, 1873-12-03
THE COURTS.
Tho Howell Caso Concluded.
Condition Of the Equitable and Chicago
Firp Insurance Companies.
Important bankruptcy Items--.Sowing-
s. AInehlMo Tr0ublcs..

Important bankruptcy Itcms--.sowlng-
Machine Troubles.
TIE HOWELL CASE.
The arguments in tho Howell case, woro cloced
yesterday, by tho summing up Of Mr.. 6torrs,
and this morning Judge Dlodgott will give tho
charge to tho jury. The courtroom waa crowd
cd, to hcar tho closing speoca. Whom this case
Is ended, TINT OF tho ponnsylvauia Railroad
Company againBt Chambers and others, being
for broacl, OF m alleged contrnct to influence
the cattle lrado between hero aud the East, will
bo taken up. II involves worry largo amount,
nnd will probably take az long as The caac just
concluded, or, perhaps, longer.
BrLL TO FonEoLosE.
Victor F. Lawson, Knud Langoland, and
Andrew Nelaon, executors OF tho catato Of Iyer
Lawson, docoased, commenced foreclosure suit
against james Q. arnnt, Ellen Jane Graat This
wife), aud s. @. Painn Freer. Compla,uauts
nllego that, In 1867, Grant and wife malo trust
deed to Freer to secure ton promisaory notes,
aggregating $4,000, given to- Androw Nolson.
Tho original dood, which was signed by Mrs.
Grant, WAS destroyed. a new ono was made out,
but ahe rofuaod to- sign 1t, on tho ground that
fairs improperly. Nelson indorsed tho
notes to Iver Lawson, who has
since died, and compiainants nro his
executors. They admit that tho nine interest
notes arc paid, but allogo tint thero is duo tho
principal note Of 80, ,15o aud interest," amounting
in alt to 81, 45G, and ask that tho mostgaged
property may be sold to pay said noto.
sEw1Nu-MAontSE sonApE.
noEnrk Gtrrnr II, ll }f1ol l,y him IN +1a
Circuit Court against J. G. spoucor md tho
Prairie stato Savings, Loan & Trust Com
pany, tells q story of misplaced confidence.
lie states that, IN September lnss Spon-
Ger Induced him to 60 Into the eewlng-
machine business, representing that 1t
was all excellent one, and tho profits largo. Tho
sim to 10 invested was only 3, 900. With con-
f1doueo ii, his follow min, Strong assigned 5000
Of lis account Ut the rralre State Savings
Loan j. Trust Company to said 5pcnccr But,
wlicn l.o came to look iDto bis speculation, lie
found it very different from what 1t had been
represented. The business was totally the re-
verse OF what spencsr had told him, and Strong
taken auy part iii the concern, rccciyedan profits,
or ileld out bis nams 10 tho public, and asks M
accounting, and au injunction TO prevent the
bank from paying tile sG0O 10 Spencer. The
injunction was granted by Judge Williams.
%. Tnt; PRICE OF 4 CHILD.
tho Circuit Court, against Josephine sclaaercr,
to recover damages Tor loRing q Child. Plaintiff
alleges that he lived Mt No. 7S2 Bu!torold atrcot
dnllhg the past few months. BY the aido Of the
house, Or iii tho rear was oistorn. with trap
door or cover, which 1t was Defendants
ddtyto keep covered, but sho neglected 1t. aud
QUO Ct plaintiff = children, about 2 years old,
on tho 14th OF October lust fell into tile cistorll
md VAS drowned; wherefore N1r. Mcliauo
brings st,1t to recover damages, which hs piacos
ut 5000.
. =. THE CHICAGO FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Tile foIlesiuy il tue report OF ths Chicago
Fire INSURANCE Cumpany, ~ shown BY the re-
port Of tho Assignee, !. L. Murphy:
Dilancc Nov. 7c6.e4
Diabufsed. leSd.14
:! :! n h.nt, Dse. g, ,los.lO
tFmes Loug, Assignee Of tho above Company,
tion:
Balance on hand Nov. 1....... $50, oa1. 10
Expenditures. .*...................," 1,o5C.s3
IAlAuce uec. 4ssss.. ..94utss1uI
UNITED sTATEs COURTS.
y; Ne1aou II. 6lclicld and kilpurn II. Stone
commenced an action against Fraucis NJ Ellis,
Horny scilop, Wright Il. soper, Isaao B. seeloy,
aud Chostor NJ. Clark, for 5l.500.
In tho District Court, before Judge Hopkins,
Ioaoph Story was brought up for trjal. but ptead-
ed guilty to yobb;ng the malla. and was remauded
until week from friday, for sentence.
= . nASKNUpTCY ITEMS.
Mills, Johubon l. Co., nled petition against
High 7urney elailnlng &Gl7.4l duo ihem on
Judgment, and alleging that the debtor has made
q fraudulent assignment OF ILLS property. anl has
alEo repeatedly concealed himself to avoid Her~
vice of process. r1l|e to show cause aud q
provisional warrant Of seizure we're issued, ro-
turuablo Dec. II, 1873.
Frisbie Il Rappleye filed petition against
Frsoland d. Gardner and Horatio Il. Gardner.
They alloge TINT tile debtors owe them So, 5,00D On
Il
Tie suspension Of payment Ut these IL the only
oct Of bankruptcy cllarsed. a rule ,.Is to show
n: Musson was appointed Provisional Assignee
Of tho estate OF ]. NJ. Proyoncha OF al.
4 rule was entered on Carlo Marauoai to sub
nit to IN examination under the Dankrups act,
on Dec. 4. ut 2 p. m.
The order of dismissal in tho case Of Josao
G1oan ct al. was made absolute.
An order was issued for the examination OF
Johu Laurie on the 4th Of December, at II n. m.
Amos N. K!lnefeltor, Of Joliet, filed his pul-
ton to be aljulcated bankrupt His liabilities
aro about $1,000, and his assets about 5000,
mostly in exempt personal property, aud 5000
10 Register Grant, and the warrant sent to him.
The report Of sale Of tho AssignceB of Mum,
Norton t. Scott, OF Lot IL, Blocl, 0, School Soc
ton Addition, was confirmed.
TIE CRIMINAL COURT.
The rnmor that Allen, cue Of the panel-gnme
operators, would, unless new trial WIS grantcd,
make statement duplicating two police officers,
drew together largo and motley crowd to hear
what would bo said. But nothing WAS elected as
10 tho truth Of the alleged completely of the Off
cers in nny unlawful enterprise. Judge Far
well, who Ind tried tho caao, refused now trial
to Allan and wife and Mary Knox. and sentenced
them. II accordance with tho verdict Of the
jury,-Allon to ten years at Joliet, mud Hattie
Alion and Mary Knox to t.so years oneh. at hard
labor. mud the first day Of their imprisonment to
be passed. In solitary confinement. In tho case
Of Bridget ODron and otAers, a panol-gamo
thorn i,ai nat ham s1,ni"iont oyiInn6o to oor-
roDolata tho testimony OF tue prosecuting Wit
ness. Several other prisoners were Bentouced
for short terlus, but none wero OF special In
tcreHt.
CIRCUIT COUNT m nn1Er.
Jacob 3. 1Iepp aud Joseph schoenthaer filed
q petition against Carrie Caldwell. Lucy NJ.