, 1873-09-03
An Answer to tho "Young lawyers !"
Assault on tho Law Insti-
tuto Filed,
4 Singular Tale Of Forgery and
Fraud---something Probably
Left Untold.
4 $4,000 Action Against Tico"".othors
Want TO Share tho Profits Of
Making Meters.

A Wisconsin Divorce and Alimony Case
1.-The Deoeiver Followed to
This State.
Tho officers of tho Chicago Inv Library yos-
!oriay ilod an answer to tho bill filed by Thomas
]. Sutherland, nm attorney Of tho city, Which
prays tho Court for an inquiry into the mode III
which tho donations Of lawyers md othors In MI
parts Of tho world hayo boon taken caro- OF, ind
Tho uses to Which they havo boon put, raising
the question as to whethor tho boots wcro not
meant for tho uso Of the suffering Dnr at largo
and not for members Of tho Inv Institute only,
and whether the Institute Ind power to exact
what terms they pleased from the n,ombers Of
tho Bar who desired to ugo such bookB and to
Bottlo MI questions Of ownership and 1nanago-
mont.
The answer generally donioa tho statements
~nd inferoncos In tho bill relating to theao aver
monts aud aflr7nB TINT tho books we're ollieny
donated by fow lawyers ard others in Amerloa
md Englanl TINT they wcro intended for the de-
fondunt as MI institution, and tho only ono tlat
could take caro- Of tho trust and administer 1t
10 tho satisfaction Of all concerned; that thoro
was not at tho time any such institution as tho
Chicago Bar, and no ono entitled to receive prop
orty Addressed to It, or administer my funds
donated to that ut tho time Of the fire tho
library contained 1000 volumes, worth nbout
$4,000 tlnt tho fro left tho Institute destitute
of books and means; that an appeal waH malo
In the name of tho institution to tho profession
for help IN their extremity, Which WIS responded
to by the donations now tho subject of 'itiga-
ton ); that the nemborH woro assessed 325 per
lload after the fire to pay necessary expenses,
purchase tho books Immediately wanted, and
commence the nucleus of u new library and
that this complainant has at no time beon
member of the Institute or paid anything to-
ward its support, or participated in tho troubles
and exponHe Of its rcsusoitation after tho con-
migration, and ie therefore, not entitled to tho
use of it's books.
CASE OF FORGERY AND FRAUD.
A most singular. unsupported by OK
planation-of fraud and forgery is alleged in n
John auutafaon, Of New York, against Charles
O'Connor and John Keau, of this city. An aill-
davit accompanying tho bill AYERS that tho do
fonaant Charles oConnor IL concealing himself,
Tie complainant aiirms that 10 Is tic lie owner, @
by purchase from Abort Crane and wife, of Lot
"a, in Block 2, Of Rogers Subdivision of the
n: r. 4 Of the 8, ". 4 Of sco 4, 90, Il, on the
duly recorded in tho Recorders Office OF Cook
County tho same day. He ut onoe took, aud has
ever Binco retained. actual possession, mud has
neither conveyed, mortgaged. or in any way
It; yet on lilo S 18th October last. ,''t thoro re-
was filed Of record warranty decd, bearing
dato tho 25th Of tho preceding July, purporting
to boar tho complainant's signature, conveying
s said lot By wy warranty decd from coniplanant to
which complainant processes to know absolutely
nothing, except tlat it carries his forged sigma
turc, and that it stauds on tho record Of Cook
County melancholy evidence Of tho wickeduoss
He further charges that said O'Connor on the
18th October, 1872. executed mortgage of said
lot to tue defendant, Keau, for All alleged ill.,
ed do5tednesa t Of @ said decd bopE filed Of rec.
thRt 0'Connor filed Of record his forged deod Of
conveyance from tho complainant.
Further. lie charges TINT O'Connor made and
Kean dated ast octobar is Il to as ascupe s 20
tendod note Of S212.
And ho prays TINT said forged conveyance DO
aoclared void and Of no effect, aud that said
mortgages be set aside as q cloud On complain
ants title, created by fraud aud forgery.
REMOVING 4 CLOUD. ;
In the forenoon 4 peculiar case WAS before
Judge Gary, sitting il chaucery. The hearing
commenced On Monday afternoon and lind been
slrg. Catharine II. Kelly and Mary Jane Briggs,
fled their lill several months ago praying tho
removal Of q cloud on tho tito Of certain lot
On the North Side, sold BY Mrs. Kelly to Mrs
md her family. The cloud consists of Sheriff u
decd procured by tho defendants ex-Capt
Hickey aud Michael Doyle, wllo, as the bill al
leges, procured Judgment note. to bo signed
md also by his iwifo, now widow, ono of tho
complainants: the noto being Intended as aecu-
rity to Hickey and Doyle, who it appears wore
slrotles in an administration bond for Kelly.
Ss S.ns ens ever &ytaHa eaga ch'fessF ca s
anything, Hickey aud Doylo, on Ne
day Of EeEly,s dealt, cauaol Judgment to bo on- ~
tered upon tue Judgment noto in tho the Re-
done In that court; aud execution to DO issued
on tho Judgment and tho lot In question to bo
sold, they bidding it in, md now insisting on
keeping It, although they admit mover haying
Judge Gary having intimatod that, as tho
ploadingH and proofs stood, the cloud must be
removed, the defendants solicitor prayed loayo
to amond lis answer and cross bill. Leave waa
the case continued to Thursday, the 11th inst.
A $75, 600 ACTION AaA1NaT T1oE.
Mr. Tce, OF ticc-metor fame, ia the proprioto,
Of 4 greator number Of suits than any other mau
II IN hs ses S'Fshwss sssxaee p"ss MY Ghease be
bankrupt insurance company; but 1t ia sono
tlmo since huit WAS commenced against him,
and tho time hns como, in tho opinion Of certain
partics. that hlr. Tico should enjoy the novel
sensation Of being made defendant to another
small action or two.
Yesterday, in lie Superior Court, chauncey
o. spaida mud William r. Shatfor commenced
suit against Isaac T. Iice, in asaumpait. s75,0
damages, for money had, eto. Tie money il
alleged TO hayo been advanced to Afr. Tice to
manufacture hia motors for different States. on
tho agreement that tho lenders wore to partici.
patio in part Of tho profits; iustoad OF Which, IL
Is charged, he has pockoted all tlo proceeds !;
and tho colnplaiuantB want to get their share by
law, which tho graspiug Tlce would othorwiBe
8wallow whole.
PETITIONS Fon DIVORCE.
The following slips Of paper, iu liou OF the
bills thomAolves Heen to Indicate that some
namelcss attorney yesterday filed two petition.