, 1873-08-01
TAX-FIGHTERS.
List of the Persons Who Tried to Escape
Payment Of Their Taxes.


Tho tax-1EhtorH nre not as humorous tliis yonr
M thoy have boon formerly. This is partly duo
to tho circumstance TINT heretofore any number
Of objootors could Join together md pny tho
costa of tho court tho Ban'o ns If ono mnn woro
the objoctor, whilo nov, according to q now law
onch porson has to rny tho full amount of costs
Judge Wallace has boon unusually aevero on
thom, and nearly all tho objections woro oyor-
ruled. Only tho United States, on tho assoas.
ment of tho Dlgolow Block, and tho Rosollil
Cemetery Company, and q fow unimportant l,ar-
ties, ,yoro successful In their resistance.
Last yoar taxcH to The amount of $40, 500 wore
resisted, of which, amount $4,000 woro over
ruled by tho County Court, and appealed by tho
tax-fghtors to tho Circuit Court. Mono Of those
parties lavo my hopo Of winning their caso III tho
Circuit Court, but they apponlmoroy to gain tlno.
Tho taxes appealed thiB yoar amount to about
s:4U, 900, Of which only about 81 800 hayo boen
successfully resisted Tie largest ob]octor, nj
usual, iB hlr. Samuol J. Walkor, who is resisting
nearly half Of tho total amonnt fought thia yonr.
Tho nhnlo OF tho phlanthroplo Jonathan Young
scamlnon also appears nnong those who aro
agorso to paying tlleir taxea.
Tho following 10 complete list Of thoao who
hnvo resisted the payment Of their State and
county taxcs this year:
No. Is. O. Bartlett.
No.2-EdwAr1 Wright.
No. 3-n. =. Williams.
No. 4-Woltnr HroWn and Joseph Terry.
No. h-llans nntl Powell.
No. .7-nosehil oenetery Company. Objection s,,s-
i No. s-5an,es Hnle " s.aSs% SsosiHe. t " luz ''A''
No. v-Illinoia central railroad Company. objcc-
ton sustancd on raroad properly; overruled ou
No. 11-Dantel O. Nichols AMI 1ra J. Nichols.
No. 1y-arnceland cemetcry Company. Objection
sustained. Appeal prayed for by tho State.
No, l5-B. Loowunthal.
No. le-Tlotnas Il. IIasey, Milton Tabor, cornclin
3 llascy, non.y g Moroy, O. D. Becbe, L. Ii. Bowen,
No. I7w&iIliam q: T. Topo. Trustee.
No. 18-W. 4; ". olshman, Arthur J. Huwlto, ]. N.
nii Ns 81 Sfsysns Isyno pprnsy sexenn. 5aos
Tracey william II. " cualnan, Mutt Drooka, 1saaa
\, Haf,i,., ". II. ohappcl Arthur J. uawks :saatc,
NJ. 2o-oakwood Cemetery Association.
Eo. Eo. sEHiliots ?5-Hi i; aa'ii Anilony.
No. 24Alorrs Hvngston.
No. @-wsl!lam n. Derby, William E, Smith, Thom-
Blood, l. II; Dlabce, owen white. William Lamb, Ed-
warl A. DuEbanL. s. y: Rockwell J. .. Rockwell! John
sary mea1 j. Ersrss Ssa1a %s1ss v pye: e. y g. IT,
peers = g. Fowler, L. E. aoodel, Edward Spring, 4.
Small! T. 4; Knight j; J. Rage, 0arSol oayes, i g
h ser " EdSa5 Nslkas rsp osae nsat; E ase
Isislin, rssaea Isrnea. =. i. CALDWELL s' 8. T. nfaat
aeavcrns. heen T. 5ran 3aahai Gage. snry a i.
Gage Hugh ohittek, Caroline b. lIil, + s. Hamilton,
Louis plshm, F. l. Sherman, George W. WHIT, ]. Il.
n. Bryant. Joseph Y. 'prc1ol, 11onry Fuller,
oopnss " orsg 9nn sn IL E. ofey sSsss Sa
s%ssn T. J. KKnsR Aug%st mT George "
onoy White Elisha 9. Follows, William Lamb, Gynthia
g: nlssoll, Y. i: Wells Samuel j. Walker, Henry u.
]. II. Small Martu Q. Wakor, A. 9. Prout, william b.
Derby, wllliam =. Smith, Edward a. narbank, E. s.
Rsa TsHs Il f. Hsst & asos aass T. 4 E%s p s
wood, A.. T. Sherman, Thomas i: brown, Edward
Spring, Edward Martin, saral. E. Droad, rarkor H.
Brisin, III. K. Gleason. Iiclcn A. brandt, Ilonry j.
Travor, Carol Gaytes, Asalcl Gage, Henry Il. Gsge,
No. 27-United States Of America on new Custom.
House Block: Objection sustained.
Ietnoyne George 7. Mcbride, George II. Moore, Ms.
Henry K. Dall. Ann 1. Mason, Lens Lovut Adolph
msrana JGhn n snlS Abra Whea Do n'
No. 3o-Tho'nss Moran, BENJAMIN shurtlcf1,
efn r. ssnso Msnss js F. .s TeS. " yns ri Ssasss
L. 4. Hopklns, George Z. Cooke, u. q. spoiIord, a.
Koppel p II. putnnm. II. 9. stearns, 4. s. hradley,
Elijah Peacock, 1. n. Smith, A. O. badger, William
Iiarsbrough. 4. s. Barber j. 8. Butler, T. d. Boone,
u. l.. Pickett, George ". Martini Niinrod Long, Hugh
barclay, Mart1n Andrews. 9. N. Rongant, Obadiah
jackson, 4. Boil William T. Bradley J.1ni4a hlu!vey,
City Of Chicago, ]. Il. Gilbert, Charles A. Gregory,
Cook County Land Company, George ". Gorrish, G..
9. +. Holdent y. l.. Honors, D. u. Lyman, Murine
Company Of Chicago, 0akwood Cemetery Association,
George W. parkS, Jonathan Young Scam1non, ]. u.
Wallace A. u: Wnmbaush, s. 9. Hong, John Boyd, aud
heirs Of J. A. Washington.
No. 31-Atrs. II. Larucd.
No. 32-John II. Dinham,