, 1873-12-30
THE COURTS.
Mr.. Bush Seeks Damages from Mr..
Mo Wicker,
Tlo Alleges Ills ''ldy1ic Tragi.Comical
Dramas TiaS Been Stolen
From.



tross, and thu. Blo allows no ono to enjoy ler
favors and at tho satno timo WOO another, but
tho following caHo shows TINT sometimes genius
can ovorloap tho boundarIos assigned to ordi-
i,ary mortats nnd-not to put too ano point
upon lido two things ut once. Tho present Is
not remarkably brilliant illustration, but 1T ap-
pears Ia tic Circuit Court OF tho Unitod 8tates,
where yesterday William Busl, whlom lawyer,
filed d declaration ngainBt James II. AfoViokor,
the wo-known owner Of MoVickor's Theatre.
hlr. Bush alloEaa that ho Ia In pursuit oi litor-
aturo, but his cllnnco Of catching 1t. judging by
his pursuit. Of tho Inv, Is not flattoring. His las
not. Ut any rate, been prominent nau,o among
those attached to now euitB but 1t is heard fro
queutly III the Police Courts. Just now, Dusl,
is ondcayoring to ascertain by q judicial decision
Wlletlior tho word "shyster" IL actionnbto. 11e
sets ont chat OIL tho 10th day OF 8optotnber, 1860,
acoorlanco with tho patont laws, tho titlo.page
vi which M road Is' as follows: % % TLo Mid Of liz
Light-house;" or "All's We'll t4at Euds We'll,
by, tho author OF Man, tho Epitomc Of Good
Uses nnd Abuses Olaudus tho F,cxlo.' aud
'The Dawn Of Iiborty.' lie attorward filed
two printed copies Of tho tragi-comicnl"
drama with the Librarian OF Congrosa before
A few weetts ago Bush was surprised to SOC a
dorIlinod at Mcvlckor's Theatro, and sti more or,
astoniscd to aee or heas that this play contained
his o~n d9o a9i " ' dsan dfa Of
platntin 10 utterly 1ncradulons as to tho truth
eame channel at loast in this particular case,
and charges that hlr. bioViokor, falsely contriy-
ing to in]ure this paintilf, hnd caused this imi-
tation to DO reprcBontod on his stage "for tho
space OF twelve occasions, which matorially con-
9libused to the effect Of delighting mud onsor
tanning tho auditors by tho Hcones. incidents,
plaintiffs composition" md therefore usks TINT
y jury 1nay give lin 81, ,2oo as compensation for
tho alleged wrong.
DILL FOR PARTITION.
A voluminouB bill was illod yoHtor1ay in the
Circuit Uourt BY Mary ]. Titcon,b, si!as D. Tit
comb, Honrletsa 3. King, William II. King, John
L. King, Horbort G. King and Ophio N. King
against tho Joliet / Chicago Nailroad Company,
the Chlcngo 4 Northwestern nalroad Company,
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Neilroad Com
pany, and tho Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & CHI
oago hallway Company. Co1nplainnntB stAto,
after giving an abstract OF tltlo OF tho ". * Of
tho n. E. x Of Sec. 81, 80, H. TINT Daniel king,
the father Of tho four complninants of that
name, owned, at the timo Of It's doath, nm ,lnli
vijea 8e5-l 1000 acres of aaid W. u Of tic N. E1l
Of Sec. a. and that said Kings nro now tho own
ora through deacont from him that IN 1854 ono
NesN"'i "tA oAS
elarc, combined and subdyidod tho whole " H
Of said D 4 or fractional quarter, amounting
to ~ 73-100 acreB, thus making King, by their
sabdiyision, tho ownor Of the undivided $685.
100 900 Of each Of the lots mud blochs IN tho sub
division. III 1850, Block Il anti Bome other lots
of Nussells share, through mosno conyoyances,
came into the hands OF the Chicago North
western Railroad and the Fort Wayne Il Chicago
Railroad Companies, and through theee roads
tho other defendanta layo acquired title. Com
plat1,anss arc Gil dascendants und hcirs OF Anid
uanlol hngf or Of hia son Jonn hord Alng, and
clai'n tue title OF AGsd Daniel King. They fear
TINT their rights WILL be pretl!dicod and nA that
~ Mpast,elon my M 90 made or tneir shato sold aud
tho procoeds pald ovor.
hill ron INJUNCTION.
John T. hoan 1lled Dill III tho Circuit Court
agall'st Inomas Cavenausn, sett!ng ots that no
is The owner of loo acres OF land III tyona. Cook
County, gu which tho defendant ny hlh peEmls-
sion ros'dos. c"Venangh mas been wlltully Cit
ting down large numbers OF trees and Baplings,
and hauling them away. mud the bll! is 1llod to
obsaln m injunction against my 1nrther acts of
the Kind 1t was grantcn ny Judse Wullams
1lnGCr bond for E5uU,