, 1873-10-02
TIE COURTS.
The Sny Island Contractors
Again in Trouble.
Forgetful Conductor Beane Obtains
a Change OF Venue.
Yesterdays Proceedings Before
the Supreme Court.

A petition In bankruptcy was filed yeRtertlny
by Samuol ". Srinls against Edward Slesey,
Ebon ". Fuller, II. Parker Pierce, Joseph slolaey,
and Jollu 1lcffron, copartners, under Tho nan1o
Of sko!sey, Futlor Il piercc known as tho sny
Island contractors. Eir. Spiu1k has M overdue
note Of $1,000, Oil which tho petition Ia based,
aud clainla That eald firm hayo committed an net
Of bankruptcy il, ansigning thoir liyllts undor
tho contract to John Atkinson, =. FitzsimmonD,
John neffron, William Fosot1, ". I. nIi'lp, md
". Q. Muoro, ol Detroit, who aro tholr bontlH-
1nen with intent to gtYo n IIoforonco. Thoro
WINS at tho tlmo Of tho assignment still
duo 100000, held III tho form Of bonds,
by tho Suy Islaud Lovoo Commissioners, An
injunction WAS alao aalcd to restrain tho Conf
tnisstonorg from paying over said bonds, mid
granted by Judge 11lolgott.
Il. e. Asay nnd ". L. {irat, Jr., nppoar for
potttioning creditors. -,
It will be remembered that, IL row days ago
Say1os l. Wntkcr filed bill to restrain Trua-
teos salo Of nonle property. Yesterday tho nn-
swer Of rol2in. The grantor OF tho land In qucs-
tior, and Of Rosenti,ai, tho Truateo was filed,
III Which thoy deny That tho tito WAS not per-
fectod on oomplainants. TLoy also allcgo that
nil tho notes. oxcopt tho first, bear intoront at
8 per cont per annum, payable annually, which
complaina.lts know. polzin bought q $4,000
houHe III Chicago, expecting to mako tho first
payment out Of tho money duo from, complains
ants, but, not receiving 1t, Inns been Obliged to
borrow, and he thinks tho crisis llas been
n moro protext on their part to evado payment.
Po1zin avcro tlat lie Is ready to buy back his
farm at tho price ho garo. Rosontlal says TINT
ho cannot rightly refuso indefinitely to nuke
tho sale on polzin requesting IL, tho parties
having made their contract. antl TINT ho has no
power to make now QUO for them. The fact was
truo tiat, by tho terms Of tho trust decd, the
wlolo princlpa! and interest became due, aud if
tho notes und interest due arc paid he will not
soll.
The argument for dissolution Of tho iujunc-
tion will bo made this morning.
4 MIXED u CASE.
III Fcbr,1ary, 1868, Amos r. Hall commenced
an action at Aurora againat ono Ware, on d
reduced by payment to about s8, 900. An attach
mont was aftorwnrd sued out. IInll recovered
Judgment, and special execution Issued against
the property attaehesl. Previously tho caso had
whore Bad Judgment was rendered, in February,
1870. A bill was flied by Ware, and MI injunc-
tion issued in November. 1868, against Hall to
prevent him from '"o11o,etling with his case, but
Waro, and aonld, t., Noble to whom 1lo Is said
to hnyo made frautuls.l1 paymentb. Ware, in
the meantime, became insnno, or, as lis cousery-
ator alleges, was insano ut tue time Of the maxi
ing OF the original note. Ills cliancory cnHe by
agroouaont was changed to Cook County, and Ia
now on trinl before Judge Farwo1f.
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.
An order was entorca iii tho case of Hays j.
Sclleu dismisBing it absolutely.
III tho caso Of j. ". Astrup All order Of
dsnaissal WIS ontored, nnlosB objections arc
filed III toll days.
George ". tampholl was appointed Assignee
Of tho estate Of Reed l. Dawson.
III tln caHo Of Kalo IL Cohen nn order WAS
entercd to Eoll undor the trust decd.
an order VIM entorcd in tho case of Nor
gan L. Cu,tiH dscharging him absolutely.
4 motion wRs jilot III tic Garden CITY Ipsur.
anco Company, to hnye the order set aado which
required tho Company to furnish schedules Of ita
days.
The caco Of tho Plymouth, Kankaltce 4 Pacific
Railroad Company waH dismissed for want OF
prosecution.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Iu tho puffcubcrgor caso motion to quash
was mato mud argued, but ovorruled by Judge
Booth, und tho cRllAa Set for trial Oct. "a.
III tho easo of Bcan motion FOR clnneo Of
yonuo VIVA argued by 4. YanDuren and tho Hon.
w., ". oBfion, Of Peoria, md suBtainad,
and change granted to Will County. The
sa he paposs Ind ' 80 apsaS proesy aaa fs pes
tinacously hold up tho crime Of Dean before
tho public mud demanded his immediate conyic-
tio,, thus Judging him guilty before trinl, that
TWAS impossible to fluid Il d;aintercsted person.
or one who had not formed liB opinion. Counsel
also thought that Cook and Lake Counties were
tue principal ouoa where The Chicago newspapers
woro read, and that Will County was not afflicted
to such sroat oxtent
petcr Sticlcr plead guilty to larceny. SEN
tenco was suspended.
sarah Williams was tried and found guilty OF
Stealing q dress and pair OF stockings, and
renlandc1 for sentence.
Tho case Of Horny Summers, who shot out into
a crowd one night, md wounded boy, was tried
yesterday, and the jury aro out.
George Kennedy, for cutting m officer, WIS
on trial lato yesterday afternoon.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Harry G. Goodrich filed bill In equity yeBtor-
day againat William J. Faulkner.
Complainant Claims that lle IL the inventor OF
valuable improvements i'll tuclf-creusorA for eow-
ing-machinos, that ho obtained n patout in 1868,
md Aaa boon using 1t, but TINT defendant is tn-
frlnging his rights.
The argument Of tho motion for now trial In
the caso Of tho ob1ectors to tho city taSeH which
was got for yesterday, was continued until this
morning.
-. COURTS IN Dn1EP.
Edward Payne commenced an action Of troH-
pass against Charles ". Riglon, John Worth, Eu-
geno Hartmann, William II. Warno B. T. Wakc-
mau, Frank l!ope, Abort Blackburn, james II.
at $4,000.
George D. Fisher instituted suit agaisnt Moses
Shirra for $1,000.
George W. Trayor 4 Co., for tho uso OF Grams
Brothers Manufacturing Company, commenced
a suit III the Circuit Court against tho city Of
Chcugo for $1,000, balance duo for paving
part Of Chicago ayenue.
Honry W. Kngabury haa commenced suit
against Blake, Nhitohouao l. Co., for ground
rent Of coGl yard occupied by them on the Kings
bury trAot.
A suit for 81 900 was commenced by 1hadt!eus
Hyall againBt Sidney Crawford, Z. X. Chulnbor-
lain, and Charles 3. Brown.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Special Dismtch 70 lhc cAfcaao Tribune.