, 1873-07-07
THE LAW COURTS.
The Douglas-Harris Litigation.
Answer and 0ross-Bll
Filed,
An Alleged Dishonest City Salesman".-A
Joint Building Speculation that
Turned Out Badly.
Divorce Busincss~--Tho Courts
Condcnscd---Ncv Suits, Etc.

Condcnsctl---Ncw Suits, Etc.
In tho Douglaa~IIarris suit, IN answor and
orosa-bill wero Oh Saturday llol, alleging that
tho ,lotos OH which suit was brought by Mrs.
lInrris wore for valid consideration, tlat tho
Douglaa hoirs yero we'll noticed Of the ponloncy
OF tho suit, and TINT II tho defendants did not
put in an appearance, 1t was bocnuso thoy did
not ohoso to do 30, with tho hope and inten-
ton to defeat any attompt at collecting
tlo Judgment as tho cyont provcs; tint
tho executor, Rhodes, was duly noticed Of tho
debt whom ho was making up tho inventory Of
tho estate; that it was generally understood,
from the Inventory md othsfwsae, TINT MIR.
Douglas bad died in q ntato Of insolvency, aud
TINT tho doht could not ba collected In full and
tho croDs-bill prayB that tho notoB be declared
good lien OH tho estate.
AN ALLEGED DISHONEST BALEsMAN,
Flint, Darsor & Co., Of No. 2 River street,
dealora in cohecs and spicoB, Oil Saturday com
n,oucod suit, in aaaunlpatt, Against Louis Il.
Flint, their city salesman, for 81 900, alleging
the aalno to havo been frandulontly detained
atldavita for attaola,aut aud capaa, show strss.
lug That defendant hna boon engaged
IN boiling goods in tho city, aud
nilowea to collect moneys that ho Inns for aono
timo becn milking false entries in his books and
That tho firm hayo recently detected him Ia mis-
erpropriating tho sum sued for, and ttoy fear
that any Judgment thoy may obtain against him
will bo lost uuleHs he il socurod aud held to BAIL
aud his goods ard property attached.
A JOINT BUILDING SPECULATION.
Alison ]. Sherman. of tue County Of Lake, In
thin State, on Saturday filea a bill against rhio
tus W. Gates and Il. d. Oroekor for an account
tions which he rslatcs IN tho bill. uo ropresenta
that being owners Of adjoining portions Of cor-
tain land upon which himself and
the two defendants were about ,simul-
tteneoualy to oroot buildings, each on
thoy should Join in tho operation, 90 as to mako.
tho buildings uniform and similar to other
buildings Which ad1oinod, and which, takon ALTO
gother, would form ono solid, handsome block.
Io shows that there woro cortain expenses on
ono building that we're not on tho othor, and
gico verBn; that he has expended more than his
share; that he haH called on tho defondahts to
show Al accounting, which they have refused;
wherefore ho prays tho Court to intervene, and
to compel tho defendants to pay him back I'LL he
has oyerpai1.
Jcaso Atherton on Saturday petittoned tho
Superior Court for divorce from lis ,yifo Eliza.
she Inns given herself mp to evil PRACTICES that
whilst they lived together sho uaod to pinch,
choke, kick, bent, nlid otherwise ill-treat him,
and that she WAS victim to habitual drunken-
moss.
Torgor Torgerson married with ona Kestine, In
his natiyo country, 6tayonger, Norway, on tho
81 Of April, 1874; loft with her for tlte land ct
freedom about year ago' and now aske for a.
vorco, alleging tlht Ble has been repeatedly
guilty OK adsaltoEy with Lars Torgerson, at LA
Liberty Htreet, in this city.
Kate A. Bradley On Saturday obtained decroe
Of divorce from her husband, Henry II. BRADLEY,
on tho ground Of drunkenness. The defendant
loft his wife to enrn her own livelihood.
CLAIM FROM VERMONT.
