, 1873-09-26
THE COURTS.
Answer In the Witson-T.amar Con-
tempt Ease.
Tho Iowa Elevator and Hugh Mahor
in Trouble.
Another Faithless Partner---An Auction
Firm in Court.
P0stponcmcnt Of the Decision in
the Tax Cnscs.

4
100000 Suit Against the Victor Briok-
Machine Company.
II VIII bo remembered by the readers Of THE Tu1p-
uNE that abort tins ogo petition was filed by the
ttecclser Of tho Lanar Insurance Company for r1la
on Edwin A. Wilson 10 show causo why ho should not
10 assached for contempt. Yesterday, htr. Wilson
hed lengthy answer Of forty pages to vnticsto hia
COURSE Wilson statcs that the bill by 1tovin and
others ngainnt tho Company, referred 10 In tho
petition Of tho Receiver, was drawn at hH {Wu-
sons) augGostion, aud In good faith, mud Tint
ho boloscs tho allegations to To true. At q
meeting Of the majority OF stockholders In Spring.
held aarch H. 1885, tho resolutions passed which
respondent distributed ths country. lie received
frequent REPLIES approving tho course Of tho Bprin-
acia branc and requesting him to net for tho writors
~ inc matter. Respondent at the ttn,o Of ding tho
aoove bill, represented majority Of tho Stockholders
anu, "a tho attorney, In good faith Issued tho notices
referred to in sho petition Wilson claims that cua-
nun 4 Hardin had m agreement In regard TO tho
hali million Of stock nominlly owned by them, by
which agreement they were 10 be allowed to
withdraw their payment Of 20 per cent and
havo thcr stock cancelled. Respondent heard
that Shufc1dt Ball had this agreement
ahd called on thcm and asked TO It. Bhufeld re-
fused. asking Wilson, Do you suppose we arc going
to furnish sou club to break our heads with 2" On
1J1t,, ~. . " ~ ''1u nus pioace"'e oohnmnn q
not pursue individuals.
Tho complaint, which Is alleged 10 ho contempt Of
Court was 1edon suggestion Of tho Court the COM
p!anants hAytng previously naked to o au nrser to
bring out these facts but the Court minated that tho
proper way was BY original bi which was accordingly
dohc Tho Receiver voluntarily stated he would not
until September
neapoutlcut insata tcre is,nn ,rarrnpt In 1,u, fo
.nt e,m eot up leave OF court must bo first had
oe.o.e .o re'oser can DC suea waa nero matter Of
5sse psss ena i n9 no s party sensa
course Of the Rece!vera attorneys conrm respondent
n the tlca TINT this proceeding agatny Tic stock
rio Committee appointed 10 low wind up tho oornpunys
1ifairs % ,novw rtsuIncd any lnonay, to outhrun 4
tic committee ai Withdrawn tie whoia Of liza % mar e1
ctt IT, le5d 1,!nyas BY tnem: '1,.,, ,x 60,
cured by two mortgages aud thp 200 mortgage yus
aferwssr fraudulenty hidden from tho COMMITTEES In
tho 900 mortgage of Hardin, but swott Represented
.iat + could MT be negotiated Us there tlaw,
ho {uardin) refused to do unless 10 could havo re-
STOCK aIovo enoed Wer nroos d on enG
signoa ro;easc sunposng, aB ho hid been
told, that It waa not binding, and TINT
Cnshman mud Hardtn would 10 still
ss ma IL q IT. psna
te Receiver cspont!ant clais tha tho nssaesameGt
made by the Receiver aud tho ytockhnllcrs ,yua not
@ e Me S'ng 1as BY art Of
or.Ao stockholders, the majority Of the Committee
agreeing, with respondent. Iespondcnt further
ceedings in Court to my Stockholders. or III.
stgaeti my resistance to tho psynont Of Just clauls
and Hardin wcro first liuhe ne has so advised.
-,,,,,. THE IOWA ElEv4ron MATTER.
William u; Lunt aud Luclea Eewnerry filed n
vofiminuua bill yesterday III tho Circuit Court against
Hugh Aaher, W. Dickinson, Lazarus silvcrn,an anI
Los ~ nees sefs 1 t h in
berry, ono Of the plaintiffs, cue Of which was after
Of Maher who refuses to return il o co,nllainants
o tic premises consisting of an
tor called tho NewbcrEy" Tor "Iowa Eieyator,1 with
capacity Of 275, ,ooo b.shels Of grain, Including
20. 1871, A1aher aud compnlnants nude an aHTee- rec.
ment by which The Iowa Elevator was leased to nlaheE
afes hlahsr was also also 70 my III asea and aaaess-
dillon at tho enl Of Inc lime. '''''''' A'' ''l'
On Aug: g. 1879 the elevator destroyed by fro,
through the negligence aud carelessncss Of Mnhef,
There wus . considerable amount OF copper and ma
chtnery unbsrnt: but which was afterwards stolen
destroyed, and Mahcr has nut roh1!lt Tho burned
building by tho lease he required to do nor
paid any rent since itH destruction.
lu November 1879 MINER sold the old Iron, COPPER,
and debris generally OF tho elevator, which waa
worth about s ooo and the machinery lost vas worth
$2,oo0 Tie buildings ut tho tins Of the fire wero
worth so 900, aud could not be replarcd for 0OO
Compaiuants fearful thnt they will lose not only
their rehtH but the yae Of tho building. Naier they
AlIegc bonss that clainB agaiust him ire worth only
10 conts the ollar The elevator was worth SIS 700
ycar to any using the sumo. It was provided iu
tie eaao that in Of default III the payment OF rent
complainant alould havo the legal right TO rc-e1ter
aud hold tho premises FREQ Of cargo It'll Tho rent waa
pad mud that ut the expiration OF the Lease tho pre,-
tscs should be bought Dy Alaher, ut fair cash valuc
Biiycrnan holds mortgage On satd premssea which
has likely been paid, but Ia unsatslcd Of record
Muhcr also owpo Lots and III the sumo block pu
IN December, morpnged tho whos four lots to l. b.