, 1873-06-19
Important Papers Missing from tho
Vaults OF tAe United
States Courts.
In Bankruptoy---The Judge Enforoes
q Recently Declared Rule,
A Troublesome Building Suit---North
Side Planning Mill in
Chancery.
Chancery Invoked, Fruitless(y, to Sup"
press Pawnbroker's Sign.

Yesterday Writ Doxtor flied m nfldnvit in tho
United States Circuit Court, In tho suit NJ. A.
Howell, Jr., Y. Hartford riro Insurance Com
pany, affirming that tho papora In tho cause,
filed on tho 18th April Inst, had disappeared.
The following letter was also put In from III. A.
Howell to Aaron Rule, for many yoars cngineor
md muchiniBt Of plaintiff:
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Mnrch IL, 1871.--DEAn SIN: havo
hcar something sad about thcsu insurance men want
ing you to anBwcr questions under cath: don't
e s hs eh Wss
ss 5s IT. IN Il IL i + i FED ass S5r ~ 4
they should bother you, and answer their questions;
There Is no uae to 60 Into particulars, aud
nshs saswer saSa Wien not ." ea
yo aay whore It taxes your memory ut oil II undt
way: "ldo not romembor; 1t was sometime ago.
cannot say; Or an not prepared to say from memory
w s sos o. ss Sn s;s me-
nrst:eiss. msehins md DID tho bos: q vorK N xaa
Of evory wheel, pulley, ehaft nut in thcso mn
chimes. did my work % ordered by Mr. lIows!! and
c ssed wn e Tora s9ot %
more, Or can nd any fault, wc nro building up tho
mill sixty fcos 1ongor than before2oo feet long now
and every ono saya thoy can't any wear. Ihsvo
got nraas b91e pney a s gSg ~ n OF sa
55e% 4Iog s Dang a
gear but cannot mud any. ANY question about quan-
y or o1act amount Of pipe bolttng Or anything ssy
work laid out, mot TO keep tho accounts; thcre was
large quantity Of this Or that colore btook ock ec
asg rs hs" .ns rsy sS q I'D iss siss T.
" MAen Knows sa @sas ha e ans wss aus T
ysHse & to se and
DO trusted Tho aafcst WY Is to say: ~ It waa hero
soud @ m aaa ;ea II the hs
better" but give the benoat Of whist you eau by
your opinion Of judgment: Tho fact Is, when Lewta
When We stopped they did ths best Of work In tho
country. have the work. md 1t proves IT, have
tho gear and ssne wheels. They prove that thoso waa
-'' p'A''p'1''' VIVA ''|' II. 4. HOWELL, in.
It IL also relatcd that among tho lost testimony
was that Of Henry p. Brunller, now deceased,
which ia claimed to be Important to defendants,
with others to wilfully burn tho paper factory.
The affidavit won't on to show IL detail how tho
af}lant Inns boon engaged throughout this cause,
which was brought to tho United B.ates Court
from La salle County Circuit Court; that tho
controversy grew out Of claim Of plaintin
against 29 insurance companies, Of which de-
fordant was ono, tho aggregate amounting to
100000, for insurance on his wall papor manu-
factory at Ma1acnes, In sano County. Which
expected to provo by tho evidence, whom the
cause camo on for trial, that the amount
insured WINS largely In excess Of tho value
and that tho fro was the result Of incendiarisn
BY tug plaintiff ao1 The 4 Mmsg s%s
patt Of the property, insured for $40, 600, was
worth only $l5, 900, and that tho balance was in
tho samo proportion: On tho day that this tes-
timony was fled in tho United States Court, the
On Wednesday,, the 18th inst, Tho plaintiff came
to the ol!ico OF Writ Dexter and entored into
conversation on general subjects, finally init
1nnting that he had experienced como difficulty
at the United States Courts about tho testimony.
aud that matters in those Courts appeared
to be somewhat confused. Thoroupon tho af1iant
sont Mr.. AdamH from his Office to the Court to
hunt up tho facts, and ho came back and report
cd that tho papers could not bo found. Then ho
won't himself, and tho news was confirmed. The
evidence made up large bundle, and was con-
spicuous. He beloved It to have boon atolon by
some Interested party.
William II. Bradley. Clerk Of tho Court,
ss9 t ea Mano "a ,a dsg f9sanonv t. tho aSo os tSs
Court, coming to and {ro. and that, after
tho papers wore misaol he complained of
being ill-uged by Writ Dextor, who had accused
him Of stealing them, and that they wcro many
hlr. Boyle, counsel associated with Mr.. Doxtor,
might havo taken them, Ga he had atolen papera
! before.
Il. K. Boylo's affidavit affirmed that he had
nevor had tho papers in his hand since thoy woro
Sidney Smith, of counsel, gavo contirmatory
Affidavit aa to tho filing and 1nisatng Of tho Pm
| pers.
Z. a; a2 Drummond. Clerk. also affirmed to the
Tho matter coming boforo the. Court, Mr..
Glover, United States District Attorney, for the
defendants, applied for perlnission to file coun.
| ter Rfdayite II 4 continuance WAS granted on
tho aftldavits fled, which WAS allowed.