, 1873-03-04
Another Curieus Land Transaction---
Charges Against IN Attorney.
The Wlnstone Mortgage Of Part Of the
Mum Estate.


It appears that tho provisioning Of tho camp
OF Sny Island Loyeo Works Inns bcon tho aub-
joct OF somo difficulty, which has found Its way
Into court, tho employees having at one ti1ae
throatoncd to strike In consequence Of tho proB-
poet Of starvation through luck Of Bupp1ics, tho
caterers and tho contractors having fallen out,
and the state Of nf1airs developed In tho bill
filed yesterday in tho Superior Court, having tho
effect Of for tho limo breaking up tho Com1nis-
sarlat Department.
Edward ekolscy, Of Keoltuk, Joseph slolsoy,
Of Chicago, z. ". Fuller, Of Canton, No., and
R. p. Parker Piorco, tho contractors Of tho
works, under tho firm na1no Of skelHoy, Fuller l.
picrco, arc tho complanauts, and John ]. uollis-
ter and Joshua Pike tho defendants. Tho conf
plaiuantB affirm that tho works were authorized
carried on By from 300 to 300 men and 200 to 40
teams, according to tho seAson. To supply pro-
Visions and forage for this laygo community, tho
firm lot 4 contract for mutual profit, for tue car
as John e Of sal? ssss. siGsSs a
Mo-, ,and, Joshua, Piko, Of rittalold,, Pike
tor q Uo:, as they caled tho latter firm, ahonld
1unh the ep qnd nn 50 per cent Of tho
except fresh beef and medicine, tho right to soil
which was reserved; oil expenses of clerk hire
and such like to bo deducted from tho amount
tdAuAbu po1uI0 pIOliLH h1lCul0 0C ulfluGu C0u-
Plainants to have access to tho books, bills, and
Invoices complainantg to aottlo with Hollistor
T. Co., on the monthly pay-duy, for
nll goods and materials furnished by
proved BY the Superintendent Of tho worlts5
complanants not to DO responsible for goods
sold without youchcra; auch contract to bo
annulled On notice TINT tho supply Of goods and
complainants. In pursuance Of this contract,
the store WAS put up, supplies woro bought Of
the defendantu by the compliments, and orders
paid by tho 1attor to tho extent Of about 81 QUO,
OF which sum about $4,000 was expressly paid
for tue purchase in ndyance Of further proyis-
md 10 p pRs % Of Gch It Is ohersed be oaiy
goo was expended for tlaat purpose, BY. the
the latter for luis own private PURPOSES
whoreupon tho supply Of proyiylouB Vailed, and
strike Of work vas Threatened, to ayort which
danger the coinplainants wero compelled to eend
ut the highost retail price. They affirm that
access was mover permitted thcrn to tho booltu,
as provided for by tho contract; and that, With
intent to com1nit fraud in these ,accounts--tho
market, being bought Of John J. Hollistor linn
eolf, at his storo i'll Hannibal, ut bigh prices,
thus preventing the profit thst would othorwiae
haye been made: T1cso causcs Of complaint
degarad M tho contract annulled, md applied
to Hollstcr & Co. FOR m account, which thoy
haYe refuHod to furnish, but, instead, have made
z demand upon complainants for 311 900,
and to loSJ attachments on tho works, and thua
harasH tho operations Of tho colnplainants. They
say they arc willing to pay all tint may 10 shown
to be duo By them to Hollistor L. Co., but they
S5,0oo, or auy other sum. Thoy pray tho Court
to restrain nny intorfel enoo on tic part of tho
defendants with the Leyoa works, and the pro-
coedlng with any suits; TINT m account be
an1 Fo.. o&ox.n
found to bo duo Oh either side. A. temporary in-
junction waa granted Gil bonds for S11 600.
THE DosTWIcK-sr1NNEn SUIT.
These " who haye property to losc will havo
auits with interest. The first fold day in tho
Skinner case WAS fought in Judge Gary'B room
yosterdsy, coming up On domurror.
MI. Edward Martin, counsel for George r.
less important defendants, consumed tho outro
forenoon and tho greater portion of tho after-
noon in aspeecl Of considerable power. He said
thnt the argument: for the demurrors naturally
bill Of tho plaintifls did not charge tho dofond-
ants with notice or knowledge so aa to hold thom
roaponBibl for the frauds OF their remote aucos-
tors. Ae to the administrators Tho salo, ,as
tho estate Of Dostwick. g. As to tic rest Of tho
bill. The defendants titIo is good enough for
them. They can sustain it w1en properly called
upon.
enta ut bur With any notice or knowledge Of the
alleged frauds. The moro important grounds on
which plaintiffs attacked tho administrators sale
were that tho Court Qho County Court Of Cook
anh I no i he osss ad o a the sf o 9
were granted on petition Which, though good
enough on Its face, was false and fraudulent in
fact. IN reply tho defonao argued, that tie
charged with his outato Tic adjudication Of.
That Court could not bo questioned colluterally.
The granting OF lottors Of administration on q
petition good On its faco, though fra1dulont in
aae aai no Se4 under i hogai a vdR5 R559e':pg g o and tho
ever, could hayo been revoked by proper appli-
cation to tho County Court. hlr. Alartfn argnod
thih point for q long timo, and quoted several
anthortIes az TO show that tho Supreme Court Of
this State acted On tho principle 9tated ln soyoral
caseH. lie closed by calling attention to tho fact
that somo Of tho defendants aro public officers.
intrubted with tlo contamination Of vast i'm
are engaged would bo aorionsly tntorfercd With
II tho hettlonent OF thls suit was delayed beyond
reasonable time. Ho also alluded to c portion
OF Judge uary,a decision in tho case Of lilo do
posoa pan1e I9!,c9 . commissioners, where His Honor
ctlicinl life are besot, and which ho Baid ho would
protect them from IN oyery logal way that
nuGgeatcd itself.
heirs, replied briefly, tho basis Of Ills argument
being TINT tho defendants must ostablin1 what
they set up. Administration proceedings iu
Cook County woro not authorized by any Htat-
ute. and those were accordingly void. Putchaa-
fraud, and they could not doriyo title to tho
property through Tho crimo. Az to tho forcclo-
Dl.ro proceedings, they wcro also void for want
of Jurisdiction. Tho plaintiffs were entitled to
redress unleas their oquity Of redemption lad
thought TINT tho allegations OF the plaintiffs
would DO improved by moro distinct statement