, 1873-02-06
THE LAW COURTS.
Ilow a Money Lendsr, in Order to Byado The
Law, Got Into Bankruptcy.
Application for q Writ of Ha.
beas Corpus.
The Funny Side Of Divorce. Crusade
Against q Tea Firm.
General Bankruptcy Notes--.Now Snits
Instituted Yesterday.

General Bankruptcy Notes...New Snits
Instituted Yesterday.
The petition Of tho First National Bank, Of
Morrison, for tho Adjudication Of Thomas Grif-
I'm, Senior, Of that city, aa bankrupt, reveals
rather curious state Of AFFAIRS II aflrrns that
A. J. jackson, Cashier Of tho bhnk refcrred to,
within tho past wook or ton days had a convernn-
tion with Griffin respecting noto due from him
to the bank, when Griffin said: "You must 60
and 500 Griffin d Go. about that noto. T nm not
worth dollar. I signed everything of to my
dadghtor. I saw Charles was gotting into trouble,
and told him he must tako caro- Of himself,
that 1 Was getting old, and 1t was my
duty to protect myaolf I put all my property
out of my hands, aud you can't get dollar.
owed my daughter in Chicago, Mrs. MoMastor,
and 7 let her havo 81 ,200 and tho balanco put
into tho bands Of my daughter Sarah. Notwith-
standing might bo worth property, you can't
get It.. II tho law will let mo get out Of 1t pro-
poso to do it. I will mover pay cent Of It,"
THIS doughty old gentleman is described as d
money-lender, and tho property roforred to con-
eHta Of notos and mortgages, both for money
lent, aud which he has bought up at
a discount from parties in tho noighhorhooa;
aud the daughter Sarah is an unmarried child
who lives ut home with tho father, and haH no
interest Whatever In the property except such "a
Ter father transferred to her, with the evident
intention Of ovading responsibility for Ills sons
debts Tho bank fB creditor on noto of $1,000.
Tho Charles Griffin spoken OF Ia tho person
whose bankruptcy was prayed for a few days
ago, as reported In this column.
HADEAs CORPUS.
Theodore Stone, yesterday pettioned the Cir
cult Court for writ Of habeas corpus, affirming
thathe bad been imprtsonad1. IN the tho County JaiL,
Einsda1o, on affidavit lcd in tho Justiao's Office
by Edward Boss, that Stone owed him, Boss
ets0 for merchandise. Potinonor claims that
tho Court, in isaning the writ. exceeded its au.
only; that the person who arrested him did 30
unlawfully, not Having frat demanded money or
property In satisfaction Of thu alleged debt;
taa a1asr TIC 9ar law dosa not oT process or
stances, becauae, inter ala, tho affidavit does
not show substantial cause Of action that tho
process was ezocutod BY Dewitt MoLane,. a
Privileged from araa boiag 1t tho tho tim time IL in "as It.
tendance in Court as suitor. The writ aa
prayed issued.
m TIE H9NN! SIDE OF DIVORCE.
kead. aa represented IN blu yesterday flled, is
siole with respect to the holy state Of matrimony
net -sy Developed 10 our Courts, Johanna Is
pefhte, and at tho ss1no time out
Of. the houae, which having done, the two
10 onen T9nla ss1 e5perlense M relapse md caiole
driving out process and tho aame thing would
take pInce again and again. Jamos' life aoen1s
20 have been human caricaturo OF hJack-i-tho-
eos hS as p0fpet,Hhag ,h popping in a. door
:r1ed In 1863, and have ono child ae the fruit Of
their union, together With 800 in tho bank; so
that their wodded life cannot have boon wholly
xaV ana e ut These people are more
onusAD9 AGAINST a TEA FIRM.
Yesterday, not less than four af1davits IN re-
t1rm dealing In teas, tobaccos, aud syrups ut 10
Wabash avenue, consisting of 4. P Obor and j..
p Dickinson; namely by Merritt d Ronaldson,
aog ton half chests Of guppowdor tea and ten
tershall i Co., for ten half cheats Of gunpowder
toa,, valued at'$700; Il. G. Reeve, Edwd Ii. o.
born and Ed. a. Clark, for ten half chosts of
Young Hyson tes and ton half chests Of Japan
m1nd ?. Schuyler, aud JOHN A. Quintard, for ton
half cbesta Of. young hyson toa aud ton. half
,'-'o. GENERAL BANKRUPTCY NOTES.
Busloy Leonard i Co., Of Albany N. =,
ION The 18th OF Novomber Last, forwarded par
eel Of goodB, valued at s507.80, by the Mer-
chants, eLa Despatch Transportation Company, to
we're intercepted and seized By tho United Btatca
:Matahal before they reached tho hands OF Hub
bard, and whilst they we're still in tho poasos-
ls1o9 OF the Company, in virtue Of proceedings in
bankruptcy instituted On tho :2Oth Of the sano
month, The oroaitors petition tho Court to
order the return Of tho goods to them, r. e.
JenkinB Assignee now having them in his pos
session.
Mark Kimball, Assignee Of tho Mutual Security
1nsurance Company, Yesterday reported that he
Wan ablo to settle policy Of 81, 600, ro-insurod
u t1o commercial Insurance Company, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, which went into bankruptcy in con-
GU per cent, or $500, less the attorneys fees aud
charges In negotiating the settlomont, s45; aud
leave was given to OBJECT the settlement.
A.C. Morey, President Of the Union Litho-
TO meet his promao, repeatedly made, to flle the
echedules required by the provisions Of tue
Bankrupt act, the Cleveland Paper Company,
potltionin8 creditor in tho matter, yesterday
:nled petition for an ordor on tho bankrupt to
.hle such scledulos.
Leave waa yesterday given to Jamos NJ.
Lo9mis, bankrupt, to apply for dlschargo, not
had been unable TO forward proceedings In con-.
sequence OF attendance at the bed-aldo Of his
sck wife TOR upward Of twelve months and the
death OF his Assignee.
Younglove. Massey 4 o., in the matter Of tho
bankrupt seed dealer Of No. % West Lake street,
Erankln B. Kellogg, r. E. Jenkins was yester-
osy M appointed : Provisional Aasignee.
ftankAa u. Kellogg was yesterday hdjudicateu
by default. warrant returnable before Register
The rule to dismieB In the mattor Of Chrletian
hassing vas yesterday made absolute.
A denial OF bankruptcy was yostsrday entorod
In tho matter OF Z. II. 4. Armstrong.
PETITIONS FOB ADJUDICATION !
complete as have heon BONE Of tho recent |
smaah-ups revealed by voluntary petitions in |
bankruptcy, We think there has rarely boen |
more pltiful showing than in the Gaze of Jacoh |
Lewis, yesterday hlod. who writoa hirnaef Of