, 1873-07-17
Tho Swago Block Case Again---
Interesting Land Suits.
Remanding Of Missouri Convict-'.
Criminal Court 1tems-..Bank-
! ruptoy Mattors.
Tho Courts in Driof md Now Suits.

whicl, aro charged with infringement Of patent
OF q maohino for monding rails. Tho case has
been on trial for several years, md at tho con-
cluBion OF tho 1aat litigation was reforrod to II.
". Bishop, and he reported 1t in favor OF tho
plaintiff With damages ngainst defendants
amounting to 81 100000 Tho case now comes
ut, on tho arguments on tho exceptions tllod to
tito Masters report. Alr. Clifford, Of Now York,
ono Of tho connapl on behn}f Of the railroad coin
panieB, occupied tho day III oponiug tho argu-
,nonty Tho caBo promises to occupy tho attcn-
lion Of tho Court for soyoral digs.
FonEcLosunE OF MolruAdEt
Charles Pick fllos bill In tho Circuit Court
against Edgar J.. Brown ct III. Complainant
avers that lc lont defendant $4,000 OH mort
gago OIL Lots 49, 10, ind 20. Block 2, and Lots
and 2, Block g. in Picks subdivision Of Lots to
10, inclusive, Of Turner's subdivision Of tho east
tho lonn is still unpaid, aud defendant, who at
tho time Of giving the said mortgage declared
that It was t1rHt lien on tho property, now
states that ono John Q. Coo; aud ono William D.
l'abbtt hold previous mortgages. which proyent
dcfondnnt's allowing complainant to forecloso
his mortgage. Under tho circumstances COM
painant thinks he Ind bottor hayo tho case rot
tled before a court Of equity, who. he hopes,
will call his mortgage first lien aud declare 1t
forecloaed.
Catharine A. 1nneb and Ethel L. InneB, Of
| Fayotto, KY, flo bill, In tho Supreme Court.
agninat Margaret 7. Gist and others, praying for
limos, OF Tayette, consisting Of Lot 27, Block
/; Lots s, 0, 10, Block q; Lot z, Block 5; Lots
| o. 10, Is, H. In Block s Lots and q, Block 9 j;
Lots !, 2, g." Block Z; Lots 10, II, Block 8; Lots
aud ., Block 4, all il Cook aud anderson cub
division of " x Of . Il Of Sec: 2, 20, 13. j
Cornelius Moore hos q petition, ID tho sn-
| perior Court, against W. G. CAIRO and Abby g.
(arro, for tic confirmation Of his title to Lots
and 7, in Y. G. aarros, snbdivaaion,, in part Of
Block 10, Soc. 50, 20, II; being part OF Canal
Tr,lsteoa' Subdivision, Soc. 33 Lot ., fronting Oh
west side Of Lowe street, q foot 8 inches, and
running buck 127 75-100 foes to 10-foot alley,
aud Lot 7 fronting OH, east side Of Lowe street,
feet to 10foot alley. tho said lots boing IN tic
City Of Chicago.
| BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
Wayne MoVeagh Franklin McVoarh, John B.
| Raymond, aud Hurry @. barnard, partners uu-
| dor tho name Of Franklin 1lcVeagh Il Co., Of
| Chicago, flle petition iu bankruptcy against
| Mnrtin 1hunnnn, who, thoy alloge, owes them
s4ooe1, and ia inaolvent, having committed an
crty to be taken on logal procens by his brother,
Henry Thu1nann, for 81 ,d53, with intont thoroby
| to give proforouce to sud Horny Thumann.
| II tho mattor Of William Miller, of Peoria, au
ipsolyont, Nogor J. Drass, Provisional Assignee
| Of tho estate, is authorized to soil to II. T..
plats tho stock Of dry goods belonging to
| debtor OF 45 cotts On the dollar, and tho book
debts Of the firm Mt 3311 cents on the dollar.
| Tho vaiuo Of the stock iB estimated by tho AS
| BiEnee at about $l4, GOO.
