, 1873-07-30
a Lawsuit Based on the Destruction
Of the North Door Of the Old
Courthouse,
Lhe Winslow Estate to Pay
rs Instead Of s Per
Cent.
End Of the Fight Against the Tax
Fighters---The Rulings and
the Results.
The Courts C0ndensetl---Sento
Day-~-In Bankruptcy
New Suits.

line COllrCS COn0cnScU-..5entG1
Day---In Bankruptcy
New Suits.
VALUABLE THIRTY FEET OF EARTH.
Abncr @. Harding yestordny filed bill in |
chancery against tho Commercial Loan Com
pany, NJ. D. Buchanan, George W. Smith,
Robert H. Bulkloy, and Charles T. Brown, to
enton the sale OF tho east 80 feet Of tho west
go feot Of Lot 8, in Block OF, Of School Section
Addition to Chicago, which was to take place at
j o'clock yesterday afternoon, and, on filing
bond for SIS 900, obtained q temporary injunc-
kion. Tho bill shows that on tho 1tth Noyom-
bor, 1871, complainant contracted to buy said
property from George Bckordyke, Who claimed
to own 1t, and received conveyance tho follow
Ing day, since which timo he has boon in posaos-
sion, claiming tho fec simple. 1t ia stated
further that on tho 9Th June, 1871, Charles T.
Brown, thon owner of tho land, contracted to
sell the same to James r. May and John
r. Cofrman for 1927, 200. Brown to show d perfeot
title that hIay and Coftman shortly sold their
purchase to George Biokordyko (of whom the
complainant made his purohaso) for the sum Of
a36. 600; and Brown supplied May and Coffman his
abstract, and who n their turn delyoradit to Dicl
erdyke that kay and Coffman told Brown Of their
eale to Bickordyke, and got him to make the
hoed due to thom direct to Btckerdyko, hgroolng
to deposit said doed in the Manufacturer'e Ma
tional Bunk, to operate and take effect in May,
and Cottman paying over to Brown tho balance
due on the purchase from him. The payment Of
ited In the bank; but tho balance WIS not Paid,
1t being subsequently, agreed instead that May
and Ooffman should pay Brown another num OF
E5OO0 and execute note for $50 900, payable
three years after date, to-wt: Juno a. 1878, with
per cont interest, secured by decd Of trust to
asobort Il. Dukley. Tho q, 900 was paid and note
and trust decd duly executed. Brown then can
oeled the decd left at tho bank, and made IN,
Htead warranty decd to May and Ooffman, dated
June n, 1871 (even date wit tho note and trust
dced), which was entered Of record: These
transactions, although nominally dated June ~,
1871, really took place on July "a, 1871. The
eg,o6o paid and s30, 900 to be paid made m al
legged confederation Of $4,000, 80 ~ to. cover
parioua contingencies, oto.. hut the real conaid-
aeeed that d the' 'i puruhasels 81 I'D the option q
paying OF the unpaid balance (9l8 ,000) and OBJ
tanning the fee simple, provided they could do
30 within sixty dnyB after the date Of tho a8reo-
decd v.s to BE- made direct to bickordyko and
deposited In bank. Under date Of July "a, 1871,
Brown and the. Trustoo, Dulkley, made aaid
ngIeemsnt for option ct s Purchasing nSa y; 80, Ct
and: May and Corman gavo notice to
Brown Of their intention to raiao the money, and
maze ING asaan aa .b aha nato ~
oo o9 ,no .,d t4st aoad W rhan nro%n want to
$1,000 %" no,1ant;ne, tn n.ta arranaement. ~
~ neE1si'S y ~ ~ sn5 t,,,at dasd o,,J to
a1,not ~ ~ ,,ronortv IN ta avent
th 1nsss Snd;n1 ~ ~ tba s1a Nh within thn
et;nasota5 a. c s;vtv davs wh;oh thay d;d nferne It
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~ pro.r,, ~ and +ha
itt e6,o - hae;n to t,o a1n,rod also raf,'aad
na2h1g uIge aon +bat hv ths a9nir;nr
TDps ~ thn ss;riv uS dsvs WSithnm. tSa paymont II
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sno oo9 10y 1a,o1, ahso+o1y r' tton5 ~
~ XII ANN u m is fsco IN liz q1st NJ 1n1v
1as, !; is a1.o ~ ~ at M cn3.p
ths ititlo thus described from Brown to said
cnrp"vsnco ~ =, aoHnnl,;na,,t ~ R9S do1 s,h.
iect tn tba = trnst fdnad' tt ia also aileeod
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