, 1873-10-23
THE COURTS,
Answer Of Leonard SWEET In the
Lamar Insurance Case.
4 Prisoner Condemned to Five Years.
Imprisonment for Mans1aughter.

Leonard swett fled his yesterday In tho cnse
Of Melvin aud others against the Lamar Insurance
Company and others, including him. Uo admits that
ho Was President Of the Company, and statos that
during tho existence Of tho Company, from 1860 to
1871 the ratca Of nsurance wero 80 low and the coat
OF placing stock and expense Of commencing tho Com
pany 20 great that In May 1871 It obliged to levy
nm assessment On ita stockor retire. meeting Of the
stockholders wns held and 1t was agreed TO relnBuro
and retire. Defendants accounts with Tho Company
,soro fully settled at that time. About 50, GOO
Ok mortgages were aold ut from to
Per cent discount, and tho proceeds
are paid for reinsurance or claims against tho Com
pany, About 100000 paid for reinsurance. Aftor
tho cash assota gono, claim calod the "Denning
loss" rcmnined unpaid. Other companies woro nablo
this clailI tho amount Of the whole OF which was
about 1900, tho Lamar aharo being $1,000. THIS
amount 6wctt paid, having aomn mortgages In Ills
hands still unconverted into money, amounting to
soule $780, This all Of tho remaining asacta Of
tho Company Shortly after the fro came, In which
tho Lamar suffered loBa TO tie amount Of $500 600
100000 Defendant employed good part Of his time
for ycar thereafter in settling losses ut tho orpra-
ton OF thnt tio ho turned over tho whole aalrs to
the Naceyor. He dcn!cs that ho is indebted 10 tho
Company, but the contrary AYERS that he hna not
set been reimbursed for tho money advanced On tho
" "Henning losu."
suIT AGA1Nsr INSURANCE. COMPANY.
Abil was filed yesterday in tue Circuit Court By
Nellie Alien vito of Henry Men sfanst thS Na,
tory anl machinery,- No. 6o washington asonue, In
n w1s ''I nsnry os Il Nen Ni ~ q Complainant sen
s. @ IL pssS ass or n ss ss 'E ss
e ha p5s:n ;ss Ss
Of obtaining tile insurance that the property was hcrs
md that hcf name should hnvo hecn inserted instead
r.1z%, ft1a1S
asaaod as 9n hs se IT,
time 81 insurance Henry H. Alou, gave note for tho
ss eS e
complainant The Company claim to hayo csnce!ed
the policy before loss On account of the
sid esneel.tton xaa syes given % Complain ain
Sa n ssls and easeed lint
loss may DO computed, aud the Company compelled to
pay !" ~ n'e' ,upur nooru.
Judge Booth was eagsse4 yestesdsy IN hesng ma tn9
eae Of rrIeo nsainst aen a. Lodo t anu GSh - ~
cover for mnterialA rendered md work dono On tho
Ksnoss Pier here 1sss It. h. esen y, i tsS
and. in tho second. sompron,sao verdict q q
nnyss was It, osG rs sns
Tho amount claimed Is about $500. 8. Z. Dow at-
pears for plaintiff, aud Hoyne' Horton 1oyne fos
Ds.,Aaxa ron FAILING powN-srA1ns.
Tree a4 sfss s Il wsm SanE
agaiist william II. Elly, oherwiss known Horse
Eddy Mrs. Eddy 9llegss that o. tue 27th day q May
was lole Or hatchway opening into collar On eait
pronsea which waa carotossy left uncovered and she
Rs5Ftns hGas IL
and was violently bruised that sho waa confined t.
her bed for three years s has bs9n @ eRpl,e, @ an
sha ssSs damages for such injury
The cause was trIod before aud cans to tho Bupr'
In the Superior 6sass Judge Porter
gS u h sns Snas ssles q @:
Lawer. Plaintiff alleges that on the 8th Of July, la1:
@ sn M sess ss 1Gr
to build walls, furnish brick and stone, and DO III
msso,i. work. They did not fula their contract an
lie buildings very defective, ana he oaims
damages for auch uon-performance Of the Contract
UNITED sTATEB ooUlT. ...
In tho famous r4tenk Of Turrfu agenst varon
railroad companica for Infringement 81 patent Il
mailing ra tue Muster nled EGpor!, anendsa
pauy. tic au of $78 1884; from the Illinois Centr
ComIany lilo aun Of $2lo oao72; from tue pittshurg
Company, the sum Of $50, 1894 and from tho Gale
G1sa, ;G9 Ssspa k s Il "''n rnrSas Is a
I commenced al action against George pennoyor. Aen'
s d a. %ss fsa by Peter
Hoes Nganat George Marlatt. Tho premises are Tho
similsr case vi was commenced by tho same plant!
:, aBaiist Cyrus Townshenl William Towuahona, Ie
Francis and Ralph Targo, to gan posscsBion OF Tbs
4s ra q ID rucboreaper cases. for .ntrng
It lcut Of sewingashns patents, aro o1peessa 10 ta
There will he ~ o1aininaon ~ tho MSpnolio 1aso
1t III tho CaHe OF Thoman Madden, III order was e
q tered that procoeduga atana dismissed unless ob'c
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