Register Uibbard. who has boon enjoying bis
| midsummer vocation at Burlington Vt, will re-
sune business this morning. when tho second
| and third meetings OF tho orcdltorH OF Lioben-
stein ct al, Smith ct Ill.,, and Wight y stovcna
will be hold for tho selection Of an ABsigueo for
each Of tho bankrupt estates.
+ 4 s1AEGY THIEF.
rr,o n11oonl 1f;aoo,r; orochup,,,, .,,d ,,o,,+on
tiary-breaker, commonly known as Charley Ryan,
was brought before Judge Porter yestorlny, on q
writ Of habcas corpus. 1lo was attended by su'
porintondent Washburn, sam Ellis, the detec-
tho prisoners counsel, was conspicuous by hir
absonoa, and grave foars wore entertained tim.
he had boen sunstruck or roped into bunko-
den. Mr Washburn presented to the Court q
on charge Of larceny, and being a fugitive
from Justice, and got out on an affidavit Of ar
ex-Wn1den Of tho fonitentiary, who, however
failed to recognize the prisoner III court. Ii
had depended for bail, tho prisoner undertook
his own caao, and began, by remarking thai
he could see no plaintiff in tho case; that III
wiling Wsan5n.as ed 5esas to gixe ball. nn{
person plaintiff. defendant, Judge, jury, eto
Here tho Judge took his scat OIL tho bench ant
briskly reviewed what IL known OF tho oircum
stances under which tho prisoner Was arrested
|
which to speak concerning lis position. Tht
Court acceded, whou tho prisoner asked tLs
Court If ho know what q "RtiH meant, and, be
foro tho Court could say yes or no, ~ tho cast
upon Superintendent Waahburn by q number q
people who wore making a d-d fool Of him.
Hero tho Court interposel, stating that such OBJ
acenty and profanity would not 30 allowed whit
tho Court was sitting, and deciding that IN th'
lack OF providing. good and sufficient bail hi
| should ho ramandod to fail which lie Waa nc
cordng1y.
CRIMINAL COUNT ITEMS.
Charles Cutter WAS placed on trial charged
with swindling QUO ltutlaild out Of S5i5 a
bunko. Some time Hinco Rutland WAS bunkoot
out Of this amount BY Chicago gamblers, and
procuring the services OF o detective, ho had ths
man WHO did the bunko arrested. Mike McDon
aid bailed him out very shortly after the arres
WIS nude. On tho prisoners appearing in court
yesterday morning, tho prosecuting witness holt
that tho prisoner was not the man originally Or
rested A jury had been impanelod meanwhile
who, in Wow Of tue fact that the wituess failot
to identify tho prisoner. discharged him. 1t ma.
add fresh interest to tho case to mention thu
Rutland il Il professional monte plnyor.
John Bowers WAS triod OIL a charge Of larceny
found guilty, and sentenced to ono year in til
Reform School.
Jumes O'Drien, found guilty Of larceny, wa
sont to tie ponitcntary for years.
TIE COURTS in HH1EF.
In the UnitoI Status District Court, George
tho WinneBheik Insurance Company, co,n
menced tifty-one quits againHt as mauy premium
note-1nakora for small amounts.
. Court, will dispose OF Ill motions for now trials
or any other motions to bo made in cases tha
; lave como before him, Us after that data III.
Judge will return to his own Circuit.
, s. g. Megll fos declaration In an no
tion for trespass In tho Circuit Court, agains
Hans W. d. Wuln, who, no alleges, On tho It'll
Of this month, assaulted him, bruising ant
wounling bis bodya and crrrled him or to prison
whero he was confined for over twelve hours, II
consideration Of which harlships complainant
seeka to recover tho sum Of %, ,0J0,
, Eliza Davis files . bill, in tic Superior Court
In d suit Of ejoctmont against John Payne, who
she alleges, Illegally obtains poasesalon OF th'
aouth 10 aoreH Of east u Of northwest II Of Boo
tion s, 40, Il, md thoroby damages hor to th
extont Of a 200.
Clarlob Il. stoo1o and v Clarence Price, o
, Waukegan, flo bill In tho United States Circui
Court againHt tho Star Ohosntcal Works. for th
alleged Infringement Of the lattor Of complain
antAt lIHa nj thu ErRfln-murk Il 6raarn Itn,fnf,