, 1873-09-05
Being Safely Served with Process,
the Facts Of the Case Are
Made Known.
Troubles Of tho Atlas Publishing
Firm Of Warren, Cock
rOft s. Co.
A Number Of Heavy Suits Commenced
.'-Large Sums Of Money In.
volved, but Very Little Of
Interest to Them.


William Fitch, in 9t00, 900 damages, both nganBt
William Il Vanderbilt, tho Now York Central
Railroad Company, tho Hudson River Railroad
@.s'.s...,. ,,,a ~ e,or. l. n1;o1,oo, eovtl,o-
Railroad Company and tue Iolodo, wabash q
Western Rnifroad Company. Tho actions arc In
nsaumpsit and storrs & Jamioson aro attorneys
for The PLAINTIFF,
r,,o casa 10 atot to1 90 ,,,,ovo, Emit !. brorcbt
Inc case IN s.aseu as ,ollo"s: eul9 IL ofousns
uudeF contract entered into between the pia1n-
tlifs and Vanderbilt respecting the shipment Of
stock tlrougl, from Chicago and othor cities in
r,o w,at and Northvoas tn tha Eoat bv tho
defendants roads, Alexander being ut tito time
the 1nrgest shipper Of stock in tho country, or nt
tenst ono Of the largest, aud hai1ing--as 30
mnnv creet ncn ao-from tha etato of Illinois
A,ax.,s,or - a,nr,,ot;oa,,, o,1,od tst,,o nro.t
cattle-dealer OF ullnolB" 1t 1s Bald that tlo
contract was obtained by tho Inducements Of tho
defendants, or some Of them, through Vanderbilt
NV, ~, Nor, yor,t fo,}ro1 Aro-s,,1or 1,o v;ng for
ano 'no No" 1orA oenlsn'' Aie'"noos na'ins - ao1
sono years pelofe pa.1on'Aoa eAe4usi4e's sao
Peunsylvania read, and tho New York Central
having 1nado frequent at'smpt8 to induce him to
transfer his patronage to tAeni and their West.
orn connections. all OF Which oventnatod
in success, and in the defendant and the
companies through the defendant Vanderbilt,
agreeing to carry all tho cattle shipned
by Alexander at fi1od rato OF Sl0o
tuE Ght !oaNt " uAotAA sAo 81 taAoAot
Of Ills business result in Q break OF ratios, at
at least MS low tato as those charged by tho
competing Companies for the same Borvioo. AZ
fofosoon although Tic facts did not leak out tn
long nftor: tho tranafor did result IN break,
The ronnsylVania Road reducing its ratios to
e5o per car, the Eric carrynag live freight,
otherwise cattle, during the whole OF tho year
aftor the agreement WAS entered into, for its
largest shpper, Tor nothing, anti the New York
Central itself carrying for some of tho ship
insisting On Alexander paving the full agreed
price Of sloo por car Ihe6o faote partic"
1larly ~, ~ to ., the rites s ch1arg9a 1ag ,y ,oy the
Now York Central, hayo already bnon DE-
yeloped III testimony takon III another chso III
tho United statea Ilfcnat court tor tle NORTH
Drn District Of Illinois, thus establishing tho
break provided i1r u tne eoniraes' s1s h'neo tue
break, 30 oatablinheu, Ale1andefs snipmonta
hAye amounted to over @,0u0 ours anu HIS claim
OH tho defendants is for tho difference between
fho price OF Sivo Pot car aetna'ij Palo, alio ti.o
amount FOR which other roads performed tho
same I'M service.
tac nho r or Of oars ons nroyo
William II. Vanderbilt arrived III tllls CITY yes
torday morning and vas duly served With tho
uaunl processes OF the Circuit Court, tho nttor-
news having "lsoly reserved tho ila'E o. thelr
snlt until they woro pretty Hnre OF hls Doing on
the way to this city. .
MAP-pUH11sHlSd TROUBLES.
Mosoa Warren Yesterday, tllod Q bill in chan
cely il, the Circuit Court to enjoin James Cock
4ofs from dispo5ing OF tho assets held BY him.
belonging to tho tlrm OF warren, Cockroft u
Co., tnnp publishers, OF Wilel h1m poth partaes
are partners. 1t is stated IN the bill that Cock
roft was to Keep branch oillco III NOW fork
and no ls charged wi1n having Improperly als-
posed OF tho partnership properly III connection
with that ottco, anu accepted notos without tho
knowledge aud sanctlon OF the tlEn,, and not for
their use and With doing other things Of the
samo kind winch tho complainant +, alloeea tnat
I'm hN III
ant shows, III Lis account ct the receipts and as
sets OK tho tirm, the lamantabie result
OF tho doiendnntH conduct, IN deficit OF
90, 2iS.l7 or total amount OF Sly, 6,e4!:G4. Tho
Office IL in debt 81, ,9l2.l5. The firm owes 81
lG4:W ga bllla paSapie anu possesses, oxectly
S5,2l8.l7 less tha1i nothing to pay it with.
THE COUNTS IN pa1EF.
spencer u. lecK yostofaay aea aiiiuaSls lor
replevln OF carpets nnd other fittings and furni-
lure in tho Michigan Ayonuo Aouso, corner OF
Michigan avenue and CongroEs atreot, wrong
fully taken and held by I: B. Brady and vir~
ER esy saa properly Ro6g aa1ad 81 $Uo
feHHon Of Judgment in tho Superior Court
agalnat IoteT Johnson Tor th9 sum , Of sloe.
FREDERICK EelnblrG yesterday hlcd blll ~
tie Circuit Court to sot aAido trust decd, and
for roconyeyanco OF promlHoB, making George F.
Crockc!, Ladwiz Lanz, and Ricah LAM dofend-
hhts. ,... .....,--., ;,
Charles Is. steele yesterday commenced suit
against Charles .. +. Holden tn the Circuit
Court, III assnmpA't, 81, 20o damagoB
Lewis III. j'sentlss yesterday commonoed suit
III the Circuit Court against John Z: and Alex
atdcr l.. Ihorno, ii assumnslt, s5,000 damageg:
lst,Bsoll j. Waters yoaterday commenced Rnit
Ill tho Circuit Vonrt against ID. q. Heed, In as
sumpslt. ". .5oo damages
On petition OF tue Assignee IN bankruptcy,
leave Was g'Von for tho snio o. property belong
ing to tue estate OF Staples, Fanning q Co,
An order uibmlsHsng proceodingeln bankruptcy
in tho matter Of Charles schllcker was yesterday
naao, subject to objections IN ten days.
MoaeB y. Elaondrath ycsterday ontorod confess
9io,l OF Judgment in the superior Court against
Ielor Johnston Tor Sup.
the Grand Pacific Hotel Huea Gago Bros. d Ilice
~ case, saoo damages, Tor tho losa OF gold
hHntihg-caeo watch, which WaB atolo.lt ID conhe-
quoleo, !e alleges, of the locks aud bolts 0f tho
door Of tho room to which he WIS assigned being
tnseryiceab1a
Fhcnnzor IJ,u;,a ,,ootor3o,, o,toroa ,o,fas
-: ~ -, 4'6ht.'n 5o'eot""J oHt14 w uoA4!oe