Emma N. Farr, Of Now Hampshire, on Satur-
day commenced suit In tho United statos Circuit
Court against William F. Dickinson, damages
e2,69o, 70 recover money alleged to have boon
received by defendant out OF the estate of Don-
ja1nin Hall. 1ato Of Tunbridge, State OF Vermont,
being the distributiyo share Of Henry Hall, de-
ceaacd in his lifetime, assigned to haid Emma
erty. The amount 30 olaimod is 81, 1880, with
interest $G37, less cash paid $780, leaving d bal
anco Of 81 ,775.90.
THE corRTs CONDENSED.
phineaB B. Bartlett, Philemon B. Boory, John
q. Rod, 0see Il. Wilmot mud Dewitt q. DayH
on Saturday commenced suit against q. D. Aus
tin and William J. Manning, in the Circuit
Court, in assunpsit, 81 500 dan,agos.
Charles L. Dockwith, and Levi :. Mason yester:
day commenced suit, in the Crcut Court, In
trcspasa, 8, 1000, againat Samuel Webb.
Stnte's Attorney Reed On Saturday filed two
informations against John Freedman for lar
before Judge Rogers ploadod guilty, and waa
sentenced to twenty days in tho common jai1
George ". Scott and John Wrig]cy on satur-
day commenced suit to establish and confirm
title to Lota / aud 2, in Block 10, in Pryor and
Hopkins Subdivision OF tho west II Of the north
Wost Il of Section 8, So, II.
The q1asi-criminal calendar will DO called in
tho Criminal Court tomorrow, Tuesday morn
ing.
Patrick Saunders On Saturday pettioncd tht
Superior Court to restore q judgment in biz
favor for tho rather small sum Of 8.15, datct
the I'd Of january, 1861, nghinst Dennis Tracy
Lemuol ]. Bliss wanted to restore ono for deb
Of :l4, with S34,43 damages.
Phillip HoBor on Saturday entered confession
OF judgment by T. Froimann and Mola Froimann
in hia favor on . noto payablo to Emilio Dohss
for $500, and 321. 80 Interest,"
Jamea Gilbert Saturday filed bill under tht
Burnt Record net, to confirm and establish titlt
to Lot IS and tho eaat half Of Lot u, in tho 70
subdivision by Jacob Greenebaum, Senior. O.
Blnck u, in Canal Trustees Subdivision OF Reo
:, %.
John ". stoarns l. 6ons on Saturday filed
ereditora hill against Frederick MollIing, i'm
plen1ed With Jeremiah L. Taylor. in tho snporio
Court. for on unpaid Judgment Of e, ,459.60. :
William X. stoelo. by bis next friend Henry
Btoolo, on Saturday commenced suit, ia trospae
on the case. s5,000 damages, In the supsrio
Court against David 4. Hall.
The firm Of Lucks Il Nordlo on Saturday com
moncad suit ngainst the KanBaB insurance Com
F~tHe|t
perior Court.
Hoary G. Shaw on Baturday commenced HuI
in trover md conversion, III the Superior Courl
against Hardin B. Drayton, $1,000 damagos.
Abram 8. Whitaker and CyruB ". Grny O.
Saturday commenced suit against Solomon hi
Kechan Hugh 0fcDougall, and Colo McDouga1
In tho United States Circuit Court. in aasumpsi
$1,000 damages.
The record in tho caao Of Naomi Lamoureu
Y. Continental Lifo Insurance Company waa, 0
Saturday, fled in the United States oiEoa
Court, from the Cook County Superior Court
Tho Assignee Of the Lumborman'a Insu1anc
Company has flied his account for the month {
juno with the Register, showing balance 9
Aand OF 437,00493, on a totnl account Of $50
366.9o, tho a,lm Of $15, 5,1O0.54 having boon pai
on account Of juno dividends, aad s?9l14.58 fe
January dividends.
NEW SUITS.
TmE UnIrED sTATEs otGou1r couRr.-Emms
FArr v. William T. Dickinson hasunpsit. $2,6G
Abram s. Whitaker and Cyrus ". Gray Y. Boloino
McKoclan, Hugh McDougalI, aud Colo McDougoll
Aas,linpnit, 81, ,OU0. Naomi Lamourou1 Continent
Life INSURANCE Company record from Superior Oou