-01-25
TIRE LAW COURTS.
En Instance Of the Uncertain
ties Of Land Ealcs.
New responsibilities for the Pro-
prietors Of Elevators.
effects Of the Fire Upon q, Nor'n
Side Planning NIL.

commercial Adrersities---A Graln ue''iei
J3ho Is hot to Be Found
rar UNCERTAINTIES OF LAND SALES.
A., inetonce OF the dangers surrounding every
.et;on Of persons in IN insolvent condition, ano
49, uncertainty of everything in connection With
.hs;rnstate. is afforded in the matter OF Henry
E,ahor. This person owned piece OF tano,.
5.urribed as the east nineteen and hall 1ecI
sfTot 45 Block G5 Of School Section Addition,
~tt hni1dings thereon, and tho south half OF
Snh.tots Il and Is, Of Samuel B. Chases Sub
a;riE;on of Lots l. 2, Is, and a. Block 81, Canal
Trnstec,' Subdivision Of the northwest quarter
~ gaction q, Township SO, Il. 'Ee had given
+rdqment notes, secured on this land, to one
Hsn1 Habech, who obtained judgment Against
.1,o now bankrupt debtor, on July 10 last, Tor
sI 10, and on July II last for s525, on which
Judgment tho Sheriff levied on the
shoyo property, ard sold it, tho
creator purchasing it for the amount
- the debt. with costs, or total Of s2,lSS.3G.
IA soon ss the Assignee got hold Of the papers
i the estate, and discovered this transaction
,,na probably acting upon farther information
th.n here is shown), peddoned the Court for re-
Lief against Hahsch, to which Habsch yesterday
rsplied, nar1ating observation-disclosures under which
the notes had been given, insisting on his valid
len on the aforesaid real estate, affirming that
he had never had any understanding Of any kind
viii, tlo debtor, that the debt was Of bona-6do
character. and that should tue Court upset tho
sale, he lad still valid lien on the real estate
for tue amount Of the Judgment and costs.
ELEVATORS AND HORSES
case Of much general interest WAS tried be-
fore Judge Rogers yesterday, namely, Fisher =.
Tie Illinois Central Railroad Company, and J.
6E. Buckingham, elevator owners, for The re-
coyery OF the value Of a team OF horses that
-Fero drowned in the Chicago River. The plaln-
tir made out case to the effect that he had
rrs;n stored in the elevator referred to- and that
when the team was standing there, waiting, IN
engine, belonging to the Company, whistled,
and. frightened the animals, and, there being
nothing provided to secure them against run
ming away, they dashed into the water, and
xcre drowned The jury was asked for spe-
cial findings as to whether there WAS d
hitching post or ring at the elevator for
the use of animals coming .thore on the business
of persons storing grain there, and whether
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northwest corner of the elevator, to which the
animals might be attached, if the owners SO de-
sired, and in both instances they we're divided.
The Court instructed tLo jury that persons
keeping public warehouse we're bound to make
q safe approach Tor those having grain IN the
warehouse whose business required such accom-
1nodatiop, end a reasonably safe passase-Way
Averdict was returned against the Bucilushams
for $780, aud not guilty as to the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, and motion for now tf1al
wa6 entered ~-'
Il BU1.ST-oUT FLAMING MILL
The firm of Goodwii1ie, Livingstone d Co.
YESTERDAY fled petition for their adjudication
Is bank11pts. The FIRMS debts include tho fol-
lowing s,l1ns over S5eo:
Lebensn.e fu5ap5s asss @ Ghaea' sloo0 f0r
Hatch, uobrook l. Co., hardwood lumber mer-
Shsso for nGts or lseF sEs
money borrowed, nose, September, 1871 1s,..o,
Tnite / Hafner, lumber dealers, Chicago, s355.s1,
notes for lumber, September, ISL.
fro to tms to On business
J. White lumber dealer, ohteago, noea for lumber
Peter T. Livingston, 1ooking-ghss manufacturer,
Chicago, 3237+7, claim on open account 5c1 money
aaasa to 20, as CT y I'm a ges shoa BE- allowed
to his Individual estate .s-.~ , ~
The tctal debts are under s20, 900, aud the as
Gets under s., 500, including s2 500 IN small IN T.
James Goodwi1lie BY David Goodwille in No
yemper l. il, due one year after date, bearing
per cent interest, extended to July, 1879 by IN
co1sorncnt; 3 note Of s.. 6oo. from same 70
same, dated December l, 1871, payable thirty
days after demand, bearing interest at per
cent, extended to August, 1878, On which notes
966S.25 have been paid on account, and somo
small items Of property. ,,..:
Tie partners individual estates nro inanitosi-
Ere3xvi1}fa 9ffirYna that nA
owes no debts, and OWNS no ren or personal es-
tate except such as is exempt under the bank
ruptlsw, consisting of household furniture, val
ned at S237.35.
Echohe1d aforesaid, $500 to the Garman National
Bank. and shout 81 500 in smaller amounts: His
individual assets do not amount to S3,5Oo, o.
which 1886 is due from J. Lebenstein. d Co.,
creditors OF the bankrupt firm, and =, ,374. .59
from tho firm itself. - -,
Louis Scho1eld owes no debts. and his assets
consist Of one gold watch, $50, Kitchen tuInl- n
trro, $50, and clothing for sell and family, $780,
4 MESSING SEED DEALER. -
The distress warrant may be termed the stormy
petrol ct bankruptcy, tho sure hasbinger Of q Pc
titinn to the Honorable Court for adjud1catlon'
But q few days back this column recorded the
distraint of that part Of No. IS West Lake street
III which Franklin S. Kellogg carried on business
stance of John v Lemoyno. Yesterday the IN
e5itable petition was fled hy Ioungloye, Massey
Co., Of Cleveland, Ohio, creditors on . note for
S3l7, who assert ns acts Of bankruptcy the nfore-
said taking Of tho debtor legal process
es well ss The giving of cl.attelmortgage to one
Susan T. Forsman, at q time when he is now be-
Loved to have been in state Of Insolvency, IN
der which the mortgage has already seized 9
large portion OF tie mortgagor's stock and
fixtures. The, petitioners also allege that
the debtor is not to be found, having
left tho city, some six weeks ago, for
the State Of Connecticut, where he
now IS, that his stcrc is in charge Of salesman,
who is rery reticent AS to the affairs Of his EN-
p1oye1, but who has; felt constrained to confess
that he has been latterIy engaged in the busi-
ness of collecting ali outstanding debts and re-
uitting tho amounts to Kellogg, instead Of re-
tanning them to pay. creditors With The petit
81, 600 rent seized, the chattel mortgage occupa-
tion; and the rapid. ,ealization OF assets by the