, 1873-03-31
Tic Livingstone County Abduction
Oase---An Unparalleled
Outrage.
Another Chapter Of the Hyde
Park Perfu1nery War.
Tho Pona1ty Of Componnding With
A Bankrupt.
End Of the Great Coal 0aae..- Verdict
for Gl19, o37.
Bankruptcy md General Court
Notes---NcW Suits. !.

Tho reador will romcmhor tho caBe OF Potter
MoNab v. l,obocoa Bcnnctt, wllcro an abduction
Of tho most outrageous nature WINS rcrpcirHtod,
which was appealed from Livingstone County
to tho Supreme Court. The circumstances de-
volopcd lii this case the Supromo Court do not
heao to ~ aa hIoawng Gn on Wgi
violation Of tho law, unparalleled IN tho nltihlh
Of jurisprudence. Tho Legal Nc,us publishes
tho opinion Of tho Supreme Court in full. Wo
give the ealient points:
nvs s1 orinio and frasdasntly caase3 Ito isse q
pnrposs sqf 81 i1lss ri @
residence to auoor county md there haying tno e;yi
Df tho aaiuto7 provides az foows; 1T sna t 'of %
!o H. sa eSny ;eF wsis er sesss sS q
Sic an vontariy lesses M dn rsnsmsS sv
to nniaSs S eu aen t. aer
IL Il. ssa .sss Z tss ssu ws2a. as s l
pe; pepyersioa aa of tho % oboet Of tho law to permit
a arrest upon fnso and fraudulent pre.cnses sn sho
IN rloeeens lin Il aow
Tho statute would DO 10 protection against tio maeh,-
uaoua OF Gad mon who aro willing to nos
for priyaso ols Under tho facts, tho defendant was
IN sG h fass IT as e.
no usllo tho default. In support Of tho motion 70
vacato tho Judgment atiday!ts were pEeaenea wlic
md s1es esrxea oas Ii total disregard Of trh reh
and law. also charge wss nude Of felony 19a @ ts
pp11y tssei of oS.nng g. these ss
fgaton tho Justice Of tho Peace discharged Ito pria-
found hs the ssa saafge rsaraaS 5 M VIZ
tuo Of capna nd rcspondendun, iRaea vt tho instance
Of tic pninsiI below, mud confined him in jail Upon
from custody by tho Circuit Judge. Tho 1nfa1ny Of
this proceeding, on tho nart q tno party Wo anl, ~
rona to rood moris, tllo wifIl violation Of law
scarcely paruelod II tho annals of jurisrrusonce.
Ycs The pnsty could have made his aefsnss oeioro @
have pcudod in absomcIt before tho default wus Gu
terod3 Was 10 In court SO ns to authorize u, lso
descy den or Of tho ssits .unt nfar default when 10
% TO pea whsre Sa' The court court was "a hei an sn ito nos
dny nado tho motion. Tie return on tho caplas WAS
q1Ggsa eG IN vn $ M BY a5aSyns ony IL s
by virtue OF this return, for tho motion previously
nso was special and 9ay to question the 5s T.
court, il person, 81 by attolney. The defendant
writ, md tho default should mol hnye boon tAac. Tho
Practice Art requires thu shorn or Coroner to serre
ii n e s psofs or 81 sPe saF me sy sse y
kev stat. Isis, AS seu. s.. Tho nrrost nid iprlson
mcut did mol constitute tho acryeo contemplae4 by
lse ve been bcfors 5 tho @ oort when t me and his y Sody
court Id, Lasl.Iond had b.en taae.. .e,"lral.
party Properly is an EXECUTION of tho writ without
IN arrcst. T!lero may bo arrest without seTv3co,
lid not nj necessarily Include SERVICE d not inform tho
dtfcndant Of Tho motion of tho Rn OF tho term at
which llo NUT aprear In tho abenco Of any return
BY tic officer thlt thc writ read, tho court cod
neither know nor presume That tho defendant had any
knowledge of s eoncn.s or that he had evor seen Of
hor} Of it. We arc Of opinion that tie default should
avo been 80. aside aud the defendant allowed 10 plead
IN both caCts.
