, 1873-09-13
THE COURTS.
Another Action Against tho Rlv-
ersitle Improvement
Company.
The Douglna Heirs Land, ,sltit-.'1 1njunc-
tion Against Tax-salo.
Intricate Copnrtnersltip sauahblc".-D -Dank'
rurtcy 11a1lcrs...Tho Conrts
in Brief.

Another suit has hcnn commenced by nanIntu v
rago nntl Seneca D. Kimhark against te ltlvorsido
Improvement Company. Tho cosupta!nanta acgo |
that III 1870 tho Riverside Company made to them six
trust deeds, 10 the aggregate amount Of 25,o30 to
Eectlre tito Conlpany'a bonlH Of iIao amount Of |
81 900 each. |
Tho bill then gives history Of the Company, Of s
embarrassment in 1879, antl tic sesc,uo 10 issuo
bonds, anl fund lis indebtedness and TIN day On
which this wns to 10 completed called among tho
officers Of tho Company a,d s friends "ti,o rcnringt
day." Il, 1879 ccrlan Dunscomb, Of Now York, held
tho first bondst fer which the deeds Of trust
toned III tho beginning OF luis bill given as
ucclrlty Dunsconlb hearing Of tho Anticipated
"clearna-tany," wroo tho rrc1idcnt Of tho 1aiy-
crssle Company. asking 10 hayo thu bcncfit OF
that clearing, aud to ha,o tho option Of taxi
lug tho now bonds III placo Ut Ills, nnd
to lnye proper releases made out to tho trust doce
Henry T. 3cc]yo, defendant, selected aB proper
person with whom to deposit In cacrow the Releases
the old houds If DunBcu,nb and t,e now onta 10 bd
substituted therefor PnBe accordingly in 1S72 e1o-
cutel tho Sir releases and left them With 6eeyo, on
ncceptet Tint tho releasos wero ngnel by Ksnbark,
but wero 1nyer aelsnowe,tssa y e.ther OF tha,n The
'.clcarance." T.s coniplananss slate that thu Com
pany hss been trying To nake settlements Of its tss
foy weuks ago Tiny LEARNED at The relcascs lad been
recorded, aud Tint lho honda woro yet ousssanaus
tl,o bonls held by him, aud the Aolaors
Of them arS rssa re- o ~ ran r 1"r ie t
setis seeury Is I IMPAIRED @ we asu a. u' and uSsrk MUM
tan FIAT ~ .hv r9leaues Tsrs s fras%ensly M recorded
s decs are M ets s on T1a 1oea4c s s VT" Il" o
puny ascortained that tho bouda wele outstanding It
conveyed 10 Austin Stevens, of New York. as Trstee,
il they should ho presented, and that 6teyeps now
holds tle tI.lo hotoo Tle a,ds held by Stevens arc
ossniay Iqt not ii good fatn, ,lo creditors know
nRasnst tLo Company to dissolve il, Int prior heruto
It Ind conveyed to THO Great Western tsailroad Land
Company nil tho laud not previously conveyed 10
creditors.
The Great Western Railroad Laud Company then
e1ectea to Jehn n Jewst tFust sea on ls !, a,
road Land Company amounting to &, oooo 900, Of which
$l.o 900 wore preferred, and some Of these bonds
Affairs - '''' - @'' - '1'
Tho rresidout and Secretary Of tle Riverside Com.
F wcatsrn R.i1roa Land Company, mi hoco to l,old.
ora Of The railroad bonds not purchasers for value
] 5 asss sevss s t. e IT,
property held by him to resident Of Cook county, or
no declaration Of trust bore but he has neglected IL
| tho preferred bonds.
bought Any os lis Sons Or a,sd of the Rvsrse Com
pany may he muo defendants; that thu several rcleas-
Gil bo uuityGreu up to 10 chfccieu lint tho facofh
thereof 10 ecrced bo no cloud The title that tho
rights Of tho holders Of tho hrat.mctoncd bonds be
secured; an f. tho releases nro bospo operative TINT
neat Of tho boils and Rofd md that Stevens 10 on
Joined from scllnG 'sposing Of the trust lands
] TIL: DOUGLAS HEIRS IN COURT AGAIN.
largo suit WIS commenced by aarnn Harris agntnet
Robert A. and Stephen a. Donglas Mr.. Williams. for
metly Mrs. Douglas. her husband Robert Williams,
| and Daniel L. Rhodes. solo executor Ut Stephen A.
Douglas.
Inc E alleges taat IN Laniaryr 1885, at HAshiagtont
p. G., atr. Duglas hndo promIssory note n Arnold
urrs for 81 5pO payable III QUO year alter date w44
WIN ln1orsea 10 Jalnos L. Woodward, aud afterward
to plaintiff That III June Of tha sa1te year he also
inade two other otes,-one lor 81 6oo dae ~ ninety
days from date, aild o other for 81 due in ona
year,-to tue ssnle ayha III the asb and which "oee
nlgo HtloFhed to plallt1a.
The bill then shows the denth Of Douglas his Will and
cod!ci AMI TIC subsequent 'nartiago Of Mra Douglas
Will AIR. Niliams Dy tue VIII ithoaea ahn Mrs. VIII
anis wero appointed exocntorr PIT Mfs. Douglas haq
retusca 9r heGeeteu to hcs' Ihe la4d "Alch Don8as
0aseseet Ut HE aeatn IS uescripeu, Doing mostly II
Clluinut. Lyle I!rk anu the Ao1Aorh part ot Cca8o
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