, 1873-04-16
Proceedings Against the South
Park Commissioners.
Extraordinary Charges Against z. I. P.
Omnibus Officials. g,
Tle West Chicago Elcction--Ncw
Suits, Etc. y

eut"o''; ,r nv w. .r ,,n1tisr hrr nnrro,,rha
noon. Ah1 uoteoA ~. '.aa p ~ ,,,,io1, 1,na n.
read tho petltloil' s5nups4s " "nlon N4.'
complaiuout seeks to set asido tho election OF
<f,cnra modo m thu 2sth of January 1875 on
unlool' .""0 W w. ,,,o1,,;tv arising from Tho
tne ktounu y. ~ . tee, i,or 7r,do IN ,la m.
fact that an alteration had been mao IN Inc 20"
tition to Judge Wallace to isaue notices OF eloo-
tion for yano organization, subsequent to its
80 ~. u,.aas 1,s .o,ro ~ tho not,t;onera 4. ,
uoios e'sn,1 =, .a.."aa ~ o,oc,;,,, ioauoa 1,v
aud tlat tho notices o1 e1eo'on 90 .a1, ''saao @ os
doreil tho voto to take plaoe cn tic 28th Of jan
+,cr1 ,vhc,, atriotlv ,noa,s January. 1874.
G,',ss, m, ,vcra rcol hy the connac ror
n,. "eno .e"a ~ ~ .no oaaa,t ~
Horace Fulton aud Martin blackburn, Trnstees
for North Evanston stated TINT tho notice Of tho
Corntv Ir3oo -, tho voto tn sottlo tho ouoation
s.sso ~ ,,.a ,,,t,a,.n.11,t ,,1d.r
atood by tho village voters as fixing tho time for
The election on jan. %, 1875; that genoral
meotinr of yotors took placo two tloya before the
,,..,s - .,,.a ~ ,s1;or, t,,o ,,ot;t;,, s., an
County Judge for organization OF North Evans
ton as village was signed by many voters
there presout, and 1t WAS understood BY
MI in atteni1anco TINT the yoto was tn ho
ta.a ~ aaa A. ,arn, ,,at;,o ~. <;.,s,> 49,.
tho then approaching election, on tho 28th Of
January, 1873, was much discussed aud CANVASS
ed, aud by nono more than Culver, the potition-
Dr; that every one who saw tho notice, including
petitioner himself, understood that to bo tho
date Of tho yoto, and not 28th Of january, 1871
That. with tho exception Of two or three absen-
Ices, MI tho legally-qualifed eloctors Of tho
place wore present Of 4. tue election Of 2sth Of
Danuary, 1878; that petitioner himsof was thore,
maklng strenuous efforts ngalnat organization,
and It was the counsel for petitioner who frat
found out tho notice would Boar any other mean
ing than that tho roto would be taken on tho
2sth OF January, 1873; that tho petition, by
ton to hsgo h,v their property ennose1 was gotten
OF forostalllng and defeating said appli-
cation of said voters for organization,
poned until i was seen That :. majority would
vote for organization; aud that'thoae who signed
the petition for tho organization were not In
Formed wheh they presented Tue same 90 @ to tho
pf North Evanston bud beon filed with said
Trustees; nor we're those who roted for organl-
EATON informed that m ordinance Ind been
Pasaea ~ Evanston anne9x:ing th9 lands referred
g N INC Po1ltlo4ers petition to Evanston; that
.he Trustoca Of Evanston took no action thereon
GOT anne1atlon tasa OF ea1a land until tho 27th OF
January, 1878 anu that, when on that day thoy
paasea tho ordinance annexin8 It, they had no.
tlce o. IL tho proceedings Of the County Judge In
inc en ana paGe OF gad vote tor
M election 40, vas to tako place no1t day;
1ns Illegally, at tho inatgatiou Of petitioner
John Culver, and othors, PASSED said ordinance
n y. order to thwart and embaTrass, II poseiblo,
vote bad been taken, tho matter. was discussed
IN inc EVANSTON 1naer, the !ocai a., weekly nowa-
Paper, PS5Ro az coming on On tho 2sth o. January,
11s e4p inc geneait Del'0f OF tho
William Jenks, OF North Eynnston, in his
efldayit aycrred TINT on tho nth Of January,
1afS, no prepared and wrote Tue petition for vii
lage organization by nomo OF North Evanston,
sSl Wnlch was subsequently signod by moro than
thirty Legal votoia OF the territory, and
Hied with tho Clcrk OF tho County
Court, at which tlato tho County Judge
ordered to 20 published tho notice of olection to
notice y; that tho petition was presented by
afliant Tor signatuFos at public mooting, and
before any person Ind signed the petition, do.
poneno ,orasod with hia own hands, BY pencil
marks, tho words " or otherwise f" and that lo
was directed BY tho Judge to write notices Of
election, inserting tho 28th January 1873, "a tho
day Tor holding it, and Huch was his intention.
:. Tho affidavit OF Samuel D. Pornoy, Of North
Evanston, show.d that be attended, tho public
meeting held in the school-honae on tho 10th
January. 1873 that hr. Jenks there road poti-
tlon for village organization. which was adopted
~ the meeting TINT he WAS the first person who
s'ened tue Bame that boforo ho did 30 ho
eAoLAo *AAAs ooIAH ~nA u Au.oo! VI CltlAeIa Luht
he bad crossed out the words, tor otherwise" in
eatd petition, a8 they wero nero surpiusage
and that he Knows that tho words were crossed
oaE MI nt tae tln1o no eigned Hatd petition.
Iae connsel for the plaintiff read an affidavit
y ~ '4na s!ekett, WMlch stated tlat ho had read
ene aindaVle OF Willlam d; Jenks, and was prea-
en. ~ tno noeIae fe1offoa 10 tnorelI; that tho
petItlou ptopoaea was foad over to the meeting.
ha tSst red as
t sans Goao'toh, aaopteo y Voto, and signatures
Gas1Ga tor thas A. 10 slgnGa tne same unaerstand-
IT, 10 Tosas ha3 of 70 90 pars thereof
a5 .0oa ra nus .nsn nenu 1seF 70 seo "aether
e ~ narsuu IT, ha. d snS nIas nc
ae some scmssion nhomt tho eYssst "yn ~ thoao
waTds hnt n hoord ~ e',c1 .,,, 10
ootinr ~ VA ~ ha;na hn1 tat ho rrnpoaad ~ th
eetin6 IT, a sor n,onat1 ~ nt noia ~ in
In tho setiton @ statnf thst Il u It we wero 0ta dono
Culver uop! 10 longer % approyo I tho o' op9snizs, %
Hon bmt tlia ~ ,,ron9s;t,on tssa votn1 49,. o.
tha @ meetinp+ i TO-" p''p'1'A'A ""' 'o'''' u'"n ~
The % counsel for tho defense urged that IL was
mt in the nowor Of thu Court to 5ocdo Tia nat i'
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