Tie judgment ii reversed md tho case romnndod.
TIE NORTHWESTERN FEnrlL1zING COMPANY.
A,uther link WAS, OH Saturday morning, added
to this apparently intorminable trial. The eyi-
dorco wN9 not OF an exciting nature, itH only
popularity being that It was FREQ from tho savory
Apiciness TINT haA given to tho proceedings OF
previous days singular interest.
NIr. Halston, tho Fico-president, WAS recalled,
with Wow Of olicitipy further particulars with
regard to tho negotiations betwoen the Company
md Hyde Park toward tho removal Of tho OBJ
noxio1lB establishment.
Mr.. Cuthbor|son, packor was examined with
respect to tho nature of the contribution nado
BY Chicago PACKERS to assiAt in fighting tho Hyde
rark authorities, and ho endorsed tho former
teutiu.ony, that they paid 81, 900 to carry on the
litigation until tho cloHe Of the packing season,
aud rotnined Judge BcckwitA for that purpose.
Mr.. Furgtman, who hns charge OF tho platform
at the Stock Yards whore the o1fal is received,
testified that they mover allowed tho matter to
accumulate, uud that quo caro- WAS takon i'll tho
transportation. .....-,.
Mr.. Cady, Mayor Of Hyde Park, testified with
regard to tile negotiations already mentioned be-
tween Hyde Park mud tho company.
70 nletoorologists and mnriuora the evidence Of
Or. lunch, Sanitary Superintendent, will prove
highly cafring, Us showing what arc tho mont
proyalont mir currents in Chicago. From obsor-
vntions taken during tho years 1850 1860, 1861,
n1lH7 hH
had yoltlod 203 winds from tho north, 739 from
tho1losthoast, 205 from tho cast, 372 from the
southeast, 2sh from tho south, $50 from the
southwcst, $50 from tho west, and 511 from the
northwest. Tho Northwestern Fortilizing Conf
panyb works, hu statel, lie about southeast by
half south Of Chicago, and IN a aomewhat more
oastorly direction us regards Hyde Park. :,
This cloBed tho ovidolsco for tue cognplainnnt8
and this morning the witnesses for tho dofonsc
will 10 examined.
COMPROMISING WITH nASKnurr.
The case of snlkey v. Wilk owsly waa sub
mittco to tho Court for trial md a Judgment for
eolvout, compromised with his creditors 70,
twenty-five contu Oh tho dollar, Salkoy, one oi
thom refusing to acccpt the composition, Sub
acquently Saikey, by private arrangement, took
roto fo- hulf tue amount, that ia to say accoptet
n composition of fifty cents, and thoro is nc
doubt, smiled blandly wlou l!o considered how
he Ind got rs por cent nllcad of tho rest oftl!e
CTDulUIb- ApmUfEIt ku0 jil,lt
was not paid at nuturty, aud Lin suit to recover
the nlnonnt was thrown out, Oh tho ground ot
tho improprioty OF Lila action in the matter.
FROM THE SUBLIME TO TIE RIDICULOUS.
III these days OF gigantic law auitu, when
City Collector IL sued for 900, md Fastaif
inn Justice, with the pnuneh md brain Of ,
suaeho ranzu, is wantca to hand over to plni'.
in pleasing contrast to view occasionally til,
minute damages that follow tho suporhuman OK
ertiona Of opposing counsel. Such pleasure
awaited those interested III tho suit Of Wesa V
Koynllorser, il, Which tho attempt to snlly TIL
plaiutT'a character WAS 10 molly hafllc:d b.
aoven Chicago nlarchants. The jury found 70
tho plaintiG, awarding linn tho sum Of Ia cont
damngea. a nickel and Scent piece wol'
]avo been The proper change to Aaud tho do
fondant ont OF dollar bill.
END OF THE GREAT COAL uARE.
Tho verdict IN thih case was, OIL Saturday morn
Ing. rendered IN favor Of tho E!atntf, tic tnr
asseBAlng damages at $110,G37.00. Tho jur
brn,1rIlt In iho Yfi,oWfnr 6nncinl findings,