, 1873-11-14
An Interesting Suit Against tho Life
Association Of America.
session Of the Grand 1ury---Finding Of
\ Sixty-Eight True Bills.
MATTERS in Bankruptoy.-.The Criminal
and County Courts--- Tho Courts
in Brief.


p. Drunker. Smith, In Ills cr.,ss.o1arninatfon.
statos TINT ho moart to expose ut'wol1, but in.
tended first to got somo money out Of him and
spend 1t. Thought ho WAS not guilty Of being
IN acccBaory, ovon though ho aided In tho al
logged crimo. no also stated that the affidavit ho
thade in 1870 ID entirely falso, md TINT le swore
to lio for tho purpose Of gotttng tho money
from Mowoll.
The Affidavit OF Brunkor waB in reforonce to
the conduct Of Howell in having sig1er arros satE-
Bono letters and af1idavts Of Howell, OH which,
6lgler WINS arrested, were admitted as genuine
By tlsa plaintif, and put In evidence. Tho read-
Ing Of the deposition Of Felix sglor occupied
tho remainder Of tho Afternoon. This morning
tho deposition Of siglor will DO concluded, but
It is probable that tho most Of tho day will bo
consumed in hearing dopositions.
ASTE-F1nE CONTRACTS. !.
Judge Zano WAS occupied yestorday aud tho
day before in hearing two similar caHoH, one by
Samuel Strauss and the other by Edward a.
Smith, agauBt Adams, Gibbs t. Co. Both suits
about s., 600 In each case, due by tho defond-
ants. The point in both Tho casoB was whether
the claim lad been sottled. Defendants urge
that they made o settlement with most Of their
creditors md received re1oaae Internationally,
,sas. conditional on all tho creditors
signing 1t, and only operative in. that caso,
ad M such not being thofaet' they were not bound
decided in favor Of the defendants, and the
necond ono WIS not concluded.
AN INSURANCE scnApE.
Mary E. Noar filed q bill III tho Superior Court
America. slo statos that in October, 1879, hor
husband, Dolos Y. Noar since doad, WIS ac-
quainicd, mud had. boon for years, with ono 4. H.
Hullng, one Of tue agents here Of tho said Lifc
Insure his lfo promising to insure It for $4,000,
called payallo in rty@oght @ years. rs for tho SUM sum
oi 27.So per nnnuns, and promising to throw Of
bis commission OF 20 por cont. Noar said lie did
obliging life insurance man told HIN that nced
nDt make any difference, as, If Eo WAS not ready
to pay when tho policy was .nado ont, which
would t"ko M somo tmo, ho Hnlg, would carry
not roalst sach offors, and accordingly madp out
an application, which was sent to st.
Louis, tho homo oilco Of the H.
fsaneo 'a G;om'Pay hx sd he s,s
iner ot the Association. III fow days aftor,
whom Near wont for tho policy, with tho money,
he was told that 1t bud 1,ot get arrived, but that
he need not bo at al uneasy. as 10 was insured,
again at the end Of certain timo. lie did 60
again, but tho policy still wanting. The agent
EXCUSED himself by saying that tho Company
was out Of the special kind Of blanks required,
and tho printing Of them had delayed matters
subsequently Near sent friend, George Poa-
son, to receive tho policy, but waB again inform
ed that tho policy had not arrived. In NoYom-
ber, 1879, Near died, without receiving tho poll
proofs OF loss as best sho could, hut was
told that the Company had taken no risk on her
husbnneys life, and TINT it did not owe hor any
thing: Complainant. states that Near WIS do
nty} ne i
Association from attempting to procure 1t Ii,
any other company, and TINT abe Inns since Of
fered to pny tho whole premium. She aska that
all account may DO had, and the.Assocfation de-
creed to pay whatever may bo found due.
HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED.
: Jeremiah Kenny brought suit yesterday in the
Circuit Court against the City OF Chicago, claim
ing $40, 900. Ho states In lila declaration that,
pu the 18th Of October last, the intersection Of
LaSalle and Adams streets WAS torn up and o
lnrge excavation made thoro and O pile OF dirt
and gravel thrown up for the purpose oflaying
sower, and as he was driving along about o'clock
seeing the hoIe aud tho pile Of dirt md sudden.
II Btarted. upsottihg the carTiago and dragging
him about hundred feet. Ho was badly bruised,
hie clothing torn, the horses hurt. md the car
riage brolten to pieces. Plaintiff also alleges
the excavation. Ho claims to iaAyo spent about
81, 500 for caro- medicine, and the employment
Of agents to do his business while he WAS sick.
End to havo been damaged to tho extent Of $400
asks $4,000 damages for tho whole injury.
BILL Fon BrEu1F1o PERFORMANCE.
Mary Doyle filed bill in tho Circuit Conrt for
specific performance against Samuel j. Walker.
She Btatos that, in October, 1879, sho BOUGHT OF
the defendant two lots on tile cmnor Of Western
ayonue and Coulter street for tho sum Of 81, ,00O
$3.50 cash, and the romainslor' iu four annual
payments. On the lat off,: October last
sut Ss snS 1t to o y soma aa' s ssso5a 5s,pS
q deed. Walker, howeyor, refused to give it. at
one timo alleging that no had sold the land to
some ono olso at another, that he would make
it all right; Complalnant alleges that the deed
which WAS done sorno time ago, and that she
her titlo been clear. sho thinks Walker has sold
the premises to some ono .e1se, with intent to
dafrAud her, and asks q specific performance OF
the contract, or damages for the non-fulAu-
ment.
THE MERCANTILE RESTAURANT IN TROUBLE.
Benjamin 7. Baldwin filed bill for diaaolu-
dis ; p;artner, Henry ": Leo. Complainant ~ statos
that about tho 10th OF January, 1878, he formed
-partuorship with the defendant In tho lunch
and oyster business, which wa8 to continue until
The partnership continued until tho present
tmo, and Baldwin alleges that, during that time,
dofcndant, having had principal Charge Of tho
money, has nbstrnnted large BumH, made false
GuLTlGb Oh tQ0 OookEt Auu Ill oFbrY way Fl0lat6Q
the terms Of the partnership. oomplainant
thinks Lee haB takon at least $500 more than
his share, and asks an account Of the SUM due,
aud for an injunction, which was granted by
Judge Gary.
MEouANIo's LIEN AoA1EsT BANKRUPT.
Gustav Dulkhardt and JamoB bherwin filed a
petition aganBt Ezra y. Lincoln for mechanics
lion for tho Bum of 81 ,270. The building on
Which the lieu IL asked igstuated On State street,
ncar Monroe, upon ground leased from the city
OF Chicago.
UNITED BrATEs COURTS.
Tho Connecticut Mutual Ifo Insurance Com
pany filed biz against William Goggin. Mary
j. V. Clarke, William 7. O'DonuelJ. samuel May
or, and Lawrence O'Drien, aB administrator ct
tho estate Of Daniel oprien, deceased, to fore,
on Lots !. 2, 8, 4, g. and 9, iii Block IS, In But
lof, Wright d Websters Addition to Chicago.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
William Stewart and William Aldrich flied d
petition against Ehon II. Norton and stophon b,
Bnhtl grocers. at No. ia Tweuty-nocona atroot,