, 1873-09-09
Petition in Bankruptcy Against
the r., Il. q r. II. II. Co. q q
Interesting Life Insurance Suits Grow"
ing Out Of the Suicide Of
H. W. Bigelow.
Action In Admiralty for Collision.-.The
Courts in Goneral-..New Suits
Of Importance :;

hankakoo tao.nu t."l.,o"o IT, ,e1p". vop" I. h.aoa
1lonsh ooil'auu aes,'et -. 'no ao.o ~.."". ,naIa
on eight coupons OF It's hrat-noftgoge oonae'
Nos. Ill to 118 Inclusive. for &95 each, payable
in ootd. and due on Tho lat Of July lsat at its
.aa,,a,t t.. N... vorn III ronronanta that IN
ahonos :" ~" ~. ~. .as.sss4 a,,nrar1o5
payment Of Its commercial pafer, coupons OF its
uortgago, md WAS then in8olvant, and has not |
.1,oo .nur,,aa rovn,nnt +ho co,,nons hcinc ,,non 1
onn 1oa1e1 ,a- -. q, nm ..el, s,a .,,o,nt-
ing to s1o6oo. It is also charged in tho petition
that, the defendant being bankrupt md inBol- |
1ont in the month of May last. suffered its prop
artv ~ h. tnkan an 1eon, nroceas in tho anil Of
Charles d. NeeveR against tho Company win
intent to give him preference that tho 1udB-
mont was for $4,000, and defendants property
was so1d to Tin amount OF $4,000. Tho usual
so'e 70 ono" oaubo "as 'ssueo ~ 'uo6o 01uuA'
1uond. ...-.- --.-
INTERPRETING LIFE 1NeunANoE POINT IN 11sPuI5'
Sophia Dlgelowi ae1nniHtratrix' aud Henry +.
Henry ". Btge}ow. yeaserday filed pf@oipe n
nssumpsit, IN the Circuit Court, against tho
Berkshire Life Insurance Company, damages
8a5. 900, and another against tho vt. Louis Mutu-
n Life Insurance Company for 916, 900. These
suite aro brought On hfe'lnauranoo policies OF
$4,000 and $40 900 issued by these respective
Companies. II Will DO remomb6red that tho late
Henry Y; Digeior diod BY bis On hand, IL which
=
to pay the claims of .his adminlstrat9rs:
Hpecial clause IN the policy provides that no
claim thereon is valid If the insured dies BY has
own hand. whether Sane Or insane as the tsmo !
& Hoyne intond to aght the chse Tor the plain
tifrs, on the ground that the suicide, arising
from insanity Of tho insured, iB no bnr to . oaam
on tho policy. This will give these caaes poou-
liar interest whom they come up for trial. :
BUTT IN ADMIRALTY.
In tho United statop District Court, Chnrlos
Master ct .s9 tha t hotu des
Boalt, Complainant alleges that, on tho 28th OF
September last, tho Lotus was lying at her moor
ings in tho port Of st. Joseph, Mich, on ths st:
Joseph River, and wn8 in a safe place and out OF
the channels that carly on tue morning Of the
29kh the Bessie Doalt moored at = pier from 70
to 100 feot weat Of tho Lotus, On tho same sido
OF tho river, by reason of tho tnButficiency of
lay, together With the inotloiency Of her ollcors
and crew, was suffered to drift against tho LotuB
whose boweptit and headgear she carried away,
and whose hull she damaged considerably. For
Tor six days detentlon in port he claims at tho
rate Of $3.50 day. The total amount Of dam
- An gs5usr STEWARD.
Laura Metzgor flea bill in tho Ultcuit Court
ngainat . "peounfarily irresponsible" peraon
named Joseph Gouillard, whom she intruBtGd
with the management Of 4 saloon buHneHn at
No. North Wells street, recently purchased
from Lawson ii. Andrews, the original ptoprio-
tor, for q, 900. An agreement. was signoa By
the pa1tiea to tho suit by which Cousllssd VAS
to run thu place tor year, and to obtain poa-
Bession thereof II, during that time, hc man-
aged to pay the complainant the sum OF ~ 900.
cempla'naut alleges that + Coplllara at first band
ed over the proceeds OF tho bar, but cehHed do
Ing 90 in few days. tho final delivery OF pro-
ceeda having been made on tho 2let OF June last.
lard may DO made to account for hia steHartiship
and ask for writ OF ,iniuuotion. restraining
him from removing, selling, Or in my Nay dts
posing OF tho property IN question, known rs NO:
8 Wells street from interfering with tho stock
complainant In carrying on the place heTseH.
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS:
In the mhttor OF John =. Garland q Co., Iorm-
orly HaloOn-keepora on Wabash avenue, II. E'
Jonkins was appointed Assignee.
Tho first mceting Of creditors In tho matter Of
Michael i aoldsteln was held before Register M
appointing ef George y. Campbell, Assignee.
The examination Of tho claims Of n. Reeve
md Macdonald d Whitcomo, against tho Great
Western Telegraph Company, was bold before
Register Hibbard yesterday, and, after tue hear. 4
tnS OF aome o7iaence, "aa oon1'nueo antA the
22t inst.
Tho second general meeting OF the 11aonaa OF
m., before Register Hibbard.
In the matter Of heod d Dawson, otonecuttora.
and OF Charles Peters, the meotings callod fol
to-day will not taae place for "ans Of sosTica Of
In tho matter Of William MoDain, es al, ~
order WAS entered and certified appointing A.
Bradley, observation-disclosures.
,,,,,, CRIMINAL COURT ITEMS. ..--
William Togge pleaded guilty. to the larceny
Of quantity OF scrap-iron, and MAS remnnded
for sentence.
In tho case OF The People '. I!eahy and Lehny
as hignefs Of 81, goo bail bond, which Was for
toited BY the principal. on application OF D.
1atnos Leany, the only defendant Who can he
found in Chicago, ten days leave Was granted
nm TO plead to tho acire 1aotns.
Ihe case againat Al Henksnst the nosorioui
gambler, Tor Keeping gaming g-house' VAS, OF
APPLICATION Oh Defendant, continued until mex
term.
ITo old indictments aea agatnst Charles and Mar.
hcdee were asnm olsnssoa & oy she States Attorney
1ob f,,,set;s,f o9oNsa G9unT Thn.e ITEaa. ssaa
pointed testamentary e1ocusrl1 Of tho es.ate o
tho lsto =. r. Ihomast under an approved BON
OF S6,ooo:
Jessie MceIashaa ~ M Tae appointed = sam3nistrs lq
trti OF tho eesato OF ing !ato Jonn y, Medlaehan
under an approved bond OF 916ooQo.
IA8 bond 0f M06ea Smith, executor OF tlo OF