, 1873-11-21
Application for a NIandamus to Re-
storo a Member Of tho Board
Of Trade.
Heavy Sentences Against Operators
Of the Panel Gamo,0
mechanics Lien Against Kingsbury
Block.
Bankruptcy Items...Tho County and
- Criminal Couts..- Courts
T.: in Driuf.

=, Criminal Co,rts...The Courts
T., in Brief.
Judge WillinmB Was engaged yesterday nftor-
noon In hcaring tho demurrer to M answer Of
sne board Of Trade to the petition Of a. L. Tra.
man, who Was auspondol from tho Board In
MAY Inst, nnd IN July hlol petition in tho
circuit Conrt for n mandamua against tho Board
to roatorc him. IIo o!ailns that tic vote Of
suspension wag malo by the Board OF Directors
and not by tho whole Board Of Trado; that tho
action complained of rms committed in January,
1o?2, aud no olargos woro proforred, till lray,
1o73, moro tlan Il year thereafter, while tho
Law requires that complaints shall be
entered only In ono year after tho commission Of
tho offenao. The Board Of Trade admit tho o.
i6touco OF tho rulo of limitation, but allcge that
IN October, 1872 1t was repoaled, and tile rights
OF tho parties left tho Banjo as ii no s,1oh rulo
had been mn1o tlat Truman appeared boforo
she Board OF Directors ind contested tho &C.
count. Tho answer doucs that ho protested
against tho action Of tho Board.
10 this answer a demurrer was flied by tho
petltloner, onining the answor to bo insufficient
in not stating tho number Of tho Directors
present, thoir action in detail, and also alleging
that tho rules governing the contract when it
was mado must DO considered in forco aa to 1t,
even though snch rule lad been repealed.
rotltloner's attorneys claim that tho
amendment to tho rulo made in soptom-
Dor, 1879, was not 4 repoal; an
anlendnent to statute declaring It should DO
effect. 10 N. \. $685. statute never inter-
ieres with existing contracts unlosa it IL so
stated in positive torma. Tho intention undo
ctasou @ oxpress'y ia not sufficient. II Page Rep.,
a fNft1 To- Ill M,
porntlve body by momber wiu not DO construed
to deprive him Of luis rights. a general statute
Hul not fepoal a former ono unless tho two arc
iMt1eeonc''aey ita inconaistent Tho admission Of
not ADMIT the amount, hut said be did not know It.
CouhBol for tho Board Of Irade maintained
TINT tho powor OF tho Board to act ia rot
Bora g. Sp9n n, ?EgssSon EnSd 0tng go ps against the
not be urged that tho limitation rule dcbsra tho
Board because 1t waa Changed, and tho limitation
ceased before proceedings were instituted The
right to complain was existing, and the Board
limiting rule had cvor been made. Ind. Rop.. Of.
Many of tho arguments made wore the came
to those urged III Tho Brine case.
TIE OLD COURTHOUSE DOORS.
George W. Prickett complained, bv his bill In
tho Superior Court, Of Alexander Douglas, Rouel
". Bridge, James II. Roberts, George H. Miner,
Joshua Saunders, neuben Hatch, Joseph Hol-
brook, ". Scott Kcith, MALCOLM Mcdonald, and
Duui! h0ti VI EEILulu IEnuQuIeQL 0rgratkODBt
Prickett nllcgcs that in 1860 Douglaa bought Of
him Lots 33 and u, Block %, Of tue Canal lrus-
tees subdiysion Of tho west 15 Of tho northeast
Of Sec. II, 80, Il, paying therefor by giving
Two tSr notes for co. saeh payable ton years a.
Trustee being lionel W. Bridge aud in case Of his
death or removal, then Jnmca II. Roberts rms to
be tho succesaor in trust. Complainant alleges
moreover. TINT Douglas has not paid any Of tho
ta1os or assessments loyied on tho property, and
still refuses to pay them, nor has ho paid any Of
the interest nccrued
Tho uorth door OF tho Court-Ho nt which,
on default Of payment OF the trust deed, salo was
to bo made, WAS Of course destroyed with tho
Conrt-Houao IN the fro OF October,
1871, and complainant cannot safely have
the premises sold anywhere else. Ho therefore
prays that tho Court may appoint the east door
and that tho Iruutoo be ordered 10 sell for non
payment Of interest. Tile other defcndanta nre
supposed to hara Judgment lions, aud COM
plainant aska that thor liens may ho deferred
until his is fully paid.
TIE rAEEL-aAaE OPERATORS
Tho case OF George Allen, l1atto Allen, and
Mary Knox, which las occupied tho attention
Of tho Criminal Court for two days,
was concluded yesterday. Tile parties we're
the "panol game,h o. It is called, Thoy at-
tempted to set up tho defonso Of ali alibi, hut
tho jury found them guilty, and sentenced
George to ton years and tho girls to i've years
John Brady, Pat Harris, Jamos Peulers, John
Tracy, James Conway, and Bridget Q'Drien nro
now On trial for similar onense, being charged
with coa1iug john Houston into . house Snd
robbing him OF $780, Bridget porsuadcd Houa-
ton to 20 With her, and when ho was in the tran
sho Disappeared, and tie others. rushing in.
bound him, throw him on tic floor, md went
through Ills pockets. Mono Of tho accused an
pear to DO over II. and John Tracy is apparently
about Is. Tho trial is still in progress.
3. TIE HOWELL. CASE,
Tho defenso finished their testimony yestor-
day morning, aud tue remainder Of the day was
occupied BY tho plaintiff in introducing rebut-
ting testimony,-part to impoaoh and mart to
prove the valuo al the contents Of the mill to DO
much moro than tho amount for which it was in
eured. To-day will probably bo occupied with