, 1873-03-17
THE LAW COURTS.
Reversal Of the Historical Rotten
Smoked Beef Judgment.
The BostWick.Skinncr Land Lawsuit
Becoming Interesting
Criminal Court and Bankruptcy Notes.
Items Of General Interest.


vorypody e'o fo.' sca't s Vara,
cabe, Ill lebal c1to'cn Nno"A. ~ y. =. o1ssra
Tho Board of Trado was consnscu by's, pacherS
wcro oxcitc1 by 1t, tho Coilrta grow jocoso over
It. and Judgo booths Jury decided it by finding
~ A.. 1a;,,tifr ~ nm t,omnona, unon Which
LOT kno pa'a9''. 9i,ooo o"',rh' 1, ~, 49,, rvo,t
MIS- honor B17e 3hoEnohs' "hoh WV -s"s ~
world tho only question to DO decided being
motfor or foott Wag tho emohcd beef rotten
~. ~ ... .,t,rt1, ,,;donod md ny
but 1ho a4gun'one 'us''.!3 ".I n,tor t,'a hnof
ports wore unable to deciuo ~hhther tno oooi
was rotton at cortaiu timo, whether ut
n cnrtoin time the beof was smokod,
80 .r,.at,,ou ~ ,ar4,,,, ot,,nr time tho
anu mnosnpt tt "o wv sx,onnd ~ ,vhothor Il waa
rctton at any TING, or at any tlmo smoked, Of
whether tho whole thing was not mistake, aud
tho nrocoed,ncs yoxatious and unnecessary.
Tosa ,,1os,ic,a oo,tated t1,o n,orcontito mind Of
IHooo HAoo''o"' "sA$.' ~ s.s A - ,1
ol1icago to most Palnlul oAte"t tol eunu.aoi.
nblo period, and tho encctb ua4c ohy just poeau
to disappear It ig impossible to say how far,
how 1oop, orE how widespread dietruat OF smoked
this glorious republic, In consequence of the
abominablo doubts and difficulties OF scottV:
vogol. II tho question Of consequently
damages to tho emokott boof trado OF
Chicago Toro to ar1Bo, tnsH dopononS
kuoWoth not whether = scttloment coula
lo reached thin sdo Of otor1lity ho beliove9 not.
| And now comes tho Supreme Court, WILL 1te
opinion reversing the judgments ana Tue anoiaors @
| Of commerce arc agnin shattered. somo OF tho
| legal lun1innries havo boen 10 Weakonod IN tue
brain BY this Hmokod hoof case, that thc drcaa
| fear that tue whole thing lnny hare to bo gone
through again His tlolr trle1lob Win horror.
| few lunatio asyllms will bo wanted IN Cook
| County soon. Lucy WILL DC accommodated ,s, Mlt1
patients who boliovo Aoayen 70 DO soft OF faaa1
Supreme Court beyond whlch tneso u no appel ;s
| to anything rGnybody, Wloro each attorney, VINO
ahall have struggled through tho smoked eoot
caso will have aeat as Judge.
LoH111Anp AfD 1nE hErun11o'
Judge Dodgott took tho Aoeoiver Or f. tno l;or.
| i1lard Company's claim hgainst tho Aepublio
Insurance Company under ativsomont, on sa1nt- "
| day, after hearlng argument ny tno counBol lae
whole Of tho .ay on Rolnta tint to nort r. nsa as
defendant to tho claims Of tho complainant arc
on the common-senso ground that the contract
between tho 1orillard and the Republic meyer
having boon carried out, nothing could DO due
wator; % a',thougl. tloro arc various legal objoc-
tions Of almost equal weight.
~ TIE Dosrw1ck-sx1EsEn SUITS.
THO dofendants in tho Dostsick- Skinner Bnitp
sS prepared Is ro on tho matters sub,ni}ted for
Ills elcclsion to-day, if all tho attorneys have
boon notified i'll timo for their attendance. Tho
points that have already hcan argued really in
volye, in principle, the existence OF the quits,
and, If we do not mistake, will partially decide
their fate; nlthough they may still drag On a
miserable exiatenco for n heightened period in
various shapes saored to ohancory, should tho
ruling be adverse to tho complalnantB: Tho
the probate was good. If 80, tho suits fall to
tho ground. It Ii believed that Ills Honor will
| deciGo this important question.
the srATE INSURANCE COMPANY.
G. B, Tarwel aud 4. number Of leading citixons
| wero examined before the Register III tho ,nnt-
ter Of tho claim OF tho National Loan md Trust
Company against tho Htnte Insurance Company,
on SATURDAY,. This will probably wind up the
tnking Of proof md tho nsgster will soon re-
port to tho Court. Tho decision Of the petition
III roview, pending boforo Judge Drummond.
win also bo heard shortly, tic matter having
been alrendy adjourned Several times.
nANNnurroy hArrEra.
Tho stock of hardware, tinware, and plumb
Ing to tho estate Of George Haaslon, not being
81 On 5otor es r. sa ho on
The Court, oil Saturday, digallowcd tho cialn
suranco Company. Appeal prayed TO tho Cir.
cult Court. -.......
The Assignee Of tho Aurora Fire Insurance
Company was authorized to soil tue remaining
Motion by Leopold hohrback o to tll0mist
amended and original petition overruled; CYL
dcneo heard and petition dismissed.
Adjudication by con1easion sas entered in tht
before Weldon, April 20.
n David Drown ct a., tho objections OF floid
:, Letter l. Go. wore withdrawn. md tho matte
, was transferred to Register Hiboard' to final!
sales of property in tho mattor Of Smith i
Fiagg woro yeHtorday approved
Bradford Hancock was appointed PrOvlHpna
| Assignee in tho mattor OF Dunn t. Gould.
= All order Of examination, undor Soc. 20, VA
q q issued in the matter Of Edward Kcllogg ct al
+ Twonty por cont dividend was Oh Saturday do
:, clared In tho mattor Of Harriet Z. Collins.
:. !. Il. L. JonliiuR was on Saturday elected IA
n sig,ec III the ruatter OF Charlcn A.. Fross.
n The warrant was not served for the first moot
/ ing OF creditors, on Saturday, in tho nattor Q
: George W. Marshall.
CRIMINAL COUNT NOTES.
Judge Williams sat but Il short time ON Sa!u1
day, there being nothing of Importance callin
T. William SIcCuno, u boy charged with stealin
{. hats and caps from Harris & Stone, hattet
,s withdrew his plea Of not guilty, pleaded guilt,
u anu sentence WAS deferred Ho Inns already sui
y fered tlnoe moutha imprisonment, awaiting tria
Il + john 0'Grady, charged with lnrcony wa