, 1873-09-11
Family Squabble Over a Farm
at Calumet.
The Lizzie Moore Robbery Case
Again Continued.
Bankruptcy Matters.--The Courts In
Brief---NeW Suits.

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.s WV sn"s olueo1 ~ sno ul'ouateo
q uu1'0h IN III to'oreneo 70 tho Lamar INSURANCE
Company. Tho petition Bat forth tho organiza-
tion of tho Company mud tho subsequent o1osing
I'M of ita afraira md rot,roment from hna;.
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a1oo' 1', =" o'oo. ~ o'oSo up A'6 H.
Leonard Swett and Edwin A. Wilson, was
appointed to collect tho debts due md pay all
claims upon, the Company.
at this time I. N. Hardin md ". H. ". Oush-
man, two officers OF the Company, held nomi-
nally Il 600 s],ares of Lamar stock. bt rea1]v Az
~, int, ,, ,"-. .. .i w.
ADVANCED to tho company, and that such loans
wore to bo repaid aud tho stock takon ND and
cancelled which WIS dono aomotimo before the
annoIntment ~ t,,o pccoivor.
III January, 1o'5, q decree OF court "aH made
directing tho receiver to collect from tho atook-
holders an asBesamonf of 90 nor cont on cartnin
conditions. Under this docroo, tho nocoiyor
"e'e Oh 70 ooIlece from tho haosorlbore to the
6sooR' considerable was paid Immediately
and many auita were instituted In this and the
noighboring States. Tho petition tbon chnreos
that Edwin 4 w;1aor In o,,t,r,t,,, ,rit,, ~,
s-a' "A'vA' ~ 'o"1uuoson q, W.. W.. o'n-
olo' uohooo'oo u Honome " sup Tue Peut'oher,
tho Receiver, from collecting tho 20 per cont, Us
DrGorod by tho Court aud, to effect this, mailod
to nav tho Receiver ANYTHING. hut to rem;t ~
him. d. 4. Wilson. / mar can't m THAR stoclr ava
ha woui contest tor naseaannnta nn; 1,roiact n.t
them from ali domo,,ds made mon them. AMI
ajso ysited 1arra n,,tnhor NJ atoclboiinrs "Is T.;
nerson md 1,rGed resistanco to thn n,,ts wi. H.
aor, gnva ne ronoon IN i;u o.1.;nn tIot ~.
nhovo.mont1opad Gna1nan and Hor5in S,a' 10y 10y
leonard Swott. the former President. Wa1c Ina ina
whic% # no;a oo wp corer " I'll t,,a a"onns 9nn,
which Was eonehi Ia ho coliectea InT 1ron 'u tha
socIholors nH that Tia aeia oficora 1vn4a ny aIo
mnr;iv liahla and Il wna tha ranoivn,,s I,. ~ ~
collect tie aim due from them bofore suing tic 10
.,;na yano 1ot5 N1lson issued another circular
with dishonest practices, and attempting to ap-
propriato moneys belonging to the Lamar Com
nor cant. and giving Ihe namcs ~ acrnroi nIacos
which Ind romtta1 tho ronnira,1 nmnnnt i'A~o0
% TLe asseasmont @ Of 90 ner cent wos nftoruara
feuncoa by TIC uourt to u per cent, and the Ro-
ceivor directed to settle within ninety days from
Ncforo t',o n;nctu davo hal o,,,s,a yv;1sor
issued another circular to tia ' atonhhnldora 1
urging them to make hastc and combine, and
bianing them for their delay Ind md sluerishners.
and mallnc several nutr,,o siatemonts' @ % ''A'o'''
Tho netiton stntol thnt n nn;t ,roa commoncoa
by Wilson in tie Superior Court, in Chancory. in
which Samuel II. Melvin md othors woro ram. ~
ad 's @
as e5tsnsa % s aaa 9Sfss h fsest Gst Ssa sm I b s s
Of the dobts OF tho Company. ~ '00''0'-
Tho petitioner, therefore, charged that Will
LECTION Of tlobta duo tic Company, impedol tho
administration Of tho Roceyer ulisreproBontod
tho proceedings in court, and melted tho debt
ORR to resist the lawful collection Of claims
entered for said Edwin A, Wilson to show cause
why he should not bo puuisled as for contomnt
Of court md further reliof.
The following rule was entered by the Judge
Ter, verified by his oath, let Edwin 4. Wilson show
cause before Of the Judges Of this Court In the
shancery branch thereof on the 25th day Of septem
ner asa At IT. tao oncning o. the Court or aa soon
interfsrine With ta naeovcr aunone tnre f. a tpa
duties Of lis ONCE for npeiig and obotructina tho
administration Of Justice, for mlarepresenting and
talsSiag ao ~ procestnga q the Court and tor suing
s u!ces " tne uouss Without a !eave anu Tor oshor
Dson - a~ S II th oss H. na le coh o. snld
n ina.t nv & ~ hF w.; III u9 ox.1 ~ saia wilson
bar. ''''A' 'A' '0s' A''N o"s u sep''an-
sQuABpLE OVER 4 FARM AT CALUMET.
day a bill in Chancory for enocigo performanco
by Otto Lou against Frederick Lau and his vito.
Tho facts as set forth in the biIi arc briefly
those Otto Lau in January, 1878 the ioiut
owner with his brother Frederick OF tho follow
ing 1nnds in Calumet: Tic N. i Of the S, x Of
N: fractional 11 Of s. ". x north o. Of os1mnot ct
River, Of Soc. s, 80, ID, With right Of Use OF
road along the river, Also SAX aores Of N. ".
u Of see 8, SO, IA, and other lands in tho san,o
SEQ. 10, SC, II, containing 2Gs@ acres. In
February Otto agrood verbally, at Tue request OF
his brother, to buy him out and go become tho
owner Of tho antire lands described above The
land had previously been eold by John i. Lau.
the father Of Otto and Frederick, to them on
condition that they should assume certain ltabi-
isies Of his, amounting to about 800, aud when
tho indebodncss and paid in addition I "a1.o 81 Co., o.
Iherenpon Otto took possession under tho
gorbal arrangement, aud cultivated tho farm by
his servants, he being absent for timo Ii
Europe, and. as he alleges, made valuable per-
manont improvements, Frederick working for
him aa oyerseer.
Lately, Frederick has cut and taken away some
Of tho crops which we're sown or planted last fall
nY,Ir IN 1nn1 for l. 1..11