, 1873-03-25
THE LAW COURTS.
Forty Acres Of the South Park
Claimed for the Third
Tinlo.
A Citizen Coos to the Wars, and
Comes Back to Find His
Land Possessed by
Others.
Another Suit Bequeatlled by the October
Blazo---Also Suit for Dover.

jenkins Applies TO tic Court FOR 1nstruc-
tfons ~ 10 Unileliycrcd Property
in tho Hubbard Cnsc.
A emo Of unusual interest, involving the pro-
prlotornhip Of largo tract Of real ostate in tho
South Park, came up before Judge Booth'B Court |
yesterday morning. During its progrosa will |
doubtless DO revealed ma'ly Of thu mysterious
i'm nnl outa Of real ostato trnupactoi,a. Tho
suit IL brought by II. L. Wilson against tho |
soutla parlz Commissioners, to cjcot them from
DO acrcn Of lAnd, included in South Park,
which formerly belonged to tho plaiutiff uo
claims That he was, md ia, tho ownor Of said
DO acrcs TINT, In connection with aono trans-
nctona not yot apparent, for the purpose Of
giving security to Whcelor t. scllcnch, bankers,
Stirling ILL.,. l,o left with them blaus dond Of
trust with tho intontion Of having 1t filled out
afterwards. There acoms to 10 gomo doubt aa
to these preliminary fncts, but from this point
it appears that such dood WAS In tho
possession OF tho bankors referred to,
and that thcy, or ono OF them,
proceeded to Chicago, with tho dood in their or
hia possession, for tho purpose Of negotiating
loan aud That they called OIL Otis Bros. aud OBJ
| tancd IN ntlyAnca Of money, to be pnd In six
| mouths, on the security of Alr Wilson'S prop
orty, tho blank doea being thoroNpon hllcd up by
ono Of tho firm Of Otis Bros., and depoaitol
with them. Tho money not being repaid at tho
| expiration Of sud Hix n,ontlH, tho property was
| Bold, n,,d nftcr passing through various hands,
| finally cano into pousosHlon Of tho South Park
Commissioners, who included 1t in tie now pars.
Tho dofcnso ia very simple ono, namely, that
thai foI
aud possce8 I'll unassailablo title. Thlo is tho
third time that NIr. Wilson las triod tho suit, his
! two previous attempts having proved unsucccss-
full.
| The first witness called, whose evidence Is Of
intorost, was r. L. Wilson, tho plaintiff, who
dopoactl that tho decd le first made ont IN blank
proved -unnogotiablo, aud WAS to havo been de-
etroycd. Flo thon gayo Mr.. Schenek another
decd, aao signed in blank by himself and wife,
| which Mr. Schancll took away. Tho decd was
mover returned to him. lie mover received q
contin consideration Of signing tho decd. Ho
did not 1;llow tint proceedings wore In contcm-
plation to ae tho and Joined the army in ,ol' te
Of November, 1865. 1lo Haw tie lnnd IN tile
spring of tho year aftor, in tho month Of March.
It WIS fouced, mud Ind two houses upon It. Was
ti1no it occurred. Alado examination after tho
found that notice had bccn published in tho Chi
cago Herald, among other notices Of salo (plo-
ducing memorandum made ut tho tmo Of Lis
oxuuliilation). Made Efforts to secure copy Of
tho paper at tho time, but had not done 30 since
tho fire.
Tho question nroso w1letlor n memorandum
recording extract from tho Herald could DO ac-
! coptcd as oyideuoo III absence Of copy of tho
: pnper, and WAS decided in tho affirmative.
Tho memorandum showed that between tho
1st Of April and 14th idonl both inclusive, tho
Hal 1,nGt
communication with Otis since tlon, and did not
rccolcct writing to him with regard to postpone
| 1nout OF payment of debt Never saw tho mort
gage after It was filled out. The lot Of land lay
( thirty or forty rods southwest Of the old race
track, aud the houses lay III tho midIlo Of the
| lot Walked to tho ilouBo furtlcst north, noat
/, which was Gtablo--the fcncing wes old. Is the
Hamo Robert Wilson vino began snllar quits to
> the present; ono In 1850, and tho other III 1868
NIr. +. H. Kent was then called, aud, in llia
examination, testified TINT llo accompanied MIR.
I Wilson when lle examined the lind, Which was
/ In tho year 1860 or 1861 Tho house visited was
" = G poor-looling one, aud waa evidently occupied
4 Hore tho Court adjourned until to-day.
: THE q. ". TrLEaRAIH COMPANY N BANKRUPTCY
!. Objection having been nado to the allegations
in tho petition already filed for the adjudication
!. Of tho Great Western Telegraph Company, ths
pottionere yeBtortuy filod additional allegation:
i Of bankruptcy, NJ follows:
. That, OH the 14th day Of August. 1879, tho orea
Western Telegraph Company being In contemplation
G coumoreiai 2slariime Hank 4 Chicago, eavo ono
Of said bank and against said company, upon prom
iBsory note bearing tho dats aforesaid md made II
10 favor OF tho hald bank for the sum Of S. G0o with IN
% terest At the rate Of 10 per cant an, said not
- payable at ninoty days after ita date, and pro
ns don 10 Il ths T Principal sum niorosu in tho evo
said Judgment was confessed. which warrant Of at
Sbssy @ss
70 in haid ortgiunl lnl acndea peon was confessed
sna Tint ou tho 9Th 1y i Of As' under sisr ,' e,
warrant Of atoruey to confess judgment III favor
nsil bank npon another anlllarly made pronHaor
as | Wheh iii to jasnsat @ m for md eosa wn COT
~ fcsBca; and similar action upon another sinlarl,
ts tho sae as''sl on whish W udsnont @ for an oos.
" confessed. Aud for that on tho 14tl day Of Decebe
3s sqs TO ss pn nah wa e
IL icr facias in tho hanla q o sleri Of Cook Count
= sGsTia, a q t1a ESods, , ,shsttss, ~. etc, -.
of sa4 prinsra % md costs, which Srst was zs,soa
tho l4sh day of December 1871 and that on the sa1.
taie M 10 ms!:s tha Minus respectively u ss,S5d6o
$14.858 all Of which acta In this nnended petite
ra Of sad bankrupt act, and ono by said Con
y, rany within six caenar months prior to tho filing
"a tho ssid orignal petition In this n'atses.
~ FIRE RELIC.
II Grcoco Y. Behan IL Oh trial before Ju1e
or Rodgers, commenced yesterday afternoon: It
y, anothor caso arising out OF loasos at tho tIno
IL tho fire. d,.ying the confusion Of the first ruE
~ ~ aud furry, when people considered thomselys
r. happy if they escaped with life md single tr!1
nc OF clothing Owing to somo bother respeotit
"0 nrrosted by Del,an, tho Superintendent Of Il
North Chicago City Railway Company, aud II
of prisonetl, for which hc now sues Dollan, olnil
. n Ing Huch damages ~ nj Intelligent Jury "
TO award. II appears that Grooce hau lost hiH OF
uc- trunks, and after II lruitloss search for the1
heard they hal turned mp at ono Of tho rout,
: houses and, goiug to look for tl1enl. as
H.. l thought found thom safo md intact. rsW
ny about to tnko posBoasion whom Mrs. Walt
a. turned out to De tho renl owner, and tho tlnft